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Dr. Alam Hossain Mondal

Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Bangladesh Advancing Development and Growth through Energy (BADGE)

Dr. Alam Mondal, Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)– BADGE project, has more than 23 years of broad energy sector experience, including in energy security, policy, roadmaps development, regional energy trade, low-carbon development strategies, energy systems modeling, and sustainable energy future. As the DCOP of BADGE, Dr. Alam designs and implements programmatic activities focusing on advanced energy technologies, utility modernization, energy procurement, and regional energy trade. He has contributed to the development of integrated energy modeling frameworks in Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Philippines, and United Arab Emirates.
Dr. Alam is an accomplished author who has published over 30 journal articles and two books. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), member of IEEE Power & Energy Society, International Association of Energy Economics (IAEE) and Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS).

10:00 AM - 11:59 AM

September 9 Day 2

Session: A common vision: The benefits of energy connectivity through enhanced regional cooperation

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Keynote:

A K Mahmud
Director, Regional Energy Trade, USAID BADGE

Welcome Remarks:

Abdelkader (Ed) Elrahal
Chief of Party, USAID BADGE

Remarks:

Md. Habibur Rahman
Senior Secretary, Power Division

Dr. Muhammad Khan
Director, Economic Growth Office, USAID Bangladesh

Nahim Razzaq, MP
Convenor, Climate Parliament Bangladesh

Speakers:

Md Mahbubur Rahman
Chairman, Bangladesh Power Development Board

Md. Raihan Akhtar
Joint Secretary, Power Division

Shayan Shafi
Energy Team Leader, USAID Bangladesh

Kelly Hewitt
Principal Energy Specialist, ADB

Waleed S. Alsuraih
Lead Energy Specialist, World Bank, South Asia Region

Farzana Mustafa
Climate and Environment Adviser
British High Commission

Moderator:

Mr Nahim Razzaq, MP
Convenor, Climate Parliament Bangladesh

Vote of Thanks:

Dr. Alam Hossain Mondal
Deputy Chief of Party, USAID BADGE