Conference Agenda

List of Panels & Plenaries

• Plenary | Rethinking Development in an Age of Disruption | Organiser: Mr Hassan Murtaza Syed, SDPI
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• Connecting Ideas, Investment and Impact for Resilient Development | Organisers: Ms Zainab Naeem & Mr Umar Farooq, SDPI
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• Water Security, Hydro-diplomacy and Regional Peace | Organisers: Mr Naseer Memon & Dr Shafqat Munir, SDPI
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• Rethinking Tobacco Control in Pakistan: Advancing Fiscal Policy, Environmental Accountability and Regulation of Emerging Nicotine Products | Organisers: Mr Syed Ali Wasif Naqvi & Dr Waseem Iftikhar Janjua, SDPI
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• Rethinking Development through the Three Es | Organiser: SDC Unit, SDPI
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• From Primary Production to Secondary Value: Scaling an Integrated Circular Textile Economy | Organisers: Ms Zainab Naeem & Ms Amna Urooj, SDPI
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• One Property, Three Values: Is a Common Valuation System the Answer for Pakistan? Organisers: Dr Sohaib Aqib, Ms Amber Tasawwur & Mr Atteq ur Rehman, SDPI
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• One Firm, Many Regulators: The Case for Regulatory Harmonisation | Organisers: Mr Junaid Zahid, Mr Muhammad Waseem & Mr Asim Zahoor, SDPI
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• Towards Operationalising Country Platforms for Climate Finance in Pakistan: Readiness & Gaps | Organisers: Engr. Ubaid Ur Rehman Zia, Ms Nismah Rizwan & Mr Imran Mushtaq, SDPI
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• Plenary | Private Sector Growth and the Fiscal Policy Agenda for 2027 | Organisers: Ms Zainab Naeem & Mr Umar Farooq, SDP
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• Digital Skill Development of Women Entrepreneurs on Enhancing Business Opportunities | Organisers: Dr Fareeha Armughan & Ms Anam Tariq Awan, SDPI | Dr Jing Huang, UNESCAP-SSWA
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• Rethinking Supply Chains in an Age of Disruption: Sustainability, AI and Resilience | Organisers: Ms Zainab Naeem & Dr Javeria Saleem, SDPI
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• Making Tariff Reform Work for Industry and Exports | Organisers: Dr Irfan Chatha, Ms Amber Tasawwur, Mr Ihtisham Ul Haq & Ms Spogmay Khan, SDPI
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• Media and AI in the Age of Influence: Journalism, Public Discourse and Countering Violent Extremism | Organisers: Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad & Ms Ramsha Mehboob Khan, SDPI | Ms Zebunnisa Burki, The News
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• Pakistan’s Hydrogen Economy: Strategic Priorities Amid Regional Instability | Organisers: Ms Saleha Qureshi & Engr. Ubaid Ur Rehman Zia, SDPI
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• From Skills to Economic Independence: Expanding Opportunities for Women | Organisers: Ms Zainab Naeem & Ms Amna Urooj, SDPI
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• Transforming Pakistan’s Agriculture and Food Systems in an Age of Disruption: AI for Regenerative and Climate-Smart Farming | Organisers: Dr Kashif Majeed Salik & Ms Saifa Waris, SDPI | Ms Namwar Yusuf Rahman, Nestlé Pakistan
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• AI Readiness in Pakistan’s Higher Education Sector | Organisers: Engr. Ubaid ur Rehman Zia & Ms Romila Qamar, SDPI
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• The Middle East Crisis and Economic Outlook | Organisers: Mr Muhammad Umar Ayaz, Ms Aqsa Naveed & Dr Sajid Amin Javed, SDPI
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• From Coal to Clean: Towards a Phased and Just Energy Transition | Organisers: Ms Zainab Babar & Dr Khalid Waleed, SDPI
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• Living with Disasters: Understanding Risks, Anticipatory Planning and Financing for Preparedness | Organisers: Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad, Mr Muhammad Awais Umar, Ms Ramsha Mehboob Khan, Mr Ali Rehmat & Ms Syeda Safina Ali, SDPI
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• Sustainability Governance of China’s Overseas Infrastructure Investments: Insights from Pakistan | Organisers: Engr. Ubaid Ur Rehman Zia & Ms Ayesha Naeem, SDPI
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• Pakistan’s Reform Agenda for Integrated Economic Governance | Organisers: Mr Muhammad Sameer, Mr Muhammad Umar Ayaz & Dr Sajid Amin Javed, SDPI
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• People-Centred Housing: Sindh’s Model for Post-Flood Rehabilitation | Organisers: Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad, Mr Naseer Memon, Mr Muhammad Awais Umar, Ms Ramsha Mehboob Khan, Mr Ali Rehmat & Ms Syeda Safina Ali, SDPI | Ms Sana Khoja, SPHF
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• Circular Economy Transition Beyond 2030: From Policy Ambition to Inclusive Action in South Asia | Organisers: Ms Zainab Naeem & Ms Amna Urooj, SDPI
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• From Climate Risk to Resilience: The Private Sector’s Role on the Road to COP31 | Organisers: Ms Saleha Qureshi & Dr Khalid Waleed, SDPI
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• Shifting Geopolitics: Risks, Resilience and Prosperity | Organiser: SDC Unit, SDPI
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• Environmental Diplomacy for Shared Air and Cryosphere Risks in South Asia | Ms Zainab Naeem, Ms Nelam Pari & Mr Umar Farooq, SDPI
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• Strengthening Power Systems for Energy Transition in South Asia | Organisers: Dr Khalid Waleed, Engr. Ubaid Ur Rehman Zia & Mr Muhammad Umer, SDPI | Mr Joseph George, UNESCAP
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• Financing the Future | Organisers: Ms Aqsa Naveed & Ms Fatima Muzammil, SDPI
• Plenary: Strengthening Climate Action: Priorities and Proposals for Effective Implementation
• Innovating Financing for Affordable Low-Cost Housing | Organisers: Mr Muhammad Umar Ayaz & Mr Asif Javed, SDPI
• Plenary: Rethinking Agriculture through Regenerative Practices: Restoring Soil, Water and Nature’s Balance
• Reforming Pakistan’s Real Estate Sector | Organisers: Ms Aqsa Naveed & Mr Muhammad Umar Ayaz, SDPI
• Pakistan’s Adaptation Agenda: From National Framework to Subnational Implementation and Lessons from the Global Practices | Organisers: Ms Zainab Naeem & Ms Nelam Pari, SDPI
• Plenary: Building Climate-Resilient Communities: Linking Nature-Based Solutions and Social Protection
• Annual State of Renewable Energy 2026 | Organisers: Dr Khalid Waleed, Engr. Ubaid Ur Rehman Zia & Ms Saira Adnan, SDPI
• Plenary: Where Reforms Matter the Most for Growth? | Organisers: Mr Junaid Zahid, Ms Amber Tasawwur & Mr Asim Zahoor, SDPI
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