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MBA Executive team successfully
organized a powerful event entitled as
"Agribusiness Financing - the Way
Forward" in collaboration with Sindh
Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF). In
the pleasant afternoon of May 28, 2016,
a galaxy of business tycoons, successful
entrepreneurs, bankers, senior
executives, experts and young leaders
assembled at Gani Tayub Auditorium to
listen to subject specialists on
Agribusiness. Main purpose of the event
was to create awareness on the
incentives and measures offered by
government functionaries to develop the
agriculture sector and unleash its great
potential.
The seminar began with the recitation of
Holy Quran by Mr. Hasan Amir, MBA Executive
participant followed by welcome remarks
by Director, MBA Executive Program, Mr.
Muhammad Saleem Umer . Mr Mehboob ul Haq,
CEO, of SEDF emphasized the SEDF role in
developing the agriculture sector. He
mentioned that dates, guava, banana,
mango, livestock, dairy, fisheries etc.
has lot of potential which need to be
exploited. The whole agriculture sector
gives more return than any other
business of the world.
Mr. Irfan Khan, CEO, Organic Meat
Company shared his motivational success
story with the participants. Mr. Khan a
banker turned entrepreneur is also a
Resource Person of MBA Executive
program. Followed by him, Mr Talha Azeem,
Faculty Member of Agriculture department
University of Karachi and an MBA Executive
participant, he delivered a presentation
on "Demystifying the Agribusiness
Finance" and shared his rich experience
on the subject. State Bank of Pakistan
was represented by Mr. Kamran Akram
Bakhshi Additional Director, Agri
Finance. In his presentation he shared
the initiatives taken by SBP in
developing this sector. Unlocking formal
Credit to Farmers through the Agri-Collateral
Manager was the presentation of Mr. Kazim Saeed, Strategy Advisor, PAC,
Commercial Banks perspective by Mr.
Ahmer Liaquat, Senior Vice President and
Wing Head Agriculture & Small Business
Finance Division National Bank of
Pakistan, Challenges faced by Banks in
Agri-Financing by Mr. Masroor Qureshi,
Senior Executive Silk Bank and IBA
alumnus, a Presentation by Mr. Shahjahan
Hashmani, Project Director, Sindh
Agriculture Growth Project and Executive
MBA alumni were the highlights of the
event. The key note address was
delivered by Ms Naheed Memon,
Chairperson, Sindh Board of Investment
and SEDF. She dealt with the strategic
part of the topic and highlighted the
opportunities available in the sector.
She eloquently addressed the challenges
and steps desired to turn the tide. She
along with Mr. Saleem Umer distributed
the event plaques among the speakers/
presenters. The program was well
conducted by the MBA Executive
participant Ms Sara Zafar and Ms Zahra
Sohail admirably developed and managed
the presentations. At the rich high tea
was offered to the participants.
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Team MBA Executive
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