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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        based on the core human necessities.   Globalization and Business 4.0.   Caliburger in New York, USA and for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Delegates can benefit from engaging
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            the ASEAN Region in Bangkok,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        As such our business value
               The                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      propositions will always revolve   with international and Bangladeshi   Thailand. We also hope to promote
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            their products such as facial
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        around providing farm to table
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          experts to explore key people, process
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            recognition payments, robotics and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        solutions across the supply chain for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          and progress strategies to augment the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        the basic need commodities namely:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          human potential. The event target for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            e-gaming in strategic North American,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        food (organic agriculture, agrotech,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            South Asian and ASEAN markets. We
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          the middle of the calendar year hopes
               Disruptor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                commodity trading and FNB),       to initiate disruptive conversations   are also heavily invested in sourcing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            fintech solutions and blockchain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        educations & skills (educational
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          among global and local stakeholders
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        institutions, soft skills & technical
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            based power distribution systems.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          with a mix of young global leaders and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        skills development), health (wellness,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          cross-industry veterans to solve these

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        healthtech & mental health
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          issues in a multi-fold solution. It is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        promotion), clothing (RMG) and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            greatest economic problem
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Movementum Consultancy and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        energy (energy distribution and   being primarily organized by      In your opinion what is the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        sustainable energy solutions). This   Facilitation Group (MCFG) with our   you see in society today?
             ICE Business Times sits in conversation with                                                                                                                                                                                                               would be augmented by technology   strategic partnership and we hope this   Primarily, I believe it is the lack of
             Maimun Ur Rashid Mustafa and discusses with                                                                                                                                                                                                                (relevant 4IR B2B and B2C solutions),   will be an annual event we can hold as   decent jobs which gives rise to a
             the young Global Group CEO of Amzo Global                                                                                                                                                                                                                  communication (social impact and   per the needs of the day.        vicious cycle. Due to lack of
             Enterprises about his entrepreneurial journey                        responsibilities of entrepreneurship. I                                                                                                                                               sport activations) and media                                        employment opportunities in the
             and his future plans for creating impactful social                   was lucky when I joined university to                                                                                                                                                 (entertainment, digital media, new   What are the primary           private sector, students who have been
             change through global commerce.                                      have 4 mentors who were my guides                                                                                                                                                     media, games, sports and          projects of your principal        told that all they need is a good
                                                                                  to recovery. My faculty Dr Ishraque                                                                                                                                                   infotainment). Our group motto is to                                education to get work with good pay
                                                                                  Osman, my Dean Dr Tazul Islam, my                                                                                                                                                     ‘disrupt everything possible’ and we   company MCFG now?            realize they were told a lie  after
                                                                                  Head of Department, Ms. Simin Seury                                                                                                                                                   intend to stay true to it.        MCFG is a concern of the sub-group,   spending millions on education. They
                                                                                  and my Director of OSA, Mr. Manzur H                                                                                                                                                                                    Meta Enterprises under our parent   do not have hands on experience in
                                                                                  Khan who supported me with my                                                                                                                                                         What is your career               brand, Amzo Global Enterprises. In   addition to the academics so they
                                                invovled in the law firm that recently   endeavors within and outside the                                                                                                                                               objective?                        addition to the “Let’s Disrupt” and   resort to low paying jobs.  Moreover,
                                                concluded the Uber and Soft bank   classroom. My university, American                                                                                                                                                   Two things. First, it is to be the   “LEAD4IR” activations, we aim to   this gives way to a greater problem:
                                                deal. However we were still kids then   International University- Bangladesh                                                                                                                                            highest tax payer of Bangladesh, a   launch a full fledged series of   social disharmony. A national
                                                and I realized that our horizons could   heavily invested in me and not only                                                                                                                                            title held by my cousin’s father-in-law   infotainment events as per part of our   mentality shift needs to occur in
                                                be so much more than just trying to   was I able to graduate with a 3.97 in                                                                                                                                                                               activation wing that compliment the   addition to a shift to skills based
              Tell us about the turning         do something within the boundaries   Economics and a Chairman’s                                                                                                                                                         the legendary Kaus Mia. Second, to be   ‘Digital Bangladesh’ vision of our   training which the Government is
              point of your                     of my nation. Upon coming back I   Leadership medal but I was rewarded                                                                                                                                                  the largest private sector job provider   government. Additionally, as a   currently promoting. Sadly, we give so
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        of Bangladesh.
              entrepreneurial journey to        participated in 2 back to back Model   via extracurriculars so that I could                                                                                                                                                                               licensee to the Global Chamber ®   much negative energy to young people
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Barisal chapter, I hope to leverage the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            around us saying that they ‘cannot do
                                                                                  debate in the prestigious Oxford,
              where it stands today?            UN conferences in Sri Lanka and India   Cambridge and World Universities                                                                                                                                                Tell us a little bit about your   network as a Director of Bangladesh to   it’. The paradigms of baby boomers
                                                respectively, receiving special
              I would not say there was any one   mentions awards in both. I thus knew   Debating Championships for the first                                                                                                                                           events “Let’s Disrupt” and        connect Barisal and Bangladeshi   and millennials are different but there
              thing but a multitude of dominoes   we, as Bangladeshis, could compete   time in AIUB’s history. I met my best                                                                                                                                                                              businesses with the other metros of   is much that each can learn from the
              that fell in place for better or worse   globally. I applied abroad and got   friend and future business partner                                                                                                                                          LEAD4IR                           the Global Chamber dedicated to   another. I am not that old myself but I
              for entrepreneurship to kick in. A   accepted into Monash University and   during this time, Sahel Md Fardeen                                                                                                                                             Let’s Disrupt is a panel event that we   growing business from anywhere to   try to learn from my 5 year old
              ‘chance meet’ as told in one of my   Willamette University. As luck would   Faez with whom I started the                                                                                                                                                  hope to launch as a ‘Made in      everywhere with chapters located in   nephew too. Having said that, we
              favorite novels, the Lord of the Rings.   have it the Grim Reamer known as   foundations of Movementum                                                                                                                                                    Bangladesh’ platform across the globe.   525 metros across 195 countries. With   must also learn from previous
              Firstly, through a lot of right   finance hit our family again and those   Consultancy and Facilitation Group                                                                                                                                             The inaugural event “Let’s Disrupt:   our technology wing Prottech, we hope   generations because their knowledge
              alignment of the stars I got into the   dreams that were 12 years in the   and we worked with IGLOO ICE                                                                                                                                                   Conversation Among Stakeholders of   to develop a PASS (platform as a   is tantamount. Many things are
              Bangladesh national debate team and   making was crushed. That disgruntled   Cream, Mi Amore, Nandos                                                                                                                                                      the Job Market” hopes to explore the   service) based retails scheme for mass   changing in the 4IR but some aspects
              when I went to Seoul, Korea to    19 year then decided if money was all   Bangladesh, Intraco Group among                                                                                                                                                 root causes of lack of access to jobs   markets with special emphasis on   about human nature do not. These
              participate in the World Schools   that was required, then earning   others. All this while, I went to the top                                                                                                                                            and the resulting social disharmony   retail, financial, healthcare and agro   management and soft skills we can
              Debate Championship 2007, I met   money is what he should do. I started   and fell to the bottom 8 times as I                                                                                                                                             due to barriers to decent employment   industries. With our partnership with   learn from our seniors and they have
              some of the most brilliant minds from   working in one of the top lifestyle   learned the virtues of grit, mental                                                                                                                                         and income by placing stakeholders   quality US based vendors we hope to   this in abundance. We need to find
              33 different nations. Where some   magazines in Bangladesh, was     stamina and resilience. It was in 2019                                                                                                                                                across the job market spectrum on a   provide hard skills training such as   common ground among the seniors
              went to just compete in a debate   organizing top-notch sport events,   finally, that my cousins and I                                                                                                                                                    single platform.                  Data Visualization and Forensic   and youngsters where we use younger
              tournament I went to make human   launching the first internet radio in   discussed with our uncle in the US to                                                                                                                                           Concurrently, LEAD4IR Summit 2020   Accounting for the much needed   people’s intuitive ingenuity along with
              connections. Not only did I find that I   Bangladesh and working with some of   amalgamate our family businesses                                                                                                                                          will bring together delegates from   emerging data analytics and    the experience of elders to take the
              could relate on an intellectual level   the biggest players in the world of   and give birth to the conglomerate                                                                                                                                          business, STEM, development,      complimentary skills market.      earth forward sustainably. A team
              with these individuals but they were   commerce both locally and    brand, Amzo Global Enterprises as it                                                                                                                                                  communication and media                                             effort needs to be taken by the private,
              humane just like you or me. I can   internationally. In other words, I was   is known today.                                                                                                                                                              backgrounds who can lead positive   What are your future            not-for-profit, government and
              proudly say I am in touch with many   not focused and tried to do too much.                                                                                                                                                                               change in the 4th Industrial                                        development sectors. Although I
              of these friends of mine whether it   Eventually it all stacked up and I   What are the fundamental                                                                                                                                                       Revolution. Not only does the Summit   prospects?                   believe everyone is trying their best, a
              was Ieva from Lithuania who is now   crumbled. I fell into depression when I                                                                                                                                                                              hope to explore emerging and      We are proud to announce that we   more cohesive effort needs to be
              the Internal Communications Manager   saw my friends join their university   key strategies of your                                                                                                                                                       disruptive ideas in order for     have successfully reached an      undertaken to ensure that people,
              of Revolut, Kithmina who is an    campuses and I realized the ‘high’ had   business operations?                                                                                                                                                           individuals and nations to be leaders   understanding with the US based Cali   process and the environment are
              amazing economist in Sri Lanka or   come to an end. This ‘failure’ was my   As a family group of enterprises we                                                                                                                                           in Industry 4.0, it also hopes to   Group to promote the master     leveraged for local and global
              Ignacio from Argentina who was    first true learning on the        have developed our growth strategies                                                                                                                                                  discover synergy between          franchises of their burger chain,   development.
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