Theme: String the Pearls of Time

First TEDx Event at University of Gujrat

University of Gujrat
Hafiz Hayat Campus, UNiversity of Gujrat, Pakistan
Gujrat, Punjab, 50700
Pakistan

Fatima Lodhi

Social Activist

Fatima Lodhi is a young change activist, founder “Dark is Divine”, Chairperson Women Empowerment of Rotaract District 3272 and Asia’s rising anti-colorism and diversity advocate. For the past 5 years, she not only has been working for the basic rights, inclusion and social acceptance of women with disabilities but also those without disabilities Fatima continued her struggle as the "Champion of Diversity. She is the first Pakistani who has taken a bold stand against Colorism & Perfect Body Image notion by launching “Dark is Divine”, working on a global. She has developed Pakistan's first manual on “Diversity”. She recently received a “Women Excellency Award” , “Young Women Leader’s Award” She was selected as “Woman of The Week” by a U.K based Radio Fatima surely exemplifies the cause she supports.

Mir Mohammad AliKhan

Entrepreneur and Success Coach

Mir Mohammad Alikhan is an Internationally renowned Investment Banker, Entrepreneur & Capital Markets Advisor. He was the youngest Chairman and Founder of an investment bank in America and the first Muslim to have owned an investment bank on Wall Street. He has had a successful career as Founder & Chairman The Financial Group Inc., Federal Advisor to Pakistan Govt., Member New Jersey Governors Council, Senior Advisor to New Jersey State Mayors and State Senators. Currently, he is the Co-Chairman of an emerging financial technology company, AMZ MAK Capital Limited.

Muhammad Haider Miraj

Public Speaker/Change Agent

Haider Miraj is an inspiration of many with major biggest national events to his credit. He is currently doing Masters in International Management from Strathclyde Business School. He is a trainer, change agent, success coach and creationist. He would be talking on Uranium within and Passion turning into sustainable ventures. His passion for human development makes him an inspiration for many. His power to imagine and determination to make it possible made him the founder of renowned national events and conferences

Sania Saeed

Actress/Performer

Sania Saeed is acclaimed and respected as one of the most versatile actors of television and theater in recent times. Sania is a Psychology graduate and has most effectively utilized her education in all her television and theater projects whether it is a play or a talk show. As an actor, she makes conscious attempts to empathize with her characters to portray them as they are rather than as we think they should be. As a host and moderator, she is aware of the power of effectively constructed questions and keeps everybody focused around the theme resulting in most productive and thought provoking talk shows on sensitive issues in the society. She believes in what she is doing and only does what she believes in. Her emotional awareness and communication skills stand her apart from all her contemporaries, making her, undoubtedly, one of the greatest assets for the television industry.

Shahzad Nawaz

Imaginer, Film Maker/Change Artist

Shahzad Nawaz is a winner of 102 Creative Excellence Awards and Citations, in the areas of Graphic Design, Art Direction, Publication Design, Packaging, Advertising, Television Commercials and Outdoor medium- by far the most won by any other single individual in Pakistan. Professionally he is working as a Brands and Strategic Consulting firm under ‘Shahzad Nawaz Design’. As for his passion, he creates under the banner of ‘Coup d’état Films and Coup Records. As a filmmaker, his journey began with ‘Daira’ (an adaptation of Mohsin Hamid’s bestseller Moth Smoke) as its producer, concept director, lyrist and co-writer in 2002- often called the ‘Game Changer’ Daira. In 2005 he wrote, produced and directed the critically acclaimed film ‘Botal Gali’ in 2005. He is also the writer, producer, art director, production designer, lyricist, publicist of Pakistani hit feature film ‘Chambaili’- winner of 12 International Festival Awards.

Zakir Thaver

Science/Education Media Producer

Zakir Thaver ("frog") is effectively a Science/Education Media Producer ("what he does in his well"). With his friend from college, Zakir has spent the last 12 years researching, developing, producing, scripting and for a documentary film on the science and life of Dr. Abdus Salam—scheduled for release at the end of 2015. Zakir majored in physics from the College of Wooster in 2001. He has since worked as a Consultant for ITV Studios in New York; produced a UNESCO funded science TV series in Pakistan and; has worked in liberal arts curriculum development as well as distance TV-learning at the Aga Khan University and the Karachi Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship (KITE). Zakir organizes/hosts Science ka Adda (Karachi's Science Café) at Peace Niche's T2F.