Asian University for Women 7Th Commencement Ceremony

Asian University for Women 7th Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, May 11, 2019

AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 1 COMMENCEMENT PROTOCOL

Please remain seated during the ceremony. Professional photographers will capture portraits of each graduate receiving her diploma from the Vice Chancellor. Photographs from the side and front areas of the stage are not permitted, as this interferes with the safe procession of the graduates. If you wish to take pictures from the perimeter of the ceremony site, please be considerate of those who are seated around you and comply with instructions from our ushers, volunteers, and security staff.

Ceremony Traditions

Today marks the commencement of AUW’s seventh graduating class. It is a day that reaffirms ancient and lasting academic traditions seen in the academic dress, procession, and awarding of degrees. Graduating students, faculty, the Chancellor and the Vice Chancellor, the Board of Trustees, and distinguished guests form a ceremonial procession which marks the opening and closing of the event. Please stand for the processions.

Guide to Academic Dress and Regalia

Dress: Graduates receiving their Bachelor’s degree wear simple black robes, caps, and tassels, along with a scarf in the AUW colors of red and yellow. AUW faculty wear black robes, accompanied by a hood with the colors of their home institution.

Mace: The mace symbolizes the authority of the University. The mace used in the AUW Commencement Ceremony was designed by AUW alumna, Aniqua Suhala, a graduate of AUW’s inaugural class. The circular top of the mace displays the AUW logo, along with a map displaying the regions from which AUW’s first class hailed. Connecting the circular top of the mace shaft are the names of the seven residential houses. On the shaft of the mace are listed the countries from which AUW students come.

2 AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 CONTENTS

Commencement Program 4

Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients 5

Andy Matsui Awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement 7

Message from the Vice Chancellor to the Class of 2019 8

Lisianthus Manifesto 9

Student Speakers 10

Message from the AUW Alumnae Association to the Class of 2019 11

Graduates 12

Governance 14

AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 3 Commencement Program May 11, 2019

Academic Procession Anondoloke Mongolaloke, composed by Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Laureate in Literature, 1913 Graduating Students, Faculty, Stage Participants

Ceremony Opening by Master of Ceremony University Registrar Dr. David Dowland

Address by the Chancellor Cherie Blair, CBE QC

Address by the Vice Chancellor Professor Nirmala Rao, OBE, FAcSS

Conferral of Bachelor’s Degrees

Andy Matsui Awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement

Conferral of Honorary Degrees Professor Rezwana Choudhury Bannya The Honorable Dr. Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi

Commencement Addresses Professor Rezwana Choudhury Bannya The Honorable Dr Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi

Ceremony Closing and Recessional Aguner Poroshmoni, Composed by Rabindranath Tagore

4 AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient Dr. Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi

Honorable Minister of Finance and Chief Advisor to the President of Afghanistan Doctorate of Laws, honoris causa

Dr. Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi is the Minister of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Chief Adviser to President Ghani in the areas of infrastructure, human capital, and technology.

Prior to his appointment in the Government of Afghanistan, he served as the 28th President and Professor of Electrical Engineering at San José State University in the heart of Silicon Valley in California. Before that he was the President of California State University East Bay.

He holds a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the American University of Beirut and four graduate degrees from the University of Cincinnati: a master’s in nuclear engineering, a master’s in electrical and computer engineering, an MBA in finance, and a doctorate in electrical engineering. He has also published eight books and more than 100 articles, as well as several chapters in various books.

AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 5 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient Professor Rezwana Choudhury Bannya Doctorate of Arts, honoris causa

Professor Rezwana Choudhury Bannya is a nationally recognized singer of Rabindra Sangeet (songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore) and Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Dance at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh. In 2016, Professor Bannya was awarded the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh.

She was previously Associate Professor in the University of Dhaka Department of Music. She is the founder of Shurer Dhara, a music school in Dhaka. She studied under Sanjita Khatun and Atiqul Islam of the Chhayanat and Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts in Dhaka. She received a scholarship from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to study at Santiniketan, a university that was founded by Tagore. It is there that she began her study of Rabindra Sangeet under the tutelage of Kanika Bandyopadhyay, Nilima Sen, Shoilajaranjan Mazumdar, Santidev Ghosh, Gora Sarbadhikary, Manju Bandyopadhyay, and Asesh Bandyopadhyay.

6 AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 Andy Matsui Award For Outstanding Academic Achievement

The Andy Matsui Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement is granted to three graduating seniors who, through academic achievement as measured by their cumulative grade point average, exemplify Andy Matsui’s life and myriad achievements. Like Andy, the recipients of this award also demonstrate that just one courageous and hardworking individual can take charge of his or her fate and ultimately transform the lives of thousands of people, their families, and their communities. About Andy Matsui: Like many AUW students, Andy Matsui grew up in a rural village. He was not encouraged to pursue a university education. Instead, he was expected to remain on the family farm to care for his parents and siblings. However, Andy also fought to defy cultural conventions and succeed on his own terms. He sailed from Japan to America with $28 in his pocket in 1961, and eventually became the founder, owner, and president of Matsui Nursery, America’s largest orchid nursery. Through the Matsui Foundation, Andy donates millions to the children of immigrants so that they may pursue a university education. In January 2016, Andy made a $1 million gift to AUW’s endowment, so that more deserving women will be able to access the liberal arts and sciences education offered at AUW.

AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 7 A Message from the Vice Chancellor to the Class of 2019

Dear Class of 2019,

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you into the company of scholars, a community of educated women and men that spans the globe and millennia. You have worked diligently to reach this point, and I am pleased to offer my personal congratulations to you on this memorable and special occasion.

As you accept your diplomas and go on to innovate the political, social, and economic landscapes of your communities, I hope that you will take a moment to cherish the community that surrounds you today. No one graduates alone. All along the way there have been teachers, classmates, family members, friends, mentors, and other supporters who have worked tirelessly with you to help bring you to this point. They did it because they believe in you; they believe in your courage, your empathy for others, and your commitment to live and work in the service of something greater than yourselves. They believe that you, together with other cohorts of AUW graduates spanning industries and countries, will change the world for the better.

I, too, am moved by all that you have accomplished and by all that you are on the cusp of achieving. It has been a pleasure witnessing you grow into the leaders you have and will continue to become. Wherever you go, all of us in the AUW community will follow your paths with interest, cheering for you every step of the way.

Warmly,

PROFESSOR NIRMALA RAO, OBE, FAcSS Vice Chancellor, Asian University for Women

8 AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 Lisianthus Manifesto Each year, the graduating class selects a metaphor to represent their community. This year, the AUW Class of 2019 voted to call themselves Lisianthus, after a flower that requires specific conditions to first germinate, but then grows into a resilient and bloomful plant. The Lisianthus symbolizes perseverance, overcoming, gratitude, and enduring bonds.

The Lisianthus Manifesto is a reflective, inspired, and public declaration of the beliefs and intentions of the Class of 2019. It reflects what students have learned and become as students of AUW. It expresses what they believe in and what they will achieve as graduates, both in terms of service to AUW and the world at large.

Manifesto of the AUW Class of 2019 “In this life we prepare for things, for moments and events and We are Lisianthus—100 petals of a versatile flower, sown together situations… We worry about with the seed of unity, breaking the wall of stereotypes with our growth. wrongs, think about injustices, Though we may have different roots, when we emerge from the dirt, we read what Tolstoy or Ruskin… has rise above all towards the sun. to say… Then, all of a sudden, the We are shards of a fragment, hues of a colour, an assembly of the issue is not whether we agree with languages, dress, food and representations of our cultures. Different, what we have heard and read and yet so similar. One heart in different bodies; open hearts and fresh studied… The issue is us, and what minds. We are sisters and daughters of the forgotten souls of an unjust we have become.” world. Rising above all towards a new beginning like a wind that knows no border. ROBERT COLES We are women. Fearless. Strong. Empowered. Liberated. Resilient. Pulitzer Prize Winning Psychologist Rebellious and never settling for the ordinary. The innovatively and Author, Professor of Medical creative. The changemakers. Those who are ready to fight injustice and Humanities, Emeritus, Harvard be the voice of the unheard. University

We believe in standing up against discrimination; in pioneering a real Utopia, a world where gender, race, religion, and social issues are no longer barriers for who we truly are. We believe in disagreements; in voicing our true opinions to perfect the imperfect world.

We believe in justly ruling, not being unjustly ruled—shining like the brightest star, guiding the wandering humanity while sailing through the sea, to ultimately rise above all odds.

We believe our strong friendships ingrained the roles we will play on our lone journey— towards self-awareness, justice, compassion and love— that has just begun.

We believe that we have saved the best for last.

We will be the guiding star: paving the way for a better world, setting ideals, and being the change we wish to see. One day, we will be in a position where people will look up to us as individuals who will be remembered by her name and work rather than someone’s shadow. With our entrepreneurial spirit, we will take initiative for the unheard voices.

We will break the glass ceiling. Using the tools and skills gained at AUW and beyond, we will tackle whatever comes our way. We will be bold, ambitious, and independent women.

We will never stop asking questions like the way we do in our classes. We cannot change the whole world at once, but we will do our bits. We will take good care of our home—the Earth. We will stand up against the stigmatization of womanhood. We will stay true to our roots and never back away from challenges in the future to come.

We will always shine in dust and rust.

AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 9 Student Speaker Montaha Choudhury Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics Chittagong, Bangladesh

Montaha Choudhury was selected by her fellow graduates to speak on their behalf during 7th Commencement events.

Committed to serving her classmates, Montaha has held the role of Student Government President throughout the 2018-2019 Academic Year after holding prior leadership positions as a Teaching Assistant and Student Lab Assistant in the Science Department. Montaha took this passion for the sciences with her into her presidency, where she was actively involved in organizing events such as the International Conference on Natural Sciences and Technology hosted at AUW.

Montaha is currently working as a Research Assistant at Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in Chittagong, where she was selected as the only undergraduate female intern to participate in Bangladesh’s first Whole Genome Sequencing project for Black Bengal Goats. She has also recently presented a poster on her research project in China at the “2nd World Conference on Sheep” and visited the Northwest A&F University to train on Genomic Analysis and NGS sequencing. She has previously interned in International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDRB).

Following graduation, Montaha plans to pursue further studies in the fields of bio-entrepreneurship and biotechnology management.

10 AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 A Message from the AUW Alumnae Association to the Class of 2019

Dear Class of 2019,

As a graduate, you are now part of an invaluable network of female leaders. With the education, leadership experiences, and unique perspectives that you have gained at AUW, we look forward to witnessing all that you will accomplish in the future.

Throughout your journey, the University would like to remain in touch with you through the alumnae network. We seek to foster lifelong intellectual, professional, and collegial connections among current students, graduates, and the wider AUW support network. It aims to encourage continuous personal and professional development for all who have passed through the AUW lane.

Moving forward, we encourage you to stay in touch. A well-connected, engaged alumnae network is an asset for you and future AUW graduates. Congratulations on reaching this important milestone.

Please keep in touch!

AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 11 Class of 2019

Sania Abbas Sonam Choden Nujhat Jahan Economics Public Health Economics Pakistan Bhutan Bangladesh

Pratikshya Adhikari Montaha Chowdhury Anita Jaiswal Politics Philosophy & Economics Bioinformatics Economics Nepal Bangladesh Nepal

Haneen Wael Afana Sadia Momtaj Chowdhury Sarah Jan Politics, Philosophy & Economics Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Palestine Bangladesh Pakistan

Tajkiya Ahmad Sidratun Nur Chowdhury Delufa Tuz Jerin Politics, Philosophy & Economics Environmental Sciences Public Health Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh

Shamael Ahmed Esha Das Friba Kaiwan Politics, Philosophy & Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Bangladesh Bangladesh Afghanistan

Nishat Tasnim Akhi Naw Gee Dar Neetu Kanwal Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Economics Bangladesh Myanmar India

Nusrat Aman Sonam Deki Insiya Khan Economics Public Health Environmental Sciences Bangladesh Bhutan Bangladesh

Maria Qazi Azmi Passang Dema Karima Khan Public Health Public Health Politics, Philosophy & Economics Bangladesh Bhutan Pakistan

Zainab Bakhshi Choki Dolkar Asia Khanam Public Health Public Health Public Health Afghanistan Bhutan Bangladesh

Yalda Battori H. M. D. W. U. W. A. K. Doradeniya Khin May Kyaw Public Health Environmental Sciences Economics Afghanistan Sri Lanka Myanmar

Batool Behnam Mahim Rokeya Eaty RethChoronai Leang Environmental Sciences Public Health Economics Afghanistan Bangladesh Cambodia

Kinley Bidha Warna Fonsekage Vishmi Dilshika Fonseka Pema Lhamo Public Health Politics, Philosophy & Economics Environmental Sciences Bhutan Sri Lanka Bhutan

Meera Bisht Sanam Gul Ugyen Samdrup Lhamo Politics, Philosophy & Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics India Pakistan Bhutan

Dipasa Bista Bijayata Gurung Nasrin Sultana Lipi Public Health Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Nepal Nepal Bangladesh

Alisha Bohora Shagufa Habibi Ashmita Thapa Magar Public Health Economics Public Health Nepal Afghanistan Nepal

Duong Bao Chau Nguyen Hoang Hanh Kariyawasam Majuwana Gamage Ayodhya Politics, Philosophy & Economics Economics Madhurangika Vietnam Vietnam Economics Sri Lanka Phan Thi Minh Chau Israth Jahan Politics, Philosophy & Economics Public Health Mushairat Mamun Vietnam Bangladesh Public Health USA 12 AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 Palanisamy Mangaleshwary Pratika Pradhan May Khine Phyo Shwe Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Public Health Sri Lanka Bhutan Myanmar

Tasfia Mehzabin Sarala Pradhan Sidrah Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Bangladesh Bhutan Pakistan

Tasnia Mostafa Athulya Purushothaman Nusrat Sumiya Economics Environmental Sciences Politics, Philosophy & Economics Bangladesh India Bangladesh

Sirajum Munira Bedana Rai Ferowza Swapnil Economics Public Health Economics Bangladesh Nepal Bangladesh

Zannatul Ferdous Munmun Natha Sherinthaj Ramees Tabassum Tahamina Public Health Environmental Sciences Economics Bangladesh Sri Lanka Bangladesh

Mahreen Mustafa Arshia Zaima Rashid Sharaban Tahura Economics Economics Public Health Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh

Muntasha Nahrin Aziza Roshani Tansum Tanha Environmental Sciences Politics, Philosophy & Economics Economics Bangladesh Afghanistan Bangladesh

Neealana Naushin Elham E Sabah Zarin Tasnim Politics, Philosophy & Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Economics Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh

Shayan Nazary Tasmia Sabbir Thao Thi Thu Tran Public Health Economics Economics Afghanistan Bangladesh Vietnam

Stuti Nepal Aurona Sarker Nafisa Tunazzin Politics, Philosophy & Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Economics Nepal Bangladesh Bangladesh

Nhu Thi Huynh Nguyen Sreymom Sen Pallewatte Gedara Tharuka Nilakshi Economics Environmental Sciences Kumari Wijetunga Vietnam Cambodia Politics, Philosophy & Economics Sri Lanka Bui Tuyet Nhung Nazahat Shakir Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Kinzang Yangden Vietnam Pakistan Public Health Bhutan Tran Thi Hoai Nhung Maliha Shamsun Economics Politics, Philosophy & Economics Tshering Yangdon Vietnam Bangladesh Public Health Bhutan Abreshmi Nowar Taahiya Shaorin Politics, Philosophy & Economics Economics Dawa Zam Bangladesh Bangladesh Public Health

Bhutan Israt Jahan Oeeshi Mashiat Moomtahin Sharif Economics Economics Bangladesh Bangladesh Kinley Zam Environmental Sciences Shafiqua Nawrin Oishi Usra Shaukat Bhutan Public Health Politics, Philosophy & Economics Bangladesh Pakistan

Poe Ei Phyu Sanjida Siddiqua Shuma Economics Public Health Myanmar Bangladesh

AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 13 Governance

Asian University for Women is governed by its Board of Trustees in accordance with the Charter of the University. The Board of Trustees bears the ultimate responsibility, fiduciary and otherwise, for the University’s policies, programs and other activities. AUW is supported by a Council of Patrons who serve as public advocates for the institution. The University relies on a number of independently constituted but affiliated support foundations or groups incorporated in different jurisdictions to mobilize financial resources for it. An International Council of Advisors, chaired by the Nobel Physics Laureate Professor Jerome Friedman, provides counsel to the university on a variety of matters important in the life of the University. A Bangladesh Board of Advisors chaired by the Foreign Minister and composed of other senior Government representatives and civic and academic leaders help support the Vice Chancellor’s agenda for institutional development.

COUNCIL OF PATRONS Chief Patron: Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Former President of Emma Bonino, Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Italy Sri Lanka Laura Bush, Former First Lady of the United States Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Grand Anson Chan, Former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong Duchess of Luxembourg Lone Dybkjaer, Former Danish Minister of Environment; Former Member of the European Parliament

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chair: Dipu Moni (Bangladesh), Physician, Human Rights Lawyer, Rubana Huq (Bangladesh), Managing Director, Mohammadi and Minister of Education, Government of Bangladesh; Former Group and President, Bangladesh Manufacturers and Exporters Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh Association Vice Chair: Shiv Shankar Mukherjee (India), Former High Lăle Kesebi (Hong Kong/Canada), Founder & CEO, human-at.work Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Government of India Laura Deal Lacey (Brazil/Singapore/USA), Executive Director, Secretary: Young Joon “YJ” Kim (South Korea/USA), Former Milken Institute Asia Center Partner (Retired), Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Marina Mahathir (Malaysia), Writer & Activist Treasurer: Kapil Jain (USA),Partner, Global Professional Practice, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Pakistan), Filmmaker & Journalist Ernst & Young (New York) Maryam Qudrat (Afghanistan/USA), Adviser to the Ministry of Kamal Ahmad (Bangladesh/USA), President & CEO, AUW Support Higher Education in Afghanistan Foundation *Nirmala Rao, OBE, FAcSS (India/UK), Vice Chancellor, AUW Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad (Qatar), Former President, Qatar Meredith Woo (South Korea/USA), President, Sweet Briar College University Shelly Maneth (USA), Director, Finance & Administration Lynne Anne Davis (Hong Kong/USA), President & Senior Partner, Southeast Asia, McKinsey & Company FleishmanHillard Asia Pacific *Secretary of Education, Government of Bangladesh Meenakshi Gopinath (India), Former Principal, Lady Shri Ram *Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh College, New Delhi *ex-officio

BANGLADESH BOARD OF ADVISORS Chair: E. Mr. Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Md. Abdul Karim, Former Principal Secretary to the Prime Government of Bangladesh Minister of Bangladesh and Managing Director, Palli Karma – Kamal Ahmad, Founder, Asian University for Women Sahayak Foundation Dr. Begum Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP, Honorable Speaker, Rokia Afzal Rahman, Chairman, The Daily Star Government of Bangladesh Nirmala Rao, Vice Chancellor, Asian University for Women Kazi M. Aminul Islam, Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Gowher Rizvi, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for Investment Development Authority, Government of Bangladesh International Affairs, Government of Bangladesh Humayun Kabir, Former Ambassador of Bangladesh to U.S. Abdus Salam, Chairman, Chittagong Development Authority Sultana Kamal, Human Rights Advocate and former Executive Secretary: Dave Dowland, University Registrar, Asian University for Director of Ain o Salish Kendra, TIB Women

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ADVISORS Dr. Jerome Friedman (Chairman), Nobel Laureate; Institute Michael (“Mickey”) Kantor, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP.; Former U.S. Professor and Professor of Physics, Emeritus, MIT Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative Andrea Gavosto, Director, Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli Jenny Kim Eldon, Program Manager, Udacity Wendi Goldsmith, CEO, Bioengineering Group Kin-Chung Lam, Managing Director, Ebizanywhere Technologies Ltd Kerry Healey, President, Babson College

14 AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ADVISORS, continued

Serra Kirdar Meliti, Founder and Director, Dinusha Panditaratne, Former Director, Seinenu Thein-Lemelson, Founder Muthabara Foundation Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute (LKI), and President, Institute for Democratic Sally Jutabha Michaels, Former Advisor to Sri Lanka Education and Leadership the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government Dee Poon, Chief Executive Officer, China M. Osman Yousuf, President and CEO, of the Kingdom of Thailand Retail, Esquel Group SYF Group Lulwa S. Al-Mulla, Chair of AUW Kuwait Clare Rosenfield, President, Global Healing Diane Whitty, Executive Director at Support Committee; Secretary-General of Foundation J.P. Morgan Chase; Global Head of Women Cultural Social Society Sawako Takeuchi, Former President, Japan Philanthropy Lauren Kahea Moriarty, Former Dean of House, Paris the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies; Diana Taylor, Former Superintendent of Former U.S. Ambassador and Diplomat Banks, State of New York

AUW SUPPORT FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman Emeritus: Jack R. Meyer, Senior Betty Y. Chen, Principal, BYC Projects LLC Catherine Watters-Sasanuma, Managing Partner & CEO, Convexity Lynne Anne Davis Entrepreneur Capital Management Sheena S. Iyengar, S.T. Lee Professor of Miwa Seki, Entrepreneur Chairman: YJ Kim Business, Columbia Business School Treasurer: Kapil Jain Kathy M. Matsui, Vice Chairman, Co-head Kamal Ahmad of Macro Research in Asia, and Chief Japan Equity Strategist, Goldman Sachs

AUW SUPPORT FOUNDATION (HONG KONG) LTD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair: Lynne Anne Davis, President & Caroline Chiu, Partner, EY Yan-Yan Li, Lawyer & Director Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard Asia Pacific Craig Dana, Senior Vice President, Global Mallika Kapur, Senior Editor APAC, Natalie Ackerman, EVP Greater China, Jack Sourcing, Ralph Lauren Bloomberg Live Morton Worldwide Abbi DeLessio, Former Chairwoman, Hong Peggy Roe, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Mia Bourgeois, Co-Founder, Altitude22 Ltd. Kong International School Marriott International-Asia Pacific Jennifer Carver, Chief Investment Officer, Marc Desmidt, CEO, International, Point72 Mark Uhrynuk, Partner, Mayer Brown JSM NEST Investments Richard Lee Folsom, Representative Ferheen Mahomed, Chief Legal Counsel, Anne Charron, Lawyer & Counsellor Partner, Advantage Partners Hong Kong Stock Exchange Anne Chen, Director of Projects, Hutch Rebecca Ip, Founder & Director, Luxury Telecoms Partners Ltd.

AUW SUPPORT FOUNDATION (UK) BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair: Nirmala Rao, OBE, FAcSS Lady Judy Moody Stuart Stephen Barr

AUW SUPPORT FOUNDATION (SINGAPORE) BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair: Alice Lin Shelly Maneth Deborah Chen Julia Raiskin

AUW JAPAN SUPPORT GROUP

Co-Chairs: Kathy Matsui, Catherine Ritsuko Kitahara Debbie Reilly Watters-Sasanuma, Miwa Seki Preeti Kothari Erin Rubesh Lauren Bliss-Kawasaki Kathy Kruauth Usitha Sivaparagasam Annie Chang Michaela Kuster Angela Slape Roxana Daver Cecilia Melin Jill Solomon Alison Eaton Knako Miyakoshi Karen Thomas Martha Gomez Yumiko Murakami Stephanie Toppino Maryam Haq Utae Nakanishi Nobuko Tsutsui Alyson Jenkins Nuzhat Nazmul Nishi Maggie Yamasaki Mayumi Jones Hiroko Nishikawa Fu D’Anna Keinan Evelyn Poh

AUW 7th Commencement Ceremony, May 11, 2019 15 Founded in 2008 and located in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Asian University for Women is the first of its kind: a regional institution dedicated to women’s education and leadership development – international in outlook but rooted in the contexts and aspirations of the people of Asia. Chartered by the Parliament of Bangladesh, AUW exists solely to support a rising network of women leaders, entrepreneurs, and change makers from across the region. It seeks out women who have significant academic potential and demonstrate courage and a sense of outrage at injustice and are empathic to the woes of other people.

Asian University for Women 20/A M.M. Ali Road Chattogram — 4000, Bangladesh Phone: +880-31-2854980-7 Fax: +880-31-2854988

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