COMSATS University Islamabad and the Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology are jointly convening a National Conversation Webinar on “Self-Engineered Sustainable Economic Development through National Industries Globalization in the Present-Day Competitive World Setting”, at 1000 hrs on September 28, 2023. The Webinar is intended to set down the way forward for deployment of science, technology and innovation for economic development in the developing countries including Pakistan.

The keynote speaker is Prof. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Prof. Sharif is the former Director, APCTT-UNESCAP and Emeritus Professor & Vice President, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. Prof. Sharif’s illustrious career spanning over 5 decades has three distinct lines of professional work experience, viz. a) Graduate level teaching, research and research supervision in Industrial Engineering and Management of Technology; b) International consultancy in Science, Technology & Innovation Policy and Technology Driven Economic Development; and c) S&T driven Socio-Economic Development work, predominantly in the developing world and as adviser to the Bretton Wood institutions.

Registration for the Webinar is free. All interested are requested to send an email at init@comsats.edu.pk or muhammad_atiq@comsats.edu.pk, along with professional contact details. Last date of registration for the Webinar is September 25, 2023.

The prospective participants will be notified of the Webinar link through email to all registered participants.

The Flyer of the Webinar containing a brief profile of Prof. Sharif and detailed Program of the Webinar are attached in the link below.