Wednesday 27 November 2013

International Conference in Islamabad

SDPI-HBS joint International Conference
Alternative Media in Pakistan-
Opportunities and Challenges
27th-28th November 2013
09:00am-05:00pm
Ramada Hotel, Islamabad
Speakers:
. Mr Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Planning and
Development
. Mr Pervez Rasheed, Minister for
Information
. Ms Anusha Rehman, Minister for
Information Technology, tbc
. Dr Cyrill Nunn, German Ambassador
. Mr Waehamah Waekuejik. Director, Media
Selantan, Thailand
. Mr Matthias Spielkamp, Editor-in-Chief
Irights, Berlin
. Mr Christian Mihr, CEO Reporter Ohne
Grenzen, Berlin
. Mr I.A.Rehman, HRCP, Lahore
. Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy, Director, Eqbal
Ahmad Centre for Public
Education, Islamabad
. Mr Mohammad Waseem, Interactive
Resource Centre, Lahore
. Mr Zahid Abdullah, Right to Information
Activist
. Ms Sana Saleem, Bholo Bhi, Karachi
. Mr Nico Prucha, University of Vienna,
Austria through Skype
. Dr Shahjehan Syed, University of Peshawar
and Mediothek Media
house
. Ms Mossarat Qadeem (Director Paiman,
along with a case study from
Swat
. Ms Nabiha Meher Shaikh, Pakistan
Feminist Watch, Lahore
. Mr Imtiaz Alam, Secretary General
SAFMA, Lahore
. Mr Prashant Tandon, India through Skype
. Ms Sabeen Mahmud, Director Peace
Niche, Karachi
. Mr Abbas Rashid, SAHE, Lahore
. Mr Farrukh Khan Pitafi of PTV, Express
Tribune
. Ms Humaira Sheikh & Saira Bano, Shirkat
Gah, Lahore/Peshawar along
with two case studies
. Bargad Foundation, students through
Skype
. Mr Aamir Riaz, Activist, Lahore
. Ms Britta Petersen, Country Director, HBS
. Dr Abid Q. Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI
. Mr Tahir Dhindsa, SDPI
. Mr Rana Junaid Zahid, SDPI
Note: Entry subject to registration Kindly
register through an email or
phone at contact details given below. The
event can also be watched live at
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Sadia Sharif
Policy Advocacy and Outreach
Sustainable Development Policy Institute
38, Old Embassy Road
(Atta Turk Avenue), G-6/3,
Ph: 051-2278134-6, Ext: 111
Fax: 051-2278135
Twitter: @SDPIPakistan
@sadiashareef