Economic Reporter :
Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman of Daffodil International University (DIU) represented Bangladesh at the 2-days grand event ‘World Export Development Forum (WEDF)’ held on 12-13 October at Colombo in Sri Lanka.
Policy makers, trade experts, trade analysts and business leaders from across the world attended the programme with a view to expedite export, business and partnership opportunities.
Among others, Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka graced the event with his kind presence along with his key ministers. Arancha González, Executive Director (ED), International Trade Centre (ITC) was also present, among others.
During the Plenary session held on the second day of WEDF titled ‘Digital Doors to Trade’, Md. Sabur Khan, in his presentation, focused on digitization initiatives in his organization as a case study on Bangladesh perspective.
He overviewed on: the digital dimension in developing countries; e-commerce; how training is helping to rapidly bridge the digital divide; how online platforms can help manage logistics in the supply chain; how its policies help businesses get online, manage international payments, deliver across borders and support after-sales delivery; e-solutions and SMEs and how these overcome barriers, etc.
Moderated by Xin Liu, Correspondent Europe, CCTV, Switzerland, the session was also addressed by Gao Hongbing, Vice President and Director, Alibaba Group and AliResearch; Shinto Sugroho, Head of Public Policy and overnment Relations, Google Inc.; Eben Sermon, Vice President, eBay Greater Europe, Middle East and Africa; Mano Sekaram, CEO, Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies; Kurt Cavano, Founder, GT Nexus; and Sally Buberman, CEO, Wormhole IT.
Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman of Daffodil International University (DIU) represented Bangladesh at the 2-days grand event ‘World Export Development Forum (WEDF)’ held on 12-13 October at Colombo in Sri Lanka.
Policy makers, trade experts, trade analysts and business leaders from across the world attended the programme with a view to expedite export, business and partnership opportunities.
Among others, Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka graced the event with his kind presence along with his key ministers. Arancha González, Executive Director (ED), International Trade Centre (ITC) was also present, among others.
During the Plenary session held on the second day of WEDF titled ‘Digital Doors to Trade’, Md. Sabur Khan, in his presentation, focused on digitization initiatives in his organization as a case study on Bangladesh perspective.
He overviewed on: the digital dimension in developing countries; e-commerce; how training is helping to rapidly bridge the digital divide; how online platforms can help manage logistics in the supply chain; how its policies help businesses get online, manage international payments, deliver across borders and support after-sales delivery; e-solutions and SMEs and how these overcome barriers, etc.
Moderated by Xin Liu, Correspondent Europe, CCTV, Switzerland, the session was also addressed by Gao Hongbing, Vice President and Director, Alibaba Group and AliResearch; Shinto Sugroho, Head of Public Policy and overnment Relations, Google Inc.; Eben Sermon, Vice President, eBay Greater Europe, Middle East and Africa; Mano Sekaram, CEO, Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies; Kurt Cavano, Founder, GT Nexus; and Sally Buberman, CEO, Wormhole IT.
