This document summarizes a meeting of the Pakistan Panel on Economy of Tomorrow held on February 23rd and 24th, 2014 in Islamabad. It included a second meeting of the Pakistan panel to discuss the country's world market strategy and current IMF program. This was followed by the first South Asian Regional Forum on Economy of Tomorrow from February 24-25th at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. The forum included panels on creating socially inclusive and sustainable economic models with experiences from the region, as well as industrial policies and the political economy of change. Key speakers included government officials and economic experts from Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Germany and Thailand.

1. Second Meeting of the Pakistan Panel on Economy of Tomorrow (23 February 2014)
FES-Office Islamabad
South Asian Regional Forum on Economy of Tomorrow(24-25 February 2014)
Marriott Hotel, Islamabad
Responsible for the Program:
Planning and Organisation:
Philipp Kauppert
Resident Director,
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Pakistan
rd@fes-pakistan.org
Cell: +92-345-5574067
Abdul Qadir
Programme Coordinator
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Pakistan
Cell: +92-345-5005621
qadir@fes-pakistan.org
Shoukat Ali
Secretary and Admin Assistant
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Pakistan
shoukat@fes-pakistan.org
Cell: +92-345-5574061
Venue of the Second Meeting of the
Pakistan Panel (23.2.14)
FES office,
House 10-A,.Street 31, F-8/1, Islamabad
Tel: +92 51 2850912-16, Fax: 92 51 2850917:
Web: www.fes-pakistan.org.
Venue of the South Asian Forum
(24-25.2.14)
Marriott Hotel, Islamabad
Aga Khan Road, Shalimar 5-PO Box1251 Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92 51 2826121
Web: http://www.marriott.com/isbpk
Accommodation:
Marriott Hotel, Islamabad
Aga Khan Road, Shalimar 5-PO Box1251 Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92 51 2826121
Web: http://www.marriott.com/isbpk
Transportation:
Tariq Mahmood
Driver, FES Pakistan
Cell: +92 345 5574065

2. Sunday, 23rd February 2014
Second Meeting of the Pakistan Panel on Economy of Tomorrow
FES Office (House 10-A, Street 31, F-8/1), Islamabad
The second meeting of the Pakistan Panel on the Economy of Tomorrow is combined with and
followed by the South Asian Regional Forum on Economy of Tomorrow during 23-25th February
2014 at Islamabad.
The Pakistan Panel meeting will commence with lunch on Sunday 23rd February at the FES office in
Islamabad. The working sessions will discuss one unfinished topic of the country strategy for the
World Market and a new topic of the current IMF Pakistan Programme. The programme will be
structured as in the first meeting where the chairs of the respective sessions will invite the convener
for presentation on the topic, followed by inputs of the selected discussants before starting the
general discussion by panel members. The discussion in the near and planned future engagements of
the panel will take place in the concluding session. The agenda of the second EOT meeting is as
follows:
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Sunday, 23 February 2014, FES Office, Islamabad
Arrival of the participants
13:00-14:00
Welcome Lunch
14:00-16:00
Background and objectives of the EoT Project
Philipp Kauppert, FES, Pakistan
Session-I: World Market Strategy and Protection from External Shocks
Chair: Asad Zaman, Islamabad
Presentation:
Discussants:
Hafiz A. Pasha
(20 min.)
Sakib Sherani
(10 min.)
Other Panel members (30 min.)
16:00-16:30
Remarks by the Chair
Tea/Coffee break
16:30-18:30
Chair: Saba Gul Khattak, Islamabad
Session-II: Pakistan under the Current IMF Programme
Presentation:
Hafiz A. Pasha
(30 min.)
Discussants:
M. Ziauddin
(10 min.)
Asad Zaman
(10 min.)
Other Panel members (30 min.)
Remarks by the Chair
18:30-
21:30
Vote of thanks
Dinner Reception at FES
joined by: - the International guests
- FES friends and partners in Islamabad
Transfer to Marriott Hotel (out-station participants)

3. Monday, 24th February 2014
South Asian Regional Forum on Economy of Tomorrow
Ambassador Hall-III, Marriott Hotel, Islamabad
09:45
Registration of participants
10:0010:20
Opening Session: Welcome remarks, introduction to the first South Asian EoT Forum
Philipp Kauppert, Resident Representative, FES Pakistan
Abid Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI, Islamabad
10:2011:30
Session I: The Economy of Tomorrow: Contexts and Challenges
Moderator: Felix Schmidt, Resident Representative FES India
Presentations (15 mins.each):
How to produce a socially just, sustainable and
green dynamic growth for a Good Society?
Marc Saxer, Resident
Representative, FES Thailand
Decent Capitalism – Lessons learned from the
European crisis?
Hansjörg Herr, Professor, BSEL,
Germany
Lead Comments: Hafiz A. Pasha, Convener Pakistan EoT Panel, Islamabad
Questions, answers, discussions
11:3012:00
12:0013:30
Coffee Break
Session II: Creating socially inclusive, sustainable economic models: Experiences from
the region
Moderator: Muhammad Ziauddin, Executive Editor, TET, Islamabad
Presentations (10 mins. each)
Poverty reduction in Bangladesh: how to
promote a socially inclusive economy?
Towfiqul Islam Khan, Research
Fellow, CPD, Dhaka
Innovations and service industry in India: how
to create more value adding sectors?
Ramgopal Agarwala,
Distinguished Fellow, IHC, India
Social inclusion and effective policies in Nepal
Naresh Rimal, Senior Economist,
Nepal
Expanding social safety nets in Pakistan:
experiences from different government
schemes
Vaqar Ahmed, Deputy Executive
Director, SDPI, Islamabad
Lead Comments: Asad Zaman, Vice Chancellor, PIDE, Islamabad
Questions, answers, discussions
13:3014:30
Lunch break
Nadia Coffee Shop

4. 14:3016:00
Session III: Panel Discussion on Industrial Policies in South Asia-Lessons from
international experiences and contemporary debates
Moderator: Sakib Shirani, Chief Executive Officer, MEI, Islamabad
Panelists (10 mins. each)
Hansjörg Herr, Professor, BSEL, Germany
Mustafizur Rahman, Executive Director, CPD, Bangladesh
Hafiz A. Pasha, Convener, EoT Pakistan, Lahore
Atul Sood, Associate Professor, CSRD, New Delhi
Questions, answers, discussions
16:0017:30
Break, time at free disposal
Note: the following program on Monday, 24th February, will be a public seminar,
including media, interested citizen, professionals experts and policy makers
17:30
18:0019:30
Registration of participants
Seminar on
Economic Policies for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
in South Asia
Venue: Crystal Ball Room, Marriott Hotel
Programme
Welcome Remarks:
Philipp Kauppert, Resident Representative, FES
Abid Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI
Presentations: Salient Features of the Country Studies on the Economy of Tomorrow
Bangladesh: Mustafiz-ur-Rahman, Executive Director, CPD, Bangladesh
India: Ramgopal Agarwala, Distinguished Fellow, IHC, India
Pakistan: Hafiz A. Pasha, Former Federal Minister for Finance, Pakistan
Questions, answers, discussions
Moderator: Vaqar Ahmed, Deputy Executive Director, SDPI
Keynote Addresses:
Sartaj Aziz, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security
Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms
19:45
Dinner

5. Tuesday, 25th February 2014, Ambassador – III, Marriott Hotel, Islamabad
10:0011:30
Session IV: Interactive Workshop on
The political economy of change: The way forward for progressive discourses?
Moderator: Abdul Qadir, Progamme Coordinator and Advisor, FES, Pakistan
Opening remarks:
Philipp Kauppert, FES, Pakistan
Marc Saxer, FES, Thailand
Muhammad Ziauddin, Executive Editor, TET, Islamabad
General Discussion
Syntheses by the Moderator
11:3012:00
Coffee break
12:0012:30
Concluding Session with Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and
Reforms
Welcome Note: Philipp Kauppert, FES, Pakistan
Presentation of Conference Report: Vaqar Ahmed, SDPI
Remarks of the Chief Guest
Concluding Remarks : Hafiz A. Pasha
Vote of thanks: Abid Suleri, SDPI
12:3014:00
Lunch
Venue: Dynasty Restaurant
14:0015:00
Time at free disposal
15:00
Political excursion (see separate program)
19:00
Farewell Dinner
Departure of Pakistani participants (optional)
Venue: Polo Lounge, Saidpur Village
21:00
Transfer to Marriott Hotel
Wednesday, 26th February
Morning
Departure of participants