Bangladesh Brand Forum initiated the first-ever Bangladesh C-Suite Awards to recognise and celebrate the achievements of Bangladeshi business leaders. Powered by United Group and in association with Team Group, The Daily Star & Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), the gala night was held at Hotel Le Méridien Dhaka on November 5, 2022.
This highly respected award honoured corporate executives in Bangladeshi business who exemplify integrity, insist upon excellence, earn the trust of others, and has built a competitive organisation.
A distinguished advisory board rigorously judged over 100 nominations from 30+ organizations and selected the honourees. The jurors for the Bangladesh C-Suite Awards 2022 were: Prof. Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar, Professor, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka; President, Asia Marketing Federation; Barrister Nihad Kabir, President, BUILD; Immediate Past President, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI); Quazi M Shahed, Co-Founder and Partner, Zunoks Consulting; Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali, Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce – Bangladesh Banking Corporation; Professor Mohammad Abdul Momen, Director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka; Professor Imran Rahman, Vice Chancellor & Dean, School of Business, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh; Naquib Khan, Chief Consultant & CEO, Naquib Khan Associates; Corporate Consultant, Nestle Bangladesh Ltd.; Ejazur Rahman, Managing Director & Lead Coach, Mind Mapper Bangladesh; CEO, ISCEA Asia; M. Zulfiquar Hussain, CEO & Lead Consultant, Grow n Excel; Anis A. Khan, Director, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI); Chairman, Valor of Bangladesh; and Nazmul Haider FCMA, President, i-Calipers.
Finally, the prestigious award was given on 16 distinguished categories to 16 Top Executives of Bangladesh.
In the opening speech of the gala, The Founder and Managing Director of Bangladesh Brand Forum, Shariful Islam, said, “”Bangladesh C-Suite Awards 2022 will pursue the vision of developing the next transformative senior leaders for Bangladesh. The award is designed to serve two purposes. First, to recognise the C-level professionals who are performing exceedingly well. Second, share their story, insight, journey and approach to the next generation of leaders, who will feel inspired to emulate them and be even better.”
The gala night was attended by more than 350 business leaders, experts, and professionals. The very first edition of Bangladesh C-Suite Awards received a great response. More than 100 submissions from around 30 companies were made in the first edition of the award.
The first-ever Bangladesh C-Suite Award was preceded by the 6th Leadership Summit under the theme “Transformative Humane Leadership During Extraordinary Times.” The summit consisted of 4 Panel Discussions, 4 Keynote Sessions, and 1 Insight Session. The day-long summit gathered leaders and experts from various industries from home and abroad who shared their experiences and knowledge on leadership.
During the summit, Bangladesh Brand Forum launched their new bimonthly publication, ‘CEO Review,’ and a training initiative ‘leadership academy’ to provide inspiration & insight to high potential & future leaders.
The Keynote speakers for the event were: Vivienne Read, Director, Leadership Trainer Complexability Pty Ltd., Australia; Tausif Ishtiaque, Partner, Boston Consulting Group, Malaysia; R Gopalakrishnan, CEO, The Mindworks; Former Director, Tata Sons Ltd.; Author, and Corporate Advisor; Roger Levermore, Dean & Associate Professor, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. The extensive and illustrated sessions were a self-learning experience for the leaders and the future generation in the rows. All the keynote speakers were gifted with artworks of prolific Visual Artist Nazia Andaleeb Preema, who is also the president of Women in Leadership (WIL).
An initiative of Bangladesh Brand forum, Bangladesh C-Suite Awards, was powered by United Group; in association with Team Group, The Daily Star & Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Dhaka (MCCI). The event is supported by Beximco Pharma. The Strategic Partner for the event- Mind Mapper Bangladesh, Knowledge partner– Marketing Society of Bangladesh (MSB), Learning & Development Partner – Bangladesh Organization for Learning & Development (BOLD), Technology Partner – Aamra Technologies Limited, PR Partner – Backpage PR, Academia Partner – Leadership Academy.