International Conference on the Pakistani Diaspora: Strengthening Linkages Between Host and Home Countries
February 15, 2016
Lahore School of Economics
Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora
(CIMRAD)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE PAKISTANI DIASPORA: STRENGTHENING LINKAGES BETWEEN HOST AND HOME COUNTRIES
February 16-17, 2016
International Conference on The Pakistani Diaspora: Strengthening linkages between host and home countries
DAY 1: Tuesday, 16 February, 2016
Opening Session
Welcome Remarks: Dr. Rashid Amjad, Professor of Economics, Lahore School of Economics and Director, Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD)
Inaugural Address: Mr. Stefano Gatto, Minister - Counselor, Deputy Head of Delegation, European Union Delegation to Pakistan
Keynote Address: Dr. Ishrat Husain, Director, Institute of Business Administration and former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan
Session 1 - Overview of the Pakistani Diaspora
Chairperson: Professor Philippe Fargues, Robert Schuman Chair, Director of the Migration Policy Centre, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute (EUI)
Mapping the Pakistani Diaspora: Context and Connectivity
Dr. Fareeha Zafar, Professor of Development Studies, Lahore School of Economics and Deputy Director, Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD)
Discussant:
Dr. Imran Ali, Rector and Dean, Karachi School of Business and Leadership (KSBL)
Session 2 - The Gulf Corridor
Chairperson: Dr. Ibrahim Awad, Professor and Director of the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS), The American University in Cairo (AUC), and former Director, Migration Department, International Labour Organisation Pakistan and the Gulf
Dr. Nasra Shah, Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Kuwait University
Dr. Rashid Amjad, Professor of Economics, Lahore School of Economics and Director, Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD)
Dr. G.M. Arif, Joint Director, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
Dr. Nasir Iqbal, Research Analyst, Benazir Income Support Programme
Discussant:
Mr. Manolo Abella, Senior Research Associate, Centre on Migration Policy and Society, Oxford University, UK and former Director, Migration Department, International Labour Organisation
Session 3 - European Corridor and the Migration Crisis in Europe
Chairperson: Mr. Manolo Abella, Senior Research Associate, Centre on Migration Policy and Society, Oxford University, UK and former Director, Migration Department, International Labour Organisation
The Impact of the Influx of Refugees on the EU Economy
Dr. Yannos Papantoniou, President, Centre for Progressive Policy Research and former Minister for Economy and Finance, Greece
2015: The year we mistook refugees for invaders
Professor Philippe Fargues, Robert Schuman Chair, Director of the Migration Policy Centre, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute (EUI)
Discussants:
Mr. Stefano Gatto, Minister - Counsellor, Deputy Head of Delegation, European Union Delegation to Pakistan
Dr. Ali Nobil, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore University of Management Sciences
Session 4 - Education and Knowledge Corridor
Chairperson: Dr. Rashid Amjad, Professor of Economics, Lahore School of Economics and Director, Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD)
Panelists:
Dr. Akbar Zaidi, Visiting Professor, Columbia University, New York and IBA, Karachi
Dr. Ghazala Mansuri, Lead Economist in the Global Practice on Poverty and Equity and in the Development Research Group, World Bank, Washington DC
Dr. Khalil Hamdani, Former Director, Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development, United Nations Conference on Trade and Sustainable Development (UNCTAD) and Visiting Professor, Lahore School of Economics
Dr. Amir Hassan Shah, Vice Chancellor, Government College University, Lahore
DAY 2: Wednesday, 17 February, 2016
Session 5 - UK Corridor
Chairperson: Dr. Nasra Shah, Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Kuwait University
The Pakistani Diaspora in UK: Evolution, Integration and Challenges
Ms. Laraib Niaz and Ms. Sidla Nasir, Research Associates, Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD)
Political Remittance between the UK and Pakistan
Dr. Parveen Akhtar, Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bradford University, UK
A UK exploration of the impact of transnational marriage on spouses from Pakistan
Dr. Marta Bolognani, Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, Bristol University, UK
Discussant:
Ms. Adeeba Malik CBE, Deputy Chief Executive, QED-UK
Session 6 - US Canada Corridor
Chairperson: Dr. Marta Bolognani, Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, Bristol University, UK
Emergence of the Pakistan-North America Diaspora
Ms. Naimal Fatima, Research Fellow, Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD)
Us Zindabad: The Pakistani Diaspora in the United States
Mr. Michael Kugelman, Senior Associate for South and South East Asia, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC
Discussion
Session 7 - Investment and Business Corridor
Chairperson: Mr. Tariq Saigol, Chairman, Kohinoor-Maple Leaf Group
Panelists:
Ambassador (retd.) Shahid Malik, former Ambassador of Pakistan to Canada
Mr. Aqeel Ismail, Director, Al-Dar Holdings, Dubai
Mr. Nasim Mohammad, President, Galleria Holding, Lahore
Session 8 - Remittances and the Diaspora
Chairperson: Dr. Naved Hamid, Director, Centre for Research in Economics & Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics
Panelists:
Ms. Asma Khalid, Senior Joint Director, State Bank of Pakistan
Dr. Enrique Blanco Armas, Lead Country Economist, World Bank, Pakistan
Mr. Sakib Sherani, Chief Executive, Macro-Economic Insights and former Principal Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance
Dr. Rashid Amjad, Professor of Economics, Lahore School of Economics and Director, Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD)
Session 9 - Policies to Leverage the Diaspora for Development
Chairperson: Dr. Khalil Hamdani, Former Director, Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development, United Nations Conference on Trade and Sustainable Development (UNCTAD) and Visiting Professor, Lahore School of Economics
Role government and other agencies can play in leveraging diasporas
Dr. Marta Erdal, Senior Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Diaspora engagement: Any lessons from China and India?
Dr. Piyasiri Wickramasekara, Vice-President, Global Migration Policy Association, Geneva
Leveraging diaspora for development: Is there a need for special policies?
Dr. Manolo Abella, Senior Research Associate, Centre on Migration Policy and Society, University of Oxford, UK and former Director, International Migration Programme, International Labour Organization
Discussants:
Mr. Ali Sarfaraz Hussain, Secretary Labour, Punjab Government
Dr. Ibrahim Awad, Director, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University, Cairo, and UK and former Director, International Migration Programme, International Labour Organization
Concluding Session
Chairperson: Dr. Piyasiri Wickramasekara, Vice-President, Global Migration Policy Association, Geneva
Messages from the Conference
Dr. Rashid Amjad, Professor of Economics, Lahore School of Economics and Director, Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD)
Labels: CIMRAD, Conference, International, Lahore School
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