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Program CardHall # 2, Lahore Arts Council, Alhamra, Lahore.

Day 1Tuesday - November 27, 2018

09:00 AM – 9:30 AM Registration of Participants

Inaugural Session – Day 1

Recitation from the Holy Quran

09:30 AM – 09:40 AM

09:40 AM – 09:50 AM

09:50 AM – 10:00 AM

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM

10:10 AM – 10:20 AM

Welcome Address by Mr. Sher Ayub Khan, Chief Executive Officer, SMEDA

Key Note Speech by Dr. Muhammad Aslam, Rector, University of Management and Technology (UMT)

Key Note Speech by Mr. Iftikhar Ali Malik, Senior Vice President, SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Key Note Speech by Mr. Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui, Vice Chancellor & Professor – Sukkur IBA University

Inaugural Speech by Chief Guest – Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, Governor of the Punjab

10:20 AM – 10:40 AM Tea

Session I - SME Policy Framework for Pakistan

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Ms. Nadia J. Seth, General Manager, Policy & Planning, Small and Medium EnterprisesDevelopment Authority (SMEDA)

1. Mr. Rehmatullah Javed2. Mr. Samar Hasnain 3. Dr. Naveda Kitchlew 4. Dr. Turab Hussain

5. Dr. Shehzad Amin6. Mr. Navid Goraya

Chairman, Central Standing Committee on SMEs, FPCCI Executive Director – Development Finance Group, State Bank of Pakistan Dean - School of Business and Economics, University of Management & TechnologyAssociate Professor, Department of Economics, LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences (LUMS)Vice President, Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME)Head - Capital, Karandaaz

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Question & Answers

Research Track I

12:00 PM – 12:40 PM

Moderator: Ms. Seemi Waheed Assistant Professor, School of Governance and Society, UMT

1. Bene�ciary Assessment Based Evaluation of SME Policy of Pakistan Mr. Ali Sadiq 2. The Effect of Common Facility Centre (CFC) Program on SMEs' Competitiveness in Pakistan: The Moderating Role of Dynamic Capabilities Mr. Khurram Shahzad3. Overcoming barriers to environmental improvement in SMEs: Pragmatic policy options for Pakistan's leather working industry Dr. Aqueel Imtiaz Wahga4. Role of Innovative Climate on the Relation between Open Innovation and Innovative Performance: A Knowledge Management Perspective from SME sector of Pakistan Dr. Masood Ul Hassan and Mr. Asghar Iqbal

12:40 PM – 01:00 PM Question & Answers

01:00 PM – 02:00PM Lunch

Session II - Entrepreneurship and Start-up Ecosystem in Pakistan

02:00 PM – 03:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Mr. Kaiyan Yousaf, Competitiveness Enhancement Lead, USAID - Small and MediumEnterprise Activity (SMEA)

1. Ms. Aasia Saail 2. Mr. Ahmed Khan3. Mr. Charles Schneider 4. Mr. Nabeel Qadeer

5. Mr. Almas Hyder

Director, Schazoo Zaka Pvt. Ltd. CEO, Cheetay.pk Senior Private Sector Specialist, International Finance Corporation, World Bank GroupProject Chair, UNCTAD - Commonwealth Entrepreneurship Project for Pakistan & Board Member,Commonwealth Youth City Global InitiativeChairman, Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited (SPEL)

03:00 PM – 03:15 PM Question & Answers

Research Track II

03:15 PM – 03:55 PM

Moderator: Dr. Umer Azeem Assistant Professor, Director PhD Program, School of Business and Economics, UMT

1. International Technology Transfer and Technological Capability Upgradation of Pakistan's Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Cluster(s) Ahsan Munir2. Knowledge Management: A Roadmap for Innovation In SMEs' Sector of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Dr. Iftikhar Hussain, Ms. Amber Qurashi, Dr. Ghulam Mujtaba, Mr. Muhammad Arfaq Waseem and Mr. Afzal Shad3. Entrepreneurial Orientation And SMEs' Financial Performance, Testing The Role of Knowledge Creation And Top Management Team Characteristics: An Empirical Evidence From Southern Punjab, Pakistan Dr. Masood Ul Hassan, Mr. Asghar Iqbal and Ms. Sibta Shoaib4. Challenges of Small and Medium Enterprises in Pakistan Ms. Marvi Siddiqui, Ms. Tooba Shaikh, Mr. Naveed Malik, Ms. Nabeela Ramzan and Mr. Moeezullah Qureshi

03:55 PM – 04:00 PM Question & Answers

Session III – Sustainable Development - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

04:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Mr. Sami Ullah Bajwa, Director – Internationalization,University of Management and Technology (UMT)

1. Mr. Khawar Anwar Khawaja 2. Ms. Nadia Aftab 3. Mr. Shakeel Ahmad

4. Dr. Faheem ul Islam5. Mr. Yasuhiro Tojo

Chief Executive Officer, Grays of Cambridge (Pak) Limited Country Representative, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Assistant Country Director and Chief - Development Policy Unit, United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP)Rector, GIFT University, Gujranwala Chief Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

05:00 PM – 05:15 PM Question & Answers

05:15 PM – 05:30 PM Key Note Speech/ Success Story

Tea – End of Day 1

09:00 AM – 09:15 AM Registration of Participants

09:15 AM – 09:25 AM

09:25 AM – 09:35 AM

09:35 AM – 09:45 AM

Welcome Address by SMEDA

Key Note Speech by Mr. Mariyan Stoyanov, Chief Director, Directorate SME Development, Bulgaria

Key Note Speech by Mr. Suleman Ghani, Senior Policy Advisor, USAID-Small & Medium Enterprises Activity

Day 2Wednesday – November 28, 2018

Inaugural Session – Day 2

09:45 AM – 09:55 AM Inaugural Speech by Chief Guest - Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor to Prime Minister, Ministry of Industries & Production

Session IV - China Pakistan Economic Corridor and Opportunities for SMEs

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

Panel Discussion

1. Mr. Hassan Daud 2. Dr. Liaqat Ali Shah

3. Mr. Nauman Ashraf Khan

4. Mr. Hasaan Khawar5. Dr. Irfan Hyder6. Ch. Ahmad Mansoor7. Mr. Robin Gao

Project Director, CPEC Secretariat - Ministry of Planning, Development & Reform Head of Policy Division - Trade and Industry Cooperation Centre of Excellence,China Pakistan Economic CorridorGeneral Manager, Small and Medium Enterprises, Pakistan TelecommunicationCompany Limited Consortium for Development Policy Research Dean CBM & CES, Institute of Business ManagementGeneral Manager (M&E) , Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA)Head, Chinesebon, Beijing Sinolingua Times Co., Ltd.

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Question & Answers

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Tea

Moderator: Mr. Sheharyar Tahir, Head of External Relations, Small and MediumEnterprises Development Authority (SMEDA)

Research Track III

11:15 AM – 11:55 AM

Moderator: Mr. Sami Ullah Bajwa, Director – Internationalization, University of Management and Technology (UMT)

1. Entrepreneurial Orientation and Engagement of Pakistani SMEs in Sustainable Development Practices: Mediating Role of Knowledge Management Mr. Zeeshan Iqbal and Ms. Maimoona Malik2. Perceived Barriers and Youth Entrepreneurial Intentions: Mediating Role of Theory of Planned Behavior Mr. Yasir Rasool, Mr. Sajid Iqbal, Mr. Abdul Razzaq and Ms. Sara Javaid3. What Drives the Self-Entrepreneurs? Revival of Incentive Theory of Motivation in the Context of Freelancers Mr. Shoaib Muhammad Balouch and Dr. Massod-ul-Hassan4. Following the trail of female entrepreneurs in Pakistan: The quest for �nding blockades and social bene�ts Mr. Ansar Waseem and Ms. Fatima Azam

11:55 AM – 12:05 PM Question & Answers

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Rubeena Tashfeen, Associate Professor, Chairperson - Department of Finance,University of Management & Technology (UMT)

1. Mr. Jahanzeb Burrana2. Mr. Shafiq A. Shahzad3. Dr. Jawad Syed 4. Mr. Shahid Hasan5. Dr. Waqar Akram6. Mr. Zubair Ahmed Malik7. Mr. Shahid Malik8. Dr. Barry Healy

Chief Executive Officer, Punjab Board of Investment & Trade (PBIT) Joint Secretary (FT-I), Ministry of Commerce Professor, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Head - Russia Chair, Golden Ring Economic ForumProfessor – Sukkur IBA UniversityExecutive Committee Member, SAARC Chamber of Commerce & IndustryHead SME Products, Bank Alfalah LimitedProfessor of Political Science, Ireland

01:00 PM – 01:15 PM Question & Answers

Session V - China Pakistan Economic Corridor and Regional Integration

12:05 PM – 01:00 PM

01:20 PM – 01:30 PM Remarks by Mr. Sher Ayub Khan, Chief Executive Officer, SMEDA

Closing Session

01:30 PM – 01:40 PM Remarks by Mr. Talib Syed Karim – President Institute of Business Management

01:40 PM – 01:50 PM Remarks by Dr. Sean K.S. Shin – Dean Global Education Institute, NAMSEOUL University, South Korea

01:50 PM – 02:00 PM Remarks by Mr. Ibrahim Hasan Murad, President, ILM Trust

02:00 PM – 02:10 PM Remarks by Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, Rector Lahore School of Economics, Chairperson AMDIP

02:10 PM – 02:20 PM Closing Remarks by Chief Guest - Mr. Azher Ali Choudhry, Secretary, Ministry of Industries and Production

02:20PM – 03:30 PM Lunch

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