33rd IEEEP International Symposium

33rd Multi Topic International Symposium 2018 of Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEEP), Karachi centre is being held at the hotel Pearl Continental Karachi from Wednesday (March 15, 2 018).

This two-day event will come to an end on Thursday (March 15, 2018). Engr. Jawed Salim Qureshi, the Chairman, Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) will inaugurate the symposium.  Prominent development expert Dr. Kaiser Bengali is the keynote speaker of the event.

The symposium will have 5 technical sessions in which presentations will be made by professional engineers on current issues. Out of 15 papers/presentations, four are from Germany, Singapore, China and Bhutan. They focus on current topics relating to Pakistan. Orgnaizers are sure that the papers which are being presented are very interesting.

Some topics are given as below:

1)     Global Warming: how energy audit and asset management can help mother earth? Engr. Azhar bin Othman, regional MD Enercon Asia pvt. Ltd. Singapore

2)     Cyber Security – A must for anything smart Engr. Shahmeer Amir, CEO Veiliux

3)     Cross border energy trading within SAARC – Creating a win-win situation Engr. Bhaskar Pradhan, PLET SEC, Bhutan

4)      Energy self-sufficient smart cities for Pakistan Prof.Dr. Nasim A. Khan, Sr. Executive Director, Osmani & Co

5)      How to be an entrepreneur in the field of new technologies in current scenario Engr. Tahir Mahmood Chaudhry, President, Pakistan Institute of Entrepreneurship.

The best papers from the students’ seminar, based on final year students’ projects, held on Febuary 02, 2018 at The 33rd Multi Topic International Symposium 2018 will also be presented in a special students technical session on the second day of the symposium.

A very interesting panel discussion with senior experts from utilities, private sector and academia will take place in the afternoon of day 2. The topic is: “CPEC – how is it affecting Pakistan’s economy already”.

The chief guest of the closing session will be Engr. Khalid Iqbal (Ex Director KESC), who will also be conferred upon the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by IEEEP Karachi centre.