BEAR Summit 2025

Summit Agenda

A detailed look at the events across all three days.

Day 1: July 16, 2025
BEAR Summit 2025 - Inaugural Day & AI Summit
9:00 AM

Preamble by Prof. Muhammad Mustafa Hussain

9:05 AM

Welcome Message from Prof. Yunus (Video or In-person)

9:10 AM

Opening Speech by Mr. Faiz Taieyb

9:25 AM

Keynote Talk by World Bank

9:40 AM

MOU Signing for STAR Facility

Brief thanking note by BUET VC Borhan Badruzzaman

9:50 AM

National AI Policy by Tarik Adnan Moon

10:00 AM

AI for the People: Jobs, Justice, and Digital Progress

Panelists: BNP, NCP, JI, Govt. Policymakers

Moderator: HAS Faiz Taiyeb

11:00 AM

AI Investment and Start-ups

12:00 PM

AI Talent Force Development

1:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Cyber Security - Conventional and AI Enhanced

Panelists: NSU, BRAC, AFD, Industry

Moderator: DU

3:00 PM

Biotech for Health, Food & Water Security

Panelists: DU, NSU, EWU, BAU, Industry, Govt.

Moderator: JU

4:00 PM

Robotics for Resilience, Labor, and Industry Revolution 4.0 and 5.0

Panelists: MIST, BRAC, Industry

Moderator: NSU

5:00 PM

Networking at Innovation Pavilion

With Bangladeshi Traditional Snacks, Sweets and Fruits

Day 2: July 17, 2025
Bangladesh National Semiconductor Symposium 2025
9:00 AM

Inaugural Session Welcome

9:05 AM

Welcome Message from Prof. Yunus (Video or In-person)

9:10 AM

Inauguration by Mr. Faiz Taiyeb

9:25 AM

BIDA Presentation: “Why Bangladesh?”

9:45 AM

National Initiatives for Semiconductor by Prof. Mustafa Hussain

10:00 AM

Keynote on NRBs in Global Semiconductor Ecosystem by Prof. Sayeef Salahuddin

10:25 AM

Panel 1 on Semiconductor Talent Force in Bangladesh

Panelists: VC Saleh Naqib, U Rajshahi; Former VC M. Rezwan Khan, UIU; BUET EEE Chair ABM Harun Ur Rashid; AIUB Prof. Shahriar Rizvi; MIST Commandant Major General Nasim; AUST EEE Chair Bobby Barua

Moderator: Prof. M. Anisuzzaman Talukdar, BUET

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Poster Presentation by Students

2:00 PM

Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Panel

Panelists: All CEOs of Bangladeshi Companies

Moderator: Dr. Sayeed Badrudduza, Sr. Principal Engr and Director, NXP

5:00 PM

Networking at Innovation Pavilion & Award Ceremony

Award by IEEE EDS President Bin Zhao

Day 3: July 18, 2025
Global Semiconductor Leaders Roundtable (Chattogram)
7:00 AM

Bus to Airport

8:00 AM

Flight to Chittagong

9:00 AM

Cars to KEPZ

9:30 AM

Welcome message by KEPZ Leadership and Breakfast

9:45 AM

Tour of KEPZ

11:00 AM

Talks by Foreign Delegates

Panelists: Texas Instruments CTO; SK Hynix CVP; MediaTek CVP; SanDisk/Western Digital VP; Global Foundries VP; Tokyo Electron Limited VP; Enovix VP; Angel Investor; WTO Director

Moderator: Dr. Anisul Khan, VP, Applied Materials

1:20 PM

Working lunch and networking

2:00 PM

Various Meetings

3:30 PM

Bangladesh Declaration and Closing Remark

5:00 PM

Return flight to Dhaka