2nd Women Empowerment Summit held
Today, women are advancing at an equal pace, writing success stories in every sector. They are creating their own employment as well as creating a new identity. Analyzing the context of Bangladesh, it can be seen that the success of women is not only in urban areas, but thousands of successful women can be found in remote areas. Those who are moving forward with success and making important contribution to the economic development of the country.
Currently, women in Bangladesh are strengthening their position as successful workers or entrepreneurs in their workplaces. In continuation of this, Women Empowerment Summit 2023 was held for the 2nd time at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) organized by Bangladesh Innovation Forum and Bangladesh Women in Technology (BWIT) to inspire women in various initiatives.
The day-long event covered innovation for start-ups, fundraising, which skills are important for a professional career, the use of artificial intelligence in business, software development, expanding a company across borders and what skills women need to lead a company. etc.
Speakers at the event included Amazon Web Services Solution Architecture Leader Mohammad Mahadi-uz-Zaman, Bangladesh Women in Technology (BWIT) President Rezwana Khan and General Secretary Asia Neela, SR Venture & Consultancy Founder & CEO Saima Rahman, BdOSN CEO Kaniz Fatema, President of Bangladesh ICT Journalists Forum (BIJF) Nazneen Nahar, founder of Creative IT Institute. Monir Hussain, Farzana Rahman, Former Solution Leader of Cloud, Kawsar Ahmed, Founder & CEO of The Cow Company.
Ariful Hasan Apu, president of Bangladesh Innovation Forum said, "Our women are doing well in every sector, so it is very important to keep yourself updated with technology in the coming days, so we have arranged the topics of this summit in such a way that it is beneficial for students, startups, employees and entrepreneurs. Along with that, we see many successful women around us and their success seems natural in our eyes but they also came to this position today after going through many ups and downs, so this is our summit today on how to overcome adversity and become successful.
Rezwana Khan, president of Bangladesh Women in Technology (BWIT), said about the event: "We women can do anything, no obstacle can stop us, and the current age is the age of technology, so the participation of women in technology should be increased. Efforts to participate equally in innovation and technological change should start from childhood. Technology initiative and innovation should be encouraged. "
Amazon Web Services Solutions Architecture Leader Mohammad Mahadi-uz-Zaman said, “From buying rice and pulses to searching for stock market news, the use of computer-based intelligence is increasing significantly. Artificial intelligence technology will give new dimension to business possibilities in future, artificial intelligence has already started to be used. And it gives a great experience to traders.
Organized by Bangladesh Innovation Forum and Bangladesh Women in Technology (BWIT), the summit was co-organized by Women and E-Commerce Forum (WE) and supported by Star Computer Systems Limited, Surjamukhi Limited and Creative IT Institute.
