{"id":66129,"date":"2025-02-21T12:52:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T07:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=66129"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T07:52:15","slug":"pakistan-retail-business-council-hosts-conference-to-drive-sector-growth-transformation-through-innovation-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/pakistan-retail-business-council-hosts-conference-to-drive-sector-growth-transformation-through-innovation-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Retail Business Council hosts conference to drive sector growth &#038; transformation through innovation &#038; collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\">\n<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Retail Business Council (PRBC) successfully hosted the Pakistan Retail Business Council Conference 2025 in Islamabad, bringing together key stakeholders, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the future of retail under the theme \u201cRetail Reimagined: Innovate, Collaborate &amp; Thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The conference featured an engaging lineup of panel discussions and keynote addresses aimed at fostering collaboration and growth within Pakistan\u2019s retail sector. The event commenced with opening remarks from Ziad Bashir, Chairman PRBC, followed by a keynote speech from Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb, emphasizing the sector\u2019s crucial role in economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>The event also featured a series of panel discussions. The opening panel, \u201cRetail Sector: Cornerstone of our Economy,\u201d was moderated by Salman Ahmad, former Managing Director McKinsey Pakistan, Member of the Prime Minister\u2019s Economic Advisory Council, and featured insights from panelists including the Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Shahid Hussain, Chairman and CEO of Service Sales Corporation, Mahir Binici resident representative for Pakistan from the International Monetary Fund with Chairman PRBC, Ziad Bashir.<\/p>\n<p>This was followed by a dialogue on \u201cMade in Pakistan: Supporting Local Industry\u201d moderated by Nosheen Abbas, featuring Group CEO of Sarena and Sefam, Mustafa Zaman, CEO Beech Tree Shehryar Buksh, Altaf Hashwani, CEO Sana Safinaz, with CEO Lotus Client Management &amp; Public Relations, Selina Rashid Khan.<\/p>\n<p>Another significant panel was moderated by Sidra Iqbal on \u201cTaxation Reforms in Retail: POS, Technology, Widening Tax Base\u201d, featured Asfandyar Farrukh, Chairman Chainstore Association of Pakistan with Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan Saleem Ullah, Mir Badshah Khan Wazir, Member Legal Federal Board of Revenue and Omer Bin Ahsan, CEO Haball.<\/p>\n<p>A discussion on \u201cPakistani Retailers: Expanding Beyond Borders\u201d was moderated by Honorary Consul General of Pakistan in Finland &amp; Chairman Finland-Pakistan Business Council, Wille Eerola, in discussion with Ahmed Hussain, Executive Director Service Sales Corporation, Umer Lodhi, Country Manager of Carrefour Pakistan, Founder and Chief Editor of Karachista.com Salima Feerasta with Seema Aziz.<\/p>\n<p>A session on \u201cMentoring Future Leaders\u201d was moderated by Arifa Noor, with insight from panelists Amal Khan, Creative Director and co-founder, LAMA Retail and Danish Lakhani, CEO Cyber Internet Services and Ziad Bashir, Chairman PRBC.<\/p>\n<p>The last panel dialogue was based on \u201cE-Commerce &amp; Digital Payments: Revolutionizing the Retail Landscape\u201d as moderated by Sumaira Khan in conversation with Zarrar Khan, Secretary IT &amp; Telecom, Syed Muhammad Ali Bukhari, Director General Operations of Daraz, Bashir Khan, COO of 1link with Saad Niazi, CEO Keenu.<\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan Retail Business Conference 2025 served as a testament to the Council\u2019s dedication to fostering meaningful dialogue and driving positive change in Pakistan\u2019s retail landscape. By bringing together industry leaders and policymakers, the event underscored the importance of innovation and collaboration in shaping a thriving and future-ready retail sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Retail Business Council (PRBC) successfully hosted the Pakistan Retail Business Council Conference 2025 in Islamabad, bringing together key stakeholders, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the future of retail under the theme \u201cRetail Reimagined: Innovate, Collaborate &amp; Thrive.\u201d The conference featured an engaging lineup of panel discussions and keynote addresses aimed at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":66130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[26681,26682],"class_list":["post-66129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-pakistan-retail-business-council","tag-retail-reimagined"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66131,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66129\/revisions\/66131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}