Emerging Bangladesh: Opportunites and Challenges for Bangladesh's Future.
Nov 12, 2009
10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The Bancroft Hotel, 2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
A one-day symposium which will bring together a diverse panel of experts to discuss four policy areas critical to Bangladesh’s growth and development. The talks will be followed by a Q&A session and a discussion of how to address some of the challenges that have been brought up during the session. We plan to put together a series of policy recommendations based on the presentations during this symposium, and hope to present them to the newly elected government in the near future.
Participants
- Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, Ambassador and Bangladesh Permanent Representative, United Nations, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN
- Ahmed Badruzzaman, Ph.D., Fellow of American Nuclear Society, Chevron Energy Technology Co.
- Ananya Roy, Ph.D., Professor, Department of City & Regional Planning; Education Director, Blum Center for Developing Economies; Co-Director, Global Metropolitan Studies Center
- Sanchita Saxena, Ph.D., Associate Director, Center for South Asia Studies; Research Consultant, The Asia Foundation
- Allan Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health
Sponsors
- Center for South Asia Studies
- Chevron Energy Technology Co
Program
Panel Moderator: Prof. Isha Ray, Assistant Professor, Energy & Resources Group
- Energy Demand, Climate Change, and Bangladesh - Saga of a South Asian Nation
Ahmed Badruzzaman, Ph.D, Fellow of American Nuclear Society; Chevron Energy Technology Co. - The Bangladesh Paradox: A Story of Pro-Poor Development
Ananya Roy, Ph.D, Professor, Department of City & Regional Planning; Education Director, Blum Center for Developing Economies; Co-Director, Global Metropolitan Studies Center - Domestic Coalitions and the Push for Policy Change in Bangladesh’s Garments & Textiles Industry
Sanchita Saxena, Ph.D, Associate Director, Center for South Asia Studies; Research Consultant, The Asia Foundation - What Arsenic in Bangladesh is doing to Children: The Public Health Effects of Arsenic in Water
Allan Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health
Keynote Speaker: Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen
Ambassador and Bangladesh Permanent Representative, United Nations Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN
Cultural Program: A lyrical dance-drama on Bangladesh performed by the famous LA-based Bangladesh Academy of Performing Arts
- Dancers: Chowdhury Nusrat Shazed and Mou Chowdhury
- Vocalists: Reea Hassan, Tomal Hossain and Sama Dewan
- Percussionists: Pial hossain and Ummey Hossain
- Announcer: Zahid Hossain