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  Accelerating Innovation through Academia, Industry and Public sector partnership
   
 
   
  The universities always pursued the innovation with the close partnership of corporate and public sector as a change agent all over the world. How the universities of Pakistan can accelerate the process of innovation in Pakistan through academia, industry and public sector partnership? is the question awaiting response. IRP has planed to search for this answer through a seminar, on “Accelerating Innovation through Academia–Industry linkages”, in collaboration with FAST-NU, Lahore
   
  Program Schedule
   
  Keynote speech:
  “How Academia, Industry and Public sector partnership can accelerate the innovation
process in Pakistan”? by Dr. Umar Saif, Associate Professor, LUMS, Lahore
   
  Panel discussion:
  “Academia, industry and public sector partnership; possibilities and opportunities”
(An Action Plan)
   
  Panelists:
 

1. Dr. Tabrez A. Shami, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, UCP, Lahore
2. Dr. Arif Rana, Associate Professor, LUMS, Lahore
3. Mr. Almas Haider, Managing Director, SPEL
4. Mr. Mohsin Syed, Regional Director, National Industrial Parks, Pakistan
5. Mr. Hasaan Khawar, Managing Partner, Innovation. alliance, Pakistan

Anchor person and moderator:
Mr. Hassan Haider, Head Training, NPO, Pakistan

Session conclusion:
“A road map for academia, industry and public sector partnership” by Dr. Zafar Iqbal Head, Department of Management Science, FAST-NU

  • Time: 02:00 to 06:00
  • Venue: FAST-NU, Lahore (Auditorium)
  • Date: 26th of April, 2007

Who should attend the seminar?

  • Senior researchers/ academicians
  • Peoples of industry/R&D sectors
  • Faculty members
  • People of research firms/institutes/societies
  • Students of M.Phil & P.hD

Researchers/faculty members and peoples of corporate sector are requested to participate in this highly value-added seminar. The seminar will provide a unique opportunity to the participants of all universities of Lahore and practitioners from industry to interact with each other, share their expertise, learn different experiences and develop linkages with each other to initiate joint efforts.


  For registration
  Institute of Research Promotion (IRP)
13-A AL-Hamra Building (Adkings) Faiz Road
Old Muslim Town Lahore,
www.irp.edu.pk 92-042-5020200-5835009
   
 

Rahmat, IRP
Email: crd@irp.edu.pk
Ph: 042-5020200-0321-4917181

Mr. Mumtaz, FAST
Email: razi@nu.edu.pk
UAN: 111-128-128