Among the speakers and presenters were Dr. Kozue Kay Nagata, Country Director, UNESCO Pakistan, Dr. Suleman Shaikh of SZABIST, Ms. Yasmeen Lari of Heritage Foundation, Dr. Riaz Memon, Special Secretary (Acting Secretary) Education and Literacy Department, GoS. Dr. Nisar Solangi from Health Reform Support Unit, Mr. Kamran Naeem from UNHABITAT, Mr. Kazi Ayaz Mahessar, UNESCO, Mr. Ghulam Nabi from RSU, Dr. Santosh Kamrani from UNESCO and Ms. Sadia Fazli from UNHABITAT.
Dr Rosenthal and Ms Garrett were studying octopuses, looking for differences between those that live in warm, tropical water and those that inhabit the poles.