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Environment – Disaster Risk & Climate Resilience

Strengthening Disaster Risk Preparedness, Adaptation, and Insurance Mechanisms in Pakistan

Environment (View Concept Note) ↗
Strengthening Disaster Risk Preparedness, Adaptation, and Insurance Mechanisms in Pakistan
Environment

Environment: Disaster Risk, Climate Change, Adaptation

Strengthening Disaster Risk Preparedness, Adaptation, and Insurance Mechanisms in Pakistan

Panel Discussion 4
(Day-2, Hall-2 , 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM)
Proposed Panelist Sector Proposed Keynote Speaker Moderator
Mr. Naseer Memon Consultant, Climate Change, Disaster Management, Livelihood and Resettlement (Sindh) Abid Qayyum Sulehri, Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Ms. Neelofer Hafeez, Joint Secretary, M/o PD&SI
Mr. Shiraz Ali Shah ARR, UNDPA
Mr. Mubashir Hussain Manager, NDRMF
Dr. Afzal Director, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
Dr. Saima Shafique Climate Energy and Environment Specialist, UNICEF
Mr. Idress Mehsud Member, DRR, NDMA

Economy – Data for Growth & Investment

Driving inclusive economic growth through data—boosting productivity, enabling value addition, promoting IT and gig economy solutions, reducing carbon footprints, and guiding trade, competitiveness, and sustainable investments.

Economy Panel Discussion 1 (View Concept Note) ↗
Strengthening Pakistan’s Agriculture: Boosting Productivity and Competitiveness in Crops and Livestock through Technology, Policy, and Innovation
Economy Panel Discussion 2 (View Concept Note) ↗
From Data to Evidence for Job Creation
Economy

Economy: Data for Growth and Investment

Strengthening Pakistan’s Agriculture: Boosting Productivity and Competitiveness in Crops and Livestock through Technology, Policy, and Innovation

Panel Discussion 6
(Day-2, Hall-2 , 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM)
Proposed Panelist Sector Proposed Keynote Speaker Moderator
Mr. Abdul Wajid Rana Former Member, FPSC Mr. Amir Mohyuddin, Federal Secretry Ministry of National Food Security and Research Ms. Amina Bajwa, Head of Program, FAO Pakistan
Dr. Shakir Mehmood Chairman, City and Regional Planning Department, UET Lahore
Dr. Muhammad Afzal Livestock Expert (T.I.)
Mr. Aamer Hayat Bhandara CEO, Digital Dera
Mr. Adnan Pasha Ministry of Finance
Mr. Faisal Jahangir Chairman Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP)

Economy: Data for Growth, Productivity, Trade & Investment

Data to Evidence for Job Creations

Panel Discussion 3
(Day-2, Hall-1 , 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM)
Proposed Panelist Sector Proposed Keynote Speaker Moderator
Ms. Sahar Etezaz Country Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Mr. Nemat Khuduzade, Department of Labor Statistics, Azerbaijan Mr. Ibrahim Khan, Economist, World Bank
Dr. Aliya Hashmi Khan Former Dean of Social Sciences, QAU
Ms. Ambreen Waheed Consultant, Private Sector Development, MoPD&SI
Mr. Muhammad Asif Deputy General Manager, SMEDA
Mr. Monis Rahman CEO and Founder, Dukan E-Commerce

Social Equity – Health, Education & Resource Distribution

Promoting equity and inclusivity in health, education, law, and social protection—focusing on poverty reduction, fair resource distribution, fiscal equity, and technology-driven balanced development across regions.

Social Equity 1 (View Concept Note) ↗
Rethinking NFC for Equity and Balanced Development
Social Equity 2 (View Concept Note) ↗
From Enrollment to Learning: Ensuring Quality Educa􀆟on for All in Pakistan
Social Equity
Rethinking NFC Awards:
Towards Fair and Inclusive Resource Sharing
From Enrollment to Learning:
Ensuring Quality Education for All

Social Equity: Data for Equity, Governance & Resource Allocation

Rethinking NFC for Equity and Balanced Development

Panel Discussion 1
(Day-1, Hall-1 , 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM)
Proposed Panelist Sector Proposed Keynote Speaker Moderator
Dr. Ashfaque Hasan Khan Fiscal policy experts and Author of the proposed new NFC formula, DG, NUST Dr. Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Muqaddar Shah, UNFPA
Mr. Saqib Sheerani Macro-Economic Specialist
Dr. Naeem Uz Zafar Chief Statistician, PBS
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed Team Lead, Oxford Policy Management
Ms. Ume Laila Azhar Chairperson, NCSW

Social Equity: Data for Equity, Governance & Resource Allocation

Education: From Enrolment to Learning

Panel Discussion 2
(Day-1, Hall-2 , 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM)
Proposed Panelist Sector Proposed Keynote Speaker Moderator
Dr. Faisal Bari Professor/Author LUMS Ms. Sharmeela Rasoul (rep. UNICEF) Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad, Chairman, PHEC
Dr. Shahid Soroya Director General, Pakistan Institute of Education
Dr. Baela Raza Jamil CEO, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi - ASER Pakistan
Ms. Maliha Hyder Education Specialist, World Bank

E-Pakistan – Data Ecosystem, AI & Communication

Data to Decisions by Integrating AI & Big Data for Pakistan's Statistical Future

E-Pakistan (View Concept Note) ↗
Data to Decisions by Integrating AI & Big Data for Pakistan's Statistical Future
E-Pakistan

E-Pakistan: Communication, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Data to Decisions by Integrating AI & Big Data for Pakistan's Statistical Future

Panel Discussion 5
(Day-2, Hall-1 , 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM)
Proposed Panelist Sector Proposed Keynote Speaker Moderator
Mr. Achraf Mohamed Mrabet Data & Analytics Manager, UNICEF Mr. Akif Khan, KP IT Board Dr. Syed Jawad Hussain, Chairperson, CASE, Institute of Technology, Islamabad
Dr. Attila Lazar WorldPop, University of Southampton
Dr. Najeeb Ullah Member (S&T and ICT), M/o PD&SI
Ms. Fatima Akhtar Head of Communications & Sustainability, JAZZ
Dr. Hassan Mujtaba FAST

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