Disaster Risk Reduction

manages the famous heritage palaces and mosque of the Nawab Bahadur Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury, the co-founder of the Dhaka University. He is the General Body Member of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI). He is a reputed educationist and financial expert. He is a commerce graduate from the Dhaka University and obtained his MBA in Banking from the Edward University, USA and PhD in Banking & Finance from the Bircham International University, Spain. He is an outstanding scholar, management specialist with exposure in management of educational institutions of higher learning, financial institutions, banks and civil society think tank. Prof. Dr. Akbaruddin Ahmad is widely traveled and attended national, regional and international conferences, seminars and presented papers on disaster management, disaster law, financial sector reforms and tourism and authored several books and technical papers. He is a prolific writer and regular contributor to national dailies and peer reviewed national and international journals. He delivered lectures in BBA and MBA Programs. He has worked as a Senior Consultant for the World Bank/USAID for the Financial Sector Reform Project (FSRP) for the restructuring of four nationalized commercial banks and the Bangladesh Bank. He was also "IT" Advisor for Janata Bank, Rupali Bank and the Bangladesh Computer Council. Prof. Ahmad worked as the Vice-Chairman, International Information Systems Inc., Lowell, Mass., USA and Managing Director, Jeraisy Computer Services & Riyadh House Est., Saudi Arabia. He also worked as Senior Consultant, KPMG/ Rahman Rahman & Huq, Chartered Accountants. He has set up several schools, college, madrasahs as donor and founder and involved in several socio-cultural, religious and economic activities.

 

Dr. Ananda Babu Srungarapati is a societal awareness specialist, and a scholar. As the founder President of DMICS (Disaster Management Initiatives and Converge