Management, Career, Entrepreneurship

Summer Internship in P&G Pakistan for Students

2013-05-19T13:55:00.000+05:00

Job Description

Description

Internship in P&G Pakistan is a 10-to-12 week's program for students. During the internship time you will work on real business projects which are supporting current business strategies. You will be working in multifunctional teams with on-going coaching support; will get appropriate training and tools to successfully complete your projects.

There is a wide choice of functions (departments) to choose from, depending on your interests and relevance to your majors. They are:

Marketing
Finance
Human Resources
Communications (External Relations)
Supply Network Operations
Manufacturing
Engineering
Customer Business Development
Consumer Market Knowledge

Qualifications

APPLY On Line http://www.pg.com/en_PK/

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Sales Job in Pakistan: Pharmaceuticals Sales Manager (South Zone Pakistan)

2013-05-18T13:05:00.000+05:00

Job Description

Responsible for Sales of the whole South Zone (Karachi + Sindh + Balochistan)
Supervises 6 District Manager (3 in Karachi, 2 in Hyderabad and 1 in Sukkur).
Directly looks after all Field Force activities including the activities of District Managers (RSMs), Scientific Business Associates (Specialist Reps) and Business Development Officers (Medical Reps).
Is responsible for business of his Zone (Street sales and Institution sales).
Has close interaction with Regional Distributors and Institutional Distributors in development of the Company’s business.
Acts as the strongest link between the Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and Head Office.
Proposes Business Plan activities to the Marketing Department including recommendation of Customers for the Scientific Meetings and Moots.
Ensures implementation of the Marketing Plan prepared by Marketing Promotion Department.
Participates in Asia Pacific Sales & Marketing Meetings held at various countries.

Desired Skills & Experience

Enriched experience in pharmaceuticals sales.
Experience in products related to Cardiology and diabetology will be preferred.
Strong Leadership skills
Excellent knowledge of market (South Zone Pakistan)
Proven track record of successful sales targets achievement and GOLY
Excellent communication, presentation, inter-personal, and team building skills.
Sales analysis and reporting skills.

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SERVIER RESEARCH & PHARMACEUTICALS PAKISTAN (PVT) LTD.
65-Main Boulevard, Gulberg, Lahore 710, Bus
Lahore,Pakistan
Phone: 587 95 00-65861267, 5832914, 5835953, 5861295
Fax: ,92-42-5878855,5832873, 5883340

Job in Islamabad: Information Assistant - International Finance Corporation

2013-05-17T20:23:00.000+05:00

Job Description

Background / General description

The Information Technology Assistant will serve as the primary support resource for all technical IT matters within his/her Country Office. S/he will be tasked with:

(i)providing first line support and maintenance for all office technology;
(ii)facilitating technology deployment and upgrades - including infrastructure, desktop computing, and back office system administration;
(iii)participating in assessment of technologies;
(iv)delivering end-user and desktop training; and
(v)coordinating local vendor relations and SLAs.

The Information Technology Coordinator will provide ongoing support for his/her respective local office staff as well as staff visiting from HQ or other Country Office(s). S/he will manage the full range of information technologies for the local Country Office. This includes, but not limited to, addressing daily desktop application and network support, issues concerning the maintenance and implementation of IT standards, knowledge sharing, coordination with contractors, maintaining local vendor relations and understanding contracts/Service Level Agreements (SLA), as well as providing local office training.

Duties and Accountabilities

•Primary point of contact on all matters related to hardware, software and communications support for the CO.
•Work closely with other IT support elements, both within the region and in CBI.
•Perform IT activities for all CO support components, including installation of communications, hardware, system software, and telephony.
•Under the direction of the Regional Specialist, assist in establishing the IT budget for the CO.
•Assist in the decision making/planning process of IT needs at the beginning/end of each fiscal year.
•Advise Regional IT Specialist on standard IT equipment orders for CO.
•Under the direction of Regional IT Specialist/Regional Program Manager, evaluate and pilot test new products and services, both hardware and software.
•Propose IT applications and coordinate their implementations.
•Provide IT training for staff members, particularly for newly hired staff.
•Administer IFC information security standards, including requesting IT accounts, SecurIDs, remote access and passwords.
•Provide local expertise on all IFC Standard Software and Corporate applications.
•Follow up with all fixes and repairs to IT problems for Country Office.
•Setup, configure, and maintain video-conference, audio-visual equipment and other electronic devices for presentations or conferences.
•Prepare laptop PCs for mission travel.
•Train laptop users in remote access systems, such as SSL VPN, Fiberlink, Webmail and Notes replication.
•Disseminate IT information to Country Office and visiting staff with the CBI Outreach team.
•Coordinate Country Office moves of IT hardware and communications.
•Ensure Service Level Agreements are maintained with local maintenance providers.
•Attend expert training when required and maintain a working knowledge of the IT trends in the business relevant to supporting the IFC IT standards.
•Adhere, advise and enforce the technology standard requirements and procedures of IFC.
•Maintain a proper inventory of all CO IT related equipment and software.
•Maintain records in CO database for offices that have been identified as areas of primary support.
•Assist staff in procurement of cell phones and Blackberry devices.
•Ensure that the integrity and security of IFC Systems are not compromised from within or outside the corporation.
•Collect feedback on IT services from clients, through surveys and other tools, and inform the Regional Specialist or Regional Program Manager.
•Use the ‘Remedy’ call tracking system to track work and analyze reports to identify problem areas and training opportunities.
•Monitor local city and national technology trends and developments.
•Act as department’s software asset custodian and ensure licensed software is tracked and maintained in line with Software Asset Management (SAM) Policy, Process and Procedure manual.

Selection Criteria

•Bachelor degree in Information Technology (or equivalent combination of education and experience), and a minimum of 3 years experience working in the office technology support field.
•Proven computer literacy.
•Experience with IFC’s standard operating systems and desktop software including but not limited to Microsoft Windows Vista, Office 2007, Lotus Notes and SAP.
•Experience with Dell, Lenovo and HP hardware, including servers.
•Knowledge and experience with Cisco network equipment.
•Experience with Wide Area Networking and remote access systems.
•Working knowledge of office technology hardware - PCs, printers, fax machines, modems, etc.
•Ability to trouble-shoot problems over the telephone
•Excellent communications skills; the ability to listen and then clearly describe the problem and proposed solution
•General knowledge of the mission and business requirements of the International Finance Corporation
•Proven ability to work alone and in a team environment
•Able to translate technical material and descriptions into layman’s terms.
•General knowledge of IFC mission and business requirements

Company Description

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector. We help developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, providing advisory services to businesses and governments, and mobilizing capital in the international financial markets. For more information, visit www.ifc.org

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Uks-APNS Women in Media Awards 2013 - Pakistan

2013-02-07T14:32:00.000+05:00

Not for Publication

Uks-APNS Call for entries for the first ever

Women in Media Awards 2013

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: February 15, 2013

It is a pleasure to announce the first ever Uks-APNS 2013 media awards exclusively for women journalists in Pakistan. The awards aim to generate better awareness and understanding of the fact that positive media content can and does actually bring about positive change in the public mindsets and behaviour, especially in the realm of women’s development and gender equality.

A team of professional and independent jurors for each category (who are also part of the Media Advisory Group at Uks) will select the winning entries. The criteria will cover accuracy and innovation, clarity of message, technical proficiency, and presentation and above all, gender sensitivity.

The first of its kind in Pakistan, the ‘Women in Media’, awards invite entries from women journalists from all across Pakistan. The awards will be presented in Karachi on March 8, 2013 on the International Women’s Day.

The 1st prizewinner for each category (print, radio, TV and social media) receives a cash prize plus a trophy and certificate, as does the runner-up. Recipients of the lifetime achievement award and the beginner’s award also receive cash prizes, a trophy, and a certificate.

It may be added that in 2012, Uks Research Centre and CIPE (Centre for International Private Enterprise) held a series of theme-based (Powerful Women, Powerful Nation) media trainings for Pakistani women journalists to motivate them on how to highlight the positive angle in their content to and become a driving force in turning this theme into a national campaign. It is hoped that these 120+ women will also be contesting for the awards.

Deadline

Applications must be submitted by 15^th February, 2013. Late applications will not be considered.

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How to Start Job Hunting?

2013-01-25T21:54:00.001+05:00

Career, finding a new job, fresh entry into job market are the key concerns for many. I have been mentoring on this subject for long and have also written many articles.

Recently, I received the following email from a young lad:

Just read your blog “How to Build A Career Path?” It is an excellent piece of advice for all job seekers. Thanks a lot sir:) Your efforts to help people especially youth are commendable!

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Why Do Networking? Your network is your net worth

2013-01-25T21:52:00.000+05:00

Most young people who are just coming out of schools do not focus on networking. During networking events such as seminars and conferences, these young boys and girls prefer not to sit with people they do not know. Coffee breaks and other opportunities to interact with new potential friends are missed also. My experience is that at a gathering of 100, only five percent people make new contacts.

“Your network is your net worth” – one must believe in this and act on keep building his network of relevant influential people. Guy Kawasaki author of Rich Dad Poor Dad said that “The richest people in this work look for and build networks, everyone else look for work!”

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Political Officer Job at British High Commission Islamabad

2012-12-07T15:06:00.000+05:00

Job Title	Senior Political Officer *(Please note this position has been re-advertised therefore applicants who have already applied need not apply. Candidates from both rounds will be considered in the final process).*
Slot Code	4664003
Reference Number	058-2012
Date of Announcement	Wednesday – 05 December 2012
Last Date to apply	Tuesday – 18 December 2012
Job Type	One year renewable contract
Grade	LE-I
Salary	PKR 117,839/- per month
Number of Positions	01 (Full time)
Section	Political
Qualification	Bachelors
Experience	Þ Knowledge of Indo-Pak relations, and Kashmir, would be useful. Þ Awareness/experience of interacting with political parties and civil society groups desirable.
Description Competencies Skills/Knowledge	Main purpose of job: To provide political analysis and understanding on the India-Pakistan relationship and wider regional stability, and help strengthen the BHC contact network to support UK policy work. Other tasks include; Þ Increase depth and breadth of understanding of the India-Pakistan relationship through effective analysis and reporting on developments. Help the Political team provide informed, strategically-aware advice to UK policy-makers on all aspects of the relationship and assist the Projects Team in implementing the Indo-Pak Conflict Strand. Þ Inform effective BHC engagement on Indo-Pak, and wider regional issues, through advice on relationships and key influencers within and outside of the Pakistani establishment. Þ Strengthen existing network of BHC contacts in Pakistan Government, Civil Society and Media constituencies. Þ Join regular BHC visits to Pakistan-administered Kashmir to meet politicians and other stakeholders, and provide timely and strategically-aware reporting on Kashmir, as a political entity, and as key to relations between India and Pakistan. Þ Help the political support officer to monitor regional security issues and produce timely reporting and analysis on key developments. Þ Manage one political support officer: delegating work effectively; providing timely and constructive feedback; and helping this officer to develop. Þ Managing External Relationships Þ Strategic Awareness Þ Communicating & Influencing Þ Delivering Results Þ Experience of, and strong skills, relating to project management, including stakeholder and relationship management; Þ Experience of political influencing Þ An excellent command of written and spoken English & Urdu; Þ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; Þ Strong self-organising skills; Þ The ability to think creatively to solve problems, often under pressure; Þ Willingness to work to frequent and tight deadlines while maintaining a high standard of work; Þ Flexibility and sense of humour required to work positively in a diverse team; Þ Confidence and commitment to deliver results with minimal supervision; Þ Strong IT skills;
Submit to	Applications should be submitted on the attached job application form to: HR Department, British High Commission, Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5 P. O. Box 1122 Islamabad
Special Note	(It would be appreciated if along with your job application form you could also send any relevant job references (experience) letters / certificates.) Þ Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and no telephone enquires will be dealt with. Þ Shortlisted candidates will be expected to be available for interview within one to two weeks of being advised they have been shortlisted. Þ There will be a written test at the interview stage. Þ Appointment is subject to medical and security clearance. Þ Applicants who do not have the required qualification & experience should kindly abstain from applying, as their applications will not be considered. Þ Applicants must abstain from contacting the BHC for information on the selection process. Any applicant who in any way tries to influence the Selection Committee will be disqualified immediately.

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Job at British High Commission Islamabad

2012-12-07T15:03:00.000+05:00

Job Title	Campaign Manager
Slot Code	4665015/TEMP
Reference Number	057-2012
Date of Announcement	Thursday – 29 November 2012
Last Date to apply	Wednesday – 12 December 2012
Job Type	6 months (with possibility of extending the contract)
Grade	LE-II (Non-Industrial)
Salary	PKR 74,099/- per month
Number of Positions	01 (Full time)
Section	Press & Public Affairs
Qualification	Þ Masters or 4-years Bachelors Honours degree in communications, social sciences or humanities
Experience	Þ At least two years experience of project or campaign management
Description Competencies Skills/Knowledge Desirable	Main purpose of job: Management and day-to-day implementation of strategic communications campaign to improve perceptions of the UK in Pakistan, focussing on existing strong UK-Pakistan links as well as increasing awareness of the work being delivered by the UK government in Pakistan (Celebrating Connections); monitoring and reporting of progress against objectives, timelines, and budget. To proactively develop and source content for the Celebrating Connections campaign by working closely with external partners, press and digital teams, and colleagues from the British Council, UK Trade and Investment and UK aid; with oversight and support from the Strategic and Digital Communications Manager. Other tasks include; Þ Owner of the campaign action plan – ensuring that timelines on agreed actions are being met by both external and internal partners. Regular contact and meetings with partners to manage delays or problems in delivering outputs. Reporting delays, risks, and problems in real time to the Strategic and Digital Communications Manager (line manager). Þ Lead on managing outreach activities and events for the campaign with support from Strategic and Digital Communications Manager and other team members. Þ Monthly reporting and monitoring of activities and impact of the project, using information provided by press and digital teams on coverage and engagement. Reporting back to the Bilateral Programme Team at the end of project. Þ Proactively working with the press and digital teams to spot opportunities and procure content from various departments across the mission. Þ Managing the budget of the campaign effectively and reporting potential under/overspend to the line manager and the Bilateral Programme Team in time. Ensuring budget sheet is up to date and spending and procurement is managed according to the High Commission’s procurement guidance, with support from LE-3 and LE-4 staff members managing the team budget. Þ Communicating & Influencing Þ Problem Solving & Judgement Þ Delivering Results Þ Managing & developing Staff Þ IT proficient: Fully proficient on Microsoft Excel, Word and Power-point. Þ Excellent oral and written communications. Fluent in Urdu and English languages. Þ Budget management and forecasting skills. Þ Experience and knowledge of using social media tools including Face book, Twitter and Tumblr is desirable.
Submit to	Applications should be submitted on the attached job application form to: HR Department, British High Commission, Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5 P. O. Box 1122 Islamabad
Special Note	(It would be appreciated if along with your job application form you could also send any relevant job references (experience) letters / certificates.) Þ Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and no telephone enquires will be dealt with. Þ Shortlisted candidates will be expected to be available for interview within one to two weeks of being advised they have been shortlisted. Þ There will be a written test at the interview stage. Þ Appointment is subject to medical and security clearance. Þ Applicants who do not have the required qualification & experience should kindly abstain from applying, as their applications will not be considered. Þ Applicants must abstain from contacting the BHC for information on the selection process. Any applicant who in any way tries to influence the Selection Committee will be disqualified immediately.

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Senior Position in Development Sector in Pakistan

2012-12-06T11:18:00.000+05:00

Monitoring and Evaluation Director

Pathfinder International - Pakistan

Job Description

Pathfinder is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director to support a Health Systems (HSS) Project in Pakistan. This anticipated five-year USAID-funded project will focus on developing and supporting innovative, cost-effective, integrated, and quality programs and services to strengthen systems around reproductive, maternal, and child health services for improved outcomes.

The Project aims to strengthen public sector RMNCH services in Sindh through the functional integration of heath (MCH) and population programs for effective and efficient delivery of key services that include health timing and spacing of pregnancy, immunization, and a basic package of MHCN services. The primary focus of the Program is to (1) strengthen systems that will foster improved RMNCH service delivery outcomes, including accountability and transparency; (2) strengthen management capacity at the provincial and district levels; (3) develop innovative approaches to catalyze community outreach services and access to health services for marginalized populations; (4) strengthen private sector delivery for the urban and rural poor populations.

Desired Skills & Experience

An advanced degree in demography, epidemiology, statistics, social sciences or related field.
At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in monitoring and evaluating health and development projects.
Experience monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on USAID-funded projects and a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of USAID reporting requirements.
Experience leading a project team in M&E activity design and implementation and collaborating with technical and financial staff to build capacity and share information with an impetus of supporting decision-making.
Knowledge of special challenges in developing world in the areas of population, health, and nutrition.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with various constituencies including headquarters, donor agencies, international and local partners, host country government agencies, and other stakeholders.
Strong problem-solving skills, capacity to analyze information and recommend necessary recourse for maximizing program progress and impact, and ability to work independently with great attention to detail.
Experienced user of software packages, including ACCESS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and at least one statistical software package (SPSS, STATA, SAS or similar).
Strong presentation skills including the ability to present to donors and other key stakeholders.
Direct senior staff supervision experience required, including proven ability to manage, motivate, and mentor staff at all levels and create a positive team environment.
Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal and communication skills.
Fluency in English; additional proficiency in Urdu required.
Willingness and ability to travel to in-country field operations required.
Familiarity with the political, social, economic and cultural context of working in Pakistan.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience monitoring and evaluating health systems strengthening project outcomes strongly preferred.
Broad understanding of the comprehensive health and family planning situation in Pakistan.

Company Description

Pathfinder International’s mission is to ensure that people everywhere have the right and opportunity to live a healthy reproductive life.

Reproductive health is essential for creating better opportunities throughout life. When people take charge of their life choices such as when and how often to have children, they gain confidence and strength. They can better pursue their education, contribute to the local economy, and engage in their communities.

Pathfinder International places reproductive health services at the center of all that we do—believing that health care is not only a fundamental human right but is critical for expanding opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, while paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction.

In more than 25 countries, Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, ensure availability of safe abortion services, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.

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Senior Job Opportunity in Pakistan

2012-12-06T11:10:00.000+05:00

Senior Capacity Building Advisor

Pathfinder International - Pakistan

Job Description

Pathfinder is seeking a Senior Capacity Building Advisor to provide technical leadership for all capacity building activities of a Health Systems (HSS) Project in Pakistan. This anticipated five-year USAID-funded project will focus on developing and supporting innovative, cost-effective, integrated, and quality programs and services to strengthen systems around reproductive, maternal, and child health services for improved outcomes.

The Senior Capacity Building Advisor provides strategic direction and overall technical leadership for all capacity building activities. S/he works closely with technical staff on the conceptualization, development, implementation, and evaluation of coaching, mentoring, and training programs and activities (e.g. training-of-trainer programs, pre-service and in-service curriculum development, capacity building strategy, etc.) in line with the overall health systems strengthening strategy. S/he will ensure that aid effectiveness is maximized and sustainable after program activities have ended.

Desired Skills & Experience

A minimum of Masters-level degree in organizational development, international development, business administration or a related field; preferably focused on capacity building.
A minimum of 7 years direct work experience in developing countries as a senior expert in training and capacity building, preferably focused on health systems.
Proven experience in adult performance improvement program design and delivery, including training of trainers, curriculum development and implementation to improve the functional capacity of organizations to improve sustainability.
Advanced understanding of a wide range of capacity building approaches, best practices and lessons learned.
Track record in designing and implementing strategy and processes for effective change management.
Must have relevant experience, skills, and knowledge working in Community and Health Systems Strengthening areas such as empowerment and self-reliance, organizational strengthening, governance and leadership, community networking and advocacy, service delivery, evidence-based information and resources for health.
Prior experience and success managing and evaluating capacity building efforts on international donor-funded projects.
Demonstrated management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to function effectively with multiple host-country counterparts in both the public and NGO sectors.
Proven ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with host country governments, including senior stakeholders, international organizations, NGO partners, and US government agencies.
Familiarity with US Government regulations, procedures and reporting requirements.

Strong verbal and written English communication and presentation skills; additional proficiency in Urdu required.
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Proven ability to manage, motivate, and mentor staff at all levels and create a positive team environment.
Ability and willingness to travel In-county to support training objectives.

Familiarity with the political, social, economic and cultural context of working in Pakistan.

Company Description

TiECon Sparks the Spirit of Entrepreneurship in Pakistan

2012-11-28T12:08:00.001+05:00

The spirit of Entrepreneurship drives economies. Better opportunities to start a business means that the environment is business friendly in that country also that youth considers entrepreneurship as an option. Unfortunately, Pakistan does not fall in the category of business friendly countries. There are many aspects, but two key reasons are:

1. Tough regulatory environment

2. Youth’s focus on job market

In this situation, there has been a need to engage youth in debates on “why they should consider entrepreneurial careers”. Mentors need to be motivated to spare time and continue dialogue on various forums available in Pakistan.

The Indus Enterprise (TiE) Global celebrated its 20^th anniversary this year. The initiative currently operates in fourteen countries with over 13,000 members. TiE’s key focus is “helping start ups start-up”. The global institution and its regional initiatives organize several events throughout the year to keep the Spirit of Entrepreneurship alive.

TiE Pakistan hosts TiECon to be part of this exciting entrepreneurship development initiatives. This year the conference is being held at Karachi on 30^th November. Check here for agenda and registration:

Throughout the day there will be exciting speakers to enlighten participants with their experience and knowledge about the subject.

Following is a list of speakers and discussions:

Umair Jaliawala, Executive Director, The Indus Entrepreneurs

Muhammad Aliuddin Ansari , President & CEO, Engro Corporation

Rafiq Rangoonwala - CEO, Cupola

Panel Discussion: 'The Hockey Stick: How to build scale & drive growth?'

Dr Shaukat Brah - Dean, Karachi School for Business & Leadership
Muhammad Aliuddin Ansari - President & CEO, Engro Corporation
Salman Burney - CEO, GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan
Masood Hashmi - CEO, Orient Communication

Session Chair: Zafar A Siddiqui - Director Center of Entrepreneurship Development, IBA

Triumphs & Tribulations - Stories of entrepreneurs who made it BIG!

Monis Rahman - Chairman and CEO, Naseeb Networks
Sardar A Qayyum - Owner, BBQ Tonight
Dr Akhlaq Ahmed - Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Management

Transforming Lives

Dr. Ahson Rabbani - Executive Director, Program Development & Communication, Aman Foundation

Thematic Talks

Young Blood
Faizan A Laghari - CEO, The Flagship Group
Umair Jaliawala - CEO, School of Leadership

Women Power
Nilofer Saeed - Owner, Hobnob Bakery
Shireen Naqvi - Director, School of Leadership

Money Matters
A B Shahid - Former Chief Rep. for Pakistan, Hatton National Bank Ltd.
Amin Hashwani - Director, Hashwani Group of Companies

Entre-toolkit
Taher A Khan - Chairman, Interflow Group
Hammad Siddiqui - Deputy Country Director, CIPE

Social Entrepreneurship
Dr Asher Hasan - Founder & CEO, Naya Jeevan
Zaheer Kidvai - CEO, BiTS

Battle of Business Ideas: The Business Plan Competition

Thematic Talks

Academic Leadership
Ch Faisal Mushtaq - Founder & CEO, Change in Education
Dr A Wahab - President, Muhammad Ali Jinnah University

Fashion & Media
Amir Adnan - Owner, Shapar
Freiha Altaf - Owner & CEO, Catwalk Productions

Manufacturing and Trade
Mohsin Dharsi - President, Mohsin Dharsi Group of Companies
Abdullah Feroz - MD, Efroze Chemical

Services
Shoaib Qureshy - Chief Strategy Officer, Bulls Eye Communications

e-Business
Amer Sarfraz - Partner & VP of Business, Bramerz
Amin ur Rehman - CEO, FoodPanda.pk at Rocket Internet Pakistan

Tech Panel: 'Essential Tools for Entrepreneurs'

Jamal Khan, CEO, Arpatech
Farzal Dojki, CEO, Next Generation Innovations
Shahida Saleem, Chairperson, Sehat First
Shahjahan Chaudhry, CEO, Teamants

Session Chair: Rabia Garib, Editor-in-Chief of CIO Magazine & Jehan Ara, President Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA)

Umair Jaliwala, Executive Director, TiE Karachi in his message to this post said:

In the looming economic and political times, the job markets are becoming bleeding competitive and start-ups are becoming riskier and difficult to sustain! This calls for entrepreneurship and not the convention 'Mind Your Business' approach but rather a collaborative, creative and considerate one. TiEcon 2012 leverage on bringing entrepreneurs and to-be-entrepreneurs together for powerful networking and lifelong learning. For most career starters today, the orthodox job and 'work for life' is unappealing. The energy and talent is on an all-time high, the direction and consistency must come in. For individuals who have started out already must unleash the power of collaboration and work together to develop their respective industries. For those who have been there and done that, the time is now to give, to educator and to mentor.

See you at TiEcon 2012, this Friday i.e. Nov 30 at Sheraton, Karachi. Dig ww.tiecon.pk or

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Job Opportunity in Islamabad - Pakistan

2012-11-26T14:29:00.001+05:00

Manager Communication & Donor Relations at a Bank

Sector: Banking
Position Title: Manager Communication & Donor Relations
Position Location: Islamabad
Salary: 60K to160K -- may vary
Benefits: Mobile allowance, Health, and Life Insurance

Essential Requirements:
-- Experience in foreign/international organization or donor-funded project
-- Experience of working in Donor Relations/Donor Coordination and Report Writing
-- Minimum about 5 years work experience

Min. Qualification:
-- Masters degree, preferably in international relations, communications or an Arts/Social Science field,

Experience:
-- Minimum 5 years experience with international development agency/ NGO with specific experience in communications, Project management, resource mobilization, and/or donor relations

Competencies:
-- Proven ability to successfully develop and manage funding proposals to institutional donors.
-- Demonstrated ability to articulate point of view in presentation and report writing.
-- Use a high degree of tact and diplomacy in working with others
-- Ability to deliver under tight timelines on multiple assignments.
-- Ability to develop & present key performance indicators to aid decision making and ability to participate effectively in senior management meeting.
-- Supports team decisions with a good ability to listen to learn and to demonstrate flexibility and good resilience to change.

JOB SUMMARY
-- The position is responsible to provide a coordinated, responsive and clear interface between donors and Bank
-- This has high-level responsibility within the organisation on external representation to ensure timely and clear information flows and communications to donors and other external stakeholders.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

-- Contribute to the formulation and maintenance of the Bank’s Funding Strategy to support on sourcing and securing funding for the Bank’s initiatives/interventions.
-- Coordinate communications and relations with prospective multilateral/bilateral donors. Act as focal point within Bank with donors, including responding to information requests.
-- Support the Senior management to identify and develop opportunities with existing and new donors and funding mechanisms, maintain strong relationships with existing donors, building interactive relationships and present the Bank’s strategy to their particular interests and expectations.
-- Conduct ongoing donor mapping and research, intelligence gathering and analysis of external funding trends and feed this to business planning so as to inform and align funding strategy.
-- Support development and submission of donor proposals. This requires working closely with other functions in order to advise and support them to understand and meet donor requirements and take account of donor feedback during the development process.
-- Track donor requests and ensure full, accurate and timely response is returned to them and a professional, positive and responsive relationship is maintained.
-- As needed, provide support to monitor grant progress, and proactively flag issues to be raised with donors, such as the need for contract amendments, no-cost extensions and budget realignments, advising on any donor-specific requirements which might apply.
-- Act as a gatekeeper in Bank in terms of ensuring quality and timely submission of reports, and work with other functions to continuously improve the quality of donor reports.
-- Coordinate and accompany donor visits to field areas, ensuring follow up on issues and undertakings arising from these visits.
-- Provide regular management information on the status of donor relations, risk areas, learning points and solutions to SMT.
-- Prepare the monthly grant monitoring meetings, and have a general overview of the progress of grant spend and implementation.
-- Developing and implementing the Bank Communications strategy in coordination with the advertising and PR agency.
-- Developing collateral and publications such as corporate presentations, brochures, newsletters, annual reports, website, product leaflets, corporate media campaigns, documentaries, success stories, corporate giveaways and other publications for external and internal circulation to create and promote a positive image of the Bank and its services.
-- Ensuring compliance with the Graphics Identity Standards and set values and behaviours that reflect the corporate brand.
-- Developing and maintaining Stakeholders’ relations - Liaison with customers, Government, shareholders institutions, BOD and other stakeholders.

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Sohaib Taimoor
Recruitment Executive
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www.careerpakistan.pk
sohaib@careerpakistan.org
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How Did JC Penny Pricing Strategy Fail?

2012-11-26T13:06:00.001+05:00

US is a highly customer sensitive market. Radical experiments can work, but when backfire, retrieval is generally almost impossible.

Undoubtedly pricing strategy is the key to bring customers in stores. US customers are known to drive miles to avail small coupon offers. Price war is tough. In this situation why did JC Penny showed bravery in changing its pricing strategy and stopped issuing coupons to its customers who were used to of getting deals from the store via coupon based promotions. That resulted in a significant decline in customer visits, resulted in sharp decline in sales which had fallen 26.1 per cent against an estimated decrease of 17.9 per cent.

Before the start of Christmas session, JC Penny needs to bring its customers back. Stores are now focusing on putting manufacturer’s prices together with Penney’s deal prices. They are hoping that these two price tags are expected to attract customers. Stores are also starting seasonal vendor promotion technique which means partnering with vendors that are already putting their products on sales.

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How to Sell Ideas?

2012-11-26T13:04:00.000+05:00

Spiritual Journey into the Entrepreneurship begins with smart ideas.

In my view, entrepreneurs are the most spiritually connected people who can turn some craziest ideas into profits.

So are you an entrepreneur or not, there are several examples and explanations. In my view, keeping explanation simple is important, hence the following description:

Businessman thinks for today – An entrepreneur has a long term vision
For Businessman incremental growth is good – An entrepreneur focuses on exponential growth
Businessman is cheeky – An entrepreneurs is customer focused
Businessman considers promotion as liability – An entrepreneur thinks it as an investment

As an entrepreneur your biggest challenge is to lit up the passion fire at a level that could drive your entrepreneurial spirituality into exponential success. Business environment is challenging, there is competition out there, and only the best with the extreme passion will succeed!

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Drive Your Own Career

2012-11-20T08:51:00.001+05:00

Drive Your Own Career. Spare only 20 minutes and listen to this online!

Drive Your Own Career

This is a simple Social Media Policy for Companies

2012-11-11T12:26:00.002+05:00

Growth in Social Media activities is simply unimaginable! Facebook, Twitter, Google+ etc are just sweeping the branding market.

I have been asked several times to write about social media strategy for organizations that are interested in starting social media activities. I recommend that instead of a strategy, it would be nice to have a social media manual. Following is a simple outline of points that need focusing in a social media manual. There are two parts, one is the policy and the other one is the strategy.

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Is it important to discuss Social Media - A debate at #Socialmediabaithak

2012-11-03T22:26:00.000+05:00

Social Media is spreading like a virus and Pakistan is no exception!

Youth is predominantly affected, and there is no cure – Once you are in, you are isolated from what we otherwise call human interaction. Your eyes will be on your Smartphone and two thumbs on dial pad. Couple of years ago, in Pakistan using social media was considered as a sinful thing. But now even seniors are sort of okay with using facebook and Skyping with their family abroad.

Though late, but PR companies have also realized the importance of social media. There is now demand from their clients as they want to experiment with it. Xenith PR which is run by Zainab Ansari (who I know from her time at CMC and my job at British Deputy High Commission) has started a digital media division called XenithDigital. Looking at the importance of social media, XenithDigital thought of organizing a three days symposium focusing the subject. I came to know about this event through a facebook update by Saher Mangi who used to work at Xenith and now moved to Arif Habib Group. Invitation was also extended by Uroosa who manages XenithDigital.

Me and Mateen Hamza who writes excellent English humor decided to attend the second day.

On the panel were Sarfaraz A Rehaman, Mohin Sayeed, Norbalm, Jehanzib Haque, Faisal Qureshi, and Sabeen.

Discussion was a bit all over, and I do not blame panelists, it was about social media so focusing was an issue J - I guess moderator was a bit young to deal with these tall order and some extremely loud panelists who at times were debating among themselves. Can’t blame them, Pakistanies generally have distracted focus anyway.

To me the most interesting bit was Jehanzaib Haque who is Express Tribune’s Online Editor. He was quite buoyant about change that social media is bringing in Pakistani society. He was of the view that ET has been able to create awareness inamongst various communities and also in international media. He said that ET has over 70 journalists who use social media and were trained to do so. Soon ET will also produce a 50 page manual for online journalism, which will be available for download.

Faisal Qureshi was of the view that Social Media is an extension of our real life.( I agree, we cannot live without it!) In his views social media is yet to create meaningful impact in Pakistan. (Yes, he might be right here, but what do we mean by meaningful impact? Perhaps social media community needs more time to build its muscles, or perhaps initiatives such as #SocialmediaBaithak should continue beyond gatherings of those using social media?)

Sarfaraz A Reham was smiling a lot, that’s what he does anyway. But his smiles carry a million messages. He was very straight. Told us that Engro is now using social media extensively and now there is no need for physical meetings (or perhaps lesser requirement), a lot of consultative work is done using social media. Sarfaraz sahib uses Social Media for accessing information.

Mohsin Sayeed was very vocal in expressing the way people get into personal attacks and silly discussions.

I was unable to get anything from Norbalm ( I did not get his name – Sorry!) Sabeen was also quite vocal about civil society’s inability to use social media effectively.

In my view, just engaging those in such events who know social media won’t help much. Somehow social media community needs to inspire those who do not use social media - that is the only way to build critical mass for creating an impact in our society.

Yes social media is for fun, but let us not undermine the importance of outreach it provides. #SociammediaBaithak generated 463 tweets and had 583,128 impressions, reaching out to an audience of 94,831 followers, a strength that is almost impossible on any other media!

Startup Weekend - An Initiative by Marc Nager

2012-10-18T16:08:00.001+05:00

“Startup Weekend is entrepreneurship’s democratizer. Regardless of who’s who, a group of unrelated individuals meet up for a weekend to share ideas. Competence and knowledge are the currency that is traded.”

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This entrepreneurial story is about turning around. How businesses could change shape and spread from one place to another, from one country to around the globe. The initiative is powered by Kaufmann Foundation.

With his excellent vision and entrepreneurial qualities, Marc Nagerturned a for-profit organization into one of the most successful not-for-profit global organization working towards cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit in many countries. Startup Weekend was formed in 2007 with the idea to promote week long entrepreneurial marathons where people from various different business and IT background come together to pitch, select and work on promising ideas for start ups. Marc Nager and his co founders bought the venture because of its global potential and turned it into a not-for-profit and spread it over the globe.

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Coolest Twitter Tips for Everyone

2012-10-18T16:06:00.000+05:00

Twitter is the coolest social media tool. Those who do not use it are perhaps living in the Stone Age! It started as a SMS service (Short Message Service), and now grown viral to become one of the most used communication platform for all walks of life. This 140-character micro-blogging platform was formed in 2006, now has over 500 million users. Its popularity can also be judged by that fact that despite a banned in China, Twitter users have grown to over 35 million earlier this year. Three large markets for Twitter are now China, India with over 33 million users and the US with around 30 million users.

These are three largest markets – Can anyone ignore this fact that large numbers of social communities are now using Twitter as a tool to share, communicate and market? Most influential politicians, journalists, opinion formers and celebrities tweet and engage communities in discussions.

Having said this, for new users Twitter is still quite vanilla flavored. They generally struggle in understanding how to use it and what to expect from this tool. Following are 10 Cool Twitter Tips for non active and new users;

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A million Dollar Business Idea!

2012-10-09T10:06:00.004+05:00

How do you find your next big idea? Lack of response to this one of the key question that keeps potential entrepreneurs away from entering into entrepreneurial career – They need mentors!

Follow Mixergy, initiated and managed by Andrew Warner who interviews successful entrepreneurs, ask insightful questions about success factors as well as failures, challenges they faced and advice for the new generation of aspiring entrepreneurs

Mixergy is an interesting online resources for anyone who wants to learn from the professionals themselves; Andrew Warner also conducts live events with the same theme and offers online courses taught by experienced experts for the premium members of his website. These courses cover a wide variety of topics dealing with the planning, technical and social aspects of running a business.

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Social Era is Here to Lead!

2012-10-09T10:05:00.000+05:00

This undoubtedly is the #SocialEra – ever increasing number of social media platforms are catering to unpredictable demands from social media users. With so many options to connect and communicate with communities and self-taught nature of social media, both social media users and companies that own social media platforms face numerous challenges.

I have been following Nilofar Merchant who is a regular contributor at Harvard Business Review Blogs. She is currently a corporate director at NASDAQ traded firm and a lecturer at Stanford. Nilofar has recently written a fantastic book 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era.

In her interview with Forbes she talks about large number of people still following traditional way of doing business. Coming to work every day, sending emails etc. She argues that in the modern SocialEra, people should be thinking more creatively and working more innovatively.

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Social Media for Corporate Leaders

2012-09-23T20:00:00.000+05:00

Key role of today’s corporate leaders is to build communities and engage them in building successful organizations.

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Digital technology and Social media has completely changed the dynamics of societies we live in. Technological advancements have made it easier for leaders to build stronger communities. In the past couple of years, instead of considering social media as a threat, leaders are discovering its very real opportunities.However, rapid change in technology and tools is creating an unusual challenge for corporate leaders. They not only need to keep up with the developments in the corporate world, but also required learning and practicing these constantly emerging social media tools. Acquiring knowledge and use it effectively not only requires time and energy, but a lot of commitment as well. Times have gone by when leaders could afford to let their secretaries check emails and draft responses. Promptness and direct communication is the norm now.

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What to do When Social Media Bites - Check what McDonald's Did

2012-09-23T19:58:00.000+05:00

In this era of Social Media, large brands are generally more enthusiastic and try to engage people in discussions around their brand. This could however backfire too – In case of McDonald’s which is one of the top global brands in fast food restaurant business, it really was extremely damaging! Company spends millions of Dollars in branding strategies and social media is one of the key components ofMcDonald’s Branding Strategy.

Despite all this careful psychological validation, earlier this year McDonalds got amassive reputational hit when it ran its Twitter Campaign. It was a simple effort to engage people in sharing their experiences at McDonald’s restaurants around the world. Hashtag for the campaign was #McStories.

For McDonald’s Social Media Team, this could be a simple campaign, but they never realized that #McStories is an excellent opportunity for promoting stories that are not in favor of the restaurant. The hashtag went viral soon with people sharing their worst experiences. Initially there were few negative tweets, but soon everyone started following the Twitter Trend and phenomenal tweets started pouring in from every corner, retrieval was impossible!

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Customers Make McDonald's Brand Stronger

2012-09-23T19:55:00.000+05:00

“McDonald’s commitment to enhancing the customer experience from our menu and operations to our value and convenience – continues to move us closer to becoming our customers’ favorite place and way to eat and drink.” – CEO McDonald’s Restaurants.

McDonald’s is one of the greatest brands in the world. Kids love it, elders love it and youngsters love it too. No matter you are in Europe, Asia, US or Far East, big “M” signage attracts you as a choice for quick bite. The restaurant chain operates in 117 countries and employees over 1.7 million people. How many people are indirectly engaged with McDonald’s, information which is too hard to obtain. One can only guess “Millions”!

Despite its massive outreach, the brand has suffered from bad publicity too. ItsTwitter campaign #McStories went bananas. And more recently, at London Olympics 2012 where McDonald’s was one of the lead sponsors, the brand got another hit when brand managers were trying to improve ratings, and in the process, they managed to get Mayor of London speak to reporters saying that criticism of McDonald’s was “all just bourgeois snobbery”. Mayor said that “It’s classic liberal hysteria about very nutritious, delicious, food – extremely good for you I’m told – not that I eat a lot of it myself,” he said. “Apparently this stuff is absolutely bursting with nutrients.”

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Celebrating the Unsung Heroes of Pakistan

2012-09-17T10:01:00.001+05:00

Corporate Social Responsibility is the corporate sector buzz word these days. Since my engagement in the development of “Responsible Business Guide, A CSR Tool Kit”, I interacted with a sizable number of corporate players and tried to learn from their CSR strategy.

In this strive, I learnt two key lessons:

For larger companies, CSR is about giving back to the society by improving the quality of their communities. They work with long term vision and try to ensure sustainability of their projects.
For smaller companies, this is a luxury. These companies generally do not have a clear CSR vision, hence their CSR activities fall in the category of charity, which is absolutely unsustainable in the long run.

At times, CSR efforts are made in response to an immediate community needs, calamity or natural disaster. Regardless of the type of CSR initiatives, key is to focus and maintain the long-term approach and ensure sustainability.

Recently, I attended a blogger meet-up organized by Engro Corporation to share successes of their CSR initiatives. Engro is Pakistan’s one of the most prestigious private sector organization. The company has manufacturing facilities in economically deprived areas of Sind. Through their reputation and good work towards building strong communities, they have managed to bring partners to support their initiatives. Additionally, Engro Corporation also received funding from USAID that helped augment their program.

Engro Corporation’s key focus areas for CSR initiatives are health, infrastructure, water and sanitation, education and skill development, environment and livelihood enhancement. It was encouraging to learn that in late 2005, daily earning of people living in areas where Engro operates was Rs10/day only. With Engro’s education and skills development program, this increased to Rs 161 per day – Phenomenal increase!

Engro now wishes to take a leap with a new concept of recognizing “unsung heroes” – This initiative will identify and appreciate Pakistanies whose efforts are contributing in improving lives in economically deprived areas of the country. The focus is on initiatives in education, health and livelihoods, and rightly so, because these three are the most neglected community development programs in Pakistan that receive hardly any public money and also suffer from political influence and corruption.

It is a digital competition which will look at individuals and organizations doing commendable social and humanitarian work and learn about their best practices and innovative ideas.

Engro Corporation has set-up a facebook fan page at www.fb.com/engrofoundation - Individuals can send in personal stories/nominations via email which will then be judged by a jury panel - All entries must be submitted to feedback@engro.com by November 15, 2012

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Summer Internship in P&G Pakistan for Students

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Sales Job in Pakistan: Pharmaceuticals Sales Manager (South Zone Pakistan)

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Job in Islamabad: Information Assistant - International Finance Corporation

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Uks-APNS Women in Media Awards 2013 - Pakistan

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Political Officer Job at British High Commission Islamabad

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Senior Position in Development Sector in Pakistan

Monitoring and Evaluation Director

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Senior Job Opportunity in Pakistan

Senior Capacity Building Advisor

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TiECon Sparks the Spirit of Entrepreneurship in Pakistan

Following is a list of speakers and discussions:

Umair Jaliawala, Executive Director, The Indus Entrepreneurs

Muhammad Aliuddin Ansari , President & CEO, Engro Corporation

Rafiq Rangoonwala - CEO, Cupola

Panel Discussion: 'The Hockey Stick: How to build scale & drive growth?'

Dr Shaukat Brah - Dean, Karachi School for Business & Leadership Muhammad Aliuddin Ansari - President & CEO, Engro Corporation Salman Burney - CEO, GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Masood Hashmi - CEO, Orient Communication

Session Chair: Zafar A Siddiqui - Director Center of Entrepreneurship Development, IBA

Triumphs & Tribulations - Stories of entrepreneurs who made it BIG!

Monis Rahman - Chairman and CEO, Naseeb Networks Sardar A Qayyum - Owner, BBQ Tonight Dr Akhlaq Ahmed - Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Management

Transforming Lives

Dr. Ahson Rabbani - Executive Director, Program Development & Communication, Aman Foundation

Thematic Talks

Young Blood Faizan A Laghari - CEO, The Flagship Group Umair Jaliawala - CEO, School of Leadership

Women Power Nilofer Saeed - Owner, Hobnob Bakery Shireen Naqvi - Director, School of Leadership

Money Matters A B Shahid - Former Chief Rep. for Pakistan, Hatton National Bank Ltd. Amin Hashwani - Director, Hashwani Group of Companies

Entre-toolkit Taher A Khan - Chairman, Interflow Group Hammad Siddiqui - Deputy Country Director, CIPE

Social Entrepreneurship Dr Asher Hasan - Founder & CEO, Naya Jeevan Zaheer Kidvai - CEO, BiTS

Battle of Business Ideas: The Business Plan Competition

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Academic Leadership Ch Faisal Mushtaq - Founder & CEO, Change in Education Dr A Wahab - President, Muhammad Ali Jinnah University

Fashion & Media Amir Adnan - Owner, Shapar Freiha Altaf - Owner & CEO, Catwalk Productions

Manufacturing and Trade Mohsin Dharsi - President, Mohsin Dharsi Group of Companies Abdullah Feroz - MD, Efroze Chemical

Services Shoaib Qureshy - Chief Strategy Officer, Bulls Eye Communications

e-Business Amer Sarfraz - Partner & VP of Business, Bramerz Amin ur Rehman - CEO, FoodPanda.pk at Rocket Internet Pakistan

Tech Panel: 'Essential Tools for Entrepreneurs'

Jamal Khan, CEO, Arpatech Farzal Dojki, CEO, Next Generation Innovations Shahida Saleem, Chairperson, Sehat First Shahjahan Chaudhry, CEO, Teamants

Session Chair: Rabia Garib, Editor-in-Chief of CIO Magazine & Jehan Ara, President Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA)

Umair Jaliwala, Executive Director, TiE Karachi in his message to this post said:

Job Opportunity in Islamabad - Pakistan

How Did JC Penny Pricing Strategy Fail?

How to Sell Ideas?

Drive Your Own Career

This is a simple Social Media Policy for Companies

Is it important to discuss Social Media - A debate at #Socialmediabaithak

Startup Weekend - An Initiative by Marc Nager

Coolest Twitter Tips for Everyone

A million Dollar Business Idea!

Social Era is Here to Lead!

Social Media for Corporate Leaders

What to do When Social Media Bites - Check what McDonald's Did

Customers Make McDonald's Brand Stronger

Celebrating the Unsung Heroes of Pakistan

Dr Shaukat Brah - Dean, Karachi School for Business & Leadership
Muhammad Aliuddin Ansari - President & CEO, Engro Corporation
Salman Burney - CEO, GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan
Masood Hashmi - CEO, Orient Communication

Monis Rahman - Chairman and CEO, Naseeb Networks
Sardar A Qayyum - Owner, BBQ Tonight
Dr Akhlaq Ahmed - Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Management

Young Blood
Faizan A Laghari - CEO, The Flagship Group
Umair Jaliawala - CEO, School of Leadership

Women Power
Nilofer Saeed - Owner, Hobnob Bakery
Shireen Naqvi - Director, School of Leadership

Money Matters
A B Shahid - Former Chief Rep. for Pakistan, Hatton National Bank Ltd.
Amin Hashwani - Director, Hashwani Group of Companies

Entre-toolkit
Taher A Khan - Chairman, Interflow Group
Hammad Siddiqui - Deputy Country Director, CIPE

Social Entrepreneurship
Dr Asher Hasan - Founder & CEO, Naya Jeevan
Zaheer Kidvai - CEO, BiTS

Academic Leadership
Ch Faisal Mushtaq - Founder & CEO, Change in Education
Dr A Wahab - President, Muhammad Ali Jinnah University

Fashion & Media
Amir Adnan - Owner, Shapar
Freiha Altaf - Owner & CEO, Catwalk Productions

Manufacturing and Trade
Mohsin Dharsi - President, Mohsin Dharsi Group of Companies
Abdullah Feroz - MD, Efroze Chemical

Services
Shoaib Qureshy - Chief Strategy Officer, Bulls Eye Communications

e-Business
Amer Sarfraz - Partner & VP of Business, Bramerz
Amin ur Rehman - CEO, FoodPanda.pk at Rocket Internet Pakistan

Jamal Khan, CEO, Arpatech
Farzal Dojki, CEO, Next Generation Innovations
Shahida Saleem, Chairperson, Sehat First
Shahjahan Chaudhry, CEO, Teamants