YouthGEN 2025 names its speakers and guests

Between 12 and 19 September 2025, TECHious introduced the people who would speak at YouthGEN 2025, held on 20 September at Shilpakala Academy, Cumilla. The announcements came one by one, each with a poster and a short profile.

Speakers

• GM Iftekhar Iftee, founder and CEO of Mindvana and a life and relationship coach, on personal development, mental growth and managing relationships.
• Tamim Asif Chowdhury, COO of Mindvana and a digital coach and strategist.
• Kausar Akash, founder of the Cumilla food brand Dighir Chap, on building a business from a small food cart.
• Mahi Rahman, founder and CEO of Ediz IT Institute, on seven years of freelancing on Fiverr before starting his own institute.
• Sazzad Bin Ahsan Sourav, founder of Brand Mark Consultancy and co-host of the 2 Cents Podcast.
• Content creators Asadudzaman Joy and Zisan Shikder.
• Azwad Mostafiz Ador, presented as the country's youngest professional magician and a TEDx IUB speaker.
• Nahid Rana of El Clasico.
• Learnova, a brain-training and mindset platform, with a "brain reprogramming" session.
• The Amateur Radio Association of Bangladesh (ARAB), bringing radio communication and networking to the stage.

Guests and advisers

Guests announced for the day included Hajee Aminur Rashid Yasin, the businessman behind Lalmai Footwear; businessman Nizam Uddin Kaiser; Rtn. Abdul Halim Mojumder, Charter President of the Rotary Club of Arong Cumilla; and Zia Uddin Muhammad Rubel.

Two advisers supported the programme: Fazlur Rahman Fahim, founder of the volunteer group Cumillar Jonno Amra, and Ohi Tazwar, founder of the education centre Break the Fear.

How the sessions went is covered in Founders share their journeys at YouthGEN 2025 and Coaches and educators take the YouthGEN stage.

For the full programme, the list of partners and photos from the day, see the YouthGEN 2025 event page.

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Source: TECHious on Facebook, 18 September 2025 (opens in a new tab)