Naazish Ata-Ullah is an artist, educator, writer, curator, human rights activist and an active member of the Women's Action Forum. In a career that spans four decades, Professor Ata-Ullah is best known as the founder of the Printmaking specialization at the National College of Arts. She is a graduate of Kinnaird College for Women and the National College of Arts. She undertook postgraduate studies at the Slade School of Fine ... More
Raza Ali Dada is one of Pakistan’s most well regarded architects and educators in the field. He is currently a managing partner at Nayyar Ali Dada & Associates. The firm has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Dada has 10 years of extensive experience with various building typologies in New York, USA. A supporter of eco-conscious practices, he has actively worked on sustainable ... More
Qudsia Rahim, the co-founder and executive director of the Lahore Biennale Foundation (LBF), has a background in both art and academia. She has established several initiatives, including the field elective program at the National College of Arts called Art For Humanity; the Research Cell at LBF, which conducts research on various forms of artistic expression within Pakistan and its diaspora; and the Afforestation Lahore Group, "a consortium of the government ... More
Ahmad Rafay Alam is an environmental lawyer and founding partner of Saleem, Alam & Co., a law firm specializing in the energy, water, natural resource and urban development sectors. Alam has served as Chairperson and board member of several public utilities and as a member of Climate and Environmental Councils. He believes in the right to mobility and the inviolability of the right to public spaces, and to this ... More
Mohsin Hamid is the author of four novels -- Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, and Exit West -- and a book of essays, Discontent and Its Civilizations. His writing has been translated into forty languages, featured on bestseller lists, and adapted for the cinema.
Tariq Zaman has a degree in Physics from Grinnell College and an MBA from LUMS. He is CEO of Ali Embroidery Mills, the largest producer of schiffli embroidery in Pakistan, and Director at Sefam pvt limited, the largest textile retail chain of stores in Pakistan. His entrepreneurial projects include Naimat Naturals, a food enterprise which implements responsible poultry and dairy farming practices, and Manzil Ventures, a ... More
Naima Dadabhoy is a multimedia artist whose art practice explores themes of impermanence and disintegration. She has worked in various media including installation, video, print-making, painting, drawing and sculpture and has exhibited widely in Pakistan and internationally.
Syed Babar Ali (born January 15, 1926, in Lahore, Pakistan) is a prominent businessman and philanthropist. He founded several key enterprises, including Packages Limited and Milkpak Limited (now Nestlé Pakistan), and established the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in 1985. Educated at Aitchison College, Government College Lahore, and the University of Michigan, he briefly attended Harvard Business School. Ali served as Pakistan’s caretaker Finance Minister and was International President of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) from 1996 to 1999. His contributions have been recognized with numerous honors, including the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1997.
Nayyar Ali Dada is a renowned Pakistani architect celebrated for his innovative designs that blend traditional and modern elements. Notable projects include the Alhamra Arts Council in Lahore and the Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 92 in Seville. His contributions to architecture have earned him prestigious awards, including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the Sitara-i-Imtiaz.
Parvez Hassan is a distinguished Pakistani environmental lawyer and advocate. He has played a pivotal role in shaping environmental law in Pakistan and has been involved with various international environmental organizations. Hassan has also served as the Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Environmental Law.
Syeda Nighat Ali is a Pakistani social worker and activist dedicated to women’s rights and education. She serves as a Executive Director at Lahore Grammar School, contributing to the institution’s educational leadership. She has been involved in various initiatives aimed at empowering women and improving access to education in underprivileged communities.
Ambreen Zaman is a Pakistani philanthropist and social entrepreneur committed to community development and women’s empowerment. She has founded and supported several initiatives focused on education, healthcare, and economic development in Pakistan.
Faaria Rehman Salahuddin is a C-level professional with a career spanning 24 years in banking and entrepreneurship at leading financial institutions like ANZ Grindlays, SCB, HBL, UBL and Bank Alfalah Ltd and more recently as the Director Placements at Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Her expertise lie in delivering organizational turnarounds through synergies by strategic re-alignment of business lines.
Faaria’s experience spans Local and Regional Public and Private sector enterprises with a deep understanding of both operational and credit management aspects of corporate and retail banking. Her unusual experience makes her ideal to bridge the silos currently prevalent in most organizations, allowing her to lead business transformation through driving change in attitudes of teams, bringing them on a common platform and unlocking innovation and creativity.
Faaria is currently dividing time at LUMS, offering Consultancy Services to various individuals, institutions and business ventures and managing her heritage restoration boutique hotel project. She is also a Member of the Board of Directors for Dubai Islamic Bank, Ellcot Spinning Mills, GNR Consultants and a Member of the LUMS Financial Aid Committee as well as an Advisor for Lahore Biennale Foundation. Her passion for culture and heritage is also reflected in her reputation as a major patron and collector of local art and her involvement with Pakistan’s leading art institutions.
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