Sample Academic Introduction for Guest Speaker

Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Jonathan Smith and I am the president and co-ch
air of the Science and Mathematics Society Club of Grant University.
I am so excited to be here tonight and to have the opportunity to introduce our
guest speaker, Dr. Thomas Rufkin.
Dr. Rufkin is a member of the Board of Mathematics International. He has worked
in the fields of applied mathematics,
advanced geometrics, and multi-variable optimization over the past fifteen years
. He is a strong proponent of the
advancement of mathematics education throughout the American education system, a
s well as for the use of mathematics
in providing solutions to some of the world s greatest problems.
Aside from his talents and advocacies, Dr. Rufkin is also a prestigious author o
f a number of papers on the subject of
applied mathematics. Some of his better-known titles include The Application of M
athematical Solutions to
Sustainability , Geometry in Four Dimensions , and Monte Carlo Optimization for use i
n Promoting Economic Growth .
On a final note, he is also a fascinating individual, and we are grateful for hi
s presence among us today.
Without further ado, please join me in welcoming Dr. Thomas Rufkin.
Sample Professional Introduction for Guest Speaker
Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please?
Tonight s speaker is known for his work in humanitarian aid. He has traveled abroa
d on more than a dozen
large-scale projects, ranging from Water for India, where he lived in rural town
s and helped establish water
solutions, to Engineers Without Borders, where he helped develop and install ren
ewable energy sources.
This man s contribution to the improvement of the quality of life in the developin
g world was captured in a
recent NewsDay article entitled The Difference it Makes to Try. The article profil
es a number of people who
are making a difference in the world, and you can find him at the top of the li
st.
Known for his positive and motivational attitude towards international issues, h
is dynamic range of acquaintances,
and a sense of adventure that knows few bounds, I would like to introduce Mr. G
regory Evans. Please give him a round
of applause.
Sample Personal Introduction for Guest Speaker
Hello, everyone. My name is Heather Young, and I am happy to introduce tonight s g
uest speaker, Sarah Murdock.
Ms. Murdock has been teaching the fourth grade at Union Elementary School for mo
re than 15 years. She has received
a number of awards for her quality teaching and is beloved by her students (as
evidenced by me standing up here
today, 10 years after being in her 4th grade classroom). Ms. Murdock has also be
en consistently active in local and
state education policy, and one of her greatest achievements was the creation of
the Math for Kids afterschool
program, which resulted in an increase of overall state testing scores by 16%.

We are all very pleased to have Miss Murdock here tonight to discuss what else n
eeds to be done to improve education
in our fine county. Please give her a warm welcome as she comes to the stage.
Speech of Welcome and Introduction
on inaugural session of the Seminar on
Approaches to Quality Needs in Higher Education: Bangladesh Perspective
by Commodore M Jasim Uddin Bhuiyan,ndc,psc
Dean, Faculty of Security & Strategic Studies, Bangladesh University of Professi
onals
& Organiser of the seminar on 22 March 2011.
Hon ble Chief Guest Prof Dr Alauddin Ahmed Adviser to hon ble Prime Minister,
Special Guest Prof Nazrul Islam, Chairman University Grants Commission, Chair of
this
Session Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals, Respected VCs
, Pro
VCs, faculties of different universities Distinguished Guests & Participants, La
dies and
Gentlemen
1. Assalamualaikum and Good morning and welcome you to the seminar on
Approaches for quality needs in Higher Education: Bangladesh Perspective organized
by Bangladesh University of Professionals. It is both an honor and a privilege t
o stand
before you today and welcome you to this learned community
2. We are honored this morning by the presence of the hon ble Adviser for
(Education, Social Development & Political Affairs) Prof Dr Alaudin Ahmed, forme
r VC
of Jahangirnagar University. We thank you for kindly being the chief guest at th
is
session. We fully appreciate you finding the time to be with us despite your tig
ht
schedule. As adviser to Prime Minister on education affairs, your presence under
scores
the seriousness for enhancing quality assurance of higher education. I also than
k the
Chairman University Grants Commission (UGC) for his kind presence this morning t
o
officiate this program as special guest. On behalf of BUP I warmly welcome VCs &
Pro
VCs, Deans & faculties of different universities, experts & all other distinguis
hed
participants for finding time to be with us today. My precious thanks to all the
participants who traveled far and near to share experience and to engage with ea
ch other.
I truly believe the engagement of faculties from different universities attendin
g today will
certainly make this seminar fruitful and productive.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
3. At the beginning of this month UGC & British Council jointly organized a semi
nar on
Quality assurance and enhancement higher education: Experience in the UK and
possible implications for Bangladesh at Dhaka. Some of us, who are present here
participated that seminar. Now we are here in Mirpur, Dhaka on the same platform
again
of coming together in a seminar of the mind for quality needs in higher educatio
n.
4. But certainly BUP stands out on its own, as for the first time we are joined
by
professional bodies and our fellow faculties from different universities of Bang

ladesh.
We are sending a clear message today that each organization, though differing in
roles
and orientations, are partners in assuring the quality of higher education that
we offer to
the people in Bangladesh. We are also expressing our conviction that the single
most
important component of quality assurance is the linking and the joint responsibi
lity of the
2
external and the internal. We all the faculties are quality assurers, and a true
and
functional partnership is the only way to assure and ensure the viability and ef
fectiveness
of the quality needs initiative that we now desire to embark on.
5. On the same account, we are expanding the value of the partnership today with
our
colleagues outside the continent. We certainly will benefit from the 3 expert fe
llow
friends from Australian National University & Australian Defence Force Academy.
And I
hope this expanded dimension of quality needs in tertiary education can be furth
er
deliberated during the business session and well captured in the conclusions at
the end of
the seminar.
Ladies and Gentleman
6. I believe that the session ahead provide us the opportunity to discuss on the
quality needs of tertiary education in order to prosper, because a country needs
a great
higher education system. Investment in education yields a tremendous return. wel
l
educated graduates get better jobs. Trained workers enable companies to compete
successfully in local or global markets. And these empowered individuals become
creative entrepreneurs who will create new ventures and jobs for a country like
Bangladesh burdened by effects of Unemployment.
7. And I also believe that in the business session all participants will be able
to formulate
a truly multi-stakeholder set of policy recommendations, which can be presented
to
government of Bangladesh. We will ensure to have final report and proceedings in
the
website of BUP for easy downloading ands easy access to participants. With that
note,
again, a very warm welcome to all of you and I hope that the Seminar will be fru
itful and
your next few hours here will be productive and also enjoyable.
Thank you.
Ladies & gentleman, with the permission of the chair, I would like to introduce
our key
note speaker who is Prof Dr Charles Carillo Villanueva. He is presently the Dean
of the
Faculty of Business Administration and at the same time, the Senior Vice Preside
nt,
Center for Research, Planning and Development of the American International
University-Bangladesh (AIUB), He is responsible in establishing the University s Q
uality
Assurance Cell/Center in the pursuit for quality and excellence. This is the fir
st of its kind
in Bangladesh. In response to the challenge of international accreditation of it

s academic
program, he is coordinating the overall accreditation activities of the universi
ty
particularly the BBA and MBA/EMBA programs with the Philippine Association of
Accrediting Schools Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).
Without further ado, let us welcome Prof Charles Carillo