The Future Summit highlighted the core issues and importance of business strategies and addressed leadership and business concerns that are crucial to today's decision makers.
"Someone has to present proof of concept. What we are suggesting is to get into bilateral contracts with bulk-power consumers so that the price eventually comes down."-Ahsan Zafar Syed, CEO of Engro Energy, speaking at the Future Summit.
"What would be your idea of liberalization and improving the power sector?"- Aftab Mahmood Butt, Chief Executive Officer, KAPCO moderating at the Future Summit.
"The problem that we are facing is within the entire power value chain. The biggest issue is related to distribution & circular debt. 55-60% of the distribution company losses is contributing to circular debt"- Ahsan Zafar Syed, CEO of Engro Energy, speaking at the Future Summit.
"Second issue is of surplus power stemming from lack of planning through an independent body. Then comes the demand issue and the cost issue." - Ahsan Zafar Syed, CEO of Engro Energy, speaking at the Future Summit.
"We need to see what is the global trend or the trend in comparable markets. And the trend is to move away from a monopolistic, single-buyer market to a multiple buyer & seller market." -Ahsan Zafar Syed, CEO of Engro Energy, speaking at the Future Summit.
"Engro Energy has embarked upon an MOU with the GoS which supports their vision of raising the renewable energy mix to 30% by 2030 and a 60% clean energy target and moving towards opening up the market."-Ahsan Zafar Syed, CEO of Engro Energy, speaking at the Future Summit.
"We are using the cluster of industries at Port Qasim and using resources at Jhimpur and connecting both of them through a dedicated transmission line."-Ahsan Zafar Syed, CEO of Engro Energy, speaking at the Future Summit.
"Once this happens, the market forces will adjust themselves and then we’ll have competition, greater efficiency and the costs will come down."-Ahsan Zafar Syed, CEO of Engro Energy, speaking at the Future Summit.
"We cannot progress as a country if we cannot sell our products and services to the rest of the world. We must come up with new engines of growth in terms of export - whether it’s tech services, food processing or mineral mining."- @Ghias_K at the #FutureSummit#TFS
"There is a need for us to document our economy, use technology to do this and broaden our tax base. Engro, in the scheme of things, propagates that a dollar saved is a dollar earned."- @Ghias_K at the #FutureSummit#TFS
"We want to do our part in import substitution in the petrochemical space, in renewable energy in a more evolved, free, deregulated market. And, in terms of connectivity, as an infrastructure provider."- @Ghias_K at the #FutureSummit#TFS
"I think the traditional mindsets that women cannot work at industrial complexes are just a figment of our imagination. Women are ready to work under the same circumstances as men and they are eager."- @Ghias_K at the #FutureSummit#TCF