PROGRAMME

Conference will be a three-day event at Expo Centre Karachi.

DAYS DAYS DAYS
DAY 1
SESSION I (A) EVOLVING GEO-STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT – IMPACT ON SECURITY CALCULUS OF IOR
SESSION I (B) OCEAN BIO – GEO SCIENCES AND MARINE TECHNOLOGIES
DAY 2 SESSION II (A) OCEAN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF BLUE ECONOMY–CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
SESSION II (B) CHALLENGES TO MARINE INDUSTRIES & CONTEMPORARY SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS
SESSION III (A) IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MARINE ENVIRONMENT
SESSION III (B) EMERGING TRENDS IN SHIPPING AND PORT OPERATIONS
DAY 3 SESSION IV (A) SECURE OCEANS – AN ESSENTIAL ENABLER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SESSION IV (B) SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION AND GOVERNANCE – FUTURE OF TRADITIONAL MARITIME SECTOR
DAY-1 10
February 2023 (Friday)
OPENING CEREMONY
TIME EVENTS
0915-1015 Gathering / Registration of the Guests
1015 Guests to be seated
1030 Chief Guest arrives
1030-1120 Opening Ceremony Proceedings
1120-1230 Inaugural of PIMEC by Chief Guest followed by visit to Expo
SESSION # I A – (ACADEMIC) EVOLVING GEO-STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT - IMPACT ON SECURITY CALCULUS OF IOR SESSION # I B – (TECHNICAL) OCEAN BIO - GEO SCIENCES AND MARINE TECHNOLOGIES
TIME EVENTS TIME EVENTS
1450 Guests to be seated 1450 Guests to be seated
1500 Chief Guest arrives 1500 Chief Guest arrives
1501-1700 Conference proceedings 1500-1700 Conference proceedings
1700 Refreshments / Closing of the Day 1 1700 Refreshments / Closing of the Day 1

DAY-2
11 February 2023 (Saturday)
SESSION # II A – (ACADEMIC) OCEAN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF BLUE ECONOMY - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES SESSION # II B – (TECHNICAL) CHALLENGES TO MARINE INDUSTRIES & CONTEMPORARY SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS
TIME EVENTS TIME EVENTS
0945 Guests to be seated 0945 Guests to be seated
1000 Chief Guest arrives 1000 Chief Guest arrives
1001-1200 Conference proceedings 1005-1200 Conference proceedings
SESSION # III A – (ACADEMIC) IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MARINE ENVIRONMENT SESSION # III B – (TECHNICAL) EMERGING TRENDS IN SHIPPING AND PORT OPERATIONS
TIME EVENTS TIME EVENTS
1345 Guests to be seated 1345 Guests to be seated
1400 Chief Guest arrives 1400 Chief Guest arrives
1400 Conference proceedings 1401-1600 Conference proceedings
1600 Refreshments / Closing of the Day 2 1600 Refreshments / Closing of the Day 2

DAY-3
12 February 2023 (Sunday)
SESSION # IV A – (ACADEMIC) SECURE OCEANS - AN ESSENTIAL ENABLER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SESSION # IV B – (TECHNICAL) SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION AND GOVERNANCE – FISHERIES AND SEA FOOD
TIME EVENTS TIME EVENTS
0915 Guests to be seated 0915 Guests to be seated
0930 Chief Guest arrives 0930 Chief Guest arrives
0930-1045 Conference proceedings 0930-1045 Conference proceedings

CLOSING CEREMONY
TIME EVENTS
1120 Guests to be seated
1130 Chief Guest arrives
1131-1230 Closing Ceremony Proceedings