Charting the Course CHARTING THE COURSE
Friday, April 19, 2019 Serena Hotel, Islamabad
0815 to 0845 hours Registration and Networking
0845 to 1100 hours First Session / Inaugural Session:
Recitation of Holy Quran
National Anthem
Welcome Address by Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, Founding CEO, Nutshell Conferences & Founder, COROPORATE PAKISTAN GROUP
Address by M. Ali Akhai, Chairman, Martin Dow Group
Address by Keynote Speaker General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Topic: Charting the Course
Address by Rashid Bashir, Board Member & Partner Public Sector Consulting, Deloitte Middle East Topic: National Transformation Strategy
Address by Shafqat Mahmood, Federal Minister for Education Topic: Shaping Pakistan's Education System
1100 to 1130 hours Networking Tea
1130 to 1300 hours Second Session:
Dialogue on “Education, Employment & Entrepreneurship”
Panelists:
Maheen Rahman, CEO, Alfalah GHP Investment Management Sarim Sheikh, President & CEO, GE Pakistan, Afghanistan & Iran Puruesh Chaudhary, Founder & President, AGAHI & Co-founder, Foresight Lab Sulaiman Mehdi, Chairman, Pakistan Stock Exchange Ayla Majid, Managing Director Financial Advisory Services, Khalid Majid Rehman Chartered Accountants
Moderator:
Yusuf Hussain, CEO, IGNITE (National Technology Fund)
Address by Dr. Sania Nishtar, Founder, Heartle & Chairperson, BISP Topic: Empowering Women – A Catalyst for Growth
1300 to 1415 hours Lunch and prayers Charting the Course CHARTING THE COURSE
1415 to 1500 hours Third Session / Dialogue on “Envisioning a Digital Pakistan”
Panelists:
Dr. Arslan Khalid, Focal Person to Prime Minister on Digital Media Asif Peer, CEO, Systems Limited & Tech Vista Systems, UAE & Member of Prime Minister’s Task Force on IT & Telecom Navid Qazi, Regional Leader Web, Global & Emerging Providers – Asia Pacic, Japan and China, CISCO (USA) Pte Limited, Singapore Rizwan Mustafa Mir, CEO, USF – Universal Service Fund
Moderator:
Ghazanfar Ali, Country General Manager – Pakistan & Afghanistan, IBM
1500 to 1600 hours Forth Session / Dialogue on “Developing a National HRD Strategy”
Panelists:
Syed Zulqar Abbas Bukhari, Minister of State for HRD & Overseas Pakistanis Andleeb Abbas, MNA & Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry for Foreign Affairs Khalid Awan, Chairman, Tranzum Group Syed Asad Ali Shah, Chairman, Pakistan Renery Limited Faraz Khan, Founder, SEED & Visiting Professor in Social Enterprise & Innovation, St Mary's University, London
Moderator:
Sajjeed Aslam, Country Head Pakistan, ACCA
1600 to 1700 hours Fifth & Closing Session / Dialogue on “Pakistan 2047”
Panelists:
Dr. Shireen Mazari, Federal Minister for Human Rights Senator Dr. Musadik Malik, Member, Senate of Pakistan Senator Anwar ul Haq Kakar, Member, Senate of Pakistan
Moderator:
Mosharraf Zaidi, CEO, Tabadlab & Founder, Alif Ailaan
Closing Address by Dr. Shireen Mazari, Federal Minister for Human Rights
Summit Moderator: Faiza Imtiaz, Partner, Engage Consulting
1700 to 1710 hours Vote of Thanks
1710 to 1730 hours Networking Tea
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