Governor Sindh to open summit today

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KARACHI: “UMA – 16th CEO Summit Asia & Leadership Award Ceremony 2017” & “Book Launch 100 Performing CEOs, Leaders & Companies of Pakistan 2017” organized by CEO Club Pakistan & CEO Today Magazine is scheduled to be held on December 11, 2017 at Marriot Hotel Karachi”. This year conference theme is “Reshaping the Future: Build Greater Pakistan”. It was stated by Ijaz Nisar – Founder & President, CEO Club Pakistan & Management House in his statement.

Ijaz said that, more than 500 Top Entrepreneurs, CEOs, Presidents, MDs, Economists and Business Leaders are participating in this summit. The objective of the UMA – 16th CEO Summit Asia & Leadership Award Ceremony 2017 is to Understanding the future vision of growth & economic dynamism, Developing entrepreneur to manage joblessness, Discussing the advantage of the business prospectus, Exploring global markets & boosting exports, Easing regularity burdens and building momentum for SIMs to prosper and Bridging the gap between business& academia.

He said that Governor Sindh Honorable Mohammad Zaubair will be the chief guest on the occasion. Other prominent speakers are Sohail Shams – Chief Executive Officer, United Marine Agency (Pvt) Ltd.; Aamir Niazi – Chief Executive Officer, Descon Oxychem Ltd; Kimihide Ando – SVP, Mitsubishi Corporation & CEO, Mitsubishi Pakistan l Former President, Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI); S.M Muneer – Chairman, Din Group of Industries l Chief Executive, TDAP; Irfan Siddique – President & CEO, Meezan Bank; Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal – Chairman, Pathfinder Group, Member of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Defence Analyst, Security Expert; Vanessa Audi Rhys O’Brien – British American Mountain Climber, Explorer, Public Speaker, She is among 100 powerful women in Forbes; Sirajuddin Aziz – President & CEO, Habib Metropolitan Bank; Muneer Kamal – President, Pakistan Stock Exchange l Former Chairman, Nation Bank of Pakistan; Shazad G. Dada – President & Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan); Nadeem Hussain – Founder & Coach, Planet-N (Pvt.) Ltd; Kabeer Naqvi – Chief Operating Officer, U Microfinance Bank Ltd.; Kamran Nasir – CE, JS Global Capital Ltd; Arif Anees Malik – Executive Director, European Council on Global Relations l Author of ‘I’MPOSSIBLE’; Amjad Latif – MD & CEO, SNGPL; Lt Gen Muhammad Haroon Aslam – CEO& MD, Aaron Azlam (Pvt) Ltd.; Dr. Mahmood Ahmad – MD, Berger Paints Pakistan Limited; Khalid Mansoor – CEO, The Hub Power Company Ltd. (HUBCO); Saifuddin Zoomkawala – Chairman, EFU Group; Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar – Baig Chairman, Baig Group; M. Shoaib, CFA – CEO, Al Meezan Investment Management Limited; Muhammad Farid Alam – CEO, AKDs Securities; M. Junaid – News Ankar; Senator A. Haseeb Khan – Chairman, Brookes Pharma; Sohail Wajahat Siddique – Former Chairman, PSO l Former Federal Minister l Former Chairman, Siemens; Malik Ahmad Jalal – CEO, Aman Foundation; M. Raza Pirbhai – CEO, KFC & Cupola Pakistan; Ayesha Aziz – MD, Pak Brunei; Sheikh Imran ul Haque – MD & CEO, Pakistan State Oil and Jahanzed Awan – Foundation Partner & CEO, J. Awan Partners. Natasha Hussain – Conference Moderator / Famous TV Anchor is the moderator of the event.

Ijaz further said that, this CEO Summit Asia will provide unparalleled opportunities for CEOs & business Icons to engage in dialogue with high profile local& Global leaders to discover business opportunities through networking with CEOs from hundreds of companies, and to forge connections with economic thought leaders from Pakistan and around the region. Based on the proposition that future is something we actively create, not something that happens to us, CEO Summit Asia will explore policy choices and business decisions based on the trends and forces at work in Pakistan and in the region, weighing both opportunities and obstacles that lie ahead.