Sami Ahmed is the Component Team Leader (IT-ITES unit) of the Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT) Project of the Bangladesh Computer Council, ICT Division and The World Bank. Mr. Ahmed's core responsibilities include Bangladesh IT-ITES Industry promotion, talent development and policy reform for the growth of the Information and Communication Technology sector of Bangladesh. Prior to joining LICT, Mr. Ahmed was the Executive Director of the Bangladesh Association for Software and Information Services (BASIS), which is the key organization representing over 1000 IT and ITES companies in Bangladesh. While in BASIS, Mr. Ahmed was instrumental in many policy reforms for the Industry, organizing key ICT events in the country, and promoting the country's ICT exports. Mr. Ahmed also worked at the a2i Project of the Prime Minister's Office where he was part of many National Initiatives under the Digital Bangladesh platform and played several roles including leading the Innovation team.