SDPI at United Nation’s Day for South-South Cooperation

1. National Seminar on
“Strategies for Enhancing South-South Cooperation in
Human Resource Development”,
On the Occasion of the United Nation’s Day for South-South Cooperation
September 12, 2013
CIIT-Islamabad
Tentative Programme
INAUGURAL SESSION
08:00 – 08:55
08:55– 09:00
09:00 – 09:15
09:15 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
Registration and Guests to be seated
Recitation from Holy Quran
Welcome Address
Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi
Executive Director , Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable
Development in the South (COMSATS)
Inaugural Address by Chief Guest
Mr. Timo Pakkala
UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Kozue Kay Nagata
Director/Representative
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Office in Islamabad
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed
Executive Director
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Tea/Coffee Break
Technical Session – 1
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 11:50
11:50 – 12:10
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Sania Nishtar
President Heartfile
Former Federal Minister of Education & Training, Science and Technology,
Information Technology and Health
1st
Presentation
Rear Admiral (R) Muhammad Mushtaq
Bahria University
Islamabad
2nd
Presentation
Prof. Dr. Zahid Saleem
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)

2. 12:10 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:30
3rd
Presentation
Dr. Tariq Mahmood
Principal Research Officer
Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST)
Lunch / Prayer break
Technical Session – 2
13:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:20
14:20 – 14:40
14:40 – 15:10
Fourth Keynote Speaker
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
Deputy Executive Director
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)
4th
Presentation
Prof. Zahid Iqbal
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)
5th
Presentation
Mr. Tajammul Hussain/Mr. Nisar Ahmad
COMSATS Headquarters
Tea/Coffee Break