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Unilever BD celebrates Grand Finale of BizMaestros

Winners to represent Bangladesh at Unilever's global talent platform in London


Friday, 17 November 2023


Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), the country's Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, concluded the 14th edition of its flagship business competition 'BizMaestros,' at its grand finale in Dhaka on Thursday, said a press release.
After a challenging contest among the top five finalists, the team from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka, consisting of Shubhashish Chakraborty, Mashrif Hasan Adib, Abir Ershad, lifted the coveted champion's trophy of the business competition.
Five finalist teams were evaluated by a panel of esteemed jury consisting of Sarah Cooke, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, MA Jabbar, Managing Director, DBL Group, Sonia Bashir Kabir, Founder, SBK Tech Ventures, Zaved Akhtar, Chairman and Managing Director, Unilever Bangladesh Ltd, and KSM Minhaj, CEO and Managing Director, Unilever Consumer Care Ltd. The First Runner-Up title was awarded to the team from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), and the team from North South University (NSU) was named the Second Runner-Up.
BizMaestros offers graduating batches of students the scope to explore real business case studies from Unilever brands. Consisting of three challenging and competitive rounds, the first round took place through online submission from students across Bangladesh, where around 200 teams submitted their applications.
The champion team will now contest at the international level - Unilever Future Leaders' League (FLL) 2024, which will take place in London with participants from universities across the world. The theme of BizMaestros this year was 'Innovating for People and Planet,' which challenged participants to create a business case for selected Unilever brands while keeping sustainability at heart.