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CPEC / 2.0
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
Growth & Industry
Innovation & Green Development
Regional Connectivity
$100 Billion Opportunity.
CPEC needs world-class dispute resolvers.
PIDW is your gateway.
The corridor journey
From infrastructure delivery to productive capacity.
Foundations
CPEC began as a defining programme of Pakistan–China economic cooperation, with early emphasis on energy, transport infrastructure, Gwadar and industrial cooperation. As delivered assets move into operation and the Long Term Plan advances towards 2030, the conversation is becoming broader: how to turn connectivity into productive capacity, stronger businesses, better livelihoods and durable regional relationships.
CPEC 2.0
CPEC 2.0 carries that ambition forward through five connected themes: growth, livelihoods, innovation, green development and greater openness and regional connectivity. It is a shift from building the corridor to activating its full economic and human potential.
Five thematic corridors
One connected framework for CPEC 2.0.
Industrial cooperation, investment and competitive enterprises that can translate connectivity into lasting economic value.
Skills, employment, agriculture, social development and opportunities that make progress tangible for communities.
Science, technology, digital capability and knowledge exchange for a more productive, future-ready economy.
Cleaner energy, resilience and sustainable infrastructure that balance expansion with long-term stewardship.
Trade, logistics and people-to-people links that position Pakistan as a bridge between markets.
From delivery to operation
Infrastructure, industry and durable project relationships.
The next disputes landscape
Major projects do not stop generating legal and commercial complexity when construction ends. Operating assets, new industrial partnerships and the expanding CPEC 2.0 agenda bring questions of contract administration, delay, variation, payment, performance, financing, technology, joint ventures and cross-border enforcement into sharper focus.
Early dispute avoidance, credible neutral processes and practitioners who understand infrastructure, energy, construction and international commerce can protect relationships as well as projects. That is why the disputes community belongs in the CPEC conversation before conflict crystallises.
Relevant capability, made legible
A future professional resource, presented with care.
Coming later
The future PIDW CPEC Roster is intended to create a focused, discoverable pool of arbitrators, adjudicators, mediators, dispute-board practitioners, experts, counsel and claims professionals whose experience is relevant to CPEC-linked construction, infrastructure, energy, investment and operational matters.
Its importance is practical: project stakeholders need a clearer way to find relevant capability, while accomplished practitioners need credible visibility beyond their immediate networks. A considered roster can shorten that distance, improve early engagement and broaden the pool of professionals visible when appointments, panels or advisory teams are being considered.
Show your interest
PIDW is the gateway
PIDW brings the disputes community into the same conversation as contractors, employers, project owners, public entities, in-house counsel, investors, institutions and advisers. Through PIDW26, editorial visibility, informed programming and the later launch of the CPEC Roster, practitioners can present their relevant experience to the stakeholders most likely to need it.
This is more than a directory. The ambition is to make expertise legible: who understands complex projects, who can prevent escalation, who can decide disputes fairly, and who can help preserve commercial relationships across borders. For stakeholders, it offers a better starting point for independent due diligence. For practitioners, it offers a route from professional excellence to meaningful market visibility.
PIDW acts solely as an independent facilitator. Future inclusion will not amount to an endorsement, appointment, certification or guarantee of work; every engagement will remain subject to the parties' own selection, due diligence, consent and contract.
Keep me informed about the CPEC RosterPrimary source
For current project status, government publications and the Long Term Plan, visit the official CPEC Secretariat website.
PIDW26
Join the movement shaping the future of ADR in Pakistan and beyond.
10.11
Islamabad Marriott Hotel
Edition 04
OCT 2026
