Inayat Koreshi

Inayat Koreshi, brings over 18 years’ experience in management consulting, with specialization in SAP project leadership, finance organizational transformation, analytics, ERP, business process re-engineering/excellence and strategic financial management. He has worked with some of the leading global management consultancies around the world – Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting and Abacus Consulting. Inayat has been invited to speak at several SAP thought leading events. These included SAP World Tour, SAP-enabled Business Transformation in the Utilities Sector, SAP BO – Financial Excellence, SAP Summits.. In addition to his professional experience, he brings strong SAP professional networks, business alliances with regional leaders and trusted relationships with key corporate players across the EMEA, MENA and APAC theaters.

Adeel Hashmi

A Masters in filmmaking from San Francisco, USA, Adeel Hashmi is an actor writer, director and a performer. He comes from a family of artists. His grandfather Faiz Ahmed Faiz was a world renowned poet. His mother Moneeza Hashmi, daughter of Faiz, headed the Pakistan Television for over 40 years. Adeel Hashmi is a household name in Pakistan and has appeared in countless television productions and ads. He is the winner of many awards and is one the most popular public figure in Pakistan. He is also a motivational speaker, a youth activist and a documentary filmmaker. His work in the Development and Social sectors is commendable. He has been instrumental in designing campaigns for internationally renowned educational and charity organizations in Pakistan. His work has helped raised funds to the tunes of millions. He is also a goodwill ambassador for several noble initiatives in Pakistan including The Children Literature Festival and The Environment Protection Fund.

Syed Asim Rashid

CEO of CREATIVESWAN CONSULTING

Asim is an internationally recognized leader known for business turnarounds, developing leaders and high performance teams, and creating solid shareholder value. Asim is the founder and CEO of CREATIVESWAN CONSULTING, a management consulting company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to help organizations become increasingly successful. Asim holds an MBA from Manchester Business School, MS in Global Energy Management from University of Colorado Denver, and Electrical Engineering degree from NED University, Karachi. He studied advanced business and leadership at Harvard, MIT, Wharton, Booth, INSEAD, AMA, GE and LUMS. Asim is a certified 6-Sigma Green belt from GE, and successfully completed Train the Trainer programs from Association for Talent Development (ATD USA) and American Management Association (AMA). He completed Coaching program in GE. He successfully passed ISO 9000 Auditor/Lead Auditor training and certification

Azhar Rafee

Founder and CEO (VERTIKA)

Azhar has 20+ years of business and consumer media publishing and technology experience. Prior to launching Vertika, Azhar worked as Executive Vice President (Consumer Media) at Thomson Reuters. At Reuters Azhar started and managed the company’s direct-to-consumer business, which offered News, Investing and Business information through web (www.reuters.com), mobile, TV and IPTV to affluent professionals in North America and Europe on advertising-supported and paid bases. Azhar also led expansion of this business into China, India, Japan, and the Gulf markets, including managing Reuters investments in Times Now — the no.1 Indian TV news channel, and China Web (Hexun) — China’s leading business/investing portal. Azhar represented Thomson Reuters on the Board of China Web. Azhar joined Reuters from Multex, Inc, a financial media company, where he was head of global marketing and branding. Azhar has an MBA from Columbia University in New York.

Aadil Riaz 

Group VP HR at TATA Pakistan

Aadil Riaz is a Senior HR leader having 20 years of experience in Oil & Gas, Financial Institutions, Telecom, FMCG, Packaging & HR Consulting in UAE, Oman & Pakistan. He has expertise in organizational transformation & change. He has experience in Implementing performance management systems, grading structures, job descriptions and organizational structures. He has also experience in HR audit & reviews, HR business partnering, sourcing, manpower budgeting and outsourcing, ERP & HRIS implementation, Imparting trainings on behavioral, HR, & ER/IR skills and many more.Aadil Riaz did his MBA in HR, LLB and MCIPD from chartered institute of personal development UK.

Helmut Von Struve

Managing Director

Mr. Helmut von Struve is the Managing Director of Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd, a position he holds since October 1, 2015. Mr. Helmut von Struve has held various positions in the Power Generation Industrial Application division of Siemens AG, Germany, as Head of Business Development Services, Manager Regional Sales Middle East Region, Regional Sales Director, and Middle East Region.

Mr. von Struve holds a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering from Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany. He is also a Certified Director from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance. Mr.Helmut Von Struve alsorepresented Siemens at the Pakistan Business Council and OICCI (Member of the Managing Committee OICCI, 2016 & 2018).

Michael Guantiero
Senior Director & Head, ASEAN & Growth Economies

Solutions Consulting, Applications

Michael brings two decades of experience in working with customers on technology initiatives across Europe and Asia. He has deep solution consulting and domain expertise across ERP, HR and Supply Chain in consulting. He implemented his first Oracle project 17 years ago to drive consolidation and process efficiencies.  In recent years, Michael is working with customers on Digital Transformation initiatives also related to latest innovations like AI, Machine Learning, Big Data and IoT. Michael has built his technology knowledge on top of two degrees in Marketing Management and International Business & Management from Copenhagen Business School, which gives Michael his focus on customer outcomes from specific technology investments. The first question always being: “what business problem are we solving for the customer?”

Kanwer Anwer Saeed,

Ascend Group

Kanwer is a connector and passionate individual who thrives on building communities and impacting lives. He designs interventions to guide people into profound self-discovery, realizing sense of purpose and connection. Kanwer is the founding CEO of Ascend Consulting. At Ascend, Kanwer utilizes his unique consulting style to bring out the best in people and in organizations. Prior to founding Ascend Development, Kanwer has headed Human Resources for Engro Foods &Engro Fertilizer and previously he was with Unilever Singapore in the capacity of Talent Director for Asian Geography. He founded HR Leadership Journeys and HR Boot Camps for the HR professionals in Pakistan and in the region. He is VP of Pakistan Society of HR Management and a Board Member of Pakistan Society of Training and Development.

Naheed Chowdhry,

IWILL Consulting

Naheed is a senior FMCG, Foods and Pharma leader with expertise in Marketing, Strategy and Portfolio Development. She holds an MBA degree, Coaching certification and Change Management Leadership certification. Naheed is also a Diversity and Inclusion champion, with a proven track record of delivering high performance via engaged cross-cultural, cross-regional teams. She has 2 decades of experience with Unilever, Mondelez, GroupeBel and The Hershey Company; she has lived and/or worked extensively across Asia, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. Naheed’s professional highlights include: Creating the Lux Style Awards – a legacy that is present today; Establishing  the first Daycare centre in Unilever Pakistan (the first of its kind globally); Returning Lipton Tea to profitability; creating the most profitable innovation for Hershey China – Hershey’s largest market outside the US; and setting up the world’s first global gender-parity platform – IWill.global.

CONTACT DETAILS:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/naheedchowdhry/

+971506598966

naheed@iwill.global

Hasan Adnan,

Coca Cola Icecek

Director HR

Coca Cola Beverages Pakistan

With over twenty years of global experience in HR and in-depth understanding of international businesses and emerging markets, Hasan joined CCI Pakistan in May 2016 as Director Human Resources. He has a proven track record of building teams and startups, transforming company culture, building leadership as well as supporting massive business growth. Hasan has 16 years of experience with BAT where he started his career as a Global Management Trainee after completing his MBA from Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands. He is an accredited Executive Coach and Fellow of Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) U.K and has more recently attained a Post Graduate Diploma in Organizational Leadership at Said Business School, University of Oxford. He is also a certified facilitator for DDI training content world wide.

HASAN AZHAR

GROUP CEO – HRSG

Hasan Azhar leads HRSG as Group CEO, and oversees corporate strategy and innovation initiatives at the firm. He has spent nearly two decades at New York-based investment banks, with roles in strategy, accounting, corporate finance and operations for Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, and Merrill Lynch, as well as at IBM. He is an alum of Baruch College and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and investments and a master’s degree in accountancy. Hasan is a huge fan of Game of Thrones, and enjoys reading, mountain biking and ecotourism.

FAISAL QAMAR

MANAGING PARTNER – HRSG BPO

Faisal Qamar is one of the founders of HRSG BPO and has been instrumental in bringing the concept of business process outsourcing to developing economies. He brings more than two decades of global expertise as a senior corporate executive to design and develop innovative strategies that help businesses excel. Prior to joining HRS, Faisal served as group COO at SIDDCO Group in the UAE, as CFO at Pakistan Textile Company Limited, and as the General Manager for Financial Developments at the Arfeen Group.

Step up to Mentoring

CEOs, Directors and Technology and HR Heads –

Kamran Rizvi

Senior Consultant – Carnelian

Kamran founded KZR Associates (www.kzr.co) in 1991 and pioneered the self-improvement and organizational development (OD) movement in Pakistan. Kamran currently serves on the boards of School of Leadership, School of Leadership Foundation (www.sol.edu.pk) and is a senior consultant at Carnelian (www.carnelianco.com). He has authored five books on self-development and contributes articles on management and leadership to Pakistan’s leading business magazine, Blue Chip (www.bluechipmag.com). He holds an MBA from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, where he majored in organization development. He is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Inc., having completed courses in Management, Executive Image, Effective Speaking and Human Relations. Kamran Rizvi was also a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) as well as being a member of two Toastmasters clubs in Greater Vancouver BC, the Rocky Point Toastmasters and City of the Arts Toastmasters (2006-7).

Rahul Baswani,

Sierra Next India

Rahul Baswani is the Managing Partner at Sierra Next which provides Executive Coaching and Leadership development solutions. Rahul is certified in the use of the Hogan Assessments for leadership development and has provided feedback to over 400 Hogan test takers. He has completed the PCC Program with Erickson College, Canada, ICT Program from Results Coaching Systems, Australia and is a licensed facilitator for CCU Coaching Skills Clinic for Managers. He is the Founder President and the founding member of Delhi Chapter of International Coach Federation. He conducts Forum and Moderator trainings for YPO members. He has run nearly 100 Training sessions using this group coaching methodology. He is empaneled with Honeywell for ‘Influence Edge’ developed by Vengel Consulting Group, USA. He runs Challenging Conversation class for Microsoft.

The BIG Debate – AI vs. EI

CEOs, Directors and Technology and HR Heads

Atif Azim

CEO- VentureDive,

Co-founder, CEO and member of the Executive Board at VentureDive, AtifAzim’s focus has been on developing bespoke technology solutions for businesses, with a view to delivering change and facilitation in people’s lives. One such example of this aspect is VentureDive’s involvement in the success of Careem Networks, one of the fastest growing tech startups in the MENA region. Atif is convinced that technology can increase human potential manifold, and his conviction is the result of realizations he made during an extensive international work experience in companies such as Cisco Systems, KPMG and BrienceInc.In addition to his IT pursuits, he sits on the board of Al Meezan Investment Management, the largest private sector Asset Management and Investment Advisory Firm operating in Pakistan. Atif holds a B.Sc. in Electrical engineering from the world renowned Imperial College of Science and Technology, London and a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from the prestigious Stanford University, USA.

Badar Khushnood 

Bramerz,

Badar is Cofounder and Partner at Bramerz.com, a full-service boutique digital media & marketing agency in Pakistan. Badar primarily focuses on Growth Hacking two of Bramerz product ventures, Fishry.com & Publishrr.com. Badar brings along more than 18 years of rich and diverse experience. In his previous lives, Badar secured his Masters in Economics & Management from the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). Badar worked as Twitter and Google’s Country Consultant for Pakistan for 10 years. He has also worked for ASUSTeK, SMEDA &Nishat Textiles. Badar is also a founding board member and an active mentor at several tech incubators & accelerators including Plan9, LUMS LCE (NIC Lahore) and The Nest I/O, Invest2Innovate, Telenor Velocity and NIC Islamabad. Badar is also a Central Executive Committee (CEC) member at Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) and has been judging at Asia Pacific ICT Alliance.

Sadia Irfan

Fatima Group,

Ms. Sadia Irfan

Director Human Resources

Ms. Sadia Irfan, Director Human Resources brings with her rich experience from MNCs and HR consultancies, with work experience spanning over 25 years in human resources management and leadership, including 18 years with leading MNCs like PepsiCo, Nestle & Electrolux. Ms. Irfan’s expertise includes HR Strategic Leadership, Merger & Acquisition, Startup Operations, Organization Development, Organization Design, Change Management, and Employee Engagement within complexed business models like Franchise Operated Bottling Operations (FOBO), Operating Company (OpCo) and Company Owed Snacks Operations (CoSo). Ms. Irfan has earned valuable certifications and is recognized as a leader in the fields of Advanced Facilitation, Executive Coaching and Mentoring Talent and Strategy.

HafsaAbbasi – Bank Al-Falah,

HafsaAbbasy

Head of HR- Bank Alfalah

Hafsa joined Bank Alfalah in Dec 2017. Prior to this she was with HBL for a short stint of 6 months and Standard Chartered Bank for 5 years as Head of Learning  Academy Pakistan and then as Head of HR for Retail Clients. With over 25 years of experience in Banking and Human Resource Management, Hafsa started her career as a Management Associate at Citibank in Consumer Sales. Over the years, Hafsa has served as the HR Head for Retail & Commercial Banking at The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS, formerly ABN AMRO) and as the Head of HR for Engro Polymer & Chemicals. Prior to joining SCB, Hafsa was a Senior Consultant & Lead Trainer at Narejo Human Resources (Pvt.) Ltd., a leading HR Consultancy.

Hafsa took a break from corporate life when her sons were born and got involved in academia, teaching at both under graduate and post graduate levels. She holds an MBA in Finance & Marketing from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, and is a certified Coach.

She is an avid reader and promoter of gender diversity. Hafsa is married and has two grown up boys ages 21 & 18.