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Academy for Global Business Advancement

AGBA Bangladesh Chapter's Inaugural Conference

http://agba123.bubt.ac.bd http://www.agba.us

Conference Theme

"Entrepreneurship Development in a Globalized Era and the Rise of Bangladesh”

November 29 -30, 2016

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT)

(Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Conference Chair

Keynote Speaker Keynote Speaker

Chair: AGBA

Global Board of

Trustees

Robert Grosse

Former President

Academy of

International Business

Thunderbird School of

Global Management

Arizona State University

Glendale, Arizona

USA

Gary L. Frankwick

Marcus Hunt Chair of

International Business

University of Texas

El Paso, Texas

USA

Norman Wright

Dean

Woodbury School of

Business

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah

USA

Klaus-Peter Wiedmann

Leibniz University

Hannover

Germany

Conference Patron Distinguished

Speaker

Distinguished

Speaker

Distinguished

Speaker

M. Khairul Hossain

Chairman

Bangladesh

Securities and Exchange

Commission

Bangladesh

Hassan Yazdifar

Chair Professor and

Head of Academic Unit

University of Salford

Salford, Manchester

UK

Lavanya Rastogi

CEO & Chief Mentor

OSSCube

Houston, Texas

USA

Eric Werker

Simon Fraser

University

Burnaby, Vancouver

British Columbia Canada

Conference Patron Conference Patron Conference Patron

AGBA Vice President

for Bangladesh and

Conference Director

F. M. Sarwar Kamal

Chairman

Board of Trustees

Bangladesh University of

Business and Technology

Bangladesh

Shafique Ahmed

Siddique

Member and

Ex-Chairman

Board of Trustees

Bangladesh University of

Business and Technology

Bangladesh

Md. Abu Saleh

Vice Chancellor

Bangladesh University

of Business and

Technology

Bangladesh

A.K. Shamsuddoha

Dean

Faculty of Business

Bangladesh University

of Business and

Technology

Bangladesh

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

Academy for Global Business Advancement

(AGBA)

Bangladesh University of

Business and Technology (BUBT)

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AGBA’s Profile:

The Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA) – (a not-for-profit NGO, incorporated

and registered in the state of Texas, USA) is a worldwide network of professionals committed

to facilitate dissemination of scholarly research findings in the field of business and

entrepreneurship development. The main purpose of AGBA is to provide ongoing open forum to

discuss and analyze business and entrepreneurship development from different perspectives

and viewpoints in order to improve understanding of underlying forces that (1) impact global

developments and (2) shape the destiny of developing countries such as Bangladesh, Sri

Lanka, Turkey, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, UAE, Malaysia, Indonesia etc. in the

contemporary globalized economy. AGBA bridges geographic, cultural, disciplinary, and

professional gaps by integrating different business disciplines while actively enhancing

practitioner-academician interactions on a regional and global basis. AGBA is sponsored by

numerous universities, organizations, and agencies across US, EU, Asia and Africa.

BUBT, Bangladesh:

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) is one of the leading Government

licensed and UGC accredited universities of Bangladesh that has committed itself to providing

education of outstanding quality and training relevant to the needs of modern society since its

inception in the year 2003. BUBT is now a globally recognized University in the private sector

of Bangladesh. At present it has 12 departments housed within 5 faculties with 22

undergraduate and graduate programs, that are attended by around 10,000 students. BUBT

has a “Research Centre” and publishes academic journal named “BUBT Journal” (ISSN 2072-

7542) regularly.

Conference Dynamics:

The primary goal of the conference is to

provide a unique national platform and a

forum to facilitate the exchange of cutting

edge ideas for effective advancement of

academic scholarship in business and

entrepreneurship development with a focus

on enhancing the export competitiveness

of Bangladesh.

Conference Highlights:

Major highlights of the conference would be:

Professional sessions;

Entrepreneurship development sessions;

Networking with distinguished Bangladeshi

exporters, entrepreneurs, traders and

merchants.

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Conference Venue and Hotel:

Pan Pacific Sonargaon (a 5 star hotel located in Dhaka) is our conference hotel and conference

venue. Kindly make your room reservation on your own by visiting the hotel website

(www.panpacific.com) ASAP and do not forget to mention "AGBA Bangladesh Chapter

conference" in order to enjoy special conference discount. You MUST reserve your hotel

room(s) before October 1, 2016 in order to enjoy special AGBA conference discounted rate as

all rooms reserved for AGBA delegates would be released to the general public on October 2,

2016.

Bangladesh Tourist Visa:

Delegates holding Western passports are granted Bangladeshi tourist visa on arrival at the

Dhaka International Airport. Delegates holding other kinds of passports can check their

eligibility for tourist visa by cruising the following website

(http://bangladesh.travisa.com/VisaInstructions.aspx?CitizenshipID=US&CountryID=BD&Trave

lerTypeID=TO&ResidenceID=AUS&PartnerID=TA). You can obtain Bangladeshi tourist visa

from nearby Bangladeshi diplomatic mission (embassy). Delegates are requested not to

mention our conference on any tourist visa application. Bangladeshi tourist visa is super

easy to acquire as it is a tourist friendly country. Indian citizens, for example, get free tourist

visa on arrival at the Dhaka airport.

Payment of Registration Fees:

At least one author of an accepted paper should register for the paper to be included in the

conference program, and conference proceedings. The author(s) of only accepted papers will

be notified about the last date and mode of payment.

Journal Publication Opportunities:

Best papers presented at our conference would be published in the special issues of the

following journals:

Journal for Global Business Advancement

Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

Special Publication (Monograph):

All papers presented at the conference would be published in a special monograph titled

“Enhancing Export Competitiveness of Bangladesh” would be published by EMERALD

(Asia) and it would be guest edited by A. K. Shamsuddoha, and Zafar U. Ahmed.

Lalbagh Fort, Dhaka-1678

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Subject Areas of Interest:

We welcome the submission of manuscripts that address the conference theme with a focus on

one of the following export oriented sectors of your chosen country:

Garments

Capital Market

Entrepreneurship Development

Information Technology

Submission Guidelines: Paper Submission Deadline is October 1, 2016

All papers ought to use 11 point Times Roman font; A4 format with 2.5 cm margin on all

sides; the word count excludes abstract, references and any of the appendices. A cover

page should indicate the title of the paper, the name(s) of the author(s), and their

affiliation(s). The first page should start with the title of the paper only, followed by an

abstract not exceeding 150 words.

The length of the paper should be around 30 pages.

Paper submissions should follow the style guidelines of the Journal of International

Business Studies (http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jibs/index.html) and must include

a full list of all latest references cited in the paper.

AGBA also invites participation from entrepreneurs, government officials, business

professionals, consultants, and heads of major government-owned and private

enterprises from across the world for global business interactions, networking and

negotiations.

Papers should be submitted in English language only.

Please submit your paper to AGBA President and CEO at the following address:

Zafar U. Ahmed BBA (New York), MBA (Texas), Ph.D., (Utah), D. Litt., (India)

Professor of Marketing

President/CEO: Academy for Global Business Advancement

Editor-in-Chief: Journal for Global Business Advancement Honorary Chief Editor: Journal for International Business & Entrepreneurship Development

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Email: zafaruahmed@gmail.com

Nawab Bari: Ahsan Manzil- 1872

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Academy for Global Business Advancement

AGBA Bangladesh Chapter's Inaugural Conference

November 29 -- 30, 2016

http://agba123.bubt.ac.bd http://www.agba.us

Conference Registration Form

Name: ______________________________________________________________________________

University/College/School: ______________________________________________________________

Business Corporation or Governmental Organization: _________________________________________

City: __________________ State: _______________ Country: ________________________________

Email Address: _______________________________________________________________________

Conference Logistics

Conference Program

First Day, November 29, 2016

Conference Registration

Conference Reception

Conference Inauguration

Professional Sessions

Entrepreneurship Sessions

Professional Networking

Second Day, November 30, 2016

Professional Sessions

Entrepreneurship Sessions

Professional Networking

Closing Session

Recognition Award Ceremony

Gala Dinner

Conference Venue and Hotel Website:

Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel (Dhaka)

(www.panpacific.com)

Conference Website:

http://agba123.bubt.ac.bd

Registration Fee:

International Delegate: US$200

Bangladeshi Delegate: TK 5,000.

Your fee Includes:

Luncheons, Coffee/Tea

Conference Proceedings

Recognition Award(s)

Banquet (Gala Dinner)

AGBA Vice President for Bangladesh,

Program Chair and Conference Director:

A. K. Shamsuddoha

Dean

Faculty of Business

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology

Bangladesh

Email: aksdoha@gmail.com

AGBA Website:

http://www.agba.us