Date: 22nd February, 2018
Venue: Islamabad Serena Hotel
SEMINAR PROGRAM
Inaugural Session I:
0900-1115 hrs.
0900-1000hrs
Registration and Recitation from the Holy Quran
(Proceeding to begin right on time)
1000-1015hrs
Introduction to SVI
1015-1030hrs
Welcome & Introductory Remarks
Dr. Zafar Iqbal Cheema
(President/Executive Director SVI)
1030-1050hrs
Address by the Chief Guest
1050-1115hrs
Tea Break
Session II:
1115-1345 hrs.
Dynamics of Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Iran Relations and Emerging Landscape of the Middle East
Chair: Amb. (R) Shamshad Ahmad
(Former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan)
1115-1130hrs
Saudi Arabia-Iran Conundrums: Geo-political Realities
Speaker: Marvin G. Weinbaum
(Director, Pakistan Studies at Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C. USA)
1130-1145hrs
Pakistan’s Relations with Iran and Saudi Arabia
Speaker: Amb. (R) Fauzia Nasreen
(Advisor, COMSATS Secretariat)
1145-1200hrs
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and its Implications for the South Western Asian Region.
Speaker: Dr. Zulfqar Khan
(Head of Department, Strategic Studies, NDU, Islamabad)
1200-1230hrs
Questions-Answers/ Remarks by the Chair
1230-1245hrs
Keynote Address
1245-1345hrs
LUNCH
Session III:
1345-1600 hrs.
Regional Security Complex: Pakistan-Iran and Saudi Arabia Relations
Chair: Lt. General (R) Syed Muhammad Owais
(Former Secretary Defense production)
1345-1400hrs
Pakistan-Iran Relations: Political and Strategic Dimension
Speaker: Amb. (R) Arif Kamal
(Pakistan’s Former Ambassador to Qatar)
1400-1415hrs
Russian Perspective on CPEC
Speaker: Mr. Ruslan Mamedov
(Program Coordinator Russian International Affairs Council, Moscow, Russia)
1415-1430hrs
CPEC: Prospects and Dividends for Iran and Saudi Arabia
Speaker: Amb. (R) Syed Hassan Javed
(Director Chinese Studies Center, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, NUST, Islamabad)
1430-1500hrs
Questions-Answers/ Remarks by the Chair
1500-1515hrs
Keynote Address
1515-1530hrs
Conclusion and Remarks by the Rapporteur
Mr. Ross Masood Husain
(Chairperson Strategic Vision Institute)
1530-1600hrs
TEA
