 |  | Pakistan Development Forum is an annual event hosted by the Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan in coordination with the World Bank. PDF is a unique opportunity for the Government of Pakistan to share with its development partners, its policies, reform agenda and initiatives in areas such as poverty alleviation, human resource development, governance and infrastructure development etc. Pakistan Development Forum 2007 " The Demographic Dividend-Unleashing the Human Capital" will focus on how Pakistan can take advantage of its reduced population growth rate to unleash its human capital and increase growth. |
 Agenda Day 1
Agenda Day 2
Agenday Day 3
Chair and Speaker's Profile
Delegates Background Brief
Delegates Handbook
DAY 1: APRIL 25, 2007 Address by Salman Shah, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Statistics
Address by Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, President, Islamic Development Bank
Address by Liqun Jin, Vice President Operations, Asian Development Bank
Address by Praful Patel, Vice President, South Asia, The World Bank [Urdu Version]
Address by Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan
DAY 2: APRIL 26, 2007 Session I: PRSP and the Demographic Dividend
Ensuring a Demographic Dividend- Unleasing Human Potential in a Globalized World by Omar Ayub Khan, Minister of State for Finance
Decent Work: An employment and Poverty Reduction Strategy for Pakistan by Dr. Rashid Amjad, Director Policy Planning and Employment Sector, ILO
More Than an Acronym by Dr Salman Ahmed, Associate Global Markets Economist Goldman Sachs, London Session II: Domestic Commerce- Key to propelling growth and Job Creation
Why Domestic Commerce? by Dr Nadeem Ul Haque, Director PIDE
The Survey of Domestic Commerce conducted for the Ministry of Commerce by Sohail Jahangir Malik, Chairman Innovative Development Strategies (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan Session III (a): Rural economy: Driver of Growth
Review of Cross Country Experiences by Mr Rashid Faruqee, Team Leader / Senior Policy Adviser, MINFAL
Agriculture in Pakistan: Challenges and Prospects by Sohail Jahangir Malik, Chairman Innovative Development Strategies (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan
Agriculture for Growth and Povverty Alleviation Policies and Programs of Government of Pakistan by Ismail Qureshi, Secretary, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
The White Revolution: Driving Rural Development by Mr Geoffrey James Walker, Chief Executive, Pakistan Dairy Development Company
Green to Gene Revolution- through Deman Driven Research by Dr M E Tusneem, Chairman, PARC
Agribusiness Development through Public / Private Partnership by Khalid Khan, CEO, Agribusiness, Support Fund Session III (b): Cities and Growth
Karachi Development with a Vision by Syed Mustafa Kamal, Nazim, City District Government, Karachi Session IV: Financial Deepening and Development
Financial Deepening and Development by Mr Zubair Soomro, Country Corporate Officer, Citigroup Pakistan Session V: Industrial Growth: Moving up the Competitiveness Curve
Pakistan Industrialization Strategy by Dr Faisal Bari, Professor, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore
Competitiveness Enhancement Initiatives by Syed Tahir Shahbaz, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives
Industrial Growth: Moving up the Competitiveness Curve by Omar Ayub Khan, Minister of State for Finance
Improve Industrial Competitiveness based on SEZ Advantages: With Schenzhen SEZ as a Case Study by Dr. Guo Wanda, Vice President, China Development Institute
Facilitating Industrial Growth in Pakistan by Wale Shonibare, Director Corporate Finance, KPMG, UAE Plenary Session
Federally Administered Tribal Area
Presentation on Sustainable Development Plan Session VI (a): National Trade Corridor
National Trade Corridor Challenges: Vision to Implementation by Amer Zafar Durrani, Senior Transport Sector Specialist, The World Bank
Trade Facilitation in the Perspective of NTCIP by Mohammad Abdullah Yusuf, Secretary General Revenue Division CBR, Islamabad
National Trade Corridor Improvement Program by Dr Asad Ali Shah, Member Infrastructure, Planning Commission
Historical Position and Realization by Babar Badat, Chairman Pakistan International Freight Forwarders Association Session VI (b): Water, Power and Prosperity
Pakistan: A Hydraulic Nation Facing the 21st Century by David Grey, Senior Water Adviser, The World Bank
Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority by Tariq Hameed, Chairman, WAPDA
Water Power and Prosperity by Aijaz Ahmed, Chief Executive / Secretary, Task Force, Infrastructure Project Development Facility
Water, Power and Prosperity by Khalid Mohtadullah, Senior Adviser, Global Water Partnership Session VII: Evaluating Aid Effectiveness in Pakistan
Towards a Joint Agenda of Aid Effectiveness in Pakistan by Imran Habib, Deputy Secretary (World Bank / Islamic Development Bank), Economic Affairs Division Closing Session
Closing Remarks by Yusupha Crookes, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan
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