Sixth One-day Consultative Workshop on Policies for Creating Enabling Environment for Encouraging Problem-Solving Research
9th April 2015, Karachi
Sixth workshop of the series on the topic of “Policies for Creating Enabling Environment for Encouraging Problem-Solving Research” was organized with the cooperation of the ORIC, University of Karachi on 9th April 2015. About 70 participants representing universities, R&D organizations and industry attended the workshop. Following speakers presented their point of view during the workshop.
- Prof. Dr. Aliya Rehman, Director ORIC, University of Karachi
- Mr. Shaikh Arman Hussain, Chairman, Health, Education & CSR Committee, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)
- Mr. Muhammad Ahmed, CEO, Bel Pharma
- Mr. Muhammad Tariq, Director, Brothers Enterprises
- Mr. Athar Tayyab, Director, KCH Chemicals
- Dr. Arabella Bhutto, Co-Director, Mehran University Institute of Science, Technology and Development (MUISTD), Jamshoro
- Dr. Tariq Bashir, Principal Research Officer, PCST
- Mr. Rahmat Ullah, Chief Coordinator, Institute of Research Promotion, Lahore
- Mr. Jawaid Akhtar, Manager University Industrial Linkages & Technology Transfer, ORIC, University of Karachi
In the consultative and brainstorming session, participants were divided into different groups. Each group was required to deliberate on different as aspects of the subject matter. At the end of the consultative and brainstorming session, leader of the each group made a short presentation about the suggestions their group had made on the topic.