Agri-Connections 2024
Pakistan Agricultural Coalition invites you to Agri-Connections 2024 Conference and Expo
Lahore Expo Centre
24th & 25th April, 2024
We are working towards helping Pakistan realize the potential of its agricultural industry by connecting the dots.
Event Schedule
DAY 1, Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Welcome and recitation of the Holy Quran
- Welcome by Mr. Arif Nadeem, CEO Pakistan Agricultural Coalition
- Mr. Iftikhar Sahoo, Secretary Agriculture Punjab
- Mr. Muhammad Nassir Salim, President HBL
- Ms. Florence Rolle, Country Manager FAO Pakistan
- Maj Gen Shahid Nazir, Director General Strategic Projects LIMS/SIFC
- 11:00 am to 11:15 am Tea break
National Foods Limited presents Seed to Table, a state-of-the-art initiative to reduce import dependence and strengthen the economy of Pakistan. This initiative brings together the best partners to provide the functional and technological expertise, contributing to producing high quality agricultural output. National Foods aims to showcase this initiative along with partner information at the PAC event in Lahore.
- Mr Amro, XAG China
- Mr. Afaq Tiwana, CEO Farmers Associates Pakistan
- Mr. Nabeel Awan, Chairman P&D Punjab
- 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm Lunch
Get on a journey with Nishat Group and agriculture: to learn their transformation from their textiles to dairy and beyond
- Mr. Olivier Durand, Senior Agricultural Economist, The World Bank
- Mr. Jamil Memon, Sindh Dairy Live Stock and Breeding Farm
- Mr. Masoud Anwar, Secretary Livestock Punjab
- 3:30 pm to 3:45 pm Tea break
Engro Fertilizers on provides insights, facts & strategies to priorities for Pakistan’s Food Security
- Mr. Naazer Minhaj, Head Agricultural Banking, HBL
- Ms. Elise Lee, Commercial Head for Asia, Pula Advisors
- Mr. Muhammad Aminuddin, CEO TPL Insurance
- Mr. Rafique Buriro, Secretary Agriculture Sindh
- Key messages from Day 1 – Conference Director Mr. Kazim Saeed
- 5:00 pm – Close of Day 1
DAY 2, Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Mr. Charles Schneider, Program Manager, IFC
- Mr Hasan Khurram Hanif, Progressive Farmer
- Mr. Shehzad Anwar, GM Pakistan, ADM Agriculture Pakistan
- Mr. Shakaib Arif, CEO Naymat Collateral
- 11:00 am to 11:15 am Tea Break
- Mr. Faraz Zafar Ahmed, Al-Karam
- Mr. Faisal Iftikhar, CEO AquaHatch
- Mr. Muddasir Waheed Malik, Secretary Forestry and Fisheries Punjab
- Dr. Ahsan Rana, Associate Professor, LUMS
- Mr. Tabbish Mahmood, Head of Digital, Syngenta
- Ms. Maria Saleem, GM Agri-Business, Fatima Group
- Mr. Chaudhry Shaukat, Progressive farmer and seed exporter, Mamoonkanjan
- Dr. Asif Ali, Chair of Federal Government Task Force on Seed
- 1:15 pm to 2:00 pm Lunch
- Mr. Norbert Havas, CEO ProofMinder (Hungary)
- Mr. Shahid Tawawalla, CEO Meskay & Femtee Trading/Kubota
- Mr. Abid Dar, Head of Agri-Sustainability, AgriLift
- Mr. Iftikhar Sahoo, Secretary Agriculture Punjab
- Mr. Sam Knowlton, Global expert on regenerative agriculture
- Mr. Taimur Malik, DrawDown Farms.
- Brig (r) Zaheer ud Din Babar, Advisor on Special Projects, Soorty Enterprises
- Mr. Shad Mustafa, CEO Textile Marketing Company
- Mr. Wasif Khurshid, Secretary Irrigation Punjab
- 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm Tea Break
ZarZaraat Agri start-ups pitching to investors (Sponsored by Bank of Punjab)
- Introduction to ZarZaraat by Mr. Hadi Ali Rizvi, Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Coalition
- Jury decisions: Chair of the ZarZaraat Jury Mr. Syed Yawar Ali (Chairman, Nestle Pakistan)
- Pitches by 3 finalists and investors’ questions
- Mr. Zafar Masud, President, The Bank of Punjab
- Conference resolutions by Conference Director Mr. Kazim Saeed, Strategy Advisor PAC
- Mr. Samuel Rizk, Resident Representative UNDP
- Vote of Thanks: Mr. Hadi Ali Rizvi, Chairman, Pakistan Agricultural Coalition
Wondering what itʼs like to be at the event?
Pakistan Agricultural Coalition is set to host its flagship Agri-Connections Conference & Expo at Lahore Expo Centre on 24th & 25th April, 2024
Agri-Connections 2024 event sponsors
Zar Zaraat
Registrations closed! Looking forward to some great ideas on 24th-25th April!
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