In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent,

The Merciful
 AIM
To develop comprehensive
understanding of the full scope
of CPEC and the role of
institution of Engineers Pakistan
(IEP) in capitalization its benefits
SCHEME OF PRESENTATION
Introduction
CPEC Scope, Projects Brief & Preparations
International CPEC Conference & Exhibition at
Karachi (ICCE 2017)
Topics of Conference
International Match Making Sessions
Salient Features of Conference & Exhibition
Conclusion
Recommendation
 INTRODUCTION

CPEC is a God gifted opportunity for technological

development and economic revival of Pakistan.

This opportunity quite at door step though, reaping

its harvest needs extensive preparations and
capacity building on all plains of national arena.
 INTRODUCTION
Accordingly, it warrants extensive
awareness programs by all related
institutions of Pakistan
 INTRODUCTION
IEP which is the largest professional body of
Engineers in Pakistan has the responsibility and
a role to play in exploiting the benefits of CPEC
INTRODUCTION
CPEC SCOPE, PROJECTS BRIEF
& PREPARATIONS NEEDED
CPEC SCOPE
 CPEC SCOPE

CPEC is a mega program of this century,

to have huge impact on geo-economics
of the region.
 CPEC SCOPE

CPEC is not only another major milestone

of Pak China most trusted friendship, it
is going to be a game changer.
 CPEC SCOPE

CPEC provides shortest route to China to

reach markets of Middle East, Africa &
Europe, with multiple advantages to
Pakistan
 CPEC SCOPE

CPEC addresses all spheres of growth

and development
 CPEC SCOPE

CPEC is not only connectivity between two

regions, its scope is much wider & deeper.

It will provide connectivity to a large part of

the world with tremendous business &
investment opportunities.
 CPEC SCOPE

CPEC has potential to turn over the

economy of Pakistan, blessed with God
gifted strategic location in this range of
connectivity.
CPEC PROJECTS BRIEF
 CPEC PROJECTS BRIEF
CPEC is a multi billion program.

Currently US$ 46 billion, US$ 11 billion for

Infrastructure and US$ 35 billion for Energy
projects allocated. These figures will increase
manifold as CPEC takes off and progresses.
 CPEC PROJECTS BRIEF

Besides Energy and Roads / Rail links, 29

Industrial Parks and 20 Mineral Processing
Zones have been planned along the routes in
Pakistan
CPEC PREPARATIONS NEEDED
 CPEC PREPARATION NEEDED

To reap the benefit of CPEC, preparations at

all fronts including technical, socio-political
and financial are needed.
 CPEC PREPARATION NEEDED

Nation wide comprehensive awareness of the

full scope of CPEC, and capacity building in
fields of technology, business management,
financial modeling and project structuring etc
needed to meet the demand.
 CPEC PREPARATION NEEDED
International match making between
entrepreneurs, investors and service /
technology providers will facilitate to develop
the requisite clusters of industries in and
around selected areas.
IEPS INITIATIVE ON CPEC
 IEPS INITIATIVE ON CPEC
IEP has a responsibility and a role to play in
the CPEC program inline with its Mission
inscribed on its Logo Build Better World
 IEPS INITIATIVE ON CPEC
IEP is better placed to present guidelines for
planning, design, construction, supervision
and monitoring of all infrastructure projects
and industrial parks etc.
 IEPS INITIATIVE ON CPEC
IEP will identify and find ways & means of
bridging the capacity gap between
Pakistani enterprises and the need for
CPEC related projects.
 IEPS INITIATIVE ON CPEC
IEP shall bring all stakeholders on one
platform for exploiting the business
opportunities emanating out of CPEC,
including JVs between Entrepreneurs,
Investors and Service/Technology providers.
 IEPs INITIATIVE ON CPEC
IEP is thus envisioned to become a centre of
excellence for CPEC related developments
 IEPs INITIATIVE ON CPEC
IEP has planned to hold series of events for achieving
its vision; 1st being the International Conference &
Exhibition on CPEC at Karachi (ICCE 2017)
 IEPs INITIATIVE ON CPEC
IEP will become a focal point for the whole process of
developments of CPEC in years to come in line with its
mandate set by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
 INTERNATIONAL CPEC
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
(ICCE-2017)

Conceived & Planned by IEP and National &

International Partners
INTERNATIONAL CPEC CONFERENCE &
EXHIBITION

ICCE- 2017 scheduled at Hotel Movenpick

Karachi on 18 20 January 2017.
INTERNATIONAL CPEC CONFERENCE &
EXHIBITION

Theme of the Conference & Exhibition is to

discover Opportunities and Challenges of CPEC
and Ways & Means of Reaping its Harvest
 INTERNATIONAL CPEC CONFERENCE &
EXHIBITION
03 days program consisting of:

Seminar on 18 & 19 January, comprising presentations by

eminent scholars/professionals followed by Panel Discussion
and Q/A Sessions

International Matchmaking Sessions on 20 January in selected

sectors between Entrepreneurs, Investors & Service/
Technology Providers.

Products Exhibition on all aforementioned 03 days

 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE
CPEC - Definition, Scope, Chinas 13th five years
plan, its objectives and goals in Chinese and
international perspective
 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE
Gwadar Port, a center piece of CPEC - Current
Status, Master Plan, & Vision for Future
 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE
Energy Shortfalls, redress through CPEC, how,
when and at what cost viz-a-viz prospects for
investment.
 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)

Energy Infrastructure and interstate Gas System

 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)

CPEC and Macro Economics of Pakistan

 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)

CPEC and Investment Opportunities

 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)

Capacity of Banking Sector - Bracing for CPEC

 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)

Sustainable development - A case study of an advanced

country transforming from commodities & logistic
industries to knowledge & technology based economy
 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)

Impact of CPEC on GDP growth and employment

opportunities
 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)

JVs of local & foreign partners - Energy, Digital

Communication and Infrastructure (construction & raw
material sectors) - Investors point of view
 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)

Objective assessment of potential threats & constraints

of CPEC and remedies of same
 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)

Public Private Partnership & Technology match making

between national & international partners
 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)

Pakistan China Digital Corridor (Optic Fiber Project)

 TOPICS OF CONFERENCE (Contd)
New cities and townships - capacity of Pakistani
construction companies
INTERNATIONAL MATCH
MAKING SESSIONS
 INTERNATIONAL MATCH MAKING
SESSIONS
Presentations by different 05 Service/Technology Providing
companies followed by Q/A sessions by Investors &
Entrepreneurs who are in attendance in each of following 06
sectors (03 during Morning & 03 during Evening sessions):

Energy
Infrastructure
Water Management
Telecommunication
Agriculture & Nutrition
New Cities & Townships

Signing MoUs for JVs between interested parties for further

cooperation
SALIENT FEATURES OF INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
 SALIENT FEATURES OF INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

Provide deep insight into what all CPEC is

about, with opportunity of interactions between
public & private dignitaries, promoting products
and proposing ideas to benefit from CPEC to its
maximum.
 SALIENT FEATURES OF INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
Extensive discussions and threadbare analysis
of all aspects of CPEC including technical,
financial, and socio-political etc) by eminent
scholars/professionals.
 SALIENT FEATURES OF INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (Contd)
Government dignitaries, ambassadors and their
representatives shall be gracing the occasion.
 SALIENT FEATURES OF INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (Contd)

Besides comprehensive awareness of CPEC,

this conference aims at fruitful end output to
engage the services/technology providers and
investors/entrepreneurs into practical
discussions culminating in signing MoUs
leading to agreements for cooperation in the
works related to CPEC.
 SALIENT FEATURES OF INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (Contd)
Networking breaks and post event meetings
shall be arranged for sponsors with potential
investors.
 SALIENT FEATURES OF INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (Contd)
Perfect venue with excellent security
 CONCLUSION
CPEC provides golden opportunities to
technological development & economic
revival of Pakistan, and the region, with
multiple business & investment
opportunities
 CONCLUSION
Exploring full scope of CPEC and capacity
building of all related institutions /
enterprises needed to reap the harvest.
 CONCLUSION
Extensive awareness programs, and
international matchmaking between
services / technology providers, investors,
and entrepreneurs is call of the day, in
which IEP can intends to play a pivotal role.
 RECOMMENDATION
All public and private institutions / enterprises
in the region ought to come forward to
support the IEPs initiative of capitalizing on
CPEC for technological & economic
development of Pakistan and the region, in the
larger national / regional as well as their
institutional & business interest.
 RECOMMENDATION

Lets join hands to Build Better World for us

and for our future generation making ICCE-
2017 a success and a trend setter for further
mega developments through CPEC.
THANK YOU