Registration
Welcome Address
Nahim Razzaq, MP
Inaugural Address
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP
Special Remarks
Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, MP
Chairperson, Climate Estimates Committee
Chairman, Climate Parliament IndiaDr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad
Chairman
PKSF
Address by the Chief Guest
Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP
Tea Break
Session: Sustainable water and waste management and strengthening local governance for attaining climate resilient development
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Chief Guest:
Md. Tazul Islam, MP
Honb'le Minister
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives
Keynote:
Nazmul Ahsan
Secretary
Ministry of Water Resources
Speakers:
Ms Agatha Sangma, MP
Member Climate Parliament IndiaMr Madhav Sapkota
Member, Climate Parliament NepalMs Corinne Henchoz Pignani
Deputy Head of Cooperation
Embassy of Switzerland in BangladeshMs Hasin Jahan
Country Director, WaterAid
Moderator:
Mr Tanvir Shakil Joy, MP
Chairperson,
Climate Parliament Bangladesh
Session: Energy Policy: Ensuring access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
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Key Note:
Nasrul Hamid, MP
Honorable State Minister
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resource
Speakers:
Dr. Muhammad Anisuzzaman Talukder
Director, Research and Innovation Centre for Science and Engineering (RISE)Mr Khandaker Golam Moazzem
Research Director (CPD)Mr. Edwin Koekkoek
Team Leader, Green Inclusive Development, Delegation of the European Union to BangladeshMr. Hans Martin Hoegh Henrichsen
CCAO, Grameenphone Ltd.Engr. Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury
Director, Centre for Energy Research (CER)
United International University (UIU), Bangladesh
Moderator:
Ms Farah Kabir
Country Director, Action Aid Bangladesh
Session: Strengthening Resilience: Addressing Climate Impacts, Loss and Damage and Locally Led Adaptation for Promoting Sustainable Development
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Key Note:
Prof Saleemul Huq,OBE
Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Speaker:
Mr Muhammad Ibrahim
Secretary, Local Government DivisionAdvocate Md. Jillur Rahman
Mayor, Chandpur City CorporationMs Nayoka Martinez-Bäckström
First Secretary & Deputy Head of Development Cooperation, Embassy of Sweden in Dhaka, BangladeshBitopi Das Chowdhury
Country Head
Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing
Standard Chartered Bangladesh
Moderator:
Anowarul Haq
Assistant Resident Representative, UNDP Bangladesh
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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 DivisionDr. Muhammad Khan
Director, Economic Growth Office, USAID BangladeshNahim Razzaq, MP
Convenor, Climate Parliament Bangladesh
Speakers:
Md Mahbubur Rahman
Chairman, Bangladesh Power Development BoardMd. Raihan Akhtar
Joint Secretary, Power DivisionShayan Shafi
Energy Team Leader, USAID BangladeshKelly Hewitt
Principal Energy Specialist, ADBWaleed S. Alsuraih
Lead Energy Specialist, World Bank, South Asia RegionFarzana 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
Session: Parliament in Action for Climate Action
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Keynote:
Mr Tanvir Shakil Joy, MP
Chairperson, Climate Parliament Bangladesh
Chair:
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP
Chief Patron, Climate Parliament Bangladesh
Speakers:
Madhura Vithanage
Udaya Bhandari
Mahzbin Khaled, Ex MP
Moderator:
Shamim Hayder Patwary, MP
Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Tea Break
Session: Regional Cooperation for Climate Resilient Development in Water Sector
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Key Note:
Mr. Malik Fida A Khan
Executive Director, CEGIS Member, National River Conservation Commission
Speakers:
Mr. Gyem Dorji, MP
Chairperson, Parliament Committee on Environment and Climate ChangeMs Agatha Sangma, MP
Member Climate Parliament IndiaMr. Thakur Gaire, MP
Member, Climate Parliament NepalMr Mahady Hassan
Country Coordinator, WRG Bangladesh (Coca-Cola)
Moderator:
Neeltje Kielan
Delegated Representative Water
Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands
Lunch Break
Session: Equity and Justice in Access to Climate Finance: International and Regional Perspective
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Key Note:
M Zakir Hossain Khan
Climate Finance Analyst
& Chief Executive, Change Initiative
Speakers:
Dr. Shaikh Shamsuddin Ahmed
Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission.Dr. Mohammad Abul Hossen
Member, Joint Rivers Commission, BangladeshRezaul Karim Chowdhury
Executive Director, Coast FoundationChowdhury Liakat Ali
Director, Sustainable Finance Department, Bangladesh BankDr. Shaikh Moniruzzaman
Joint Secretary (Fiscal Policy), Finance Division, Ministry of FinanceProfessor Mizan Khan
Professor, ICCCAD, Independent UniversityEnamul Huque
Head, Client Coverage, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Bangladesh
Moderator:
Dr Maliha Muzammil
Climate Change Specialist, UNDP Bangladesh
Session: Meeting on Migrant Workers Rights in South Asia in the context of UN Legally Binding Instrument (LBI) on Transnational Corporations and Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights
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Welcome Remarks:
Abul Kalam Azad
Program Manager, Action Aid Bangladesh
Key Note:
Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua
Lawyer Supreme court and human rights defender
Speakers:
Tanvir Shakil Joy, MP
Chair, Climate Parliament BangladeshShamim Hayder Patwary, MP
Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsSobita Gautam
Member of Parliament, Nepal
Moderator:
Farah Kabir
Country Director, ActionAid Bangladesh
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Session: South Asia Parliamentarians’ Roundtable on Regional Parliamentary Forum for Enhancing Regional Energy Co-operation: Bangladesh Consultation
Inaugural Address
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP
Special Envoy to the Honourable Prime Minister for Climate Change
Introductory Address
Shayan Shafi
USAID Bangladesh
Welcome Remarks & Moderators
Dr. Mukul Sharma
Asia Director, Climate Parliament DiscussantMohammad Hossain
Director General, Power Cell Division, Government of BangladeshNamrata Mukherjee
Deputy Chief of Party, South Asia General, Energy PartnershipRajiv Ratna Panda
Power Market Specialist, South Asia General, Energy Partnership
RPF
Dr. Sanjay Jaiwal MP
India on Behalf of BBINS lead MPs
Keynote
MP’s Discussion on RPF
Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Srilanka
Key Points
Monali Zeya Hazra
Regional Energy & Clean Energy Specialist and Mission, USAID India
Vote of Thanks
Mohammad Mamun Mia
Executive Director, The Earth Society
Session: Harmony with Nature: Balancing Development and Ecosystem Management
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Key Note:
James J. Schauer, PhD, PE, MBA
U.S. Science Envoy, U.S. Department of State Peterson-Rader-Hawnn Professor William C. Boyle Professor of Environmental Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison
Speakers:
Mr. Md Atiqul Islam
Mayor, Dhaka North City CorporationMs Helen LaFave
Chargé d'Affaires, US Embassy BangladeshSyeda Rizwana Hasan
Chief Executive, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman
Project Coordinator, Environmental Health and WASH Health System and Population Studies Division, ICDDR'bS.M. Munjurul Hannan Khan, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Nature Conservation ManagementCatalina Ochoa
Senior Urban Transport Specialist, World BankDaniel Novak
First Secretary
Embassy of Sweden
Moderator:
Imran Ahmed
Deputy Executive Director, Shakti Foundation
Session: Green City, Smart City: Integrating Green Infrastructure and Smart Solutions for Climate-Responsive Urban Development
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Key Note:
Dr. Asif Naimur Rashid
Chief Business Officer (CBO), Grameenphone ltd.
Session Chair
Rana Mohammad Sohail, MP
Member of Parliament, Bangladesh
Speakers:
Shafinaz Shameen
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Architecture, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)Ahsan Adelur Rahman, MP
Member, Committee on EstimatesMohammed Nasir Uddin
Member (Planning), Additional SecretaryVictoria Hobday
Senior Programme Manager (International), The Prince’s Foundation in London
Moderator:
Mohammad Fazle Reza Sumon
President, Bangladesh Institute of planners
BIP
Session: Climate Policy Sequencing for Green Entrepreneurship Development
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Keynote:
Mr Shaikh Eskander
Environmental economist. Senior Lecturer in Economics at Kingston University and a visiting fellow at LSE’s Grantham Research Institute.
Speakers:
Mr Shameem Haider Patwary, MP
Member, Standing Committee on Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsMr Sami Ahamed
CEO, Startup Bangladesh Ltd.Nurun Nahar
Deputy Governor, Bangladesh BankMr. Kajal Abdullah
Co-founder & CEO, Jahaji Ltd.
Moderator:
Mr Siddhartho Goshwami
Operations Team Lead, iDEA Project
Lunch Break
Session: Regional cooperation for sustainable energy: new architecture for regional energy governance
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Key Note:
H. E. Mr Charles Whiteley
EU Ambassador to Bangladesh
Speakers:
Mr Vincent Pala, MP
Member of ParliamentMr Eran Wickramaratne, MP
Member, Parliament Committee on National Economics and Physical Plans Member.Mr Gyem Dorji, MP
Chairperson, Parliament Committee on Environment and Climate Change (Bhutan)Mr Madhav Sapkota, MP
Member of Parliament from Nepal
Moderator:
Ms Waseqa Ayesha Khan, MP
Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
Session: Circular Economy strategies: Reducing Plastic Waste and Expanding Circularity to Combat Climate Change
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Keynote:
Sheikh Faezul Amin
Additional Secretary (Planning)
Ministry of Industries
Speakers:
Mir Mustaque Ahmed Robi, MP
Member, Standing Committee on
Ministry of Disaster Management &
ReliefMr Mayank Arora
MD, Coca-Cola Beverages LtdMr Md. Abul Kalam Azad
Head of Program, Cordaid Bangladesh Country OfficeShamima Akhter
Director-Corporate Affairs, Partnerships & Communications, Unilever Bangladesh LimitedEsrat Karim
Founder & Director, Amal Foundation, Jolkona Catalyst
Moderator:
Sharmin Sultana
Singer, Songwriter - Chirkutt, Communication Specialist-Salt Creatives, Climate Care Activist
Session: Clearing the air on climate change: how air quality co-benefits can help drive climate action
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Keynote:
Dr. Farhina Ahmed
Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Speakers:
Ugyen Tshering, MP
Member, Parliament Committee on Environment and Climate ChangeProf. Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder
Chairman, Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS)Tasnia Khandakar Prova
Research Associate, Centre of Peace and Justice, BRAC University,
Climate Action Champions Network (CACN)
Moderator:
Mr Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP
Special Envoy to the HPM for Climate Change
Session: Towards Climate Resilience: Leveraging the Power in Youth for Achieving Our Common Goals
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Keynote:
Chair:
Ms Rumana Ali, MP
Member, Standing Committee on
Ministry of Home Affairs
Member, Climate Parliament Bangladesh
Inspirator:
Shirin Lira
Programme Manager, Embassy of Switzerland
Speakers:
Moderator:
Welcome Remarks:
Vote of Thanks:
Closing Ceremony
Summit Audio Visual
Summit Declaration Presentation
Ambassadors’ Reflection
Special remarks.
H.E. Mr. Charles Whiteley
EU Ambassador to Bangladesh
H.E. Mr. Ghanshyam Bhandari
Nepal Ambassador
Embassy of Nepal Dhaka, Bangladesh
H.E. Mr. Thijs Woudstra
Charge de Affairs
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh
H.E. Mr. Matt Cannell
British Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director to Bangladesh
H.E. Ms Corinne Henchoz Pignani
Charge de Affairs
Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh
Special Guest Remarks
Kanni Wignaraja
Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations
A K M Enamul Hoque Shameem, MP
Honorable Deputy Minister.
Ministry of Water Resources.
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Address by the Chief Guest
M. A. Mannan, MP
Vote of Thanks
Tanvir Shakil Joy, MP
Closing Remarks
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP
