The Independent University, Bangladesh will host a two-day international conference on economics, business and technology management at The Westin Dhaka in November 14-15.
Organised by IUB鈥檚 school of business and entrepreneurship, the conference will focus on 鈥榮ustainability focused industry trends in global research鈥�, said a press release on Friday.
The conference will gather academics, researchers and industry leaders from Bangladesh and abroad to discuss current developments in economics, business and technology management.
The event will bring together over 300 participants from 12 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates, featuring researchers, academics, industry leaders and policymakers.
Keynote speakers include Professor Jonathan Liu, UK; Professor Rajah Rasiah, Malaysia; Professor Maniam Kaliannan, Malaysia; Hossain Zillur Rahman, BRAC, Bangladesh; and Ahmad Ahsan, Policy Research Institute, Bangladesh.
Industry leaders Derek Westfall, Boeing, US; Ben Bvepfepfe, UK; Syed Nasim Manzur, Apex; ASM Mainuddin Monem, Abdul Monem Ltd; A Matin Chowdhury, New Asia Ltd; Abdul Hai Sarker, Dhaka Bank PLC; and Niaz Rahim, Rahimafrooz Bangladesh Ltd, will deliver special talks linking research with practice.
The conference will feature sessions on economics, entrepreneurship, green business, human resource management, technology management, and industry 4.0, alongside a PhD colloquium, poster presentations and Meet the Journal Editors panels.
Accepted papers will be published in Scopus-indexed journals and in the conference proceedings.
ICEBTM 2025 is supported by academic partners, including the University of Texas at Arlington, University of Malaya, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Shinawatra University, TIIKM, Australia International Collaborative Research Organisation, and corporate partners Apex, Guardian Life, New Asia, Dhaka Bank, Rahimafrooz, ACI, Brand Forum, and The Westin Dhaka.
Didar A Husain, chairman, board of trustees, IUB, is chief patron of the conference while Professor M Tamim, IUB vice-chancellor, is patron; Professor Raisul Awal Mahmood, dean, SBE, IUB, is honorary general chair; and Professor Md Mamun Habib, head of the department of general management, IUB, is general chair of the conference.
Registration for international and local participants remains open through the conference website www.icebtm.iub.edu.bd