Strategic HRM is the recent phase of HR Transformation and Transition. The Role and contribution of Strategic HRM is taking its shape through different changes. Keep this emerging changes in HR and Learning platform, WARD is going to organize its 3rd HR Summit based on the following theme: Theme: Emerging Trends in Strategic HRM HR professional, People Leaders, Learning & Development Professionals may sharpen their knowledge and skill for applying the emerging changes in Learning system as well as in Strategic HR trends in their own work place. Organization will also be benefited through the application of updated knowledge of emerging issues in the workplace. Objective of the Summit: After successful completion of the Summit, participants will be able:

To enrich & update the professional knowledge and skill about Strategic HRM To ensure proper contribution from HR Professionals towards Business To link the contribution of Learning & development in Strategic HRM To make good professional network To grasp the competencies for being HR Leader

Focused Areas in different sessions & panel discussion:

1. Role of Learning & Development in Strategic HRM 2. Trends n HR’s Role: People Champion to Business Champion 3. HR Transformation 4. Financial Analysis for HR Professionals 5. HR Professionals as Strategic Activist

Who should attend?

HR Professionals Functional Head/ Business Head Learning & Development Professionals Organization Development Professionals Management Consultants Teacher of HR areas Students of HR

Chief Guest: Prof. Dr. Saiful Majid, Director-IBA, University of Dhaka

Important Information: Date: 19 August 2016 Time: 8.30 am to 5.30 pm Venue: United International University, Dhanmondi, Dhaka

3rd WARD HR Summit [Strategic Partner: United International University]

Registration details: Type Deadline Fees Early Bird 5 August 2016 BDT 2,000 [Excluding VAT & Tax] Regular 12 August 2016 BDT 2,500 [Excluding VAT & Tax]

Contact for details: 01753 88 11 77 or send email: training.ward@gmail.com Please register through website: www.wardbd.com Key Note Speaker: Mr. Musharrof Hossain, President, Asia Pacific Federation of HRM & BSHRM and Head of HR, icddrb

Md. Musharrof Hossain is the internationally renowned HR professional and speaker, recipient of numerous awards including “Lifetime HR Achievement Award 2013” from BSHRM. He holds Masters in Continuous Education in HR Leadership and OD, University of Calgary, Canada. He is the Head, HRM, icddr,b, Bangladesh. He is the current President of APFHRM, BSHRM, board member of WFPMA, Editorial Advisory Board Member of SAJHRM, member of International Jury Board Member for Great HR Leaders Award 2013 and Chairman of APFHRM HR Professional Award.

He is the Adjunct Professor of HRM of MBA program of leading universities in Bangladesh. He regularly speaks in different national and international conference, delivered over 30 keynote presentations. He regularly participates in “Talk Show” in different media.

Speakers and Panelist: Mr. Noor Mohammad, SPHR, Director-HR, GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Ltd.

Mr. Noor Mohammad, SPHR, is a seasoned HR professional having excellent career record in Nokia Siemns Network, Airtel Bangladesh Ltd, Fonterrra Brand Pte Ltd. Mr. Mohammad is results driven Human Resources professional with proven success in HR business partnership in multiple countries (Singapore, Saudi Arabia & Bangladesh). He completed MBA and Post Graduate Diploma in HR. He is a Certified professional for LOMINGER interview architect and Harrison Assessments (psychometric assessment tool). He has been trained in HAY job evaluation and compensation methodology. He is also a Certified facilitator for ‘Foundations of Leadership Program’. SAP HR.

M. A. Abdullah, Deputy Managing Director & Head of HR, AB Bank Ltd.

Mr. Mohammad Abu Abdullah has joined the Bank in August, 2015 as Deputy Managing Director and Head Of Human Resources Management. Mr. Abdullah is one of the leading HR professionals in Bangladesh with track record of about 40+ years of HR professional experience mostly in multi-national company Unilever Bangladesh having exposure both at home & abroad.

Following his retirement from Unilever Bangladesh as Director (HR) in 2005, he had the opportunity to work on contractual basis for Prime Bank as SEVP (HR), AB Bank as Head of Change Management & HR, United Commercial Bank as Deputy Managing Director (HR ) and Abul Khair Group as the Director (HR & Organization) prior to joining AB Bank 2nd time in 2015. He earned Master degree in Economics with Honors from Dhaka University and completed post graduation program in human resource management. He attended a long list of professional training program abroad sponsored by Unilever Plc, UK during his employment with Unilever Bangladesh. Ms. Alkona K Choudhury, Director, Human Resources, STS Holdings Ltd.

Ms. Alkona Choudhury is a renowned HR Professional having track record in different national and multinational organization in different sector. Prios to jojn in STS she served for Financial Sector as Head of HR in different Banks like IFIC Bank, Dhaka Bank, Trust Bank and Shamil bank of Bahrain. After completion of her Master’s degree from Dhaka University she has also completed HR

Diploma from Singapore Institute of Management. She is an CHRP from Rottman School of Management, Canada. Mr. Ejazur Rahman CEO-ICSEA Asia & Managing Director, Mind Mappers Ltd.

Mr. Ejazur Rahman is most sought after resource in consulting and learning with respect to Leadership, People and Process development for business organizations. His inspirational speaking has made him unique within the learning & development industry in Bangladesh. After his 16 years of very successful corporate career in Bangladesh and abroad, he decided to dedicate his strength and expertise in developing human resources and helping organizations to shape a sustainable future. He has been providing his services in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia and several other countries in Asia as a consultant/trainer. His training & consulting specialization include - Leadership and Management Development, Team building, In-house and Outdoor training in various areas of soft skill development, People

motivation, Shaping Strategic management of a business organization, Creating appropriate overall supply chain structure and optimizing business performance. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Mind Mapper Bangladesh, a new generation management consultancy and training and development organization providing Sensei International consultancy and training in the areas of Strategic & Operational management areas and ISCEA (International Supply Chain Education Alliance) training and certification in supply chain management. Mr. Ejaz is also the Regional CEO for - ISCEA (Asia) where he oversees 15 countries including Bangladesh. He also has been teaching as an adjunct or visiting faculty at IBA, IUB, EDU, BUET (IPE), BUP and several other top business schools in Bangladesh for over 16 years. He is the Vice President of Bangladesh Supply Chain Society and President of Business Administration Society, University of Chittagong. Quazi M. Ahmed, MBA (IBA), LLB(DU), MA (Japan), IMP (NYU, USA), CISS (Norway) Lead Consultant & CEO, FutureLeaders™ President, BOLD (Bangladesh Organization for Learning & Development)

Educated and trained in Bangladesh, USA, Japan and Norway, Mr. Quazi takes pride in his excellent track record in training, consulting and teaching in the areas of Leadership and Human Capital Development for the last 20 years. In his early career he taught at the School of Business, North South University and since 2005 has been running FutureLeaders™ at its Lead Consultant and CEO.

In recent years, he has conducted learning and development events for organizations and agencies such as Robi, Samsung, UCBL, City Bank, A2I Project at Prime Minister’s Office, Epic Group, DHL, Grameenphone, NEC, Shanta Group, ILO, UNDP, Ericsson, Standard Chartered Bank,FBCCI, MCCI, DCCI, Katalyst, Save the Children, Oxfam, KAFCO and many other esteemed organizations. Because of his unique training style and facilitation approaches, he is considered as one of the best trainers in Bangladesh today. Quazi's proven success in helping companies to grow, identifying opportunities and transforming various organizations has put him in a category of his own. He is a leading contributor to the field of human potential in Bangladesh and facilitator of personal and organizational change. On the international scene, Quazi completed several assignments and presentations such as the following: Keynote speaker at the Business and IT Festival at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (April 18-19, 2015), IBSS, Denmark (October 2011), State University of New York (Sept.‘10), CSET, Inc., California, USA (Sept.’10), Asia eUniversity (July’10), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Labuan (July ‘10), Innovative Int’l College, KL, Malaysia (2009); Skoll Forum, Oxford University, UK (March 2006), ILO Headquarters, Geneva (Dec. 2004). Quazi served as Secretary General of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCIB) between November 2010 to March 2012 and he was elected as the President of Bangladesh’s Dhaka East Chapter of JCI International in 2001. For his work as a social entrepreneur in youth leadership development, he has been elected an Ashoka Affiliate by the US-based nonprofit Ashoka back in 2004. Currently he is the President of BOLD—Bangladesh organization for Learning & Development for the years 2016-2017. Jishu Tarafder, Professional Speaker and Corporate Trainer

Jishu Tarafder is an expert leadership & management development professional from Bangladesh. In the mid nineteen eighties Tarafder started his career as an entry-level executive in the hospitality industry; however, within a few years, with his enthusiasm, dynamism and perseverance he became a manager. Since then he has held many key managerial positions in the Sales & Marketing and Training & Education areas in several 5-star hotels and training institutes in Bangladesh as well as in overseas. Tarafder has a career history of more than thirty years and he carried out an extensive research in the field of human potential development and

professional development. He has a vast teaching and consultancy experience in first class international hotel chains, banking sector, corporate training companies, real estate companies, hospitality institutes, electronic media, and telecommunications sector. Following are a few names where Jishu Tarafder has worked and trained: Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Radisson Water Garden, The Westin Dhaka, BRAC Bank, Aamra Group, Grameen Phone, Bangla Link, ProthomAlo Jobs, Qatar Airways, Lake Shore Hotel, Metronet, IUBAT, Apollo Hospitals, Katalyst, Adcom, Standard Chartered Bank, Aventis, Navana Group, Unique Group, The City Bank Ltd, Kallol Group, Popular Pharmaceuticals, Square Pharmaceuticals, SGS, IDLC Finance, Avery Dennison, Chittagong Skill Development Center, DCCI, Premier Bank, Cambrian College, Crown Cement etc, ILO, Superstar Group, Apex Group, Epyllion Group, Chaity Group, Bureau Veritas and many more.

Tarafder holds several international professional training qualifications including a qualification as a certified trainer and assessor of Technical & Further Education (TAFE), Australia. Besides his training and management skills, Tarafder has an excellent flair for visual arts i.e. painting, photography, and videography. So far, he participated in a number of group art exhibitions and held two solo painting exhibitions. He also holds an M.A degree in film & media. Inventor of several professional development tools like IMPACT™, KASH™, LOGIC™, LIFE-SKILLS-21™ MAGIC™ and IMAGE™, and founder of My-Beautiful-Life™ personal & professional development forum, Tarafder is a self-made person; his present credentials have a long history of a trial & error process. Therefore, his mission is to disseminate the techniques of excellence, in both personal and professional lives, among the eager learners without letting them go through any experimental process. Tarafder welcomes the enthusiastic learners to participate in the personal and professional development workshops. Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed, Chief Human Resource Officer, Anwar Group

A Bangladeshi-American, leading and highly respected personality in the field of HR has over two decades of experience in different countries and cultures. He has served in various world-renowned organizations such as British American Tobacco, Unilever, Sanofi-Aventis, Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotels and Resorts, Best Air, DBL Group and Foster Companies, etc. Presently Mr. Rakib is the Group Chief Human Resources Officer of Anwar Group of Industries an industrial giant in Bangladesh having employees of 15,000+ and carrying a rich history of

180 years of serving in national and international markets. Mr. Rakib has obtained his graduation in Business Management concentrating in Human Resources Management with departmental Distinction from University of Kentucky, USA in 1990. Later he also completed his MBA in Marketing. Mr. Rakib is a professional with top class credentials having work experiences in different industries and educational backgrounds both in the west and east/middle-east, possesses one of a kind expertise. It can be added here that Mr. Rakib has been awarded an intellectual property Copyright certificate by the Government of Bangladesh for developing a Formula on Human Resources Recruitment Area. It is known as R3 = Rakib’s Recruitment Rule. This is first of its kind both in Bangladesh and global HR field. He is involved in lots of professional and social forums, a Life Fellow, ex-General Secretary, EC Member of Bangladesh Society for Human Resources Management, the only official professional body of HR Specialists in Bangladesh, a Life Member of American Alumni Association in Bangladesh, a member of American Chambers of Commerce in Bangladesh and a member of American Society of Human Resources, USA. In addition to the above he has published number of articles of (both in the USA and Bangladesh) related to social issues, human resources development, etc. areas. Rupak Nasrullah Zaidi, Head of HR & Training, Prime Finance & Investment Limited

Mr. Zaidi is training, Organization development and HR specialist having more than 16 years’ experience in different industry. He has completed Masters in HRM Program under the University of Dhaka. He is an Professional International Member of Association for Talent Development [ATD, largest association for training & development worldwide], a member of Certified Professional Trainer Network [CPTN] - Canada & certified Trainer from City & Gild– UK. He is also member of American Management Association (AMA) and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) USA. He is also a Management Consultant accredited by Institute of Management Consultant Bangladesh. He received

TOT from Mumbai-India and GIZ. Mr. Zaidi attended as speakers in International Conferences in India and Nepal. He also presented papers in different National and International Conferences. He is also guest faculty for leading Private Universities in Bangladesh. He has conducted training in different organization on different soft and hard skill. He is an expert trainer in HR, Organization Development, Leadership, Customer Service and other soft skills. He has also exposures in Management Consulting. He did consultancy for more than 15 organizations regarding their HR & Compliance Audit. He also did management consultancy for organization restructuring and development, HR Auditing, HR Setup. He also runs Assessment Center for different organization. He is an HR Auditor and also a good motivational speaker. He worked on Training with renowned multinational, national, group of companies on different topics. He has contributed in the HR Development in the country through his research based studies, knowledge sharing sessions, analytical paper preparation, information based module and material preparation and sharing. He is the Secretary General of Professional Society for Bangladesh [PSB]. He is the fellow member of Bangladesh Society for Human Resources management [BSHRM], member of Worldwide Trainers Forum.