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President, Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies, Bangladesh
Non Resident Fellow, London Dialogue, Qatar
Former Minister of State for Education, the Republic of Maldives
Election Commissioner, Bangladesh Election Commission
Representative in Bangladesh, World Health Organization (WHO)
Regional Director, Global Peace Institute, United Kingdom
Chairman, Sanober Institute, Pakistan
High Commissioner of Canada to Bangladesh
Deputy Head of Mission, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Bangladesh
Distinguished Professor, Illinois State University, USA
Former Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Project Director, European Partnership for Democracy, Belgium
Minister of Information and Broadcasting of Bangladesh and Member of Parliament
Tenured Researcher and Policy Analyst, Institute for Applied Economic Research, Brazil
Founder and Managing Director, theBlueHeart gGmbH, Germany
Assistant Resident Representative, UNDP, Bangladesh
Executive Director, Ngalasi Centre for Cohesion and Development, Nigeria
Director, Policy Entrepreneurs Incorporated, Nepal
President, Bangladesh Chamber of Industries, Bangladesh
Executive Director, Commonwealth Businesswomen’s Network, United Kingdom
Project Lead, Rishihood University, India
Former Army Commander, Indian Army, India
President, Institute of Global Studies, India
Vice President, International Federation of Consular Corps and Associations, Bangladesh
Senior Journalist and Editor, Nepal
Former President of the Republic of Serbia
Professor, Georgetown University, USA
Democracy, Governance and Election Expert, USA
Editor-at-Large, TIME Magazine, Singapore
Ambassador, Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh
Consultant, World Bank, USA
Reporter, Mediapart, France
Senior Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress, India
Moderator, N-tv, Germany
Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue
Research Associate, Centre for Governace Studies, Bangladesh
Senior Research Associate, Centre for Governence Studies, Bangladesh
Former Member of Paliament, Nepal
High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh
Former Minister of Defense, Republic of Madagascar
Founder Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and Southeast Asian Women Peace Mediators, Cambodia
Chief Executive Officer, Baker & York, Australia
Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh
Managing Director, SO.. Quantum Growth Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Former Foreign Secretary, Bangladesh
Executive Director, Accountability Lab, Pakistan
Resident Representative, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bangladesh
Ambassador, Embassy of Nepal in Bangladesh
Chairman, MAX Group, Bangladesh
Country Representative in Bangladesh, UN WOMEN
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Montenegro
Research Fellow, Australia India Institute, Australia
Professor of Journalism, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
Director, Institute for Global and Strategic Studies Islamic University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Management, Independent University, Bangladesh
PhD Researcher, University of Oxford, England
Executive Chairman, Power and Participation Research Centre, Bangladesh
State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh
Chairman, Confidence Power & Energy PLC, and Confidence Infrastructure PLC, Bangladesh
CEO, Center for Research and Security Studies, Pakistan
Secretary General, The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, Bangladesh
International Relations and Security Analyst, Canada
Founder, Maritime Frontiers, Australia
Research Assistant, Centre for Governace Studies, Bangladesh
Ambassador, Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran in Bangladesh
Chairman, International Security Industry Council Japan, Japan
Founding Director, Trinco Centre for Strategic Studies, Sri Lanka
Contributing Editor, NDTV, India
Ambassador, Embassy of France in Bangladesh
Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University, USA
Ambassador, Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh
Senior Fellow, Agora Strategy Institute, Belgium
Managing Director, Starker Global Solutions, India
Director, Development Programmes, Consortium for Economic Research and Development Studies, Kenya
Senior Lecturer, Taylor's University, Malaysia
Chairman, Shah Group, Bangladesh
Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu, India
Global COO and Executive Director of Academic Programmes, Tillotoma Foundation, India
Editor-in-chief, The Annapurna Express, Nepal
Professor, South Asia Studies Centre, University of Rajasthan, India
Deputy Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament
Country Representative, The Asia Foundation Bnagladesh
Strategy Associate, Centre for Governace Studies, Bangladesh
Director, Shah Group and TAS Group, Bangladesh
Principal Correspondent, ThePrint, India
Executive Director, Athens Riviera Forum, Greece
President, The Boym Institute, Poland
Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Bangladesh
Dean, School of Business, University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh
Vice Chancellor, Independent University of Bangladesh
Former Minister of State for External Affairs, India
Researcher, Wits University, South Africa
Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bangladesh
Editor, The Daily Star, Bangladesh
President, ShopUp, Bangladesh
Former Chairman, National River Conservation Commission, Bangladesh
Director General, Ministry of Education, Maldives
Associate Professor, City University of Hong Kong
Associate Professor, Independent University, Bangladesh
Research Associate, Centre for Governace Studies, Bangladesh
Former Rector, Foreign Service Academy, Bangladesh
Former faculty and Honorary Research Scholar, University of British Columbia, Canada
Editor, Prothom Alo
Country Director, International Labour Organization (ILO), Bangladesh
Bangladesh Correspondent, The Irrawaddy, Thailand
Former Member, Electoral Reform Commission, Bangladesh
State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment of Bangladesh
Professor of International Relations, Turkish National Defence University, Turkey
Regional Gender and Inclusive Development Advisor, Thailand
Senior International Advisor, European Partnership for Democracy, Germany
Ambassador and Head, Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh
Head of Asia-Pacific Department, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Germany
Former President, the Republic of Maldives
Chairman, Research and Policy Integration for Development, Bangladesh
Adjunct Faculty, Independent University, Bangladesh
Economist, Policy Analyst, and Regional Cooperation Specialist, Washington DC, USA
Special Correspondent, Channel24, Bangladesh
Director, NCC Bank, Bangladesh
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Mali
Director, Blue Green Nexus Pvt Ltd, Pakistan
Foreign Relations Advisor to the Mayor, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey
Joint News Editor, New Age, Bangladesh
South and East Asia Director, Accountability Lab, Nepal
Executive Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
Executive Director, The Asia Foundation, Asia and the Pacific
Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden in Bangladesh
Executive Director, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS), Cambodia
President, International Federation of Consular Corps and Associations and Honorary Consul of the Philippines in Greece
Adjunct Fellow, East-West Center in Washington, USA
Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Founder, Connect India Japan, Japan
Editor, New Age
Former & First Statutory Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom
Comedian, Educator, Executive Coach, Curator of The Human Advantage, Live Learn Laugh LLP, India
Executive Director, Centre for Governance Studies (CGS)
Associate Senior Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia
Deputy Associate Dean, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Research Director, Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement, Nepal
Founder & Executive Director, Southeast Asia Institute for Accountability, Governance & Economics, Malaysia
Director, East West Management Institute, Australia
Diplomatic Correspondent, Prothom Alo, Bangladesh
Founder & Principal Attorney, Mahajan Law LLC, USA
Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bangladesh
Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
Professor of Anthropology at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Senior Research Associate,Centre for Governance Studies, Bangladesh
Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
Ambassador, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Health Affairs, Bangladesh
Executive Director, Asian Confluence, India
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, Bangladesh
Reporter, Jamuna TV, Bangladesh
Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh
Non- Resident Fellow, Hudson Institute, Japan
CEO and Co Founder, SOLshare, Bangladesh
Researcher, Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Latvia
Program Advisor, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Bangladesh
Vice President and Senior Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS)
Head of Office, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Bangladesh
CEO & Director Sustainable Development, EMI Consultant, Bangladesh
State Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh
Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh
Content Editor, The Daily Star, Bangladesh
Founder & Executive Director, Mantraya Institute for Strategic Studies (MISS), India
Director, Sonali Life Insurance, Bangladesh
Deputy Attorney General, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Economist and AI/ML Researcher; Founder, Novelnomix, USA
President, Chintan Research Foundation (CRF), India
High Commissioner of the Maldives to Bangladesh
President, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), Bangladesh
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Artificial Intelligence Training Expert, France
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies & Analysis, India
Health Systems Researcher, Institute of Health Partners, Bhutan
Professor, OP Jindal Global University, India
Professor, O.P. Jindal Global University, India
Resident Representative, UNDP Bangladesh
Policy Adviser, India
Managing Director, Governance Guru Private Ltd, Sri Lanka
Head of Office and Representative in Bangladesh, UNESCO
Advisor, KBU Research Institute, Thailand
Consulting Editor, ABP Online, India
Head of Development Cooperation, Australian High Commission in Bangladesh
Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Senior Governance Specialist, United Nations Development Programme, Bangladesh
Research Assistant, Centre for Governace Studies, Bangladesh
Director, InsightWorks, The Asia Foundation, The Asia and Pacific
Research Assistant, Centre for Governace Studies, Bangladesh
Special Correspondent, New Age, Bangladesh
Co-founder, Jammu Kashmir Policy Institute (JKPI), India
Head, BRICS Expert Council, Russia
Partner, Oracle Advisory Group, USA
Secretary, Ministry of Digital Economy, Sri Lanka
Research Fellow, Rakuten Securities Economic Research Institute, Japan
Ambassador, Embassy of The State Of Palestine in Banglaesh
UK Political Strategist and Adviser to the UK Deputy Prime Minister, London, United Kingdom
Member of Parliament and Adviser to the Prime Minister, Bangladesh
TV Host and Former Editor of Diplomatic Affairs, Minute Mirror News, Pakistan
Research Analyst, Henry L. Stimson Center, USA
President, CGS; Chair, Bay of Bengal Conversation, Bangladesh
Vice President, Ziaur Rahman Foundation, Bangladesh
Former Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Malaysia
Senior Reporter, The Daily Star, Bangladesh