Global Chamber® New York City and Dhaka led a meetup to share and discuss business opportunities between these two important trading partner metropolitan areas, and in particular focus on the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry. Members from anywhere in the world jumped in as well to discuss progress and future opportunities.
You may watch the discussion on the Global Chamber® youtube channel HERE.
The event format was as follows:
- Introductions by chapter leaders
- Three member presentations on business opportunities from each chapter
- Several guest spots for presenting from each chapter and beyond
- Open mic/camera for members as time allows

Speakers:
Jasmine Sandler - Founder and CEO of JSMedia. Heralded as a Warrior Woman in Business, is the , a Branding and Marketing agency supporting the development and growth of female brands - from executives to artists to entrepreneurs and the creator of the Warrior Women in Business casual clothing line and event series. She has over 20 years of experience leading client engagements in Digital Marketing as well as providing education and training on the subjects of Social Branding and Social Selling to audiences worldwide. Learn more about JSMedia and see Jasmine's full bio at https://www.jasminesandlerdigitalmarketingmedia.com/ . For Warrior Women in Business , visit https://warriorwomenbusiness.com/. Warrior Women has recently launched new clothing designs and is literally popping up all over NYC! See some of these new styles https://www.jasminesandlerdigitalmarketingmedia.com/warrior-women-line

Lokesh Parashar - President of Federation of Buying Agents; Director at Adkindia LLC. Lokesh is anExport Import Consultant to help manufacturers/factories/others to explore import export opportunities. Right from hourly coaching modules to deeper engagement for months. Consulting offered to businesses worldwide from any countries to other on the world map. Owns Buying House, an Export House & Management Consulting Firm to help factories establish their Sales/Distribution in the USA.
Strategist for companies to establish their supply chain both in buying and selling domain. During these 27 years in Intl Market, he has worked closely with micro to small to medium and large companies. Penetrating the market organically from on site to on-line, all solutions are offered with tangible results. His testimonials are his customers and business community served around the world. He has written a book on Intl business relationships and several articles on LinkedIn. He owns a Clubhouse channel to share knowledge about where the market, products or services overseas.
On social side to give back to community, he is building the Federation of Buying Agents (FBA) with a mission of connect 5500+ Buying Agents in different industries across South Asia. Also runs Meetup groups of Import Export Professionals in Delhi & Mumbai having 4500+ members ranging from experienced professionals, starts ups, designers, logistic, quality, individuals etc.
He is a Trustee at MKW Sweet Home, an Elderly Care Home. Wife Ms Neeta is an aspiring NLP Practitioner. Elder son studies at Symbiosis, Pune College to become Filmmaker. Younger son is U-14 Cricketer. Minimalist, Habitual Cyclist & Yoga Enthusiast by heart. He believes in Gandhi principles of leaving behind a minimum carbon footprint for this world to be a better place for future generations. Giver who loves helping others...Giving is Joy
Lokesh was born in a village near Delhi in 1971. Civil Engineer by education and Diploma in Export Management.
Kurt Cavano is the CEO at Nimbly, an on-demand, 3D knitting platform that matches supply with demand, turning products around in less than one hour. Prior to Nimbly, Kurt was the CEO and founder of Tradecard/GT Nexus, the largest supply chain platform in the world used by the apparel industry. Kurt serves on the board of the American Apparel and Footwear Association. He received his MBA in Computer Applications from NYU.
Maheer Mannan, Deputy Managing Director at Shangu Tex Limited. Second generation Bangladeshi RMG entrepreneur, looking for business opportunities to create a multi-business conglomerate in many sectors across the world. Basing IT and smart manufacturing techniques to build a new and improved factory system. Working on the IT, Garments, Development and Footwear manufacturing sectors. Providing insights and know how across different kinds work forces.
Chapter Leaders / Moderators
Maimun Mustafa, Executive Director, GC Dhaka
Maimun Ur Rashid Mustafa is Executive Director for Global Chamber® Dhaka, one of our first three chapters in Bangladesh. Join us to reach new markets and discover new opportunities.
Optimizing people, technology and processes, Maimun Mustafa is an entrepreneur who delivers simple solutions to complex problems. With 11+ years of marketing, branding and business development experience, Maimun has gained work competencies in sectors that include CSOs, Social Businesses, Media, Communications, Trade and Technology.
Maimun believes he is successful in what he does by delivering the right information to investors; possibilities to business partners; motivation to colleagues; and the promise of uncompromising quality to end beneficiaries.
Apart from managing his personal ventures, Maimun have been associated with trade and business associations for the majority of his career. He has held top tier positions in Italy-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Indonesia-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry and now serves as the Executive Director of Global Chamber® Dhaka and Barisal .
Susan Assadi, Executive Director, GC NYC
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**Susan Gitenstein Assadi has her own PR practice Gitenstein & Assadi PR focused on publicizing companies that change global and national policies and innovative companies leading trends. Her practice has worked with well known financial organizations, technology innovators, governance change makers and a variety of nonprofits. For her PR Practice she is seeking companies which have proven revenue, case studies, testimonials and are companies that change global and national policies and innovative companies leading trends. Susan is the Executive Director of Global Chamber NYC. For the Global Chamber she is seeking companies from India which are relocated to the US via New York and desire exposure and connectivity to companies that can help their expansion
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Originally published at https://www.globalchamber.org/blog/2021/12/02/global-chamber/update-on-the-ready-made-garment-rmg-industry/




