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This Summit will focus on four themes of “IT, Training, Financing, & CSR” which are indispensable for the development of SME as the driving force for the future economy.
The ongoing world financial crisis has changed the global economy. Since the second half of 2007, the price of oil, coal, natural gas, and cereal has dramatically increased. This has directly caused the rapid increase of global production costs, which has led to inflation and slowed economic growth and development. The financial crisis has brought the world closer to a worldwide depression and has shaken original development and value systems. Currently, all countries are collaborating and making efforts to overcome the financial crisis and restructure the new global economy. What will this new structure be? How can the Asia-Pacific economy or even the global economy face current challenges and seize opportunities? How can SME achieve stable, positive, and long-term growth during the crisis?

In 2009, the world will shift its focus to the Asia-Pacific region, which boasts a dynamic economy with the greatest potential. It will also put emphasis on SME that are vigorous and show great potential because they are the hope of future. On September 11th-12th , 2009, the APEC Business SME Summit, jointly organized by Singapore Business Federation, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), People’s Municipal Government of Hangzhou and the Alibaba Group, will be held in Hangzhou-Capital of China’s e-Business. It aims to be a supreme gathering for global SME to communicate, cooperate and doing trade. The subject of the summit is “Constructing a New Commercial Culture in Crisis” . It is comprised of three parts: keynote speech, award ceremony for the 6th e-Businessmen Conference, and the 2nd Trading Fair for e-Businessmen.
Speakers Bio(TBC)
Frank N. Newman Chairman of Shenzhen Development Bank Co., Ltd
Mr. Frank N. Newman has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in Shenzhen Development Bank Co., Ltd. since June 2005. He used to be Independent Director and Acting Chairman of the Board in the Company. He also served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Vice Chairman of the Board. Chairman of the Board and Director in four banks.Muhammad Yunus2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner(Bengal) Muhammad Yunus (Via Video) is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. He previously was a professor of economics and is famous for his successful application of microcredit and the extension of small loans. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus is also the founder of Grameen Bank. In 2006, Yunus and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for their efforts to create economic and social development from below”. Yunus himself has received several other national and international honors. Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is the founder of Starbucks and serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Schultz has served as chairman of the board since 1985, and in January 2008, he reassumed the role of president and chief executive officer. From January 1986 to July 1987, Mr. Schultz was the chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of Il Giornale Coffee Company, a predecessor to the Company. From September 1982 to December 1985, Mr. Schultz was the director of retail operations and marketing for Starbucks Coffee Company, a predecessor to the Company. George Soros Chairman of Soros Fund Management, LCC George Soros is Chairman of Soros Fund Management, LCC and founder of The Open Society Institute. He was born in Budapest in 1930. He survived the Nazi occupation and then fled communist Hungary for England, where he graduated from the London School of Economics. He then settled in the United States, where he accumulated a large fortune through the investment advisory firm he founded and managed. Mr. Soros is the author of nine books, including most recently The New Paradigm for Financial Markets - The Crash of 2008 and What it Means. Teng Theng Dar, Chairman of APEC Business Advisory Council (2009). Teng Theng Dar is the CEO of the Singapore Business Federation. He has over twenty-eight years of management experience in the Asia Region, Australia and the Middle-East Region in recent years. He spent ten years each in Japan and Indonesia, four years each in Malaysia and Australia, operating businesses in the following sectors: FMCG (Manufacturing, Marketing & Distribution), Commodities trading, Agri-Food, ICT, Energy saving solutions & products, and Construction. Mr. Teng is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Management; Singapore Institute of Directors, Marketing Institute of Singapore, Singapore Customs Advisory Committee, Singapore- Liaoning Economic and Trade Council, Singapore- Zhejiang Economic & Trade Council, the Vice Chairman of Singapore Middle East Business Group - SBF & the Singapore Saudi Arabia Business Council and is also a Special Advisor to the Singapore Plastic Industry Association. He has also been a part of the Food & Beverage Sub-Group - Singapore Economic Review Committee and Food Industry Advisory Committee, Victoria State, Australia (1999 - 2001), Financing for SMEs - ACE, Financing Internationalization Committee - ACE. Zhu Min, Vice President of Bank of China, Mr. Zhu Min was born in 1951, graduated from Fudan University with a bachelor’s degree in 1982. He had obtained a master’s degree from Princeton University and a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. Zhu was elected as the executive assistant president of the Bank of China in 2003.Jack Ma, Chairman & CEO of Alibaba Group Jack Ma is the lead founder of Alibaba Group and has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Alibaba Group since its inception in 1999. He is responsible for the overall strategy and focus of Alibaba Group and Alibaba.com. Jack is a pioneer in the Chinese Internet industry, founding China Pages, one of the first Internetbased directories in China, in 1995. From 1998 to 1999, he headed an information technology company established by the China International Electronic Commerce Center (CIECC), a department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC). Jack currently serves on the board of SOFTBANK CORP., a leading digital information company that is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. As a respected business leader, he was chosen by the World Economic Forum as a “Young Global Leader” in 2001, selected by China Central Television (CCTV) and its viewers as one of the “Top 10 Business Leaders of the Year” in 2004, and selected as one of the “25 Most Powerful Businesspeople in Asia” by Fortune Magazine in 2005. Jack is also a member of APEC Business Advisory Council, which was established by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, in 1995 as the vehicle for formalizing private sector participation in APEC.

WiMAX or the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a telecommunications technology for providing wireless data across long distances through point-to-point links, with full access to mobile phones.
The Wimax service, reaching Bangladesh rather late, will draw about 10,000 users by the end of 2008 and over 200, 000 by the end of 2010. WiMAX, 30 times faster than 3G mobile technology and 100 times faster than wireless data rates, can solve the problems of rural connectivity. WiMAX can replace GSM and CDMA cellular phone technologies, or increase capacity, used as a layover. It has been used as a wireless backhaul technology for 2G, 3G, and 4G networks in both developed and developing countries.

As Bangladesh’s Telecom Industry is booming with a growing middle-class, experts expect a big demand for broadband wireless services and WiMAX. Bangladesh will have around 12 million WiMAX subscribers by 2012, they expect.

Pure London is the UK’s largest and one of Europe’s most exciting fashion trade events. With over 800 directional womenswear, young creative labels, footwear and accessories, buyers will find an unrivalled and diverse product offer.

Highlights:
Pure occupies two floors of the Grand Hall Olympia and offers an exciting fusion of contemporary designer and directional fashion, with the independently edited catwalk at the heart of the show.

Visitor’s Profile:
Boutique/ Chain Store / Department Store Buyers, Fashion Licensees, Distributors, Importers / Wholesalers, Fashion Professionals, Brand Name Manufacturers, Merchandisers, Retailers, Corporate Buyers, Media & other related professionals & General Public are the target visitors.

Exhibitor’s Profile:
Profile for exhibit include Women’s Wear, Men’s Wear, Children’s Wear, Maternity Wear, Fashion Accessories, Ready To Wear, Casual Wear, Lingerie, Sports Wear, Beach Wear, Evening Wear, Leather Wear, Specialty Wear, Fashion Accessories, Handbags, Footwear, Costume Jewellery, Own Brand Manufacturer.

Organizer:
Emap TPS
Greater London House, Hampstead Road,
London, United Kingdom.
Tel: +(44)-(20)-77285000
Fax: +(44)-(20)-77283900
E-mail: info@garmentsmaker.com

A2Z Trading Inc is leading Branded WiMAX equipment supplier in Bangladesh. Last few years they are supplying PSTN Phone to the Bangladeshi Telecom Company. A2Z import and markets proprietary products, including Wi-Fi and WiMAX. panel antennas,  WIMAX USB, mobile GPS and cellular antennas, as well as base station antennas (for cell phone towers), through its Wireless Communications Solutions Division. Our mission giving cheep price technology with quality. Our USB adaptor for bringing WiMAX’s high-speed mobile broadband to laptop PCs said Mr. Khan director of A2Z.  A2Z wi4 WiMAX USB adaptor has been designed with multiple antenna technology to provide high-speed connectivity in the various and unpredictable environments where users expect service, especially indoor home, business and coffee shop environments, as well as on-the-go in a mobile world. The USBw 100 delivers increased range and higher throughput when compared with single-antenna solutions. A2Z said the device, which easily plugs into the USB port, seamlessly connects the laptop computer to a WIMAX broadband network for reliable, easy, high-speed connection for e-mail; web surfing, video and audio streaming, GPS services, Internet phone calls and other uses. If you have any inquiry regarding WiMAX equipment in Bangadesh. Just Mail: a2z@live.com  

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is Shahrukh Khan’s only film for 2008 (not considering his guest appearances in Krazy4 and Bothootnath). The film is about a not-so-happy couple, Surinder Sahni(SRK) and Taani (Anushka Sharma), who find true love while participating in a reality dance show called “Dancing Jodi”. The film is written and directed by Aditya Chopra, and features Vinay Pathak, Anupam Kher and Farida Jalal in side roles. There are also guest appearances by Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Priyanka Chopra.

Music of RNBDJ is composed by the Salim and Sulaiman Merchant. I hope you like them, I personally haven’t listened to them yet. Read the rest of this entry →

Ghajini is the latest film from Aamir Khan to be released on Christmas this year. It’s directed by A. R. Murugadoss. The other major cast of Ghajini includes Asin Thottumkal and Jia Khan. The film is about a rich mobile phone company owner, Prashanth Pawar(Amir Khan), who loses his memory after being hit on the head in a fight. I don’t wanna give out any spoilers here, so if you wanna know more about the storyline, checkout Wikipedia.

Music of Ghajini is directed by the one and only A. R. Rehman. Absolutely great music. I was kinda disappointed with Yuvraa’s music, but this one is great. I specially Behka and Ghajini and Kaise Mujhe and …. actually I love all of ‘em. But the best has to be Kaise Mujhe, I’m listening to it right now and it’s intoxicating!

By the way these songs are in MP3 format, they’re a lot bigger than .rm files.
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Bangladesh is country which is suitable for investment. Few years ago lot of foreigner invest in India but now a days situation changed because India is country where US & UK People are not secure. November 2008 they kill lot of US & UK investor in a hotel. So India is place which is risk for investment. In that case Bangladesh is a country where you can easily access and secure for invest you money and doing business.

Before doing business with Bangladesh Market Research is very important. Marketing research, or market research, is a form of business research and is generally divided into two categories: consumer market research and business-to-business (B2B) market research, which was previously known as industrial marketing research. Consumer marketing research studies the buying habits of individual people while business-to-business marketing research investigates the markets for products sold by one business to another.