About – Mohammad Tauheed

Goes by Tauheed, Pronunciation: taao-heed / t̪āʊɦið, Pronouns: He/Him

Mohammad Tauheed is an architect by training who has diversified his career into technology consultancy, editing, curating, and design. With expertise in event production, public speaking, communications, business development, leadership, and cybersecurity, he has accumulated extensive hands-on experience through workshops and programs across North America, Europe, and Asia.

A TED Senior Fellow and former consultant for TED Conferences LLC, Tauheed also curates and organizes the TEDxDhaka conference. He serves as the Founding Curator of the Global Shapers Dhaka Hub of the World Economic Forum, contributing significantly to youth leadership development in Bangladesh. He was also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ArchSociety, one of the largest open-source global communities for architects and designers, from 2006 to 2013.

Tauheed played a pivotal role in the creation of the Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes, and Settlements, where he served as Academic Coordinator. During his tenure from 2015 to 2021, he led the institute’s academic programs, public events, publications, and digital media, including editing the institute’s flagship bilingual magazine, Vas.

In 2021, he shifted his focus to technology and human-digital-interaction, joining Portonics, a technology consultancy firm operating in Dhaka, Bangkok, and Washington, DC. As the head of the business team, Tauheed manages a range of global technology projects, including mobile applications with millions of active users. He splits his time between Portonics’ Bangkok and Dhaka offices.

Tauheed’s unique combination of architectural and urban design insight, technological expertise, and global exposure positions him as a strategic thinker who excels at identifying patterns and solving complex problems. His transdisciplinary experience, gained through participation in over eight TED flagship conferences and years of leadership at TEDxDhaka, Global Shapers Dhaka Hub, and the Bengal Institute, makes him a forward-thinking innovator and leader.

Contact Tauheed: Email [email protected]

Summary of Key Works and Leadership Roles

As an architect, Tauheed was involved with several built projects including institutional campuses, offices, commercial spaces with TKNRK & Associates and JA Architects Ltd.

At ArchSociety, as the founder and editor in chief, he built and brought the platform to becoming one of the top 5 design portals in the world, with millions of visitors and active participants with several local and global communities.

At TED, Tauheed attended Senior Fellows’ pre-conferences, workshops, and the main-stage activities at
9 TED and TED Global Conferences in the US, Canada and the UK.

At TEDxDhaka, Tauheed founded, led, organised and curated
6 TEDxDhaka Conferences with publication of
60 TEDx Talks on TEDx official channels.

As part of World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Dhaka Hub, founded, and led the recruitments for
10 cohorts of Shapers
Helped leading and organising
4 community projects
1 regional conference.

At Bengal Institute, Tauheed produced, organised, designed and edited
15+ Post-grad Academic Semesters/Masterclasses with international faculty + related documentations and publications
47 Public Lectures + related videos and blogs
3 Conferences/Symposia + related videos and blogs
2 Exhibitions

Edited/published
5 Magazines/Books prints and online

At Portonics, Tauheed led as the product owner of
1 retail distribution mobile app with around 4 hundred thousand active users
1 telco self-care app’s cyber security with more than a million users
1 transport and travel management solution with the biggest portfolio in the country
And have been the team lead of the business department.