Arshia is the Founder of Verras. Verras provides made-to-measure your outfit within 24 hours with quality assured.

Aurélie Salvaire has been working for the past 10 years in the social innovation field, collaborating withOxfam, Ashoka, Unreasonable Institute and Impact Hub.
She founded and curated different TEDx events and especially TEDxBarcelonaWomen.

She is passionate about storytelling and how new stories can help us to empower individuals and balance the world.

She founded The A Factor which has run workshops and events in places as diverse as Beirut and Nairobi.

She is very active training women entrepreneurs in the Middle East from Tunisia to Iran or Pakistan.

She is also a very active speaker, promoting greater diversity and shedding light on lingering stereotypes through her platform Shiftbalance.

You can also find some or her tutorials and videos on her Youtube channel.

I have been working as the Director, Marketing and Designing in my offset printing and publishing setup since 1993. Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been a great learning experience since my joining in 2011. In line with my passion to empower women economically, and to assist them in realizing their strengths.

World has witnessed rapid changes in global market since the past two decades so there is constant need to be aware of modern trends to keep up pace with International market. Keeping this in view it became my passion to help organize awareness sessions, workshops and seminars for women entrepreneurs.

It is my proud privilege to be a part of this prestigious organisation and getting elected as the President 2017-18.

Now taking our mission forward to create a strong liaison between stakeholder organisations and industry, providing a strong platform to our members belonging to all tiers of society where they can confidently seek assistance and voice their concerns in order to improve their business, and contribute to the economic development of Pakistan. 

Fatin's first Job was in the E-commerce industry when she started working as a fresh grad at Rocket Internet on their marketplace model in emerging markets in Asia. She was part of the team that launched their platform in 15 emerging markets. When they started off in 2012 there were a handful of E-commerce websites operational in the country.

During her time at Rocket Fatin hosted the first e-commerce association meeting in Pakistan and the hall was hardly full with a handful of players and attendees. She has an exciting journey being part of this industry from the very start to what it has become today. Fatin is very excited to be part of the e-commerce eco-system and grow with it, because this is just the beginning.
In August 2016 she started Webworks with a team of 5 people and 3 laptops. Today slightly over 2 years later they have grown to a team of 55. Web Work Solutions are the force behind most of the top and most successful e-commerce websites in the country. Fatin's Company manage e-commerce operations for some of the largest retailers in the country and enable both big retailers and small to explore, grow and achieve their full potential online in this ever growing industry.
With 100's of software houses building Magento solutions for years in the country Webworks is Pakistans first and only official 'Magento Business Solution partner'. WebWorks holds the world record for the fastest deployment on Enterprise Cloud 2 (Magento Commerce) which has helped kick start a very exciting journey in the International market. 

A design graduate from Beaconhouse National University, Hamna is one of the Co-founders of the digital media platform, ProperGaanda. Previously having worked in various design and media agencies, Hamna believes Pakistan's media revolution is being redefined and the opportunity to grasp it, is now.

She is passionate about highlighting issues in the Pakistani culture that are deemed taboo. Surface out the unheard stories. Determined to target from the grassroots levels, she hopes to bridge the gap between the extremist ideologies that have developed in Pakistan. Using digital media, design and art to slowly target the mindset for a more balanced Pakistan.

Jannat Ali is highly qualified an MBA Degree Gold Medallist TG, also have research degree in performing arts. She is a transgender activist and first ever TG Project Manager at Khawaja Sira Society; A CBO Led by the transgender community for prevention of HIV and AIDS, sexual health, human rights and advocacy in Pakistan. She has run a literacy program as an educator/consultant regarding education of transgender people. She is a professional Kathak dancer and is one of the six Trans women who worked as an actress in a theatre play happened first time in Pakistan's History named “The Third Tune” based on real stories of transgender persons’ lives which has been performed in Lahore, Islamabad and the United States (Yale and University of Texas.) She understands the power of capacity building and has attended several trainings, workshops and seminars in more than 7 countries and represented her community from Pakistan and implemented same training in Pakistan. She has delivered lectures during Copenhagen Pride 2015 and in Oct 2016 she was selected to educate 400 students in 10 different schools in Denmark about Gender, Norms, Society and Performing Art. She was Art Director and project coordinator in AKS Festival 2015 Copenhagen and AKS Festival 2016 Pakistan. She is the first Muslim transgender person who conducted a Khutba during Friday prayers at the Queer Muslim Conference in South Africa, Won Queen AIR 2015 at that conference. She purposed and chaired the first ever Muslim transgender track at international retreat and got award of exemplary leadership. In July 2017 She has presented first transgender rights protection bill Pakistan in Senate and now in national assembly. She is the first Transgender who is part of Global Shapers HUB and seletecd for World Economic Forum in Fab 2018. She was first Transgender Speaker ats TEDx Lahore. She is always active in Transgender movement not only in Pakistan but around the globe and her dreams is to be most educated TG in the world.

Gharidah Farooqi was born on 1 April 1978 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She is a journalist and has been a television host on many different TV channels in Pakistan.

Madiha Hamid is the founder Chefling Tales- an online Pakistani food discovery platform promoting Pakistani food heritage. At the core of Chefling Tales are talented women home chefs documenting regional recipes, running food tours and selling their home-cooked meals online.

She is a digital marketer by profession and has trained over 200 small and mediums sized businesses in Pakistan on utilizing digital platforms for business outreach and promotion. She works with SMEDA in delivering training for businesses in Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Faisalabad with respective Chamber of Commerce.

Madiha has also lead the Global Shaper (part of World Economic Forum) Islamabad Hub and worked on local community uplifting initiatives. She has been mentioned for her work on Share America, Express Tribune, PTV. She represented Pakistan at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Silicon Valley and is an active PAK-US Alumni.  She was nominated for 70 Heroes of Pakistan by Jang Group. She has received a Women Can do Award. She also speaks at various events to motivate women of Pakistan to follow their passion.

Maria is the founder and president of Women's Digital League (WDL) - a social enterprise founded in 2009 with the aim to provide digital literacy training and work to Pakistani women. She has been working in the online digital outsourcing sphere for more than 9 years. Stemming from her passion for economic empowerment of women, Maria is also serving as the Project Manager for WomenX, a World Bank supported training program for women in business. 

Project Artemis/Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Program was the turning point in her career. Getting to the finale of GIST's (www.gist.crdfglobal.org) "I Dare" business plan competition was another huge encouragement. Google Pakistan profiled WDL in its online campaign showcasing innovation in the use of technology.

Maria was nominated a Thought Leader by Ashoka Changemaker. WDL also won the Early Stage Award in Changemakers' "Women Powering Work" competition. 

Local and International media has featured her as an innovative leader. These publications include Mashable, Forbes, Virg in, Ashoka, Express Tribune,Dawn and CNBC to name a few. Maria is also actively working to encourage girls to opt for STEM at an early age through the Technovation Challenge. 

She was recently appointed as the first Chair of WeCreate Center's Think Tank.

Experienced Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the think tanks industry. A proven professional; able to achieve business objectives, while ensuring the best interest of all stakeholders with the experience of initiating, managing, planning and executing diverse portfolio of operations & projects.

Worked as a Program Manager for the National Incubation Centre Project since its inception have played a valuable role in realising the goals of the project. Designed and develop the RFP and was instrumental in the winning of the RFP for the National Incubation Centre. Sidra is a self-starter and hence can work with or without supervision adequately adapting herself to the needs and requirements of the task at hand which shows her motivation and skills. Her ability to adjust herself to the requirements and interact with various industry leaders reflect her understanding and sensitivity to the diversity and multicultural environments.

Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduate of the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, California and child of the world of culture, entertainment and events, Mashal is a content development and creative learning specialist, who works to use the arts and culture as a medium of learning, development, growth and communication.

As a screenwriter and director for theatre, film and television, Mashal has written and directed several sit-coms, serials and telefilms for local networks, worked in close collaboration with Pakistan’s iconic filmmaker and actor Shaan Riaz Shahid, and on several international co-productions including Salmaan Peerzada’s Sheherazade: The Untold Story (Feature), Raven & Lenore (Feature) and most recently Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop’s collaboration with Sesame Workshop USA, SIM SIM HAMARA.

Mashal is a passionate believer in connecting and empowering individuals through arts and culture. Her unique background of having grown up on sets and behind the scenes has immersed her in a rich exchange of arts across cultures and inculcated in her a powerfully efficient and communicative mindset, allowing her to collaborate in a vocal and open exchange, as well as motivate her team, while maintaining strict timelines and schedules. She has recently spoken at TEDx conferences around Pakistan, where she spoke about tolerance and the power of questions, knowledge, compassion and the human mind, as well as innovations in education through media and the arts. She uses these very mediums to design creative learning initiatives for students, organizations and communities.

Ali originally hails from Lahore, studied partly in the US and has lived in Europe (Germany, Belgium, Netherlands) for most of his professional life.

In his corporate life, he worked in Project Management, Marketing, PR and Communications for multinational. He then took the leap into the startup world where he extensively organized and facilitated open community hackathons across Europe, and also consulted corporates on their innovation strategy and programs. He exited from his first and is currently building his second startup.

Ali is a passionate community builder and is excited to bring the I Am Tomorrow stage to Pakistan. Women empowerment and gender balance are important areas of progress in the South Asian societies, and indeed across the globe. I Am Tomorrow s

Mehreen Zahra-Malik is British-Pakistani journalist based in Islamabad, most recently as a staff correspondent at Reuters. She was previously Assistant Editor at The News, Pakistan's largest English language news daily, and this July, started reporting for The New York Times. She has a strong focus on South Asia, national security, foreign policy and human rights issues. She had reported and edited stories on major world events from the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the rise of Islamic State in South Asia, nuclear proliferation, and China’s economic ambitions in Asia and beyond. She is particularly passionate about women reporting in conflict zones and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Zahra-Malik has an M.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has also contributed reportage to Newsweek, The New Republic, Al Jazeera English and all major Pakistani and Indian
publications.

Mehmal Sarfraz is currently working as a producer of Neo TV's programme 'Khabar Kay Peechay'. KKP is an insightful news show hosted by spokesmen of Pakistan's three leading political parties -- the PML-N, PTI & PPP. She is also the regional Deputy Secretary General South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA), and Joint General Secretary of South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), a platform committed to fight gender-based violence and promote women’s rights in SAARC countries. Previously, she has worked at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Vanguard Books, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Daily Times, and The Post.

Rimsha Farouk is an experienced supply chain professional with track record of working with multi national FMCGs. She is an Alpha Female breaking barriers against stereotype career choices and believes in seeking adventure and thrill in both personal and professional life. She is passionate about doing the impossible, being innovative, leaving legacy and freedom of expression. Her ability to manage large scale male dominated teams and interacting with various external stakeholders reflect her adaptability to working in challenging situations and multicultural environments.
Rimsha is also a self-taught artist and hold records of winning awards from UNICEF and Japanese Arts Council for various arts competition. She is a firm believer of opening to new cultures and boundaries through solo travelling and have been to 17 countries in 4 continents. She was also an active contributor to Dawn Newspaper back in her childhood and currently lives her photography passion while globetrotting. She is an adventurous sports enthusiast with sky diving on her bucket list for 2018!

Sana Aslam is the Founder of FarfaBio, A Micro Financing Institute working on poverty reduction by empowering women entrepreneurs.

Saira Mansoor is Pakistani Mix Media Artist, Film Maker & Publicist. She graduated in Fine Arts (Graphic/Communication Design) from the College of Art & Design, Punjab University, Pakistan. She has worked for Lotus PR as an Associate Digital Media Publicist More than 3 years. Now she is working as a freelance member of Open Window Creative Solution.

In term of exposure and creativity, she had been selected two years as an Costume Designer/editor/Director/Production Manager for International Italy Film Festival (CinemaDaMare) 2016 & 2017. She had been selected for the World Festival of Youth and Students (www.russia2017.com/en/) in Russia 14th Oct - 22nd Oct 2017.

Her postcard is exhibited at “Postcard from Edge – A Benefit from Visual Aids 2018” New York, USA. Her 2 artworks (Postcard) based on the theme “What do you love about where you live?” displayed on 10th February, 2018 at "World Fair Exhibition, Canton Museum of Art" Ohio, USA. Her first ever directed and written film “Golden Ticket” got its first international official Selection at Cefalu Film Festival, Palermo, Italy. Also “Golden Ticket” was screened at Asia Peace film Festival – Karachi Edition on 23rd – 26th February 2018. Her recent hand painted (Postcard) will be unveiled on April 5th-29th, 2018 at Strathnairn Arts Gallery, Canberra, Australia.

She wants to share her experience with all young artist/filmmakers who want to achieve their goals in Art s & Media.

Seyham Vahidy is the founder and creative director of Open Window CS (creative
solutions) having a passion to instill good human values and encourage personal
development in toddlers she started out her career path as a Pre-School teacher.
Along the way she refined her love for baking after being inspired by a visit to
Hummingbird Bakery in South Kensington London UK and set up her very own home
based dessert catering company known by the name of Pink Frostings.
She was intrigued by the corporate world, as her baking business took off and she went
into the field of marketing as a managerial area marketing representative for “Fifth
Element” the official distributor for Swarovski Crystals International in Pakistan, Lahore.
Then she was offered a post as a publicist at Lotus Pr Client and management and felt
there was a vacuum in the market in the Social Media Brand development field. After
completing a Globally Certified Course in Social Media from the ISOC in Dubai she set
up her own Social Media Digital Brand and Talent Management Company in partnership
with Syra Sheikh.
Today with the Company being about three months old, Open Window has launched
two Cafes managed celebrity photographers and Digital Pr for on ground events such
as the recent Think Fest.
Having set up a company with hardly any investment and no proper set up or marketing
training Seyham Vahidy would like to share her experience and assist and advise future
entrepreneurs and Social Media enthusiasts.
A mother of three, two teenagers and a 7year old she currently resides in Lahore and is
in the process of penning some short stories which she hopes to publish soon!

Seyham Vahidy is the founder and Creative Director of Open Window CS a Social
Media Pr company which is the first of its kind in Pakistan. She was the regional
marketing head for Fifth Element the official distribution partners for Swarovski Crystals
in Pakistan, then went on to become a publicist at Lotus Pr Client and Management.
With 8 to 10 years of Pre_ School teaching experience, she also set up a home based
Dessert catering company by the name of Pink Frosting. Her short articles related to
contemporary topics have been published in notable publications.
She is an aspiring life coach and would love to share her experiences in
entrepreneurship with others to give them that little push along the way and just a little
sprinkle of fairy dust :).

Tamara creates sustainable impact and tangible results as a Performance Strategist, MarComm Ninja and Photographer. After a successful career over 10 years in event management, public relations and communications within the international video gaming industry, Tamara shifted to creatively working as a documentary photographer & high performance strategist. She is passionate about legacy creation, creativity, authentic self expression, conscious entrepreneurship, creating (visual) brand identities and determined to show women (and men) how to take their power back and communicate from their own essence. She uses an approach that goes beyond engagement, merging her corporate work and experience with her creative flow as an artist.

She is the creator of the Play Create Celebrate project, an online academy based on conscious legacy, vision and mission development. It is a platform for aspiring leaders, creatives, innovators, athletes, philosophers, and conscious entrepreneurs offering guidance, systems and structures to direct creative intelligence into tangible results, providing focus and clarity for personal and business processes. Play Create Celebrate expands creative impact, ability to facilitate transformation, personal growth and contribution.

Tamara Robeer was born and raised in the Netherlands. She has a BA degree in International Business and graduated as a documentary photographer with a Bachelor of Design from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague.

Danish Khan has always pushed the boundaries of his discipline whether it was corporate or development sector in his work life spanning 18 years. Always working in a space of experimentation around complex issues — crafting an emergent practice of social innovation that shapeshifts in subversive yet expansive ways. He is devoted to examining the ways in which gender roles and all forms of human inequality are embedded in culture and society. Works to reduce gender difference by providing life skills opportunities to marginalized women living in low-income communities across Pakistan. Khan believes that the representation and participation of women will pave the path for a culture of peace in Pakistan.

Thoughtful leader constantly transforming the organization into an energized hub and a role model of professional excellence in development sector. Identified & Awarded as a High Impact Organization by HRH the Prince of Wales’s The British Asian Trust for women empowerment initiatives at a grass-root level.

Danish holds a Bachelors in Architecture from National College of Arts (NCA) and an MBA from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Yusra Amjad is a poet, writer and stand up comedian from Lahore. She organises and performs with the Auratnaak Lahore troupe and has been published at Crossed Genres, The Rising Phoenix Press, Mongrel Books, The Missing Slate and others. She is also involved with Girls at Dhabas, a collective aiming to reclaim public space for women. She believes in cultivating creative communities, in spoken word poetry, and in using both the written word and performing arts to subvert social hierarchies.

Zara Zaman Khan is a left field Pakistani interior designer known for her unconventional style and approach to life. Khan’s professional journey began in her mid 20’s as an NCA drop-out, which eventually led her from designing prominent venues in Pakistan to travelling the world on a path of self discovery.

An interior designer who likes getting her hand dirty and doesn’t mind getting actively involved in construction work is rare indeed. “I’m pretty much a jack-of-all-trades. I can make or I can get made practically anything from lighting installations to art. Oh, and I love working with power tools,” said Zaman casually. Her work is best described as minimalistic, modern, experimental and creatively bold. Zaman prizes her independence above all else. She is the sole proprietor of her business.

Having recently completed a Bio-construction course in Mexico, she is now dabbling in sustainability movements sprouting around the country. Her current commercial work entails civil works, indoor construction, architectural plans and customised furniture. She is a vital symbol of female empowerment and ideologies of alternative lifestyles in Pakistan.

She partakes in gender equality movements and has been involved in documentaries raising awareness on gender stereotypes. In a country where conformism is the norm, Zara kicked back against cultural restraints to ultimately surviving and rising as a symbol of independence and a true flag bearer of creative freedom.

Designer, entrepreneur, globetrotter— the fiercely self-sufficient Zaman is a triple threat and an inspiration to many.

This is a story, a journey that is close to my heart. This is a story of a daughter, a father. This is a story about finding my father in the mighty Karakoram & Himalayan range. It's a story about a young girl, who set foot on her motorcycle paddling & throttling her way into Northern Pakistan, to live the legacy of her father's lost dream. To re-live his passion and to understand the epitome of humanity.

This is a story of Zenith Irfan. Who took the first step to ride all across Northern Pakistan on a motorcycle, having completed 20,000 kms in a span of 3 years visiting Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Zoe Richards is a barrister and lawyer by professional calling and a women’s rights defender by choice. She is currently working as an Attorney and Legal Consultant independently and advises multiple international organisations on Law and Policy

Zoe has volunteered with several human rights organizations, critically engaging with the construction of identity and access to justice faced by marginalized communities. Zoe’s an inherent believer in the power of the youth, rule of law, structures and solid institutions paving the way forward for Pakistan. Her travels, in pursuit of these beliefs, have led her across Pakistan as well as to Nairobi, Paris, Geneva, New York, Bombay, Amman, Lisbon, Madrid, Almaty, Kanchanaburi, Bangkok, London and Abu Dhabi where she has read papers, presented research and shared her key insights on the landscape vis a vis Pakistan’s Legal System.

Muddasar is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors at H&O Services, a social enterprise that works for the upward social mobility, economic empowerment & rights protection of the domestic workers through technology and training means. It leaves a double impact on the society as H&O places & manages police verified and trained workers to the domestic and commercial clients, solving the pain problems in the labor market. Muddasar is an Acumen Pakistan fellow and holds a bachelor’s degree from Lahore University of Management Sciences.