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Trading with Neighbors: Prospects and Challenges

Oct 23

2:30PM to 07:00PM

Sheesh Mahal –II, Serena Hotel, Islamabad

02:30 – 03:00pm	Registration
03:00 – 03:15pm	Welcome Remarks Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI
03:15 – 03:45pm	State of Trade and Transport Facilitation in Pakistan Vaqar Ahmed, Deputy Executive Director, SDPI
03:45 – 04:30pm	Special Remarks Nasreen Jalil, Senator Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Bushra Yasmin, Chair Economics Department, Fatima Jinnah Women University Shaban Khalid, Former President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ali Salman, Executive Director, PRIME
04:30 – 04:45pm	Special Remarks by Chief Guest Khurram Dastagir Khan, Federal Minister for Commerce
04:45 – 05:00pm	Open Discussion
Refreshment 5:00 – 5:30pm
05:30 – 05:45pm	Emerging Issues in Trade with South Asia Muhammad Hamza Abbas, Economist, SDPI
05:45 – 06:35pm	Special Remarks Rubina Khalid, Senator, Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) Ayla Majid, Chief Executive CAMCO (Pvt) Ltd M. Ibrahim Qureshi, President, All Pakistan Business Forum Nadia Tahir, Associate Professor, University of Central Punjab, Lahore Dr. Idrees Khwaja, Associate Professor, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
06:35 – 06:50pm	Special Remarks by Chief Guest Mohmmad Zubair, Minister of State for Privatization
06:50 – 07:30pm	Open Discussion
	Dinner