The 4th ‘WE’ Summit concluded with an exhibition of handmade products, meetings, and seminars, recognition of special contributions, and a fashion with the aim of Winning together. On Saturday night, Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni handed over the ‘WE-Joyee’ award among 20 medalists at Nabaratna Hall of International Conference City Bashundhara-ICCB, the country’s leading organization Women and E-Commerce Trust (WE).
WE founder and President Nasima Akhter Nisha presided over the WE- Joyee award ceremony while Md. Samsul Arefin, Secretary Information and Communication Technology Division and CCA Controller ATM Ziaul Islam, e-CAB President Shomi Kaiser, Prime Bank President and Managing Director Tariq Afzal, Daraz Chief Operating Officer (COO) Khandaker Tasfin Alam were present as the special guests.
Earlier, while speaking as the chief guest, the education minister Dr. Dipu Moni said that women are everywhere today. But they need training to become entrepreneurs. Because if women advance, the country will advance. We want to move the country forward together with women entrepreneurs.
Nasima Akhtar Nisha, the Founder and President of WE, said, ‘Every year, WE-Joyee awards are presented during the summit. This time 10 women who have contributed in different sectors of the country have been awarded. Apart from this, 10 women entrepreneurs from among the members of WE have been awarded.’
Nisha said that the award was finalized by forming a jury board of 10 people consisting of five jurors from WE and five from outside. In order to win the prize, WE members had to fill out the specified form and submit the information. After that, the winners were determined in different categories through scrutiny.
E-CAB president Shomi Kaiser said that the welfare of women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh is due to the leading role of WE. We now need to highlight the success of Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs and brand them globally.
Secretary of Information and Communication Technology Division Md. Shamsul Arefin said, to be a smart citizen, women must be smart. If we can’t use the power of our women properly, the economy can never be strengthened, so we have to make them strong people.
ATM Ziaul Islam, controller of CCA, said that the platform which started in 2017, has now become a platform for more than one million women in the country. He hopes to continue the progress of Bangladesh along with the progress of the WE.
Khandakar Tasfin Alam, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Daraz highlighted the importance of women in Bangladesh’s e-commerce sector. In the future, announced to be with women of WE in various initiatives.
Imana Haque Jyoti, director of WE, delivered the welcome address on the occasion. She thanked all the participants and partners for making the event a success.
Those who won awards
According to the jury, former Member of Parliament and Educationist Late Panna Kaiser has been awarded this year’s winner in the Inspirational Leadership category. The other Joyee Award 2023 winners are: Tasmima Hossain, Editor of Dainik Ittefaq in Journalism; Farzana Chowdhury, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Green Delta Insurance Company Limited in the category of Corporate Leader of the Year; Dermatologist and Head of Sexual Medicine of Lifespring Dr. Sushma Reza as Innovator of the Year in Healthcare; World Bank Private Sector Specialist Hosna Ferdous Sumi in Social Influencer of the Year category; Ishita Sharmeen CEO of bikroy.com as E-Commerce Pioneer of the Year, Steadfast Courier Limited Chairman Jayariya Mostari in the F-Commerce category of the Year; Munzerin Shahid, English Teacher of Ten Minute School in the Education Influencer of the Year category; Performer in Media Personality of the Year category Actress and Director Hridee Haque and Women’s World founder Farnaz Alam in the Social influencer of the year category.
Winners Awarded
In addition, 10 of WE’s entrepreneurial members received awards this time. The winners are Aksa Haim of FabricArt (Category: Entrepreneur of the Year), Jannatul Ferdous of Nuki Shop BD (Local Product of the Year), Shahida Manowar of Triratna (Inspiration of the Year), Rawda Tanjida of e-Hatbazar (Spirit of the Year), Nasheed Andalib of Kabya Kanya (Emerging of the Year); Roopban’s Shimul Billah Khan Majlish (Best Innovation), Farhana Akhter of Farhana’s Dream (Best Social Entrepreneur of the Year), Wazeda’s Collection’s Parveen Begum (Best Exporter of the Year), Swapnachura’s Ishrat Jahan (Best Campaign of the Year) and Cookmasala’s Ferdous Akhter (Best Business of the Year).
Award winners and awardees are presented with mementos (crests), citations, certificates, and gifts on the closing day of the WE Summit.
Before this, a workshop entitled Empowering Women through Digital Entrepreneurship was held at 3 p.m. Monir Hasan, Chief Coordinator of Prothom Alo Digital Transformation and Youth Activities, AKAM Fazlul Haque, Project Director of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech Park Rajshahi Project and Swati Sharmin, Training and Management Expert of Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Development Project were the speakers.
Monir Hasan spoke about the sudden disappearance of entrepreneurs’ Facebook pages. He said, now entrepreneurs should be careful about Facebook pages. In this case, everyone must first know why the page is disappearing. It is important to know that first. Then any tools that may damage the page or group should be moved on. Secondly, if someone sends a mail or a link in the inbox, first, without clicking on it, take a screenshot of it and share it with others in the group. Or show people who work with social media. Can’t be clicked at all. Third, everyone needs to create at least one website. If you have a website, at least you don’t have to be in danger if the page goes down suddenly. Even when a website has a link on Facebook, it is more credible to Facebook.
Then he said that all other entrepreneurs including women entrepreneurs are being given space to do business in various hi-tech parks of the country. At this time, he highlighted the various steps taken by these hi-tech parks through a presentation.
At the end of the workshop, Swati Sharmin spoke about various types of training for women. He said that he conducted training programs from the Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Development Project in different districts of the country. Many have become self-reliant after receiving this training. Therefore, he urged the women entrepreneurs to take training from that project of the government.
Sabbir Rahman Tanim taught wellness techniques
Tanim talked about the importance of food to stay healthy. This speaker talks about the nutritional value of food and what foods should and shouldn’t be eaten. She spoke in front of women entrepreneurs at the We Summit, highlighting her life experiences.
Workshop on Digital Signatures
Mohammad Kazi Shoaib, Assistant Programmer, CCA, conducted a workshop on how to use digital signatures in e-commerce to prevent fraud. He shows how digital signatures can be digitally identified and how digital signatures can reduce time and cost. He also believes that the use of digital signatures must be increased to create a smart Bangladesh.
‘Fund her Future: Advancing Financial Inclusion for Women Entrepreneurs’ was
one of the events of the day. The chief guests in this panel discussion were Sami Ahmed, MD of Startup Bangladesh, Nazmul Huda, Additional Director of Bangladesh Bank, Rezwanul Haque Jami, Head of Commercialization and E-Commerce of a2i, CEO of Astha Life Insurance, Brig. General (Retd.) Anwar Shafiq. e-CAB Free Finance Secretary Asif Ahnaf moderated the panel.
In the discussion, the panelists discussed investment in startups and processes that entrepreneurs need to follow in the investment process. Besides, the negotiators also talked about how women entrepreneurs can be included in financial inclusion. Apart from this, various types of benefits provided by different banks for women entrepreneurs are highlighted.
Daraz and Fresh Ananya Sanitary Napkin were the platinum sponsors for this event. Besides, bKash is a payment partner, Prime Bank is a banking partner, Green Delta Insurance is an insurance partner, and Shakti as nutrition partner. Moreover, Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, Runner Motorcycle, e-Cab, Flora Telecom, Zerocall, and Dhaka Live as live broadcast partners were also partners.
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