Bay of Bengal Conversation 2026
- Fragments
- Frontiers
- Futures
Navigating Power, Technology & Trust in a World Rewritten
- 3–5 October 2026
- Pan Pacific Sonargaon
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
Inaugural Speaker
Tarique Rahman
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Booklet
Rooted in the Bay Connected to the World Focused on the Future
The Bay of Bengal Conversation is an international strategic dialogue platform hosted annually by the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bringing together political leaders, policymakers, diplomats, business executives, scholars, journalists, and emerging voices from around the world, it explores the ideas, challenges, and opportunities shaping the Bay of Bengal, the Indo-Pacific, and the wider international order. As a platform for dialogue across borders, sectors, and perspectives, the Conversation seeks to foster understanding, cooperation, and forward-looking solutions in a rapidly changing world.
BoBC 2026 convenes leaders and thinkers from across regions and sectors to navigate a world being rewritten by power, technology, and trust. Learn More >
The Bay of Bengal Conversation is an international strategic dialogue platform hosted annually by the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bringing together political leaders, policymakers, diplomats, business executives, scholars, journalists, and emerging voices from around the world, it explores the ideas, challenges, and opportunities shaping the Bay of Bengal, the Indo-Pacific, and the wider international order. As a platform for dialogue across borders, sectors, and perspectives, the Conversation seeks to foster understanding, cooperation, and forward-looking solutions in a rapidly changing world.
BoBC 2026 convenes leaders and thinkers from across regions and sectors to navigate a world being rewritten by power, technology, and trust. Learn More >
Rooted in the Bay Connected to the World Focused on the Future
THE VOICES
Speakers
Boris Tadić
Former President of the Republic of Serbia
Erin Watson
Chief Executive Officer, Baker & York, Australia
Mohamed Nasheed
Former President, the Republic of Maldives
Moussa Mara
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Mali
Zuraida Kamaruddin
Former Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Malaysia
Conference Highlights
Experience the Conversation
FIVE FLAGSHIP PILLARS
The architecture of the 2026 dialogue
Power in Transition
Geopolitics, security and strategic competition in a shifting order.
The Technology Frontier
AI, cyber space and information power reshaping statecraft.
The New Economic Geography
Trade, connectivity and strategic growth across the region.
Climate, Resilience & Human Security
Confronting the climate crisis on the front line of the Bay.
Trust, Democracy & Governance
Rebuilding institutions and public trust for the future.
SIGNATURE PLATFORMS
Moments that define the Conversation
The Prime Minister's Address
Plenary
The Bay of Bengal Lecture
Keynote
The New Strategic Middle
Flagship
Why the Bay Matters to the World
Flagship
Frontiers
Annual Conversation
PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
Convened in partnership across the region
The Bay of Bengal Conversation is an international strategic dialogue platform hosted annually by the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bringing together political leaders, policymakers, diplomats, business executives, scholars, journalists, and emerging voices from around the world, it explores the ideas, challenges, and opportunities shaping the Bay of Bengal, the Indo-Pacific, and the wider international order. As a platform for dialogue across borders, sectors, and perspectives, the Conversation seeks to foster understanding, cooperation, and forward-looking solutions in a rapidly changing world.
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Previous BoBC Sessions
Playlist
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