The attendees had an opportunity to listen to two lectures delivered by the Rector and Vice-Rector from the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE): a public policy expert Nadeem Ul Haque, the Vice-Chancellor at PIDE and Chairperson of the RASTA Research Advisory Committee, and Durre Nayab, Joint Director and Pro Vice-Chancellor at PIDE. NES Rector Anton Suvorov moderated the meeting.