Published : 13 Aug 2026, 10:30 PM
Updated : 08 Sep 2026, 09:32 AM
The US Chamber of Commerce has organised a meeting with officials, business leaders, and former and present diplomats in Dhaka.
The “Breakfast Meeting” began at 8:30am at the Grand Ballroom of Hotel InterContinental, Dhaka.
Among those in attendance were:
1. Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA).
2. Major general (retd.) Md Nazrul Islam, executive member, Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA).
3. Dr Khandaker Azizul Islam, executive member, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA).
4. Md Mujib-ul-Ferdous, director general, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA).
5. Atul Kesha, president, US-Bangladesh Business Council and senior vice president, US Chamber of Commerce, International Affairs (South Asia).
6. Peter David Haas, former US ambassador to Bangladesh and advisor to Excelerate Energy, a US-based multinational energy company.
7. Sakshi Parihar, director, Government Affairs & Public Policy, US-Bangladesh Business Council (South Asia).
8. Shemei Gerson Levi, senior security consultant, US Chamber of Commerce.
9. Sidhanta Mehra, executive director (Bangladesh & South Asia), US-Bangladesh Business Council.
10. Derek Wong, vice president, Government Relations and Public Affairs, Asia-Pacific Region, Excelerate Energy and former US diplomat in Hong Kong and Mexico.
11. Patrick Pitts, senior director & chief of staff, South Asia, US Chamber of Commerce.
12. Udaya Arun, director, South Asia, US-Bangladesh Business Council.
13. Debi Chatterjee, lead, event coordination, US-Bangladesh Business Council.
14. Anand Vijay Jha, vice president, Visa.
15. Josef Skoldeberg, global head, Corporate Affairs, APR Energy.
16. Sudheer Sreekumaran Nair Valsala, delegation member.
17. Ravi Praful Valia, director, Government Affairs, India Medtronic Pvt. Ltd.
18. Nongdrenkhonba Singh Haorokohan, delegation member, US-Bangladesh Business Council.
19. Megha Singh, lead, Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Uber India and South Asia.
20. Chay Yuen Ting, director, Public Policy, South Asia, Meta.
21. Ruzan Sarwar, head of Public Policy, Bangladesh and Nepal, Meta.
22. Pia Brunner, head of Public Policy and Government Relations, Asia-Pacific, Uber.
23. Yu Ting Priscilla Koh, head, Government Affairs, Apple South Asia.
In addition, approximately 10–15 others also attended the meeting.
