The 'Bangladesh Rising Conference 2018', organised by the International Sustainable Development Institution (ISDI), will be held at Harvard University in Boston, USA, on May 12, reports bdnews24.com.
The daylong conference will be on the topic of 'How Bangladesh can maintain its momentum of development and potentially accelerate the economic growth' and will be co-hosted by ISDI and the Center for International Development at Harvard Kennedy School.
The event will be the largest academic conference in the US devoted to development issues of Bangladesh and will "bring participants across the globe to exchange ideas, discuss and debate various strategies for development, meet international stakeholders, and take back new tactical knowledge", ISDI said in a statement.
International development partners, elected officials and civil servants of the government, researchers and academics, private sector representatives and civil society stakeholders are expected to attend the event to discuss how Bangladesh can maintain its development momentum and accelerate the growth it has achieved in the past decade.
Key topics of discussion include macroeconomic promise and reform, foreign direct investment, economic zones and their promise, accelerated growth in power production, women's leadership in business and wider reach through information and communication technology.
The conference will also address issues of financial inclusion, foreign investment, generation and provision of electricity, and sustainable development goals.
The discussion will also touch upon how development partners can facilitate and assist in solving key challenges for sustainable development, how to enhance the role of the international community and focus on practical solutions.
A dinner reception will also be held, where the attendees will discuss ways in which Bangladeshi expatriates living in the United States can support continued development in Bangladesh.
The event is being supported by Summit Power, GE, Max Group, Bashundhara Group and Energypac of Bangladesh.
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