Agenda (tentative—subject to change)
Day One—October 4, Winfield House (U.S. Ambassador’s Residence)
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception Hosted by U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Louis B. Susman
- Welcome, Ambassador Louis B. Susman
- Remarks, Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, Deputy United States Trade Representative
- Remarks, Ambassador Marc Grossman, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (Invited)
Day Two—October 5, Citicorp Conference Center, St. James’s Square
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Registration/Coffee
9:30 – 9:45 U.S.-Pakistan Economic Ties
- Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
9:45 – 10:00 Topic TBD
- Robert Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs (Invited)
10:00 – 10:15 Introduction/Overview of Pakistan’s Business Environment
- Ssleem Mandviwalla, Chairman, Pakistan Board of Investment
10:15 – 10:45 Opportunities and Best Prospects for Trade and Investment in Pakistan
- Speakers TBD (emphasis on case studies)
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Critical Factors for Investors and Exporters
- Speakers TBD
11:30 – 12:15 Financing Business Opportunities
- Panel discussion with representatives from: International Finance Corporation; World Bank Private Sector Development Group; U.S. Export-Import Bank; U.S. Trade & Development Agency; U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation; Asian Development Bank
12:15 – 1:45 p.m. Lunch: How Can Pakistan Actualize Its Enormous Economic Potential?
- Munir Qureshi, Secretary, Pakistan Ministry of Commerce
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Sectoral Issues: Best Prospects (Breakout Sessions in Citi Conference Rooms)
- Infrastructure & Logistics (Room TBD)
- Energy (Room TBD)
- Textiles & Apparel (Room TBD)
- Consumer Goods (Room TBD)
- Agriculture (Room TBD)
- Financial (Room TBD)
- Capital Markets (Room TBD)
- Innovation/IT/SMEs (Room TBD)
3:00 – 5:00 pm Private Meeting Time
- Smaller rooms will be available for reservation to accommodate participants’ individual meetings
5:30 – 7:00 pm Reception Hosted by Pakistan High Commission to United Kingdom
- Venue TBD