• Symposium
    • Symposium

    Speakers

    Abbas Husain - Director, Teachers’ Development Centre, Senior Associate

    Abbas Husain is one of the founders of Pakistan’s first professional organization for teachers, SPELT (Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers) in 1984. While his own education has followed the beaten path of MA in English Literature at Karachi University, it was a four-month long UGC course, Teaching English as an International Language (TEIL), in 1983, sponsored by the Allama Iqbal Open University that gave him grounding in the English language skills and attributes that were necessary as a teacher trainer..... Read More

    Alan Stevens - MA, FRSA, FBGS

    Mr. Alan Stevens is the Associate Principal at Sawtry Community College in Cambridgeshire, England (www.sawtrycc.com). An 11-18 comprehensive school with 1400 students, Sawtry Community College specializes in mathematics and computing, alongside a teaching academy for teachers. .... Read More

    Dr. Asher Hasan - Founder & CEO, Naya Jeevan (Chairman)

    Dr. Asher Hasan is a 2009 member of the Clinton Global Initiative, a TED Fellow and a Draper Richards Social Entrepreneur Fellow for 2009-2011. In addition, Naya Jeevan and he are the recipients of a $75,000 1st prize in the 2008 NYU Social Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition. Prior to launching Naya Jeevan, Dr. Hasan served in the capacity of .... Read More

    Badar Khushnood - Google Pakistan Country Consultant, local evangelist

    Badar Khushnood is Google Pakistan Country Consultant and acts as a local evangelist. He is helping Google grow its market share and educate the population about its innovative products. He is also responsible for establishing quality relationships with people/organizations of interest to Google Inc. Badar enjoys helping companies focus on digital strategies that significantly contribute to their overall success..... Read More

    Edrich Adigun Harris

    Mr. Edrich Adigun Harris was born in the Caribbean – St. Kitts, and immigrated with his family to UK at an age of 10. After studying at an inner-city comprehensive school in Birmingham, Mr. Edrich Adigun Harris continued to study German, History, Government and Politics..... Read More

    Hassan Bin Rizwan - International Consultant, Conference Leader & Facilitator, CEO Prymus Technologies

    Hassan Bin Rizwan is an entrepreneur, management consultant and conference leader with detailed professional experience in management consultancy and HR training both in the U.S. and Pakistan.From working as a salesman for CutCo Products, world’s leading exclusive cutlery brand, to leading a US-based seed-phase start-up, HireLabs Inc., to a profitable acquisition; from providing sales capacity-building ..... Read More

    Dr. Huma Baqai - Associate Professor, Chairperson, Department of Social Sciences, IBA Karachi, Pakistan

    Author of the book “Non-Traditional Sources of Conflict in South Asia”, Dr. Huma Baqai is an Associate Professor & Chairperson of Social Sciences Department at IBA. She is working with both National & International Media as an International Relations Experts and Political Analyst since 1999. Also has a signature show “Current Affairs” on State Television, PTV...... Read More

    Ijaz Nisar - Founder & President Manager Today, CEO Leading Edge OD & Training Consultancy

    Ijaz Nisar is the Founder & President of Pakistan’s Best Selling Business Magazine, Manager Today and CEO Leading Edge OD & Training Consultancy. He is OD practitioner, behavioral trainer, personal coach, and author of Best Selling Book "100 Business Leaders of Pakistan" His 16 years experience in the corporate world has been most enriching till now with the responsibilities ......Read More

    Rachel Beeson – Head Teacher All Saints Interchurch VA Primary School

    In the light of the many changes to education in the UK, the thing which remains a constant is the role of parents/carers as educators of their children. It can sometimes be hard to engage them. All Saints Interchurch VA Primary School, March, has been working to improve home and school collaboration through greater involvement of all stake holders at all levels.......Read More

    Sohail Muhammad Ali – Consultant, Trainer

    Sohail Muhammad Ali is a consultant and trainer. As a consultant and trainer, he speaks on the subjects like Leadership skills, Communication skills, Presentation Skills, Conflict resolution, Intrapersonal intelligence, and other human development related topics. Sohail Muhammad Ali has been involved in the social and educational development sector since 1989. Presently he is working as a adjunct faculty at ..... Read More

    Umair Jaliawala

    Umair is a trainer by passion, an entrepreneur by profession and a social worker by persistence. 35,000 souls across Pakistan and around the globe have been, as Umair says, “turned on.” He has worked with corporate executives, bureaucrats, entrepreneurs, trainers, teachers, students and people from a variety of professional classes..... Read More