Ariful Hasan Opu

Ariful Hasan Opu is a visionary Bangladeshi entrepreneur and a leading figure in digital innovation, education outreach, and youth inspiration. As the CEO of e-Soft, one of Bangladesh’s earliest and most successful web solution companies, he has led complex national and international technology projects since 2004 and served as a former Director of BASIS. Ariful’s passion for science and discovery began early—he is a seven-time National Science Fair Champion with 32 awards from science and IT competitions and has spoken at over 250 seminars across Bangladesh, Europe, North America, and Asia. He has judged more than 82 national and international competitions, including the American Science Fair and NASA’s Space Apps Challenge, where he serves as a Navigator & Universal Judge. As one of the first Bangladeshis to undergo astronaut training at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, he has become a national symbol of aspiration and curiosity.

Ariful is the President of Space Innovation Camp, an ambitious initiative designed to ignite the imagination of one million Bangladeshi children over the next decade by giving them access to hands-on science, space, and technology experiences. He has also been the Lead of NASA Space Apps Bangladesh for 12 years, helping position the country on the global map of youth innovation and space tech creativity. As a member of the MillionX Founding Council, he brings his lifelong commitment to inspiring young minds and building future-ready talent. He sees MillionX as a natural extension of his mission—to empower a new generation of dreamers, inventors, and builders who will become part of a million 10x minds shaping Bangladesh’s technological horizon.