Youth Entrepreneurship Summit held
Saturday, 14 October 2023
The National Youth Entrepreneurship Summit- 2023 was held on Friday with the participation of aspiring young entrepreneurs across Bangladesh, reports UNB.
In Association with the Society for Bangladesh Agricultural Extension Network (BAEN), the Agreen Foundation organised the event at the KIB auditorium in the city.
Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Ruhul Amin Talukder inaugurated the day-long summit while Manik Mahmud, programme specialist innovation, a2i, & executive member, Smart Bangladesh Network, and KM Hasan Ripon, country director, GEN Bangladesh, were the special guests.
Md Ruhul Amin Talukder said this type of initiative can be an example of empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and making them game-changers with the aim of building a smart Bangladesh.
Twenty experts in various fields such as seasoned entrepreneurs, industry high-ups, and influencers provided practical insights on agriculture, e-commerce and real estate sectors focused on SME, team building & networking, environmental sustainability, agricultural mechanisation, business & funding opportunities, sales challenges and emotional intelligence at the summit.
Selected members and students from entrepreneurship, business and career clubs of 16 public, private, and national universities who are interested in becoming entrepreneurs in various sectors participated in it. BDDL was the title sponsor and Smart Village Society and Adi Enterprise Limited were Platinum sponsors.