Participants
Georgetown University · 2026
Pakistan’s future, in one forum.
The Georgetown Pakistan Forum convenes policymakers, private-sector leaders, technologists, academics, students, and diaspora leaders to discuss Pakistan’s future and advance smarter public-private diplomacy, evidence-based systems, and practical ideas affecting Pakistan and the 1.2 million-strong Pakistani-American diaspora.
2025 at a glance
Panelists and experts
Sessions
Speakers from Pakistan
Five tracks. One forum.
Defense & Strategic Stability
Technology, Innovation & Digital Economy
Health Financing & Infrastructure
Maternal & Community Health
Governance & Democracy
Designed for exchange
The Forum Experience
One convening, built around public conversation, focused working sessions, and ideas ready to be shared.
Public Plenaries
- Cross-sector panels
- Audience Q&A
- Future-facing policy debates
Working Groups
- Five policy tracks
- Practitioner-led discussion
- Policy papers and outputs
Innovation Expo
- Startups, research, and student innovation
- Founders, investors, and policymakers
Leadership
The Founders
Student leaders building a Georgetown platform for serious, cross-sector engagement with Pakistan’s future.
Rai Hasen Masoud
School of Foreign Service (SFS) ’27
President, Georgetown South Asian Society
Shahaan Shafi
School of Health (SOH) ’27
President, Georgetown SOH Academic Council
November 13–14
Conference agenda
Two days of working groups, plenaries, the Innovation Expo, and the Forum Debate.
Opening
Defense & Strategic Stability
Lunch
Concurrent sessions
Tech for Finance and Education
Health Financing & Infrastructure
The Forum Debate
A closing exchange built for the room.
The forum culminates in a live debate on the choices shaping Pakistan’s next chapter.
Explore the debateInnovation Expo
Bring an idea into the room.
A dedicated space for startups, research, student innovation, founders, investors, and policymakers.
Learn about the ExpoFeatured voices
Meet the speakers
Leaders, researchers, practitioners, and changemakers shaping important conversations about Pakistan.
Announcements ahead
Speakers will be announced soon
Confirmed names, titles, biographies, and approved photographs will be published here.
With support from
Conference sponsors
Sponsor announcements forthcoming
Plan your visit
On the Hilltop in Washington, DC
Venue details and an accessible campus map will be published closer to the conference.
Campus map coming soon