DAY 1 I 15TH APRIL, 2025 I TUESDAY I 09:30 AM – 05:30 PM
08:40 AM – 09:25 AM | Arrival of the Guest & Registration |
09:25 AM – 09:30 AM | Arrival of the Chief Guest |
09:30 AM – 09:35 AM | National Anthem |
09:35 AM – 09:40 AM | Recitation from the Holy Quran |
09:40 AM – 09:50 AM | Mr. Awais Manzur Sumra, Secretary, MoPD&SI Welcome Remarks |
09:50 AM – 10:00 AM | Dr. Nasir Iqbal Secretary, PSDE/Registrar, PIDE PSDE Report |
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM | Dr. Nadeem Javaid (SI) VC, PIDE/President, PSDE Presidential Address |
10:20 AM – 11:00 AM | Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Chancellor, PIDE/ Federal Minister, MoPD&SI Inaugural Address |
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tea Break
11:30 AM – 01:00 PM
Panel 1:
Unlocking Pakistan’s Digital
Potential: The Next 10-Years
Crystal Ball Room (CBR)
Panelists:
• Mr. Saleem Ullah, Deputy Governor, SBP
• Dr. Najeebullah Marwat, Member (Science & Technology), MoPD&SI
• Ms. Emma Fan, Country Director, ADB
• Dr. Baber Majid Bhatti, CEO, NITB
• Ms. Fatima Akhtar, VP Communications and Outreach, JAZZ
• Mr. Asim Ghaffar, VP Engineering, 10Pearls
Moderator:
Mr. Asim Saeed
Former Member, MoPD&SI
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM - Lunch Break
Parallel Technical Sessions
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM
Crystal Ball Room 1
Building Digital Tomorrow
Chair/Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Bhutto
Dean, IBA, Sukkur
Paper Presenters:
- Moneeba Iftikhar et al
Digital Transformation in
Pakistan: Cyber-security Laws,
Digital Media, and Youth Gig
Workers. - Maryam Latif & Umaima Arif
Digital Transformation and
Sustainable Development: The
Role of Smart Governance and
Urbanization in South Asia. - Ghulam Shabbir
Digital Transformation of
Pakistan: Imperatives on Policy,
Governance, Legislation and
Infrastructure.
Discussant:
Dr. Karim Khan
PIDE
Crystal Ball Room 2
Bridging Gap with Fintech
Chair/Moderator:
Dr. Naeem uz Zafar
Chairman, PBS
Paper Presenters:
- Muhammad Nauman Sadiq
Comparative analysis of the contribution of digital and traditional financial inclusion towards financial performance and Stability of banks: Evidence from emerging South Asian economies. - Aroba Haq et al
Scaling RAAST for a Cashless Pakistan: Lessons from India’s UPI – A Technical Data Analysis and Policy Recommendations. - Muhammad A. Shiraz
Embracing the Inevitable: Bitcoin adoption for Pakistan’s Digital Transformation.
Discussant:
Dr. Zahid Asghar
QAU
Parallel Technical Sessions
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM
Jade Ball Room
Digitalization and Behavioral Shifts
Chair/Moderator:
Dr. Jordanka
ADB
Paper Presenters:
- Rashid Ali
Breaking Mental Barriers to Digitalization: Overcoming
Cognitive Inertia and Adoption
Challenges in the Manufacturing
Industry - Tooba Ahmad & Sami Ullah
Gamification of Pro-Environmental Behavior to Promote Sustainable Tourism in Pakistan. - Abdul Rashid et. al.,
Does Inclusion affect Growth Inclusiveness? Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries.
Discussant:
Dr. Farhat Mehmood
PIDE
Lapis Ball Room
Technologies for Climate Resilience
Chair/Moderator:
Dr. Mumtaz Anwar
PU, Lahore
Paper Presenters:
- Amjad Naveed
Technological Innovation and the Green Path to Sustainability: Exploring Its dynamic link to Environmental Degradation. - Issa Hamadou et al
Blessings or Threats? The Impact of Artificial Intelligence-Innovation on Climate Change. - Sajjad Hussain
Emerging Role of Deep Learning Technique in Ecosystem Improvement by Early Resistant
Source Detection against Disease and Pollution Control. - Faiza Azhar Khan et al
Digital Resilience: ICT as a Mitigating Factor Against Climate-Induced Food Insecurity in Pakistan.
Discussant:
Dr. Zahoor Khan
IMsciences
03:30 PM – 04:00 PM - Tea Break
Crystal Ball Room (CBR)
04:00 PM – 05:30 PM
Allama Iqbal Lecture
Variety, Structural Change, and the Emergence of AI
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Pier Paolo Saviotti
Utrecht University, GREDEG CNRS, INRA GAEL
Chair:
Dr. Safdar A. Sohail
ED, SPRC
Discussants:
Dr. Adnan Rafiq
Member Governance, MoPD&SI
Dr. Idrees Khawaja
Former Chief of Research, PIDE
Moderator:
Dr. Shazia Akhtar
HOD, SZABIST