DAY 3 - 17TH APRIL, 2025, THURSDAY I 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM
Parallel Technical Sessions
09:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Crystal Ball Room 1
Trade & Commerce in Digital Era
Chair/Moderator:
Dr. Nadia Tahir
Senior Associate Economic Transformation, PM Office
Paper Presenters:
• Jamil Nasir – The Impact of Digitalization and Innovation on Trade Facilitation and Revenue: Pre-Post Analysis.
• Samia & Saud Ahmad Khan – Digital Transformation and Service Exports: An Assessment of Pakistan’s Digital Adoption and Trade Potential.
• Rabia Tabassum & Khalid Mahmood – Promoting E-Commerce: Exploring Opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises in Pakistan.
• Fasiha Fatima & Jehangir Khan – Digital Entrepreneurship in Pakistan: Opportunities and Roadblocks.
Discussant:
Dr. Usman Qadir
PIDE
Crystal Ball Room 2
Digitalization & Industrial Transformation
Chair/Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Sohaib Hassan
Member Planning, MoPD&SI
Paper Presenters:
• Bushra Mushtaq – Harnessing Digital Transformation for Sustainable Industrial Development in Pakistan: An Industrial Green TFP Approach.
• Aysha Habib et al. – Role of ICT in Inclusive Development: A Panel Data Analysis.
• Asif Mehmood Qaisrani – Digital Adoption and Informal Sector of South Punjab: Key Challenges and Policy Recommendations.
Discussant:
Saba Anwar
PIDE
Parallel Technical Sessions
09:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Jade Ball Room
Digital Disruption: Economic Readiness
Chair/Moderator:
Mr. Waqas Anwar
Member (Infrastructure & RC), MoPD&SI
Paper Presenters:
• Naseem Faraz – AI Preparedness and Catching Up in the Economic Transformation Race.
• Hammad Alam et al. – Digital Payment Matters for Product Pricing – A Counterfactual Analysis.
• Suleman Aziz Lodhi et al. – Developing Knowledge-Ecosystems: Path to Efficient Rapid Economic Growth for Pakistan.
Discussant:
Dr. Madiha Riaz
Islamia University Bahawalpur
Lapis Ball Room
E-Governance for Economic Growth
Chair/Moderator:
Ms. Humaira Zia Mutti
Additional Secretary, SIFC
Paper Presenters:
• Muhammad Waseem & Saima Nawaz – Navigating Global Value Chains for Sustainable Growth: The Role of E-Government and Institutions in a Globalized World.
• Muhammad Sadil et al. – Bridging the Digital Divide: Mobile Banking Adoption Intentions in Rural and Urban Areas of District Khushab — User Perception and the Role of Digital Literacy.
• Ghulam Mustafa et al. – Simulating the Impacts of Blockchain Technology Adoption in Pakistan: The Case of Real Estate Market.
Discussant:
Dr. Bashir
DD HEC
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Tea Break
Crystal Ball Room (CBR)
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Panel 5:
CPEC 2.0: Digital Leap, Learning
from China’s Transformation
Chair:
Mr. Jiang Zaidong
Chinese Ambassador
Panelists:
• Prof. Dr. Yuan Li, CPEC & BRI Expert , Shandong University
• Dr. Manzoor Ahmad, Former Ambassador, WTO
• Dr. Mahmood Khalid, PPD (CPEC)/SRE, PIDE
• Mr. Ahmed Bilal Masud, Deputy CEO, Huawei
• Mr. Muhammad Imaduddin, Director, DI&SD, SBP
• Dr. Hassan Waqar Raja, Business School, NUST
Moderator:
Dr. M. Muzammil Zia
CPEC Expert, MoPD&SI
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM Lunch Break
Crystal Ball Room (CBR)
01:30 PM – 03:00 PM
Mahbub ul Haq Lecture
Rethinking Sovereignty in the Digital Age
Keynote Speaker:
Mohammad J. Sear
EY MENA Digital Government & Public Sector Leader
Chair:
Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan
Coordinator to the Prime Minister
Discussants:
Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad
Chief Economist, MoPD&SI
Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad
HoD, PIDE School of Economics
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Asma Hyder
Dean SES, IBA, Karachi
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM Tea Break
Crystal Ball Room (CBR)
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM
Panel 6:
Smart Provinces for Smarter Pakistan
Guest of Honor:
Honorable Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar
Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Provincial Representatives
Mr. Zahid Akhtar Zaman
Chief Secretary, Punjab
Syed Asif Hyder Shah
Chief Secretary, Sindh
Syed Shehab Ali Shah
Chief Secretary, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mr. Shakeel Qadir Khan
Chief Secretary, Balochistan
Mr. Abrar Ahmad Mirza
Chief Secretary, Gilgit-Baltistan
Flt. Lt. (Retd) Khushal Khan (T. ST)
Chief Secretary, AJK
Dr. Baber Majid Bhatti
CEO, NITB
Moderator:
Dr. Nadeem Javaid (SI)
Vice Chancellor, PIDE