Judges Orientation
Our Judges
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JUDGES
Each year National Idea Bank will conduct several unique nationwide idea competitions judged by panel of judges created from a pool of about 300 highly qualified, world-class experts from across government organizations, academia, industry, finance, incubation centers, marketing, manufacturing, etc. All these experts are very senior leaders who are highly qualified and have decades of proven experience in Pakistan, USA, Canada, Europe and Middle-East. Further, they all have a passionate desire to help Pakistan prosper by helping the new generation fulfill their dreams while helping to solve problems of national significance.
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Operational & Fraud Risk Head at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Aamir Ali

Agricultural engineer in Pakistan Agricultural Research Council as a Senior Scientific Officer, since 1996.
Dr. Abdul Ghani Soomro

Associate Professor
Dr. Abdul Waheed

Co-Founder Media360 Communications
Adeeb Ali

Director Academics & Assistant Professor at PAF-KIET
Adnan Anwar

Startup Coach at ScaleX
Adnan Faisal

Assistant Professor at Karachi University
Dr. Adnan Khan

PhD from Technical University Munich, Head of Department of Computer Sciences at the Karakorum International University
Aftab khan

Partner – Zahid Jamil & Co, Chartered Accountants (Member Firm of PrimeGlobal)
Ahmad Suleman Zahid

Chartered Accountant and Performance Management Specialist
Ahmed Saleem

Educationist, trainer on effective digital marketing skills at University of Sialkot.
Ahmed Tahir

CEO at A J Ventures, Founder iwant.pk
Ahsan Jabbar

Lecturer at University of Sialkot
Ahtesham Zahid

Business Analysis Manager, Cisco Systems
Aisha Memon

Program Manager PMIU Sindh Basic Education, USAID Program. An accomplished and committed Administrative Services Officer of Pakistan
Dr. Amber Mir

Councillor at London Borough of Brent
Amer Agha

Corporate leader, Energy & Development professional
Amjad Parvez Janjua

Director General at Center of Information Technology ( CIT )
Ammar Jaffri

Marketing & Product strategist | Storyteller | Startup Growth Advisor
Amna Quraishi

Maxillofacial Radiologist
Anas Athar

Agricultural Engineer
Dr. Aneela Hameem Memon

Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at Dr. Ziauddin Group of Hospitals
Anjum Khamisani

Incubator Program Manager, Startup Community Builder, Entreprenuership Evangelist
Anum Naseem

Head of Highways and Transportation
Anwar Shah

Arch. Shahid Sattar

Senior Vice President OULA
Arfa Danish

Assistant Professor
Dr. Arifa Bhutto

Head of the Environmental Sciences Department
Dr. Arifa Tahir

CEO at Training Institute for Mentors Excellence (TIME)
Arooj Saqib

Head of Commercial Innovation at foodpanda
Arsalan Mahmood

Infrastructure Development of Logistic Parks, as a Project Manager
Arshad Hussain Hashmi

Chairman
Prof. Dr. Arshad Javaid

Global Head of Marketplace at Daraz (Alibaba) | Ex-Careem (Uber)
Arusha Imtiaz

Entrepreneur, Community Builder, Pakistan's Tech Evangelist, CEO Ejad Labs
Arzish Azam

Product Engineer at Analog Devices
Dr. Ashad Mustufa

Managing Partner at IQ Capital Plus
Asif Haider Mirza

President and CEO at GenNext Chartered Professional Accountants
Asifa Baig

Aslam Shekha

A successful E-commerce Entrepreneur, and Mentor, President Jumpstart Pakistan San Diego Chapter.
Asma Amin

Enrolled in Phd – Pide
Asma Jabeen

Associate Professor at PAF-Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology
Dr. Atif Aziz

Assistant Professor, School of Economics
Dr. Atif Khan Jadoon

Well-Rounded, experienced Business Transformation Coach
Atique Ur Rehman

Anchor at Canada News Channel
Atiya Siddiqui

Professor at Agriculture University Multan
Dr. Ayesha Hakim

Secretary General of The American Business Council of Pakistan
Ayesha Tahir Masood

Acting Pro Vice Chancellor, Sindh University Campus Dadu
Prof. Dr. Azhar Ali Shah

IT Strategy & Innovation. Group CIO at Engro
Azhar Nawaz
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CEO of Asia Petroleum Limited
Babar Hamid

Associate Professor
Dr. Bhai Khan

Assistant Professor
Dr. Bisharat Rasool
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Director at Magna Carta College, Oxford's Independent Business School
Ejaz Ashraf Chowdary
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Chief Information Officer United Bank Limited
Faisal Anwar

Member FM's Culture/ Diplomacy Group – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan
Ar. Faisal Arshad

Director (Impact Investing) Board of Investment
Faisal Khokhar

Founder & CEO at Teqxs Inc.
Faisal Saeed

Founder and Executive Director PAGE
Fajar Rabia Pasha

PSX's Company Secretary and Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs, HEC Approved PhD Supervisor, Non-Executive Director of PICG
Dr. Fakhara Rizwan

Sr. Manager, Market Risk Management
Faraz Masood, FRM

Consultant at Liberty Global
Farhan Mehmood

Lecturer
Farhan Shahzad

CEO & CIO | AI, ML, IOT, Data Science| IT Leader | Mentor | Analyst | Speaker | Tech Entrepreneur
Farhan Tufail

Founder President Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies- IPDS
Farhat Asif

Senior Lecturer Supply Chain Management, Director Professional Development Center & Director Corporate Social Responsibility at DHA Suffa University
Farhat Umer

CEO at OCLITS (Pvt) Ltd, CTO at OSMANI Group of Companies
Farid Ghori

Founder, EDTW, CEO IKL , Educator, Cambridge & Harvard Alumnus, Commonwealth Scholar
Dr. Farrah Arif

Associate Professor at NED University of Engineering and Technology
Farrukh Arif, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Dr. Fiza Qureshi

PhD (Pharmacy Practice) Assistant ProfessorUniversity College of PharmacyUniversity of the Punjab
Dr. Furqan Khurshid Hashmi

Founder at TheFourDees
Furqan Qureshi
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Co-Founder at Khuddar Pakistan
Dr. Ghazala Sadiq

Director of Center of Excellence for Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain (CRAIB) and Associate Professor Computer Science Department
Dr. Ghulam Mujtaba Shaikh

VP at Citigroup . Software professional with strong software design, development, programming, and problem solving skills.
Dr. Ghulam Nabi

Chief Technology Officer | Entrepreneur | Inventor | Data Science |Adviser | Board Member | Technology Executive | Integration
Ghulam Nabi Shah

An entrepreneur, digital marketer and mentor with eight years of global experience.Founder and Principal Consultant at Needs Online Pvt. Ltd, and as a Digital Marketing Trainer at Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB).
Ghulam Rehman
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Lecturer
Engr Hafsa Lateef

Principal InfoSec and Compliance Consultant
Hamayun Deura

Haroon Kanth

Chief Executive Officer at Technology Junction
Haroon Mushtaq

Assistant Professor
Dr. Hassan Mujtaba Nawaz Saleem

Consultant General and Colorectal surgeon
Hassan Mukhtar

Businessman
Hassan Sadaqat

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Hira Saeed

Advisor for Helvetas Swiss Interco-operation
Huma Imdad
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Program Officer at Punjab Information Technology Board
Ijlal Hussain

Assistant Professor
Dr. Imran Khan

Chief Information Officer / Digital Banking / Digital Transformation at Dubai Islamic Bank
Imran Soomro

Assistant Professor COMSAT Abbotabad
Imtiaz Ahmad

Senior Environmental Engineer
Dr Imtiaz Ali Shah

Lecturer/Coach/Mentor in Business and Management, Leadership, Organisational Behaviour, Learning and Development, and Gender Issues
Iram Tahir

Associate Professor at Institute of Business Administration
Dr. Irum Saba

SAP/IT Services and Project Management | Change Leader – aligning people and business processes with technology
Ishtiaq Salim
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Entrepreneur/ Investor/ Wall St & Economy Analyst
Jawad Qureshi

Postdoctoral Researcher at ERCIM
Javed Ahmed

Skill Trainer, Training Manager, Teacher, Research and Development Professional
Javed Larik

Associate Professor
Dr. Javeed Ashraf Awan

Chief Executive Officer at Basecamp IT Solutions
Jawad Ahmed

Partner in theBPO, fellow member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and associate member of Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW)
Jawad Chughtai

Professor of Material Chemistry at UCL, UK
Professor Jawwad A. Darr

Junaid Ghaffar

CEO Knowledge360, Author ,Researcher, Knowledge Management Consultant
Dr. Junaid Rehman Shaikh
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Professor
Prof. Dr. Kamran Khan

Sr. Program Director-IT Construction and Growth at City of Hope
Kamran Mirza

PROF. DR. Kamran Taj Pathan

Associate Professor at University of Sialkot
Dr. Kausar Abbas

Dean
Khalid Mirza

Family physician
Khalid Naeem

Dean
Prof. Dr. Khalil-UR-Rahmen

Founder and Managing Director of Shanon – Advance Engineering & Digital Construction Consulting Group
Dr. Khuram Iqbal

CEO at JumpStart Pakistan
Khurram M. Zuberi

CEO at Kay & Emms (pvt) Ltd
Dr. Khurram Tariq
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Chairperson Trade Turner | CEO Entrepreneur's Ecole | CEO SHEWURT | Founder and President Women Ascension
Maheen Amjad

Economic Specialist | U.S. Consulate General Karachi
Mahreen Kashif Ghayas

Professor, head of department, – Business management
PROF. MAJED RASHID

Network Security Engineer at Bell Canada
Majid Akhtar

Assistant Professor
Dr. Majid Ali

Director Strategy & Business Dev , Board Member, Investment Banking
Maleeha Mimi Bangash

Heading the Open Banking & Change Leadership Department in the Digital Group at JS Bank
Mariam Khan

Assistant Professor
Dr. Maroof Bin Rauf

Director Research Evaluation and Monitoring Unit (REMU)
Maryam Rab

VP SAWDF ( South Asian Women development Forum; SAARC sister concern)
Maryyam Khan

Startup <–> VC Connector! Partner at Karavan
Meenah Tariq

Tech Business Products | UX | Entreprenuership Consultant | Trainer
Merai Syed

Founder-Center for Health Innovation and Transformation
Minhaj Qidwai

Marketing & Digital Transformation Exp., Cloud, Payments, Blockchain
Moazzam Kamran

Professor at Florida Atlantic University
Mohammad Ilyas

Entrepreneur, FinTech & Digital Payments Expert
Mohammad Anwar Khan

CEO of Inbox Business Technologies Limited.
Mohsin Ali

Co-Founder and CEO at IdeoMetriX | Visual Designer | Trainer
Mohsin Amir

Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft and President PWiC
Muazma Zahid

Adnan is a Software Architect, Speaker, and Entrepreneur.
Muhammad Adnan

Associate Professor
Dr. Muhammad Akram

Director ORIC at University of Engineering and Technology Mardan, Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Ali

Associate Professor & Chairman Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences,University of the Punjab, Lahore
Dr. Muhammad Bilal Chatta

M.Farhan Iqbal

Muhammad Ilyas

Director occupational safety and health
Dr. Muhammad Imran

Advocate High Court, Public Finance and Real Estate Developer
M Ishaq Beryar

Principal Strategist @ Xcelliti Candidate Lead Appraiser CMMI Dev 2.0
Muhammad Kashif Jamil

Chief Information Security Officer
Muhammad Maad

Faculty of Marketing
Muhammad Muzamil Sattar

Senior Lecturer HRM and People Analytics at Royal Docks School of Business and Law, The University of East London, UK
Dr. M Naseer Akhtar

Founder and CEO, Rabail Technologies (Eminent Engineering). Entrepreneur, Trainer, and Researcher.He is Gold medalist of UET Peshawar.
Muhammad Nasir Jamal

Assistant Professor at University of the Punjab
Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz Aslam

Business Incubator Management / Project Management/ Fundraising and Advancement Specialist
Muhammad Shah Khan

Director (Research & Development), HEC Islamabad
Dr. Muhammad Tahir Ali Shah

Certified Scrum Master | Bussiness Analyst | Data Analyst | Event Manager
Muhammad Usman Javed

Associate Professor in Department of Freshwater Biology and Fisheries
Dr. Muhammad Younis Laghari

Director and Country Representative
Muhammad Zeeshan Farooque Abro

Chief Executive Officer at JS Fuel ( Private) Limited
Mujtaba Jafarey

PUAN member, an official facilitator and trainer of British Council Active citizenship program, member Community Resilience Research Network (SDPI), Intel Trainer and ISO 9001:2000
Dr. Mustafa Hyder

Muzaffar Din
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A technologist, serial entrepreneur, and a polymath.
Nabil Shahzad

Founder & CEO, Femprow | Founder, Sheops
Nadia Patel

Education Expert
Dr. Nadir Hussain

Professor, head of department – Engineering, Computer Science
Naeem Ayaz

Chairman Federal Institute of Health Sciences Group,International Journalist
Naeem Masood

Partner at Mighty Capital
Naeem Raza

Assistant Professor
Dr. Najeeb Ullah

Independent Management Consulting Professional
Naqi Azam Syed

Senior Chartered Accountant and was Managing Partner atEY Ford Rhodes
Naseem Akbar

Vice President PMP | Raymond James Ltd
Nasir Khan Khattak

Digital Transformation Leadership Role
Nasir Naqvi

CEO & Founder – iVolve Technologies
Nauman Vawda

PHD Student at University of Surrey
Dr. Naveed Akhtar Qureshi

Entrepreneur and Payment Systems Developer
Naveed Tejani

CEO at Intelligent Hardware Labs
Nazir Sangi

Deputy CEO ZONG – China Mobile Pakistan
Niaz Malik

CEO Tareenity Ltd (Lahore, London & Dubai)
Noman Tareen
Chief Information Officer at Thal Limited, House of Habib
Noor us Samad
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Managing Director Pak at Afiniti
Osman Asghar
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Professor & Head of the Software Engineering Department, QUEST University Nawabshah,
Prof. Dr. Pardeep kumar

Assistant Professor at Institute of Geology University of The Punjab, Lahore
Dr. Perveiz Khalid

Assistan Professor at IT Sindh Agriculture University
Dr. Pinial Khan Butt
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Nephrology Specialist in Evansville
Dr. Qamaruddoja Khan, MD

ABBOTT Energy & Environment Consulting Inc
Dr. Qamar Malik

Lead Automation Engineer at Fanatics, Inc.
Qazi Siddiqui

Professor at University of Karachi
Prof. Dr. Qudsia Tariq

USA & CANADA Healthcare Business Management / Revenue Cycle Management/ 10 years of experience / Co-Founder at SMB
Qurat Ul Ain Ajmal
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CEO E.Educators|Vice Chairperson Young Entrepreneurs Departmental Committee SCCI|Program Designer|Brand Strategiest
Rabia Armaghan Agha

Chief Technology Officer, Habib Schools and Habib Education Trust & President Elect, PMI Karachi Pakistan Chapter
Rabia Saleem

Director Institute of Education Research
Prof. Dr. Rafaqat Ali Akbar

Author | Entrepreneur | Cybersecurity Strategy Advisor
Rafeeq Rehman

Associate Professor
Dr. Rafique Ahmed Lashari

Associate Professor & Chairperson Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi
Raheela Rahmat Zohra

Dr. Razia Sultana

Professor and Executive Associate Dean at The University of British Columbia
Rehan Sadiq

Assistant Professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at COMSATS University Islamabad.
Riaz Hussain

Professor and Co-Chair at NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi
Rizwan Farooqui

Director IT, Islamia University Bahwalpur
Rizwan Majeed

Independent IT Consultant at Self-Employed
Rizwan Rashid

Business Owner
Rizwan Shuja

Chairperson – Special Olympics Pakistan, Vice Chair – NOWPDP. The Government of Pakistan has honored with Sitara-e-Imtiaz ( 2016) for her tremendous services for persons with disabilities (PWDs)
Ronak Lakhani

In-charge at TEN CoMS
Rozina Imtiaz
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CEO & Founder of Xperience Pakistan
Saadia Baber

Associate Professor at Department of Agriculture and Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi
Dr. Saboohi Raza

Managing Director at KPITB | Digital Governance, Transformation and Strategy | Thought Leader | Digital Economy |
Dr. Sahibzada Ali Mahmud

Dean FMAS
Saif ur Rehman

Saj Zafar is the Founder & CEO of Institute for Change Training & Consulting Ltd
Saj Zaffar

Masters in Manufacturing Engineering
Sajjad Ahmed

Associate Professor at Karakoram International University (KIU)
Sajjad Ali

Sajjad Haider

CEO, Board Member, Social Entrepreneur & Investor
Sajjeed Aslam

Sr. Design Engineer at Dell
Salah Ud Din

Editorial Chair @ chez NextWallet!
Salaina Haroon

Rtrd
Saleem Shehzad

Mr. Salman Ahmed Khan is working as Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in Jaffer Brother PVTLTD.
Salman Ahmed Khan

Angel Investor, Impact Investing Enthusiast, Serial Entrepreneur, Startup Strategist, Sustainability & Gender Specialist, Gaming Enthusiast
Samar Hasan

Personal Branding | Top Talent Recruitment | CEO at The Hive | Design & Tech Community Builder
Sana Khalid

eLearning I Instructional Design I Marketing I PR I Trainings
Sanaullah Shar

Vice President at XPAC Technologies
Saqib Javaid

Health Innovator
Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram

Entrepreneur, Jet Engine Expert
Dr. Sarah Qureshi

Director Academic Planning & Review as well as Associate Prof. Deptt.of Agriculture; Food Technology KIU.
Dr. Sartaj Ali

Lawyer and Integrative Therapist by education and serves at the MD at the family business, Zaamin Group, Founder of Khudi.
Sarwat N Shah

Creative & Outreach Lead at NIC Karachi
Sayed Sana Shah

Professor Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Regina.
Dr Shahid Azam

Professor & Chairman at Department of Advanced Studies in Education (DASE), Institute of Education and Research,University of Punjab
Prof. Dr. Shahid Farooq

Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation
Shahid Mehmood Baig

Architect
Arch. Shahid Sattar

Chief Information Officer at Albaraka Islamic Bank
Shahid Sumar

Founder Propel Institute, CEO Guddu Shani, Serial Entrepreneur, Branding UX Consultant, Photographer & Film Maker
Shahnawaz Chughtai

Consultant Health Practitionee
Dr. Shahneela

Sales Manager at BioFert Manufacturing Inc
Shahzad Nazir Khan

Lecturer at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
Shajara.Ul-Durar

President & CEO at ToxInternational Inc.
Dr. Shakil Saghir

COO GenetechSolutions | Vice Chairperson P@SHA | Founder CodeGirls
Shamim Rajani

Partner EASTECH Ventures Convener CSR Central Standing Committee FPCCI
Shamsa Jabeen Jawed Ahmed

Consultant – Social Development Specialist
Shanza Khan

Head Product Development SME, Credit Risk Analyst
Shazia Mohsin

Vice President FPCCI
Sheikh Sultan Rehman

Chairman and Associate Professor at Department Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Punjab, Lahore
Dr. Shinawar Waseem

HEC certified Master Trainer, Assistant Professor social sciences
Sikander Ali Syed

Manager ORIC at Government College Women University Sialkot (GCWUS)
Sohaib Saleem

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Telehealth Strategist-Instructor-Software Designer, Chairman Medical City Online UK, CEO Citrus Health
Dr. Suhail Chughtai

Lecturer and Program coordinator in Indus University
Sumaira Ismail

Business Development Executive at Algebra Consulting
Suniya Qureshi

Chief Executive Officer @ Winning Solutions Chairman/Founder @ La Fitness Reseau
Syed Ali Moazzam

Country Manager Zones IT Solutions
Syed Amir Hussain

Member, National Standards Committee (NSC), IT & ICT Division at Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (Ministry of Sci. & Tech., Govt. of Pakistan) (PSQCA)
Syed Azfar Hussain

MD at Contour Software – a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc.
Syed Bilal Mahmood

Regional IT Manager at Walmart Canada
Syed Ejaz Tehsin

Center Supply Chain Manager at Schlumbergeer
Syed Fawad Raza

CEO at EXTEL LLC
Syed Hassan

Meritorious Professor, University of Karachi
Syed Jamil Hasan Kazmi

Entreprenuer
Syed Muddasir Zaidi

Executive Manager National Incubation Center Quetta
Syed Nisar Ahmed

Partner at IQ Capital Plus
Syed Shahnawaz Ahmed
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CEO at The Centrum Media (TCM)
Talha Ahad

Senior iOS Engineer at Orangetheory Fitness
Tanvir Shirazi

Chief Information Officer at Kamal Textiles
Tariq Azhar

Self employed
Tofiq Pasha Mooraj
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Professional Coach @UTPkaUTOPIA
Umar T. Pirzada

Assistant Professor at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB)
Dr. Umer Farooq

Microsoft AEP, Cloud Experte, Tech Evangelist, Tech Impresario
Umer Siddique

Assistant Professor, Indus University
Uresha Mansoori

Chartered Accountant and CFO in Textile Industry
Usman Ahsan

Programme Manager Monitoring and Administration
Usman Zeb

Investor, Entrepreneur, Design Thinker, World Traveller, Seeker
Uzair Anjarwalla
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Dirctor general Planning & Development Division of Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Mr. Waheed Ahmed

Waleed Saddiq

Head of E-Banking Risk / Technology Risk at Arab National Bank
Waqar Ahmed

Researcher,Professor of Economics, Department of Business Administration,
Waqar Akram

Director of National Centre of Artificial Intelligence, University of the Punjab, and Professor/Chairman of Department of Information Technology, University of The Punjab
Prof. Dr. Waqar-ul-Qounain Jaffery

President & Chief Technology Officer at AKSA-SDS
Waseem Fazal
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Co-founder/CEO Agility & Innovation
Yasir Ansari

Entrepreneur | Social Entrepreneur | Consultant [ Advertising and Marketing Executive | Founder – TopSpot
Yasir Umer Chaudhry

Head of Department, Department of Architecture, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore Advisor Architect SDS (Private) Limited Architecture – Interior Design – Urban Design – Sustainability
Dr. Yasmeen Maan

Associate Professor
Dr. Yousuf Jamal
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Director, Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC) at Isra University, Hyderabad
Zafar Siddiqui

Development Team Lead, Full Stack Developer
Zaheer Paracha

Co-Founder | NED | Investor | Board Director & Advisor | Speaker | Mentor | Ex Accenture | Tech For Good
Zahra Shah

Zaigham Ali

CEO at Amco IT Systems I Female CEO of the Year 2020 for Blockchain I Blockchain Evangelist I Technology Advisor I Angel Investor I Visiting Faculty I Speaker I Blockchain Advisor at Orio
Zarish Amjad

Associate Professor (BPS-20)
Dr. Zar Nawab Khan

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Enabler ,StartUp Scout, Strategy & Program Development
Zeeshan Bin Shahid

Assistant Professor of architecture
Dr. Zeshan Ashraf

Director at FPP ONE limited
Zubair Ahmed

Leading new technology ventures I Managing innovation I Developing markets I Digitally transforming enterprises
Zulfiqar Qazilbash


