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Industry 4.0 readiness to 'shape future generations'

FE Desk | Sunday, 28 April 2019



Existing Bangladesh's stakeholders' preparedness in Industry 4.0 will shape how they are remembered by future generations, said Anis Ud Dowla, chairman of ACI Group.
The scale of tech jobs will be overwhelming having economical, political and societal impacts, while many traditional jobs will give way to those suited to the day and age, he said during a keynote presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Business and Management 2019 (ICBM) on Friday.
Brac University's (BracU) Brac Business School (BBS) organised the three-day event bearing the theme "Industry Focused Global Research Trends in Business and Management" at The Westin Dhaka.
Addressing as a special guest, BracU Vice Chancellor Professor Vincent Chang PhD said the conference was useful platform for sharing ideas and pairing current dynamics for it was an era of economic transformation.
BracU is committed to forming a global portfolio, he said, urging the conference's foreign participants to enjoy Bangladesh, citing that it was one of the dynamic and hospitable countries.
The conference includes nine invited and eight industry talks involving prominent academicians and industry practitioners.
ACI Limited is the event's platinum sponsor; Abdul Monem Ltd, Brac Bank, IPDC Finance and Runner Motors Limited the gold sponsors and Mutual Trust Bank and bKash silver sponsors.
There will also be four keynote presentations and 24 parallel sessions connecting about 250 participants, including over 40 delegates from Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Nigeria, India, Sweden and Canada.