Gilani to open two-day Pak-India moot in Lahore
Aman Ki Asha economic conference
News Desk
KARACHI: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani will inaugurate a two-day economic conference, "Dividends", being organised in Lahore on May 7-8, 2012, under the auspices of Aman Ki Asha, a joint initiative of the Jang Group of Pakistan and the Times of India newspaper.
Others who will speak at different sessions of the conference include Pakistan Muslim League-N leader and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, renowned industrialists from both countries like MCB Chairman Mian Muhammad Mansha, Descon Chairman Abdul Razak Dawood, financial experts and traders' representatives, etc.
The moot will have a total eight sessions, including opening and concluding, to be addressed by Pakistan's former ambassador to the USA Dr Maliha Lodhi, Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal, Pakistan's High Commissioner Shahid Malik, State Bank of Pakistan former governor and IBA Director Dr Ishrat Hussain and Secretary Trade Zafar Mahmood. Other speakers will be Gul Ahmed Group Chairman Bashir Ali Mohammad, Packages Group founder owner Syed Babar Ali, Amin Hashwani, IBM Country General Manager Humayun Bashir, Nishat Zia Power Chairman Shahzad Salim, Dr Shaheena Nishtar, Karachi Stock Exchange Chairman Munir Kamal, KASB Bank President Dr Zakir Mahmood, JS Group VC Ali Raza Siddiqui and others.
The Indian delegation will be headed by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President and Chairman of Godrej Group Adi Godrej. Other members of the delegation are CII Vice President Ajay S Shriram, CII Director General Chandarajit Banerjee, Bajaj Auto Chairman Rahul Bajaj, Hero Corporate Services Chairman Sunil Kant Munjal, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Blue Star Executive Vice Chairman Shri Sunil M Advani, founder and chairman of Carnation Auto Jagdish Khattar, Managing Director and CEO of Country Strategy Business Consultants Dr Sudhir Kapur, Chief Executive Officer Ennore Coke Sir Ganesh Natarajan, Liberty Shoes Chief Executive Adesh Gupta, RJ Corporation Chairman Ravi Kant Jaipuria, Shell Companies Chairman Vikram Singh Mehta, Nasscom Chairman Harsh Manglik, CII Deputy Director General Virandra Gupta, and CII Director South.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
News Desk
KARACHI: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani will inaugurate a two-day economic conference, "Dividends", being organised in Lahore on May 7-8, 2012, under the auspices of Aman Ki Asha, a joint initiative of the Jang Group of Pakistan and the Times of India newspaper.
Others who will speak at different sessions of the conference include Pakistan Muslim League-N leader and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, renowned industrialists from both countries like MCB Chairman Mian Muhammad Mansha, Descon Chairman Abdul Razak Dawood, financial experts and traders' representatives, etc.
The moot will have a total eight sessions, including opening and concluding, to be addressed by Pakistan's former ambassador to the USA Dr Maliha Lodhi, Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal, Pakistan's High Commissioner Shahid Malik, State Bank of Pakistan former governor and IBA Director Dr Ishrat Hussain and Secretary Trade Zafar Mahmood. Other speakers will be Gul Ahmed Group Chairman Bashir Ali Mohammad, Packages Group founder owner Syed Babar Ali, Amin Hashwani, IBM Country General Manager Humayun Bashir, Nishat Zia Power Chairman Shahzad Salim, Dr Shaheena Nishtar, Karachi Stock Exchange Chairman Munir Kamal, KASB Bank President Dr Zakir Mahmood, JS Group VC Ali Raza Siddiqui and others.
The Indian delegation will be headed by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President and Chairman of Godrej Group Adi Godrej. Other members of the delegation are CII Vice President Ajay S Shriram, CII Director General Chandarajit Banerjee, Bajaj Auto Chairman Rahul Bajaj, Hero Corporate Services Chairman Sunil Kant Munjal, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Blue Star Executive Vice Chairman Shri Sunil M Advani, founder and chairman of Carnation Auto Jagdish Khattar, Managing Director and CEO of Country Strategy Business Consultants Dr Sudhir Kapur, Chief Executive Officer Ennore Coke Sir Ganesh Natarajan, Liberty Shoes Chief Executive Adesh Gupta, RJ Corporation Chairman Ravi Kant Jaipuria, Shell Companies Chairman Vikram Singh Mehta, Nasscom Chairman Harsh Manglik, CII Deputy Director General Virandra Gupta, and CII Director South.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
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