Sima Kamil

Sima Kamil is a Pakistani banker. In 2017 she became the president and chief executive of United Bank Limited. She is the first woman to lead a major Pakistani bank. Sima also spear-headed the development and launch of HBL’s Women’s Market Program in an effort to promote HBL as the leading bank for women in Pakistan. She has extensive experience at international financial institutions, including American Express, a financial services company, and Standard Chartered Bank. She has a business degree from Kingston University in the UK and an MBA from the City University, London. She also chairs the Board of Governors of the Karachi Grammar School, and is a board member of the Notre Dame Institute of Education.

Sima Kamil

President & CEO, United Bank Ltd

JoAnne Wagner

JoAnne Wagner assumed her position as the United States Consul General in Karachi, on June 21, 2018.  A career member of the United States Senior Foreign Service, she most recently served in Washington, DC with the Board of Examiners, helping to select the next generation of U.S. diplomats. Consul General Wagner has a Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law and a Masters in National Security Strategy from the National War College of the National Defense University.

JoAnne Wagner

US Consul General

Danysh Hashmi

Danysh is a Retail Banking professional with over 18 years of experience across established and emerging markets.  A graduate of Purdue University’s prestigious business school, he has been working for global and regional financial institutions like Citibank Pakistan, Barclays Bank UAE and Faysal Bank. As Head of the Retail Product Group, while overseeing the daily banking for HBL, Danysh is also responsible for promoting the Financial Inclusion agenda and the Digital transformation of the banks’ products.He also serves as Board Member of the HBL Currency Exchange Co and is a regular trainer at the Global Banking Alliance (GBA) for Women at their international seminars.

Danysh Hashmi

Head of Retail Products

Habib Bank Ltd

Seema Taher Khan

She is currently the CEO of Airwaves Media which includes TVOne, Newsone&Waseb TV, Director of Radio 1 and CEO of Pyramid Production. She has 26 years’ worth of experience as an advertising practitioner engaged in the creative execution of multiple multinational and national brands campaign, directing and producing hundreds of television commercials and public service communications. As CEO of Airwaves she took charge of the company in 2005, under her leadership TVOne has flourished into a premium channel, and Newsone&Waseb have made their mark in the electronic media. She also partakes in a number of social welfare events organized by USAid, Unicefetc

Seema Taher Khan

CEO

Airwaves Media

Saima Shah

Saima Shah coaches individuals and groups to move beyond their self-limiting beliefs to reach their higher potential. She had a fast moving career and had worked for 20 years in corporate environments such as financial software development, banks, financial companies, engineering and standards certification companies in Pakistan, USA, and Canada, before she had a self-realizing experience and discovered her higher purpose. Saima now consults with individuals and corporations who want to find a deeper sense of happiness and fulfillment. She has three degrees in business marketing, MIS and finance, and now resides in Vancouver, Canada.

Saima Shah

CEO

Center of Happiness, Canada

Adeel Hashmi

A masters in filmmaking from San Francisco, California, Adeel Hashmi is one of Pakistan’s most loved actors. He is also a stage performer and an anchorperson. Adeel is revered not only for his work on screen but also his insightful and motivating public speeches. He is regularly invited to speak on public forums including seminars and youth events.  His TEDx talk has more than half a million views. He has won many awards and is associated with several philanthropic and cultural organisations.

Adeel Hashmi

MOC

Mahreen Kashif Ghayas

Mahreen is working for Department of State as an Economic Specialist at US Consulate Karachi.  Her professional experience spans over 16 years in diverse sectors.  She has been a broadcast journalist with CNBC group and Geo News for about a decade. She has been passionately engaged in various community development projects for last 20 years and was selected for International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) – which is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program.

Mahreen Kashif Ghayas

Panel Moderator

Jamal Nasir

Jamal Nasir is the Chief Human Resources Officer at HBL, Pakistan’s largest commercial bank. He has over 30 years of professional experience. Prior to this, he was Group Executive HR at UBL. He has also worked at Standard Chartered as Head of HR Pakistan, and South Asia, respectively. He is the current president of Pakistan Society of Human Resource Management. Mr. Nasir did his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from University of Texas at Austin, and got his MBA from Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.

Speaker

Jamal Nasir

CHRO 

Habib Bank Ltd

Naz Khan

Naz Khan is currently the Managing Director of X-Petroleum Limited.  Prior to this, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Engro Corporation Ltd.  Previously, Naz has been involved with the financial and capital markets for over 18 years on the asset management, investment banking and broking sides. Naz holds a B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke College, MA, USA and has attended leadership and management courses at INSEAD, Harvard University and Georgetown University.

Naz Khan

Managing Director

X-Petroleum Ltd

Saira Awan

Saira Awan-Malik is a corporate lawyer. From 2009-15, she was an associate in the London office of international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP focusing on corporate and financial transactions, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and capital market issuances. In June 2015, Saira left Cleary Gottlieb to join her family business, TCS (Pakistan) Limited, which is a dominant player in the courier and logistics industry in Pakistan. She is working to develop the international and e-commerce side of the business.

Saira Awan                            

Vice Chairperson

TCS Pakistan

Saad Amanullah

Saad Amanullah Khan has nearly three decades of experience of working for Gillette Pakistan as CEO, and Procter & Gamble in senior executive positions. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan MBA (Class of 1987) and holds two engineering degrees. Mr. Saad is a very active social worker, sitting on the boards of over a dozen NGO’s and an advisor to another dozen social enterprises. Mr. Saad is founding board member of Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF), I Am Karachi Consortium, South East Asia Leadership Academy (SEALA) and Agha Khan Hospital’s Patient Welfare Committee.

Saad Amanullah

Independent Director,

PSX

Farah Naz Ali

Farah Naz Ali is a results driver, seasoned commercial leader with over 25 years of track record of exceeding revenue goals and ensuring outstanding experience for customers. MBA from IBA, she has a track record of building high performing teams to increase the productivity and profitability that translates into double digit growth numbers and increase in market share. She is the first female to make it as a cluster head managing a large customer portfolio. She believes in breaking stereotypes, being one of the strongest advocates for women empowerment and workplace gender diversity.

Farah Naz Ali

Cluster Head

K Electric

Saba Khalid

Saba Khalid is a Social Entrepreneur, Filmmaker, Journalist, and Women Empowerment Influencer from Pakistan. Having worked as a content and PR consultant for various Berlin-based startups, she launched a digital platform that educates and entertains girls about their health, hygiene and safety called AuratRaaj in 2017.Her work for girls led to her winning the seed prize with The Do School, impact grant by The Pollination Project, the MHM innovation challenge by UNICEF, girl’s education grant by UNESCO and the ILM Ideas ed tech fund.

Saba Khalid

Founder AuratRaaj

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Nadia Patel Gangee

A therapeutic counselor and marketer turned tech entrepreneur, Nadia is a strong advocate of women’s economic empowerment and has led successful initiatives to increase financial and digital inclusion of women, in the entrepreneurial space. Nadia founded Sheops, Pakistan’s first online marketplace for women in 2015. She has led the company to win prestigious national and international awards – P@SHA Best ICT Startup Award 2016 and APICTA Silver Award in Inclusion & Community. Nadia is a Fellow, Facebook Community Leadership Program, Lead Trainer for Facebook in Pakistan and a Global Community Lead for Facebook

Nadia Patel Gangee

Founder Sheops

Marina Iqbal

Marina Iqbal recently became Pakistan’s first female cricket commentator when she made her debut behind the microphone during the series against Australia in Malaysia. She is a former cricketer and has also led the national side as a Vice Captain. Marina has represented Pakistan in 36 One-Day Internationals and 42 Twenty20 Internationals from 2009 to 2017, finishing her career with close to 800 runs and ten wickets to her name. She has also won gold medals in Asian Games 2010/14. Marina clls her debut as a second dream come true.

Marina Iqbal

First Female Cricket Commentator

Jannat Ali

Jannat Ali is an MBA Gold medalist and has a performing arts research degree. She is the first transgender Artivist (Artist + Activist) and works with Sathi Foundation (Trans Lead Community based organization) which is working for prevention of HIV and AIDS, and promotion of sexual health and human right advocacy in Pakistan. She is also the executive director of Track-T where she organized the first ever Trans Pride Parade in Pakistan last year. She has conducted lectures and workshops in Denmark and has taught 400 students and teachers on Gender diversity, Norms, and Performing Arts. She has also won awards and accolades such as Queen AIR 2015 and Best Activist 2016.

Jannat Ali

Transgender Artivist

Hooreya Asmat

Pakistani women usually beat a drum during wedding ceremonies in the privacy of their homes, but HooreyaAsmat from Lahore broke through such cultural norms and followed her passion to become professional drummer. She has earned fame and appreciation by becoming the first female dhol player at the mere age of 22. She is a student of international dhol players GungaSain and MithuSain. Hooreya has lead the trend of normalizing the idea of female dhol players. She is a media arts students and has showcased her skills at a number of events and shrines, and has reached international stage as well.

Hooreya Asmat

First Female Dhol Player

Sadiqa Shaheen

Sadiqa Shaheen, who has a height of 2.7 feet is a motivated and hardworking computer system engineering graduate, currently working on a senior technical position in one of the most prestigious R&D organization serving armed forces of Pakistan. Having more than 10 years of professional experience, she has acquired specialized knowledge and skills for development of high end graphical applications. She is committed to inspire others and contribute towards betterment of society and nation to the best of her capabilities.

Sadiqa Shaheen

Computer System Engineer

Sahib-e-Asra

Asra broke all social barriers and reached the top national level through her hard work and support from the family. She has been declared one of the fastest female athlete of Pakistan. Starting young, she was a gold medalist runner even before beginning her professional career. The up-and-coming sports star hails from Faisalabad. In November 2018, she won a gold medal at the National Athletics Championship.

Sahib-e-Asra

First Female Athlete

Kaif Ghaznavi

Completing her undergrad from Faculty National College of Arts, Lahore, and a Fulbright Scholar for Masters in Fine Arts Degree from the California College of the Arts, San Francisco, She started learning classical singing and Odissi dance classes in 2011. An actor on TV and theater since 2001, She believes our society needs to recognize, understand and own our roots. We need to identify with this land and her generous diversity to cultivate ‘civic pride’ within the society. Kaifwala Foundation was established in 2011 and its first official venture was Bunvat, Festival, a 3 days festival celebrating Urdu language and literature with original content to be showcased to the audience of Karachi.

Kaif Ghaznavi

Founder KaifWala Foundation