Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion
ICCET 2013 (March 5-7, 2013)
Role of ICT & Consumer in mitigating energy crises in Pakistan

(The topic is broken down further for the panelists -Please see section 4 below)

1. Format
1. 6 to 8 Panelists, and a Moderator
2. Moderator introduces the challenges
3. Each Panelist presents his views (using power point) for 7-10 minutes.
4. After all the presentations, Moderator asks panelists the hot questions, and then involves the floor in
   the discussion.
5. Panel makes some inspiring/memorable recommendations to ICT/Government/Utility-companies.
6. Panel discussion is usually 1.5 to 2 hours (depending on the number of panelists)
2. Moderator
1. Dr. Raziq Yaqub
2. Associate Professor of UTC)
3. Currently working as Director of Technical Training
4. NIKSUN INC. USA.
3. Panelists:
1. Prof Dr Bhawani S Chowdhry (Mehran Engg University, Jamshoro)
2. Prof Dr Zubair A Shaikh (FAST Karachi)
3. Prof Dr M Aslam Uqaili (PVC & Professor Electrical Mehran)
4. Mr Nisar A Siddiqui (Director Sukkur IBA)
5. Prof Dr Irfan Haider (PAF-KIET, Karachi)
6. Dr A Rehman Abbasi (KINOPE, Karachi)
7. Prof Dr M Usman Kerio (Chairman Electrical, QUEST Nawabshah)
8. Dr Azher Ali Shah (Sindh University)
9. Prof. Dr. Faisal Shaikh (MUET, Jamshoro)
10. NEPRA
11. SEPCO
12. ICT R&D Funds
13. Ministry of Water & Power
4. Subtopic for the Panelists:
1. Role of ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) in mitigating energy crises in Pakistan
2. Role of Educated Domestic Consumer in mitigating energy crises in Pakistan
3. Role of Uneducated Domestic Consumer in mitigating energy crises in Pakistan
4. Role of Commercial Consumer in mitigating energy crises in Pakistan
5. Role of students as consumers in mitigating energy crises in Pakistan
6. Role of Government as a consumer in mitigating energy crises in Pakistan
7. Role of Industrialists/Venture Capitalists in mitigating energy crises in Pakistan
8. Any other thought????