List of Panels

1. Opening Plenary: Development Beyond 70 39
2. Pakistan @ 100: Envisioning Reforms to Accelerate and Sustain Inclusive Growth -- Panel Organisers: Mr Enrique Blanco Armas, Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Mr Ahad Nazir 54
3. Promoting Gender Equality: Icons of Feminism in South Asia – Panel Organiser: Dr Nathalène Reynolds 96
4. Challenges of Moving from Diversity to Pluralism – Panel Organisers: Eaisha Tareen and Uzma T. Haroon 44
5. Peace and Security in South Asia: The Way Forward – Panel Organiser: Dr Nathalene Reynolds 55
6. Structural Inequalities in South Asia: Issues, Challenges and Policy Solutions: Panel Organiser – Dr. Sajid Amin 52
7. Information and Telecommunications Journey in Pakistan: Future Directions – Panel Organiser: Brig. (Retd.) Mohammad Yasin 71
8. REDD+ for Sustainable Management of Forests and Societies – Panel Organisers: Mr Shafqat Munir and Ms Sadaf Liaquat 52
9. Towards a Resilient Future: Adapting to Climate Change in Pakistan– Panel Organizer: Dr Imran Khalid and Mr Khaver Ahmed 37
10. Climate Change-Driven Migration and Regional / Global Security Panel Organisers: Mr Shakeel Ramay and Mr Waqar Ahmed 35
11. Independent Think Tanks: Challenges in Shrinking Spaces – Panel Organisers: Mr Shakeel Ramay and Mr Irfan Chatha 39
12. Women’s Access to Justice: Ending Violence against Women – Panel Organisers: Ms Aisha Mukhtar, Ms Imrana Niazi and Mr Shahid Minhas 65
13. Transformation of Higher Education in South Asia: A Journey of 70 Years – Panel Organiser: Mr Shahid Minhas 55
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 32
15. Overcoming Barriers to Improve the Efficiency of Social Protection Programmes in Pakistan – Panel Organisers: Ms Saadiya Razzaq and Ms Rabia Tabussum 26
16. Economic Growth and Regional Integration in Central and South Asia – Panel Organisers: Dr Guntur Sugiyarto, Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Ms Rabia Manzoor 27
17. Emerging Methods in Policy Engagements and Public Private Dialogue – Panel Organisers: Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Mr Ahad Nazir 16
18. Understanding El-Niño and its Impacts on South Asia – Panel Organisers: Mr Mohsin Ali Kazmi and Mr Ghamz E Ali Siyal 24
19. Art as Resistance against Political Tyranny in South Asia – Panel Organiser: Mr Ahmad Salim 22
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 25
21. Integrated Context Analysis on Food Insecurity and Natural Hazards – Panel Organiser: Mr Qasim Shah, World Food Programme 20
22. Political Economy of South Asia: Stories from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh– Panel Organiser: Mr Ahmad Salim 17
23. Improving Data Foresight for Economic Policy Decisions – Panel Organisers: Mr Robert Carl Michael Beyer and Dr Vaqar Ahmed 49
24. Challenges and Potential of SME Sector Financing in Pakistan: Way Forward through CPEC – Panel Organiser: Dr Sajid Amin and Mr Faizan Rasool 18
25. Water Stewardship and Collective Action -- Panel Organisers: Dr Imran Khalid and Mr Ahmed Khaver 17
26. Pathways to Realize Health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- Panel Organisers: Ms Saadiya Razzaq and Ms Nabila Kunwal 22
27. Sustainable Development Goals: Keeping the Promise Alive – Panel Organisers: Mr Michael Williamson and Dr Shehryar Khan Toru 25
28. Role of Social Protection in Sustainable Development: Tackling Poverty and Vulnerability – Panel Organisers: Ms Saadiya Razzaq and Ms Rabia Tabussum 10
29. Achieving a Food Secure and Nutritious Pakistan: Identifying Practical Pathways Forward – Panel Organisers: Dr Stephen Davies and Ms Mehreen Iqbal 25
30. Pakistan’s Energy Future: Governance and Transformation – Panel Organiser: Dr Imran Khalid 16
31. Leaving no one Behind: South Asia’s Biggest Development Opportunity -- Ms Amina Khan, Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Mr Asif Javed 19
32. Status of Labour and Human Rights in Pakistan in the Context of International Obligations – Panel Organisers: Mr Shafqat Munir and Ms Sadaf Liaquat 10
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 8
34. Designing Better Federal and Provincial Tax Reforms – Panel Organisers: Ms Sofia Shakeel, Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Mr Ahad Nazir 17
35. Charter of Economy: Moving towards a Consensus on Socio-Economic Agenda – Panel Organiser: Mr Shafqat Aziz 5
36. Improving Connectivity and Regional Integration in Central and South Asia – Panel Organisers: Mr Guntur Sugiyarto and Dr Vaqar Ahmed 10
37. Role of Women and Youth in Achieving SDGs – Panel Organisers: Ms Romina Khurshid, Mr Moazzam Bhatti and Mr Ghamze Ali 23
38. Closing Plenary: H.U. Beg Memorial Lecture 9