VoB Week
Voice of Business's flagship annual event — a multi-day showcase built around each year's new magazine issue, featuring corporate speakers, panel discussions, and hands-on career-prep sessions for FBS students.
What Happens at VoB Week
Every edition anchors on the same moment — unveiling that year's new VoB magazine issue — then builds a program of speaker panels, career-prep workshops, and industry discussions around it. In later years that's grown to include Startup Fairs for student entrepreneurs, youth carnivals, and cultural performances alongside the core corporate programming.
Past Editions
Seven editions, seven themes. Jump to a year for the full recap.
VoB Week 2022
Themed "Prospective Upswing Through SMEs," this edition unveiled the 12th magazine issue and marked VoB’s legacy since 2008, mixing an SME-focused guest panel with an interactive quiz and a performance from the faculty’s student Music Wing.
groupsNotable Guests
- Dr. Muhammad Abdul Moyeen — Dean, FBS
- Dr. Masudur Rahman — Chairperson, SME Foundation Bangladesh
- Nazmul Islam — MD & CEO, SKRP Group
VoB Week 2019
Themed "The Data Insurgence: Pathway to Precision," the tenth-issue edition centered on a Datapreneurship session exploring how data is reshaping business, plus a returning Startup Fair for student ventures.
groupsNotable Guests
- Qazi Urfi Ahmad — Director of Brands & Communication, Banglalink
- Morshed Mishu — Assistant Editor, UNMAD
- Asif Al Hye — Head of Analytics, Intelligent Machine Ltd.
- Rageeb Kibria — Project Manager, Lightcastle Partners
VoB Week 2018
Themed "Binary Convenience: Emergence of Digital Services," this edition unveiled both the ninth magazine issue and VoB’s first official website, alongside a brand-new Startup Fair giving DU-based student entrepreneurs a stage to sell their products.
groupsNotable Guests
- Faisal Basher — Chief Economist, Bangladesh Bank
- Dr. Abdun Noor Islam — CEO, Nagorik TV
- Ariful Basher — Digital Business Lead, Grey Dhaka
- Mehadi Ul Haque — Head of Strategic Partnership, Sheba.xyz
VoB Week 2017
VoB’s 10th-anniversary edition, built around the eighth issue’s cover story on women in corporate leadership, "The Leadership Tale: Journey to the Pinnacle." Around 700 students turned out across the panels, branding session, and outdoor activities — capped with a cake-cutting for the milestone.
groupsNotable Guests
- Prof. Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam — Chief Patron, Dean of FBS
- Faisal Ahmed — Chief Economist, Bangladesh Bank
- Asjadul Kibria — Planning Editor, Financial Express
- Zara Mahbub — Head of Communication, BRAC Bank
- Jesmin Ehsan — Head of Finance, Ericsson
VoB Week 2016
Four days built around the seventh magazine issue, mixing an entrepreneurship seminar and a female leadership panel with a Youth Carnival that brought in seven partner youth organizations, capped by an alumni closing gathering.
groupsNotable Guests
- Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya — Macroeconomist
- Ishtiaq Ahmed — CEO, petroleum company
VoB Week 2014
A career-focused edition built around three flagship sessions: "Career Hacks" with industry pros, "She is Powered" on women’s leadership, and a banking panel weighing theory against practice, alongside a branding strategy workshop. The magazine’s sixth issue opened the week.
groupsNotable Guests
- Dr. Atiur Rahman — Governor, Bangladesh Bank
- Prof. Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam — Dean & Chief Patron
- Rubana Huq — MD, Mohammadi Group
- Solaiman Sukhon — Head of Marketing, Elite Technologies
VoB Week 2012–13
Built around the theme of women’s empowerment, the second day paired a panel on corporate readiness — dress code, grooming, communication — with a day-one keynote from Google Bangladesh’s Kazi Monirul Kabir. The guest list leaned heavily on corporate leadership.
groupsNotable Guests
- Kazi Monirul Kabir — Google Bangladesh
- Annisul Huq — Former FBCCI/BGMEA President
- Sara Zaker — Asiatic 360
- Rubana Huq — MD, Mohammadi Group
- Rubaba Dowla — CSO, Airtel Bangladesh
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