Interview with Ms Meherun Islam

With its proactive faith in ethos ‘Everything is Possible’, Conference & Exhibition Management Services Ltd (CEMS Global) is headquartered in New York –USA and organizes over 25 exhibitions per annum on all important sectors of the trade and economy in South Asia including textile and garment, and has a commendable presence in the sub-continent. It handles everything that touches events, even social events. CEMS has its own operated offices – CEMS India, CEMS Bangladesh – Asia-Pacific, CEMS Pakistan and over 10 representative offices around the world, the Group has also lined up to commence its own operations in another 2 countries. Termed as `The Visionary', the Group’s President & Managing Director, Ms Meherun Islam is a graduate (Bachelor of Arts) from Dhaka University. She completed a course on Construction Management, Business Management and Computer conducted by Bangladesh Development Corporation. Has thirteen years experience in the field of Management, Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations and Media Consultancy. Ms Islam is a well-groomed, dynamic and pleasing personality. She is also a hard taskmaster. Besides having a sharp nose for business, she has developed herself as a computer designer and specialized in printing, and garment manufacturing & buying. Ms Islam heads the Creative, General Administration & Finance Departments. She is a Member of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry and an active member for three Committees (Public Relations, Women Entrepreneurship and Garments). In Face2Face exclusive interview, Ms Meherun Islam speaks on current state of trade fair industry worldwide.

Initiating the conversation, we would like to request you a brief on the historic episodes of your company and all those fairs/exhibitions that Cems organizes for textile and allied industry?

Can you please provide us the closer picture of worldwide Trade Fair & Events business in select arena? What important trends do you see in the Trade Shows industry?