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PAKISTAN SUMMIT 2019.Cdr 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 Produced by: Supported by: .
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