Abstracts
1. Opening Plenary: Development Beyond 70
2. Pakistan @ 100: Envisioning Reforms to Accelerate and Sustain Inclusive Growth -- Panel Organisers: Mr Enrique Blanco Armas, Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Mr Ahad Nazir
3. Promoting Gender Equality: Icons of Feminism in South Asia – Panel Organiser: Dr Nathalène Reynolds
4. Challenges of Moving from Diversity to Pluralism – Panel Organisers: Eaisha Tareen and Uzma T. Haroon
5. Peace and Security in South Asia: The Way Forward – Panel Organiser: Dr Nathalene Reynolds
6. Structural Inequalities in South Asia: Issues, Challenges and Policy Solutions: Panel Organiser – Dr. Sajid Amin
7. Information and Telecommunications Journey in Pakistan: Future Directions – Panel Organiser: Brig. (Retd.) Mohammad Yasin
8. REDD+ for Sustainable Management of Forests and Societies – Panel Organisers: Mr Shafqat Munir and Ms Sadaf Liaquat
9. Towards a Resilient Future: Adapting to Climate Change in Pakistan– Panel Organizer: Dr Imran Khalid and Mr Khaver Ahmed
10. Climate Change-Driven Migration and Regional / Global Security Panel Organisers: Mr Shakeel Ramay and Mr Waqar Ahmed
11. Independent Think Tanks: Challenges in Shrinking Spaces – Panel Organisers: Mr Shakeel Ramay and Mr Irfan Chatha
12. Women’s Access to Justice: Ending Violence against Women – Panel Organisers: Ms Aisha Mukhtar, Ms Imrana Niazi and Mr Shahid Minhas
13. Transformation of Higher Education in South Asia: A Journey of 70 Years – Panel Organiser: Mr Shahid Minhas
14. Migration, Water Management and Climate Change in Glacier River Basin and Semi-Arid Regions: Key Linkages and Policy Options – Panel Organisers: Mr Kashif Salik, Ms Ayesha Qaisrani and Dr Bashir Ahmad
15. Overcoming Barriers to Improve the Efficiency of Social Protection Programmes in Pakistan – Panel Organisers: Ms Saadiya Razzaq and Ms Rabia Tabussum
16. Economic Growth and Regional Integration in Central and South Asia – Panel Organisers: Dr Guntur Sugiyarto, Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Ms Rabia Manzoor
17. Emerging Methods in Policy Engagements and Public Private Dialogue – Panel Organisers: Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Mr Ahad Nazir
18. Understanding El-Niño and its Impacts on South Asia – Panel Organisers: Mr Mohsin Ali Kazmi and Mr Ghamz E Ali Siyal
19. Art as Resistance against Political Tyranny in South Asia – Panel Organiser: Mr Ahmad Salim
20. Feminist Agenda from Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) 1995 to the Sustainable Development Goals 2015: A Step Forward or Two Steps Back? – Panel Organisers: Ms Benazir Jatoi and Mr Waqar Ahmed
21. Integrated Context Analysis on Food Insecurity and Natural Hazards – Panel Organiser: Mr Qasim Shah, World Food Programme
22. Political Economy of South Asia: Stories from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh– Panel Organiser: Mr Ahmad Salim
23. Improving Data Foresight for Economic Policy Decisions – Panel Organisers: Mr Robert Carl Michael Beyer and Dr Vaqar Ahmed
24. Challenges and Potential of SME Sector Financing in Pakistan: Way Forward through CPEC – Panel Organiser: Dr Sajid Amin and Mr Faizan Rasool
25. Water Stewardship and Collective Action -- Panel Organisers: Dr Imran Khalid and Mr Ahmed Khaver
26. Pathways to Realize Health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- Panel Organisers: Ms Saadiya Razzaq and Ms Nabila Kunwal
27. Sustainable Development Goals: Keeping the Promise Alive – Panel Organisers: Mr Michael Williamson and Dr Shehryar Khan Toru
28. Role of Social Protection in Sustainable Development: Tackling Poverty and Vulnerability – Panel Organisers: Ms Saadiya Razzaq and Ms Rabia Tabussum
29. Achieving a Food Secure and Nutritious Pakistan: Identifying Practical Pathways Forward – Panel Organisers: Dr Stephen Davies and Ms Mehreen Iqbal
30. Pakistan’s Energy Future: Governance and Transformation – Panel Organiser: Dr Imran Khalid
31. Leaving no one Behind: South Asia’s Biggest Development Opportunity -- Ms Amina Khan, Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Mr Asif Javed
32. Status of Labour and Human Rights in Pakistan in the Context of International Obligations – Panel Organisers: Mr Shafqat Munir and Ms Sadaf Liaquat
33. Public-Private Dialogue on Economic Agenda for Election 2018 – Panel Organisers: Mr. Hammad Siddiqui, Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, Mr. Ahad Nazir, Mr. Ahmad Shah Durrani and Mr. Wasif Naqvi
34. Designing Better Federal and Provincial Tax Reforms – Panel Organisers: Ms Sofia Shakeel, Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Mr Ahad Nazir
35. Charter of Economy: Moving towards a Consensus on Socio-Economic Agenda – Panel Organiser: Mr Shafqat Aziz
36. Improving Connectivity and Regional Integration in Central and South Asia – Panel Organisers: Mr Guntur Sugiyarto and Dr Vaqar Ahmed
37. Role of Women and Youth in Achieving SDGs – Panel Organisers: Ms Romina Khurshid, Mr Moazzam Bhatti and Mr Ghamze Ali
38. Closing Plenary: H.U. Beg Memorial Lecture