FOCUSED TASTING – Bangladesh
Speakers: Dr. Kazi Anis Ahmed, Director, Kazi and Kazi Tea Estate, Ltd. and Linda Appel Lipsius, Consultant, Tetulia Estate-Direct Organic Teas
       
  Tea growers in Bangladesh are implementing some of the most innovative and socially responsible practices in the world. Cultivating the world’s best tea-growing land – adjacent to the Himalayan tea belt – a country heretofore unknown for its premium teas is fast becoming a thought leader on best practices for protecting the land and the people who work it. In this seminar you will enjoy some of the most exquisite teas while traveling to an exciting and fascinating part of the world.  
       
  By the end of this session you will be able to:  
   
  1. Understand Bangladesh – the country.
  2. Understand the history of tea in Bangladesh.
  3. Identify farming methods used in Bangladesh.
  4. Recognize social programs.
  5. Identify types of tea and blends.
     
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Dr. Kazi Anis Ahmed
Director, Kazi and Kazi Tea Estate, Ltd.
       
  Dr. Kazi Anis Ahmed is the Director of the Kazi and Kazi Tea Estate, Ltd. (KKTE) as well as the Director and CEO of Organics and Education for Gemcon Group in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At KKTE, Dr. Ahmed has helped establish the guiding organic values and policies that allowed KKTE to emerge as the first successful organic tea estate in Bangladesh. He personally oversaw the international SGS Organic and USDA Organic certification processes. After launching Kazi & Kazi Tea as the first organic brand in the local market, he is now leading plans for Tetulia to become the first branded Bangladeshi tea for international export. Dr. Ahmed is also leading the founding of an innovative co-operative affiliate with over 1,000 members. Dr. Ahmed received Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. in literature from Brown, Washington and New York Universities, respectively.
Linda Appel Lipsius
Consultant, Tetulia Estate-Direct Organic Teas
       
  Linda Appel Lipsius is managing the launch of Tetulia Estate-Direct Organic Teas in the United States and the United Kingdom. Prior to working with KKTE, Ms. Lipsius was a Vice President with Orange Glo International (OGI) where she Linda launched OxiClean, Kaboom, Orange Glo and Orange Clean in the US, UK, Germany, France, Ireland, Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea. Utilizing multiple channels of distribution reached through innovative marketing and PR programs, the brands quickly rose to market-leading positions. Prior to Orange Glo, Mrs. Lipsius directed marketing campaigns for Roche Laboratories’ Rocephin and Tamiflu at Young & Rubicam. Linda earned her BA from Columbia University and MBA in finance from New York University.