Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Vice-Chancellor of North South University (NSU) and Chairman, Board of Directors of Grameen Bank, hasaddressed the International Conference on global leadership in social business innovation: sustainability, science and technology, and entrepreneurship as a keynote speaker on August 28-29, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. This conference marks the inaugural gathering of Chulalongkorn University’s Yunus Center at the Social Research Institute, a press release said.
In his keynote address, Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury highlighted several crucial themes, including Defining Global Leadership in Social Business, Sustainability as a Core Imperative, Entrepreneurship as the Engine of Change, The Finance and Fintech Imperative, Building Resilient Social Business Ecosystems, Measuring Impact Beyond Traditional Metrics, and concluded with a Call to Action for Shared Value Creation.
He stated, “Social business is the bridge between profit and purpose; it is not charity, nor conventional capitalism, but a revolutionary approach that solves human problems while sustaining itself financially.It envisions enterprises designed to address human needs rather than generate wealth for shareholders.”
During his visit to Thailand, Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, on behalf of North South University, attended a collaboration meeting with Assumption University and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 27 August 2025. On the same day, he also signed an MoU with Sasin Business School, followed by another MoU with the CUSRI of Chulalongkorn University on 28 August 2025, all representing North South University.
