FIZA FARHAN
PANEL MODERATOR

Fiza Farhan is a leading global expert on issues pertaining to inclusive economic growth, sustainable development, financial inclusion, women empowerment, access to energy and multi-sectorial partnerships. Previously Fiza was the CEO & Co-founder of two social enterprises Buksh Foundation & Buksh Energy Private Limited. She was also featured in the US Magazine Forbes “30 Under 30 List of Social Entrepreneurs” twice in 2015 and then in 2016, in addition to becoming the youngest member of the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Women Economic Empowerment. Currently, Fiza is an advisor to UNICEF Pakistan, JICA International, Oxfam International, Ministry of Climate Change, UN Women Regional Office, and the Australian Government amongst others.

RENEE RIZK
BREAKOUT SPEAKER

Renee Rizk is currently based in Saudi Arabia, working as the Operations Manager at MindShift Consultants. Prior to this, she was a Consultant for Global Management Consultants, and a Trainer for Educational Insights
Services. She is an educator with a passion for children’s education for which she has acquiried several
certifications. In addition to being an accredited trainer, Rene also has a diploma in Neuro-Linguistic
Programming.

MOHSIN AHMAD
BREAKOUT SPEAKER

Mohsin Ahmad Bhatti is Head of Digital Learning & New Initiatives at Pakistan Society for Training and Development. He specializes in unleashing human genius through corporate training, leadership development, and performance improvement initiatives that assist in architecting excellence in organizational culture. Over the years Mohsin has developed many branded training products which can be customized to meet specific
requirements of projects/organizations across the private & social sectors of different countries & cultures.

MANMEET KAUR
RISING STORYTELLER

Manmeet Kaur is famous for being the very first Sikh journalist in Pakistan. She belongs to Peshawar and is a
postgraduate in Social Sciences from Jinnah College for Women. As a member of the Sikh community, Manmeet had often experienced bullying and racial discrimination which is why she took up journalism. After graduation, using her voice and words, she highlighted the rights of minorities and women as well as the issues they faced on a daily basis. She worked with quite a few NGOs as a social worker before finally joining HUM News in 2018 as a TV reporter

SHAHNAZ AKHTER
RISING STORYTELLER

Ms Shahnaz Akhter is the first female Rescuer who is member of first United Nations INSARAG Certified Search and Rescue Team in South Asia. Currently, she is working as Head, Community Safety and Chief Public Information Officer in Punjab Emergency Service Department. She has over 15 years of multi field experience in emergency operations, trainings, information handling and volunteers’ management.

SADIA DADA
FIRESIDE GUEST

Sadia brings with her a diverse and exciting wealth of experience in PR, Advocacy, Strategic Communications and Crisis and Reputation Management as well as Building Brand love. She has been associated with some of the finest and most iconic brands across the Energy, FMCG, F&B, Financial Services and Telecommunications sectors. Sadia is an alumnus of the Lahore University of Management Sciences and joins KE from Phillip Morris Pakistan where she last served as Director Communications. Currently she is working at K-Electric as their Chief Marketing and Communications Officer.

ASMA SHAIKH
FIRESIDE GUEST

Asma is a seasoned HR professional with almost 28 years of multi-industry & multi-cultural experience in fast paced dynamic industries including Banking, Pharma, Petroleum, Logistics, and E-Commerce. Asma was an essential founder member of Dubai Islamic Bank by building the Bank’s people infrastructure from scratch. She was also an instrumental player in the performance turnaround at Barclays Bank Dubai and Africa through robust Performance Management and the launch of Career Path Programs.

ZAINAB KHAN
FIRESIDE MODERATOR

Zainab attained degrees in Economics (LUMS – 1997) and Economics and Statistics (Kinnaird College for Women – 1994). For over 20 years she is deeply committed to developing the HR community, and has been a member of LUMS HR Forum, Lahore HR Forum, Human Resource Development Network (HRDN) the Human Resource Development Center (HRDC) and a Chapter Lead for the Pakistan Society of HR Management (PSHRM).

AMRA MUBASSHIR
ROUNDTABLE LEAD FACILITATOR

Amra is currently working as General Manager HR at Tapal Pvt Ltd. Previously, she has also enjoyed senior positions at PepsiCo, U Microfinance Bank, and British American Tobacco. Amra has experience in leading multi-cultural teams in the Asia Pacific on talent management, employee engagement, and DE&I. She is specialized in developing robust strategic D&I frameworks as per business needs for targeted interventions on diversity hiring, talent acquisition, diversity metrics, women development, and engagement resulting in increased female representation and high engagement levels.

RAKSHANDA JABEEN
RISING STORYTELLER

In 2020, she joined HBL as a Branch Manager, and was concurrently participating as a racer in TDCP Thal Jeep Rally 2020, where she won a silver medal. Rakshanda started working while studying and also participated in various sports. She won a gold medal in Baseball, Bronze in Softball and have a black belt in Taekwondo. She was sponsored by HBL to compete again as HBL’s first female off-road racer in the Derajat Jeep Rally where she won 2nd position in the Stock Category

NAILA KASSIM
FIRESIDE GUEST

Naila Kassim is the Group Director HR for House of Habib. In her capacity as the Group Director HR she is responsible for formulating a strong talent and HR management strategy that encompasses recruitment, retention, organizational development & rewards. Prior to her association with House of Habib she was the Group Head of HR & Communications of Engro Corp and worked extensively with Intel Corporation.