Speakers for this event

• Ambreen Malik

  Ambreen Malik

  Chief Innovation & Financial Inclusion Officer at U Microfinance Bank Limited

  Ambreen Malik runs Blue Saint, a social enterprise aiming to preserve, reimagine & modernize Pakistan’s unique handmade crafts & bring them to contemporary homes. An ex-banker and ex-pat Pakistani who writes a famous food blog as well, Ambreen will share the story of Blue Saint.

  Chief Innovation & Financial Inclusion Officer at U Microfinance Bank Limited

• Ammar Mumtaz

  Ammar Mumtaz

  OWNER at BURNING BROWNIE

  Calling himself a chocoholic, Ammar’s quest to make the perfect batch of brownies resulted in him transforming a small rack at local gas stations to the Islamabad famous “Burning Brownies” bakery.

  OWNER at BURNING BROWNIE

• Asad Umar

  Asad Umar

  Senior Leader and Policy Head at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

  Asad Umar is a Pakistani lawmaker and former CEO of Engro Corporation, which he turned into a world-renowned business group, he will share his experiences at Engro and also why Islamabad is a great place for entrepreneurs to be in!

  Senior Leader and Policy Head at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

• Ayesha Hamid

  Ayesha Hamid

• Bilal Awan

  Bilal Awan

• Dr Yasmeen Mehmooda

  Dr Yasmeen Mehmooda

• Dr. Affan Syed

  Dr. Affan Syed

• Dr. Faisal Khan

  Dr. Faisal Khan

• Ehtisham Rao

  Ehtisham Rao

• Fahad Tiwana

  Fahad Tiwana

• Junaid Kalim

  Junaid Kalim

• Kimberlee LeBlanc

  Kimberlee LeBlanc

• Maliha Elahi

  Maliha Elahi

• Mrs. Firoza Zaidi

  Mrs. Firoza Zaidi

• Muniba Mazari

  Muniba Mazari

  Social Activist

  Muniba is an artist and a writer. More importantly, she is a symbol of resilience and turning her adversity into an opportunity. Met with a life threatening accident that left her paralyzed, Muniba used her exceptional artistic skills to pursue her goals and become an inspiration for so many. She will be narrating the story of Dhere Bolo which is a storytelling project that believes in the extraordinary power of our ordinary Pakistani stories.

  Social Activist

• Pernian Faheem

  Pernian Faheem

  Retail Lead in NTT DATA Digital

  Originally from Islamabad, Pernian is now based out of Boston. She is the Retail Lead in NTT DATA Digital and also runs her own e-commerce company that provides custom tailor-made professional suiting for working women.

  Retail Lead in NTT DATA Digital

• Sadaf Tausif

  Sadaf Tausif

  Motivational Speaker

  Sadaf was a runner up in Spelling Bee 2014 contest and a writer of stories. One of her books recently got published in the US.

  Motivational Speaker

• Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi

  Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi

  Data Scientist | Content Engineer | Digital Media SME | Digital Influencer

  With his inspiring videos that went viral to millions, Muzamil has become a celebrity in Islamabad. Muzamil will share his story of Lolz Studios whose videos with an over-aching aspect of doing good has inspired and reached millions. He is now the face for many popular brands and become an icon for young Islamabad entrepreneurs.

  Data Scientist | Content Engineer | Digital Media SME | Digital Influencer

• Taimur Rehman

  Taimur Rehman

  Director Programs (Peace Building, Women Entrepreneurship, Democracy)

  Taimur Rehman is an IT entrepreneur, a Web Consultant with UNICEF and also a Student Mentor with Middlesex University, Dubai. Sheer passion, makes him revive the lost art-form of Urdu narrations and he has performed at Literature Festivals in Pakistan, UK and TEDx.

  Director Programs (Peace Building, Women Entrepreneurship, Democracy)

• Veqarul Islam

  Veqarul Islam

  Director and Chief Executive at Jaffer Business Systems

  Veqar is one of the pioneers of the IT industry in Pakistan and a very well respected one. He will talk about different ventures that he has been part of with a detailed personal note on how NCR’s TeraData was built in Pakistan.

  Director and Chief Executive at Jaffer Business Systems

• Zeenat Khan

  Zeenat Khan

  Owner at Pappasallis

  If you have lived in Islamabad at anytime during the last 25 years, you will definitely have a few memories of waiting for a table at Pappasallis with your family. Ayesha is the iron lady behind this sumptuous icon of Islamabad.

  Owner at Pappasallis

• Zeeshan Shafquat

  Zeeshan Shafquat

  Serial Entrepreneur, Digital Media Strategist, Public Speaker

  Zeeshan is a multi-dimensional and hyper dynamic person known as a Blogger, Restaurateur, Social Media Strategist and Speaker at tech events. He owns Café Rooftop which is a magnet for people who love food in style.

  Serial Entrepreneur, Digital Media Strategist, Public Speaker