Speakers / Resource Persons

Dr.Sadequl Islam- Canada

Professor of Economics, Laurentian University, Canada

Dr. Islam is a professor and former  Chair of economics at Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada. He has an MA and a Ph.D in economics from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. His research and teaching fields include macroeconomics, international economics, applied econometrics, and the Chinese economy. His publications include many articles in scholarly journals and a book The "Textile and Clothing Sector of Bangladesh in a changing World Economy" published by the centre for Policy Dialogue and the University Press. He was a visiting scholar at El Colegio de Mexico, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), and the Centre for Policy Dialogue.

Dr. Cherubini Lorenzo- Canada
Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Brock University, Canada

Professor Cherubini’s research is concentrated primarily in the areas of teacher development, policy analysis, and English Education and is funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). He has published over 120 articles and proceedings, has authored eight book chapters, written ten books, and edited three others. He has also presented more than 100 refereed conference papers across Canada, the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia.