{"id":6578,"date":"2017-08-15T14:15:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T08:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbf.digital\/new\/?p=6578"},"modified":"2019-01-20T12:16:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T06:16:47","slug":"first-international-conference-business-management-held-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbf.digital\/new\/first-international-conference-business-management-held-september","title":{"rendered":"First International Conference on Business and Management to be Held in September"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Conversation with the Program Chair Dr. Md. Mamun Habib<\/span><\/p>\n

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BRAC Business School (BBS), BRAC University, Bangladesh is going to organize the 1st International Conference on Business and Management (ICBM 2017) on September 21-22, 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The conference aims to provide a forum for academics, researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas and to discuss about recent developments in the field of Business and Management, like management software such as Elite Dynamics holiday park software<\/a> which seems to be taking over the industry.
\n The two day International Conference will be held in Hotel Westin and it will be inaugurated by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG, Founder, BRAC and Chairman, Board of Trustees, BRAC University.<\/span><\/p>\n

The conference includes Honorary General Chair Prof. Dr. Syed Saad Andaleeb, Vice-Chancellor, BRAC University and the General Chair is Prof. Dr. Iftekhar Ghani Chowdhury, Dean, BRAC Business School. It is led by Program Chair, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, BRAC Business School. A panel of Senior Professors is in the advisory board.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) had a conversation with Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, the Program Chair of ICBM 2017, sharing his remarks on the upcoming event and Business and Management Research scene in Bangladesh. Dr. Habib, an accomplished researcher, published more than 85 publications, including 14 books. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Scopus indexed journal, International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) which is published from the UK. He was actively involved with the organizing of various international conferences and he delivered keynote speeches in more than 25 international conferences.<\/span><\/p>\n

BBF<\/strong>: You have been associated with organizing a number of international conferences. How timely, do you think, the initiative ICBM for Bangladesh is?<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Habib<\/strong>: The idea of the Conference was conceived when I was in Malaysia back in January, 2016. After I joined BRAC Business School, the idea started to take concrete shape with support and inspiration of our honorable Vice-Chancellor. Consequently, the Conference Secretariat was formed in November 2016 with a team of proactive faculty members.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let me clarify a clear scenario of international conferences; the theme of the international conference is to promote networking among the academics and the practitioners. In the USA, more than 50% of participants consist of practitioners, whereas in developed countries in Asia like Singapore the number is lower than 50% and in India less than 20%. However, international conferences are not held very often in Bangladesh. In this conference, we expect a considerable number (about 20%) of participants will be practitioners.<\/span><\/p>\n

BBF<\/strong>: What is the current situation in Bangladesh regarding Business and Management Research practices?<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Habib<\/strong>: In Bangladesh, conferences which can act as a platform for Academics and Corporate Practitioners\/Professionals are rarely held. Moreover, very few international participants attend and the students only get a limited platform to exchange ideas and gain knowledge. Also the conferences cover very few tracks. However, ICBM 2017 will cover all the tracks in business and management that are –<\/span><\/p>\n