BreakArrival
Registration, breakfast, and summit check-in
Nadia Hyder | Zara Mansoor
Room
Forum Atrium
Duration
60 min
Agenda
November 21-22, 2026 at University of Chicago. Two days of plenaries, panels, workshops, and salons across every summit track.
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Day 1
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
KeynotePlenary
Opening: A confidence agenda for Pakistan
Summit Co-Chairs | University Welcome
Room
Grand Hall
Duration
30 min
10:15 AM
2 sessions
PanelClimate
Climate resilience as an economic strategy
Dr. Ayesha Rahman | Hamza Malik | Ali Raza
Room
Grand Hall
Duration
55 min
PanelGovernance
Trust, law, and institutions that can scale
Mina Qureshi | Sara Khan | Farid Ahmed
Room
Midway Room
Duration
55 min
11:30 AM
PanelInvestment
From remittances to risk capital
Omar Siddiqui | Bilal Farooqi | Nadia Hyder
Room
Grand Hall
Duration
55 min
12:30 PM
BreakNetworking
Lunch salons and partner meetings
Attendee check-in and hosted networking.
Room
Forum Atrium
Duration
60 min
Day 2
1:45 PM
2 sessions
SpecialInnovation
Founder pitch studio
Seven shortlisted ventures | Investor jury
Room
Midway Room
Duration
75 min
PanelHuman Capital
Human capital and the next skilled workforce
Zara Mansoor | Dr. Sameer Aziz | Sara Khan
Room
Harper Room
Duration
75 min
3:30 PM
WorkshopCities
Cities, water, and the infrastructure trust gap
Hamza Malik | Ali Raza | Mina Qureshi
Room
Grand Hall
Duration
55 min
4:45 PM
PanelCulture
Culture, memory, and modern Pakistani identity
Meher Jafri | Nadia Hyder
Room
Gallery Hall
Duration
45 min
6:00 PM
KeynotePlenary
Closing keynote: The durable optimism test
Featured keynote to be announced
Room
Grand Hall
Duration
45 min
Timing, speakers, and rooms are updated as programming is confirmed.