Ali Shirazi

PSTD President; CEO, Atlas Battery

Ali H. Shirazi graduated from Yale University, the U.S.A. in 2000 and thereafter
completed his Masters in Law from Bristol University, the U.K. in 2005. During this
period, He worked for the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in New York and American Honda
in Torrance, California. He is Group Director Financial Service and President / CEO of
Atlas Battery Limited.

Abrar Hasan

CEO, National Foods Limited

Abrar Hasan is the Chief Executive Officer of National Foods Limited. He is also a Member of Management Association of Pakistan, and Member of the Marketing Association of Pakistan and on the board of several other companies. Hasan was previously the President of Pakistan Advertisers’ Society. He received an undergraduate degree from Purdue University.

Umer Saeed Khan

Founder and Lead Trainer, Activ8

Umer Khan is the founder of Activ8 Training and Games, and is currently serving as its Lead Trainer. He has over 15 years of highly diverse national and international consulting and training experience with leading organizations in Pakistan Dubai Oman. He has trained and consulted with companies such as NSN, Telenor, Warid, Ufone, Mobilink, Zong, PTCL, Microsoft, GE, PTC, Shell, Total, Nestle, Engro, Eli Lilly, PSO, Pepsi Co, Metro, PEL, P&G, DuPont, ORIX leasing, HKB, Bank Of Punjab, Packages etc. Umer is an MBA from Virginia Tech. and an engineer from GIKI

Ayal Abbas

President & CEO, Sofcom

Ayal Abbas is an alumnus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Boston, an MBA and a Science graduate. Having started his career from Pfizer laboratories, he gained expertise in product management, sales and distribution. Thereafter he was a part of many entrepreneurial ventures before establishing SOFCOM in 1992 as an information solution providing company and has played a key leadership role in this organization for the past 22 years, expanding SOFCOM from a small Pakistani technology firm to a global player in the corporate world.

Faisal Qamar

Co-Founder & CEO, Decibel

Mr. Faisal Qamar, serving as the CEO of Decibel was also the Co-Founder of the
company. The whole business model was his vision and excellence of his implementation & leadership over the previous 12 years. He has expertise in developing, designing, implementing innovative business, and strategizing for performance enhancement in the fields of HR & Finance. He has been helping companies to overcome critical barriers to success, as a profession.

Fahad Zahid

Director Large Enterprise Group, SAP

Fahad Zahid is a highly driven, performance focused professional with over 9 years of experience in the premiere organizations in Pakistan in technology and system integrator as an executive in management, and business development of technology services. Prior to SAP, he served as VP of Sales at Excellence Delivered, and was a Consultant at IBM.

Sadaf Hatif

CEO, HRSG Outsourcing; Partner, HRSG International Dubai

With over 24 years of experience, Sadaf Hatif is an HR & Management professional heading one of the leading HR outsourcing companies in Pakistan. Prior to joining HRSG she has worked for Lowe & Rauf, Telecard and Transworld Private Limited. During the course of her career, she kept on upgrading her knowledge & education by obtaining certifications in HR and business management from Cornell. Currently she is managing a portfolio 47000+ employees for over 350 clients across Pakistan and beyond. Her mantra in life is if you can dream it; you can do it.

Dr. Zartash Afzal Uzmi

Co-Founder, Confiz; Associate Professor, LUMS

Zartash Uzmi is an academician, a researcher, and an entrepreneur. He holds a PhD
degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA. Zartash has co-founded multiple successful Pakistani software and hardware ventures including Confiz Limited, Pakwheels, Simplicant, and WiMetrix. He has been instrumental in building a strong bi-lateral channel between industry and the top academia of the country, by serving on several advisory boards. He is the founder of various LUMS initiatives including the LUMS space observatory, the 4G/5G lab, and the now National Incubation Center, Lahore.

Muhammad Talha

Head of HR, Corporate Communications & Digitalization, HUBCO

Talha has over 16 years of experience in managing HR, M&As, digitalization and corporate communications for some of the Country’s reputable public and private organizations. Talha has been part of HUBCO since 2017, where he has been an integral part of several M&A assignments, including the acquisition of ThalNova and ENI Pakistan. He has been the Head of HR digitalization at Jazz and played a pivotal role in digital transformation of the organization.

Fathema Zuberi

HR Director, Unilever Pakistan

Fathema worked at ICI Pakistan Limited before joining Unilever. She joined as a Management Trainee and has held multiple roles in both the HR and Commercial functions during her 24 years tenure. She holds an MBA degree from the Institute of Business Administration and is a Board Member at the Pakistan Society of Human Resource Management. Currently she is leading Unilever Pakistan as its HR Director.

Farrukh Rasheed

GM HR & Admin, ICI Pakistan

Farrukh Rasheed is the General Manager HR & Administration at ICI Pakistan since April 2022. Over his 20-year career, he has held diverse leadership roles across the HR function. Previously, Farrukh held the position of Vice President HR & Digitalisation at the Hub Power Company Limited. Prior to that, he served in HR and Six Sigma-related leadership roles at United Energy Pakistan, Engro Corporation, Engro Fertiliser, Engro Eximp and Jazz. He holds an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in Karachi and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Farrukh has also completed his Executive Education from INSEAD.

Pouruchisty Sidhwa

CHRO, Telenor Bank & Easypaisa

Pouruchisty Sidhwa is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Telenor Microfinance Bank Limited. She is an experienced professional with over 30 years of experience in diversified industries such as banking, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, FMCG, retail, and textile. In the financial sector, she has experience working in areas such as Credit, Risk, Finance, and Human Resources.

Arshia Ahmad Saqib

Vice President Talent & Culture, Engro Corp.

With more than 20 years of diverse HR experience in FMCG, Automotive Engineering,
Telecom and Financial Institutions, Arshia is a well-rounded HR professional who translates business visions into impactful HR initiatives. She has led various strategic initiatives related to Compensation Framework, People & Culture, Employee Relations, Talent Management, Diversity, Strategy & Structures, HR Policy, and Engagement and Capability Development.

Amra Mubashir

GM HR, Tapal Pvt. Ltd.

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.

Amina Mujib Khan

Integrative Nutrition Health Coach

Amina Mujib is an established Integrative Nutrition Health Coach with over 10 years experience in providing Holistic Nutrition advise for Healthy Living. She has appeared as a Nutrition Expert on various TV channels including ARY, Samaa TV, Express News, Dawn TV, PTV and has hosted her own show on HTV about diet and nutrition. Amina has also authored a cook book “Healthy Cooking”. Her corporate clientele includes Unilever, K-Electric, Novartis, Shell, and Martin Dow.

Shahrukh Masood

Group Director HR & Corporate Communication – Martin Dow Limited

A results-oriented professional with proven leadership and success in HR strategy & Operations as evidenced by the diversity of responsibilities entrusted to me. Most activities have been undertaken with a view to developing best-in-class HR programs which complement business strategy.

Sarmad Ahmad

Managing Director, Saaya Health

Sarmad Rizwan Ahmad is a health-HR-tech entrepreneur. His company Saaya Health provides Emotional & Mental Wellbeing access to Corporates across MENAP – enabling access to culturally relevant mental health. Saaya Health currently provides services across 8 countries and 140,000 employees in 8 Languages. Previously, he served the Saudi Government’s Hajj & Umrah Ministry as a Director of Digital Transformation and spent 10yrs at P&G in various roles.

Rizwan Dalia

CPO, K-Electric; Board Member, PSTD

Rizwan Dalia was appointed as Chief People Officer in March 2018. He joined K-Electric in 2008 and before moving to HR he had served in senior roles in the Finance and Corporate Affairs functions, playing a key role in driving K-Electric’s turnaround over the past decade. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and a Certified Director from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance. He is also a member Board of Governors for Pakistan Society for Training & Development (PSTD) and a member of Executive Committee for Pakistan Society for Human Resource Management (PSHRM).

Shakeel Mapara

Director HR, Training & OD, Sanofi-Aventis

Shakeel Mapara is the Director Human Resources, Training & OD at Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan limited. Prior to joining Sanofi-Aventis he worked as Head of Human Resources, at American Express (Bank & Travel, Karachi). He started off his career as a Sales Officer in Engro Chemical in the Sales & Marketing Department before moving to Human Resources. He has a Master’s degree in Business Administration and has various certification on Leadership & Management Training from American Express and Sanofi

Khubaib Ahmed

CHRO, Service Industries Ltd.

Khubaib is the current CHRO at Service Industries. Prior to this he was working in HR at Wilshire Labs, Midas Safety, Descon and Telenor. Khubaib has over 25 years of experience and his expertise lies in leveraging experience to realize the real-life challenges and limitations faced by Organisations to develop scenario based context specific strategies instead of the standard one-size-fits-all solutions. Having worked in sectors including Telecom, Engineering construction, Textile manufacturing, FMCG Food and Pharmaceutical has helped him to understand and work with sector specific HR strategies leading to entirely different ways from typical one way orthodox HR management.

Bilal Aqleem

Head HR, Dubai Islamic Bank

Bilal is currently the Head of Human Resource at Dubai Islamic Bank. He has over 20 years of diversified experience in Human Resources, specifically in the areas of Talent Management, Project management, Learning & OD, Rewards, Integration, HRIS. Prior to this, Bilal was Head of Rewards and Human Resources Services at Faysal Bank, and Manager Human Resource Development at Emirates Global Islamic Bank. Bilal Aqleem joined Dubai Islamic Bank in 2017.

Aman Sahibzada

Compensation & Benefits Service Centre Lead, Asia GSK

Aman Sahibzada is a young focused individual who has emerged and made his mark as one of the leading HR professionals in Pakistan, in a relatively short time. He has over 15 years of experience in HR and has held various senior level positions in leading Multi-National Companies. He is currently the Cluster Reward Lead for Emerging Markets East at GlaxoSmithKline, a company which he has been with for the past 7 years.