Our Speakers

Ms. Maria-Jose Poddey

Country Director , GIZ
Mr. Najam Ahmed Shah

Chairman Planning and Development Board, Government of Sindh
Ms. Johanna Knoess

Head of Social Protection, GIZ
Dr. Ruediger Lotz

German Consul General
Sébastien Lorion

Team Leader - Governance and Human Capital Development, European Union
Dr. Masuma Zaidi

Senior Sector Specialist Health and Social Protection, KfW
Ms. Sofia Shakil

Director Human and Social Development, Asian Development Bank
Sohail Saeed Abbasi

Senior Social Protection Specialist, World Bank
Senator Rubina Khalid

Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme
Mr. Sarfaraz Rajar

Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh (SACM) on Social Protection, Government of Sindh
Ms. Melis Guven

Lead Economist and Global Lead for Social Protection Delivery Systems, World Bank
Mr. Yusuf Khan

Ex-Secretary Pakistan Administrative Services
Mr. Frank Schneider

Senior Policy Advisor, GIZ
Mr. Syed Nasir Hussain Shah

Provincial Minister, Ministry of Planning, Development & Energy
Mr. Jost Wagner

Conference Facilitator
Mr. Ralf Radermacher

Coordinator Sector Initiative Social Protection & Global Alliances for Social Protection GIZ
Mr. Mubshar Hussain

Manager Disaster Risk Reduction / Finance, NDMRF
Mr. Syed Musaver Shah Gillani

Project Director PDMA KP
Muhammad Javaid Ismail

Director BPRD, State Bank of Pakistan
Muhammad Arif Goheer

Principal Scientific Officer, Global Change Impact Studies Centre, MoCC
Ms. Maheen Zahra

Senior Consultant Senior Consultant, Poverty and Social Protection Practice, Oxford Policy Management
Dr. Asim Ijaz

Director General ( NSER / CCT )
Mr. Ghulam Nabi Marri

Country Programme Coordinator, IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development)
Mr. Arshad Rashid

Chief Programs, PPAF
Dr. Muhammad Ahsan Riaz

Programme Director, National Poverty Graduation Programme (NPGP)
Ms. Xin Long

Senior Social Protection Officer, ADB
Mr. Shahzad Cheema

Joint Secretary Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety
Mr. Ali Shehzad

CEO, Punjab Social Protection Authority
Ms. Shazia Atta

Chief Social Protection and Gender Mainstreaming (SP&GM)
Mr. Ali Tauqeer

Member of Board of Directors, Loss and Damage Fund
Ms. Sana Ehsan

Financing for Development Analyst / National Project Coordinator, UNDP

Ms. Fehmida Khan

Gender Advisor, UNICEF, Social Behavior Change Communication
Mr. Taimoor Ali

Chief Digital Officer, Karandaaz, Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowerment
Dr. Riina Kionka

European Union Ambassador to Pakistan (virtual)
Ms. JahanAra Manzoor Wattoo

Vice Chairperson, Punjab Social Protection Authority, Government of the Punjab.
Dr. Amjad Saqib

Founder & Chairman, Akhuwat
Winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (2021)
Naveed Akbar

DG Cash Transfer, BISP
Dr. Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

Founding Director
Institute for Global Health and Development
Aga Khan University
Zaineb Majoka

Social Protection Professional
World Bank South Asia Region
Mr. Muhammad Dittal Kalhoro

CEO
Sindh Rural Support Organisation (SRSO)
Mr. Asim Pasha

Chief Programs Officer
Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF)
Dr. Haider Abbas

DG
National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT)
Mr. Ali Raza Bhutta

Ex-Secretary BISP and Senior Strategic Advisor, UNDP
Mr. Noor-ul-Haq Baloch

Focal Person to Chief Minister, Social Protection, Balochistan
Mr. Irshad Ahmad Qureshi

Secretary Social Welfare Department, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Ms. Ermioni Sokou

Policy Officer, Social Inclusion and Protection, Health and Demography Unit
Directorate-General for International Partnership (INTPA)
European Commission
Ms. Sobiah Becker

Advisor Pak-German Climate and Energy Partnership, GIZ
Ms. Alba Riono Souto

Policy Officer, Social Inclusion and Protection
Ms. Zeina Sifri

Senior Program Officer, Gates Foundation, tbc SOPRAN Project
Ms. Meriem El Harouchi

Programme Manager, Migration, Forced Displacement and Resilience, European Union Delegation to Pakistan
Mr. Mansoor Ali Masood

Senior Project Officer, BRACE Project, Asian Development Bank
Ms. Rathi Palakrishnan

Deputy Country Director at UN World Food Programme
Mr. Raza Iqbal

Executive Director, NDMA
Mr. Muhammad Jawad Haider Shah

Additional Director General, PDMA Punjab
Mr. Asghar Ali Jamali

PDMA Baluchistan
Ms. Sadaf Zulfiqar

Chief Social Policy Unit, UNICEF
Rabia Razzaque

Senior Programme Officer, ILO
Mr. Ali Kemal

Economic Policy Advisor, SDG Support Unit Planning Commission
Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
Mr. Khurram Butt

Senior Project Officer, Education and Skills Development, Asian Development Bank
Dr. Kamal Ahmed

Advisor Climate and Disaster Risk Finance, NDMA Pakistan

Mr. Saleem Shahzad Malik

Executive Director (Climate and Disaster Risk Financing), NDMA

Ms. Aisha Aziz

GIS Developer & MHVRA Specialist, PDMA Sindh
Mr. Nisar Ahmed Sani

Director Operations, PDMA Punjab
Mr. Muhammad Ismail Khan

DRM Specialist, PDMA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mr. Samiullah Shaikh

Chief Executive Officer, Sindh Social Protection Authority
Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Memon

Joint Secretary, Finance Division
Mr. Mohammad Taufique

Additional Secretary, Planning and Development Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Barrister Nabeel Awan

Chairman P&D, Punjab, tbc
Ms. Shereen Mustafa

Chairperson Chief Minister Inspection Team, Government of Sindh
Mr. Mujeeb ur Rehman

Additional Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Balochistan
Mr. Zubair Channa

Special Secretary Planning and Development, Sindh
Mr. Abid Suleri

Executive Director of SDPI
Mr. Khuram Imtiaz

Development Sector Professional
Mr. Naseem Mirani

Additional Secretary, Social Protection Department, Government of Sindh
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