Dr. Ayesha Rahman
Climate Economist
Global Adaptation Lab
Pakistan's Future,
Convened.
From climate risk to economic confidence. A modern forum for leaders working across climate, institutions, capital, culture, and the next economy.
Nov 21-22
Chicago
01
Climate resilience
Water, energy, agriculture, and adaptation strategies for a changing regional climate.
02
Institutional credibility
Rule of law, public trust, governance capacity, and durable civic systems.
03
Economic transformation
Investment, innovation, workforce mobility, and the confidence needed to scale.
600+
leaders expected
36
sessions and salons
4
summit tracks
2
days in Chicago
The platform where ambition meets action.
The Pakistan Summit brings together policymakers, founders, investors, academics, artists, and student leaders around the practical question of what it takes to build durable confidence.
Across two days, the summit pairs main-stage plenaries with working salons, a founder pitch studio, and a culture program - built for conversations that continue after the closing keynote.
01
Main stage
02
Partner salon
03
Founder studio
04
Culture gallery
05
Media wall
06
Roundtables
Plenary rooms
Founder pitch moments
Partner conversations
Culture showcase
Featured speakers
Policymakers, investors, founders, researchers, and artists shaping the conversation across every summit track.
OS
Omar Siddiqui
Managing Partner
Indus Bridge Capital
MQ
Mina Qureshi
Founder
CivicStack Pakistan
HM
Hamza Malik
Energy Systems Lead
South Asia Grid Initiative
Featured sessions
A first look at the sessions anchoring each summit track, from the opening plenary to the closing keynote.
10:15 AM
55 min
ClimatePanel
Climate resilience as an economic strategy
Grand Hall
10:15 AM
55 min
GovernancePanel
Trust, law, and institutions that can scale
Midway Room
11:30 AM
55 min
InvestmentPanel
From remittances to risk capital
Grand Hall
1:45 PM
75 min
InnovationSpecial
Founder pitch studio
Midway Room
1:45 PM
75 min
Human CapitalPanel
Human capital and the next skilled workforce
Harper Room
Highlights from the summit experience
Main-stage moments, partner salons, the founder studio, and the culture gallery - the spaces that make up the summit weekend.
01
Main stage
02
Partner salon
03
Founder studio
04
Culture gallery
05
Media wall
06
Roundtables
Join us at University of Chicago
November 21-22, 2026 in Chicago. Register your interest, or reach out about speaking, sponsorship, press, and partnerships.
Contact us
Questions about registration, speaking, sponsorship, media, or the pitch and culture programs? Send them here.