Junior Chamber Bangladesh (JCB), a platform of young entrepreneurs and professionals, is organising the three-day international conference.

President Iajuddin Ahmed is expected to inaugurate the conference titled "3E Summit" at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. The theme of the event is -- Educate! Enhance! Energize!

Organisers hope the innovative and interactive sessions of the conference would produce concrete output to address the issues related to the current generation leaders.

The conference will discuss a number of issues and needs related to young businessmen and professionals of Bangladesh, said JCB National President Syed Almas Kabir at a press conference held at the National Press Club yesterday.

Former JCB president Waker Ahmed Chowdhury, Event Coordinator Mishu Rahman and Marketing Coordinator Aftab Mahmud Khurshid also spoke.

The major issues to be discussed in the conference are global trade scenario, agro-based enterprises, environment protection and telecom industry.

Besides, a number of successful entrepreneurs and personalities including Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Chairman Syed Marghub Murshed, economist Debapriya Bhattacharya, industrialist Samson H. Chowdhury and women entrepreneur Rokia A Rahman will share their experiences with the participants at the 3E Summit.

Conference organisers said young entrepreneurs from India, Sri Lanka and Japan have already ensured their participation in the event. Some participants from Nepal and Malaysia are also expected to join the summit.

The participants will include people engaged in corporate and social development fields, trainers and eminent leaders. Two renowned experts from India and Sri Lanka will conduct two separate training sessions on management.

On the second day of the conference, annual JCB Awards -- Business Entity of the Year, Business Personality of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Best Business Plan --will be handed over to winners.

GrameenPhone, Partex Group, The Daily Star, Agro-based Industries and Technology Development Project (ATDP), Hongkong and Sanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Green Delta Insurance are the event partners of the conference.

JCB, formed in 1999 with entrepreneurs and professionals aged between 18 and 40, is the country partner of Junior Chamber International (JCI).

The JCI was founded in 1940 in the US with a view to developing leadership through workshops, training and community involvement among the young entrepreneurs. It has more than 2,00,000 members in 123 countries.