MIMO

MIMOS’ applied research efforts are focused on developing technology platforms upon which local industries can build products for the world market. MIMOS role essentially is to transfer or license the technology platforms to Malaysian companies to further develop these technologies into products and applications to serve the global market needs. Its aim is to help move Malaysia’s ICT industry higher up the value chain and shift the economic needle.

Abasyn University was established in 2006 with the objective to provide high quality, comprehensive educational, training and research opportunities that produce highly qualified graduates and responsible citizens who are able to meet the needs of all sectors of human activity. The University offers to its student’s relevant qualifications, including professional training, which combines high-level knowledge and skills, using courses and content continually tailored to the present and future needs of society.

Lt. Gen (R) Hamid Niaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military), SBT, AFWC, PSC, PTSC has had an illustrious career with Pakistan Armed Forces with numerous distinctions. He served as Managing Director/CEO of Mari Petroleum Company Limited after his retirement and took the organisation to new heights.

Mr. Nooruddin Baqai has had an illustrious professional career in ICT & Telecommunication sectors spanning over 40 years starting in 1966 & retiring in 2009. In 1998 Mr. Baqai joined the Ufone Board of Directors and was appointed as a Director in the PTCL Board. In 2002, he joined the Ministry of IT and headed the telecom sector of country, while joining the Senate’s Academic, Policy & Regulatory Boards/Committees. He has also headed two Government of Pakistan corporations as Chairman and the National ICT R&D Fund as CEO. Mr. Baqai is represented in at least 10 corporate boards & Senates of 2 Universities completing academic manual for Governance purposes.

Dr. Shoab Ahmed Khan is Professor in college of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology. He is an inventor of 5 awarded US patents and has 260+ international publications. His book on Digital Design is published by John Wiley & Sons and is being followed in national and international universities. Dr. Shoab Ahmed Khan has more than 22 years of industrial experience in companies in USA and Pakistan. He has been awarded Tamgh-e-Imtiaz (Civil), National Education Award 2001 and NCR National Excellence Award in Engineering Education. He is the Chairman of Pakistan Association of Software Houses (P@SHA) and is a member of Board of Governance of many entities in the Ministry of IT and Commerce. He has also served as member of National Computing Council and National Curriculum Review Committee.​​

Mr. Farrakh Qayyum retired as Secretary to Government of Pakistan. He served as Secretary Economic Affairs Division, Finance, Petroleum and Natural Resources, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Privatization, and Science and Technology. As a member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Qayyum brings his extensive experience in policy and strategy formation and implementation, institutional development, economic and financial evaluation, in managing multi-disciplinary teams for financial and development projects, and in working closely with commercial banks and multilateral and bilateral donor agencies.

Mr. Nooruddin Baqai has had an illustrious professional career in ICT & Telecommunication sectors spanning over 40 years starting in 1966 & retiring in 2009. In 1998 Mr. Baqai joined the Ufone Board of Directors and was appointed as a Director in the PTCL Board. In 2002, he joined the Ministry of IT and headed the telecom sector of country, while joining the Senate’s Academic, Policy & Regulatory Boards/Committees. He has also headed two Government of Pakistan corporations as Chairman and the National ICT R&D Fund as CEO. Mr. Baqai is represented in at least 10 corporate boards & Senates of 2 Universities completing academic manual for Governance purposes.

IDS

IDS  primarily focuses on optimising the linkages between industry and academia and charting a course for creating systemic interventions in educational institutes.

In general, expectations of the industry from the fresh employee appear to be at odds with the skills that are being taught at our universities. It could also be of course that the skills are indeed being taught, but that the ability of the students to imbibe and absorb these skills is low, or a combination of both these factors. Be that as it may, the fact remains that an over whelming number of fresh graduates are perceived by the industry as requiring considerable training and close supervision before they can become productive in their own right.

At the same time, these fresh graduates lack mastery in terms of technology. Their perspective is weak, they are unable to integrate the work modules with state of the art technological solutions and their comprehension of the technological landscape is weak in terms of it being an application at the workplace.

IDS identify these gaps in knowledge and aims at filling it by applying the reverse game theory or a mechanism design theory that would chart a strategic roadmap to achieve its vision of a knowledge-based economy with industry and academia on the same wavelength.

HUMSUB

Humsub is the most widely read Urdu blogging site in the world. Humsub believes on the core values of free speech, civil rights, liberty, gender equality, racial equality, freedom of press, freedom religion and equality before law. Humsub strives for democratic and secular values in Pakistan. It does not support any particular group or a party and remain truly non partisan. Humsub publishes the content predicated facts and point of views for a coherent debate to reach democratic and secular values.

COLLAGE

Collage has been formulated for the purpose of using media to create awareness and educate people to foster participation of various segments of the society in an optimal manner. At the heart of this venture is the philosophy that innovativeness and receptiveness to unorthodox ideas coupled with the fearlessness to display these ideologies is the key to penetrating the minds of the masses.

Collage is a multidimensional, not for profit, services organization poised to educate the population about the issues that deter daily lives. Collage wishes to advocate its cause through dialogue and raising awareness about social issues, organize exhibitions and network on contemporary issues/policies/decisions and producing content; using media as its primary tool and all with the end goal being informing and educating people about their rights and responsibilities so that they can act collectively for the betterment of the community. The strategic focus for Collage is acquisition and propagation of different modes of media by providing services in various socially motivated areas.

Collage being in its formative year banks heavily on its team of young and energetic minds and draws on resources from its sister and associate concerns Living Image Productions, NEEF and Exist. The team at the core of Collage has delivered significant projects and is known for its creativity, imagination and professionalism. The team has been involved in producing, directing and consulting on a variety of genres internationally, from theatrical documentaries and television movies to mini-series and episodic television.

Collage alongside its sister concerns also has the unique distinction of having access to and working with almost all the public and private sector universities, in Pakistan. We  have served to clients including EMAAR, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Population Welfare, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Live Stock, Speedex, PIA, Ufone, Election Commission of Pakistan, National Reconstruction Bureau, Islamabad Stock Exchange, Pepsi, Samsung, LUMS, Iqra University, NUML, SNGPL (Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, ISPR (Inter Services Public Relations) and Ministry of National Health Services, just to name a few.

Vicarious Films

VF is a production house and a media enterprise that has been actively creating content for print, digital and social media. 

HUMSUB

Abasyn University

Abasyn University was established in 2006 with the objective to provide high quality, comprehensive educational, training and research opportunities that produce highly qualified graduates and responsible citizens who are able to meet the needs of all sectors of human activity. The University offers to its student’s relevant qualifications, including professional training, which combines high-level knowledge and skills, using courses and content continually tailored to the present and future needs of society.

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Umair Rao, a graduate of School of Engineering Sciences, Foundation University Islamabad having majors in Software Engineerng, is an expert on IT Management in particularly Quality Assurance Management. His vast exposure and authoritative experience in a very short span of time held him responsible for NEEF’s IT and Quality development strategy, He is working with NEEF in capacity of Assistant Manager I for more than a year, in this period Umair has concentred and streamlined the energies of our organization to a more targeted approach. As a divergent thinker, he brings up radically distinctive ideas and denouement to the problem at hand. We are fortuitous to have him as integral part of our organization and wish him success in his life and endeavors.

Sanam has Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi. An expert strategic analyst and thinker with years of experience in the fields of Education Innovation; A valuable contributor to the business development and project management initiatives in Education Sector; An ambitious professional, aspiring to contribute towards Education Empowerment.  She is able to design the programs according to our clients’ needs and implement it accordingly. She  is working with NEEF in the capacity of Deputy Manager for more than three years making her capable of driving the organization’s core department under her hand.

Uzair Ali is graduate of Army Public College of Management Studies; he is an expert administrative and business Development spider with vast experience of business development and organizational Administration in some multinational companies. Uzair is working with NEEF in capacity of Assistant Manager for more than 6months and is responsible for core administrative tasks and developing business, administrative strategies for projects and organization.

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Ms. Zunaira Saqib is an experienced HR Consultant and academic with seven years of experience. She is a graduate of Lancaster University Management School (Top Ranked University in UK) and is currently enrolled in Leicester University for her PhD in Management. She has been teaching Management, Human Resource, Research Methods, Employment Relations, Recruitment and Selection and Organization Behavior courses to Undergraduates and Postgraduates since 2012 at NUST Business School. She has been working as a HR consultant for the past 6 years. The consultancy has been in the areas of Human resource planning, capacity building, fund raising, income generation, HRD, and nonprofit sector outreach. She has also delivered several training on NVivo, Salary Negotiation, Interview Skills, Compensation Planning, Qualitative Research, Employment Relations, and Employment Law. She has 10 national and international publications in conferences, journals, and international case study forums.

Mr. Bilal Hafeez is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Finance at Massey University (among top 100 schools in accounting and finance), New Zealand. He is an MBA with the gold medal from Mohammad Ali Jinnah University. As a management consultant, he has more than a decade of experience across diversified projects spanning from market analysis, Information Technology, corporate finance and development finance, and education innovation. Over the years he has conducted several trainings, seminars, and workshops related to Finance, Strategy development and Operational Efficiency.

He has worked on several national level consulting assignments with local and international partners. He has worked on the project with USAID, DFID, FBISE, PPAF, DCTE, Planning Commission of Pakistan and Adam Smith international to name a few. He specializes in advanced research methods and provides advisory services in the areas of Finance, Information Technology, and Strategy and as an industry specialist in the field of education and education innovation.

Amongst his most recent noteworthy projects was devising a comprehensive Processes, Control, Monitoring and Evaluation of the Institutions affiliated with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education(FBISE), through which they will be evaluated and monitored in order to bring them in line with international principles. He was part of the team which was responsible for designing, conducting a baseline assessment for grade five students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for more than 320,000 students in a single day, a test of unprecedented magnitude in Pakistan.

Mr. Attiq Hassan Shah is an economist and his domain is spatial economics and geographical agglomeration. He holds a Bachelors and Masters in economics magna cum laude from International Islamic University, Islamabad. As a management consultant, he has more than 17 years of experience; he specializes in conducting large-scale field projects. His most noteworthy assignment as a lead logistics consultant was the country’s largest baseline study ever conducted, involving an examination of more than 320,000 students in a single day. He has extensive knowledge of logistics and operations management, he is actively involved in conducting training, capacity building activities and workshops.

Mr. Shah has been involved extensively in large-scale projects with national and international organizations. He has worked with some of the most prominent players in Pakistan including ICT R&D fund, Adam Smith, DFID, Mckinsey & Company and DCTE and Ministry of IT. Additionally, Mr. Shah serves as a member of the core management team of NEEF and provides advisory services in the field of logistics, operations, and spatial economics.

Mr. Irshad belongs to the select community of globally recognized fund managers with his professional status as a CFA (Chartered Financial analyst) and LIFA (licensed International Financial Analyst). A gold medalist from IBA, Karachi, he has a long and diversified career in both corporate and academic worlds spanning over two decades. He started his career as a banker with MCB and then became a full time financial consultant working for a number of public and private enterprises. His specialty has been financial re-engineering, corporate restructuring, debt-portfolio rescheduling and feasibility study management. Besides being a professional consultant, Hashir managed other responsibilities in the corporate sector including his stay with Islamic International Trust as Project Director and with Greenwich University as a Director. At a later stage, Hashir devoted more time to academia and now for many years he has been associated with academics in a full time capacity. He remained with Hamdard University, Islamabad as the Head of Finance Faculty and later with Foundation University as Assistant Professor and Team Leader of their Executive Development Center. He was also the founding member of FAST School of Business On the training front, he conducted various successful workshops, seminars and short courses for a number of organizations including PTCL, Global Communication Networks, Professional Skill Development Center, Pakistan Television, Becton Dickinson and many other notable organizations. His noteworthy recent consulting assignments include the structural design of National ICT R&D Fund in association with MIMOS Berhad, Malaysia and OSP initiative for Ministry of IT across Pakistan.

Mr. Arif Khattak brings along 24 year teaching and research experience. Currently he is the Head, Department of Sciences & Humanities at FAST National University, Chiniot-Faisalabad Campus. Earlier, he remained associated with the research and editing of the papers of the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. He has to his credit 18 books and a number of research papers. His books include, Ghani Khan: A Poet of Social Reality, Pakistan Unpolitic Politics, The Recalcitrant Tribes, and The Khattaks: Romancing the Past. He was also one of the authors who prepared teachers’ manual and students’ preparation kits for the Ministry of IT. Mr. Khattak was the first ever South Asia Fellow from Pakistan at the Centre of South Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK (1999). His areas of interest include ESP in science and technology and the linguistic connotations of the modern South Asian politics. He has delivered several customized training workshops for wide spectra of audiences. He has been resource person for different government sponsored workshops and conferences. He has been a resource person for Higher Education Commission on Professional and Technical Communication.

Mr. Adil Kazi is an Information Systems & Technology, enterprise functional integration management professional and a pragmatic corporate visionary, with more than 23 years of extensive experience in executive tiers of all Telco functional domains across organizational business and technology strategy & operations. His experience includes large-scale and unique ICT project initiatives in IT & Telecom services provisioning multi-billion dollar enterprises with projects development life-cycle management following industry standards/ best practices vis-a-vis business process management. End-to-end convergent Billing & Customer Care solutions’ analysis, design & development and implementation, ERP cross functional integration, OCM and Information system audit & control dealing with IT Governance issues are some of his core disciplines of interest and expertise.

Mr. Amjad Islam Amjad needs no introduction. An Urdu poet, drama writer, lyricist  and educationist, Mr. Amjad’s services to the nation are countless, for which he has received the appreciation of entire country, as well as several awards, including the Pride of Performance Award, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, 16 Graduate Awards, and 12 PTV Awards for the best writer. Mr. Amjad has worked as a director at Pakistan Television Corporation, as Director General of Urdu Science Boardand as a project director of the Children Library Complex. He is the writer of many drama series for Pakistan Television Corporation including Waris, Dehleez, Samandar, Raat, Waqt and Apnay Loug. He has written many columns, translation, criticism and essays while his main focus remained writing Nazms. In June 2008, he joined Urdu newspaper Daily Express and writes column with the title of “Chasham-e-Tamasha”.

Mr. Salman Malik is a professional with a highly diversified educational and professional background. He has worked extensively in the areas of business analysis, project management and strategy. With a total of 16 years of experience spanning the corporate and public sectors, culminating in his current position as CEO of Telenor LDI Communications, Mr. Malik has built a formidable reputation as a visionary leader and strategic thinker. Not content merely to apply his wisdom and expertise for professional benefit, Mr. Malik has also been involved in academia for over 10 years, teaching as a visiting faculty member at various Universities in Pakistan, focusing on developing key professional skills and practical knowledge in students.

Ch. Fazle Muqeem is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Management Department at CASE. His current responsibilities include but are not limited to the raising and streamlining of the BBA Program at CASE. With an MBA from a top European school like Warwick, Mr. Chaudry has over seventeen years of administrative experience with the public and quasi-public sector organizations. Ever since his entry into the academia Mr. Chaudry has amalgamated cutting edge theory with real-time cases carrying both an international as well as a local flavor for teaching and training purposes. His consulting and training experience includes but is not limited to work for Pakistan Telecom Corporation under the aegis of France Telecom, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and Ministry of Women Development under the aegis of the Asian Development Bank etc.

Dr. Nauman Niaz is, by profession, a physician, a clinical Endocrinologist with a PhD from Western Australia, Fellow Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Fellow Royal College of Physicians London, Member Royal College of Physicians United Kingdom. Extracurricular activities saw him compiling the official history of Pakistan Cricket, the Fluctuating Fortunes (IV Volumes), 4768 pages launched by the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2005. He has contributed over 3000 articles specialized on cricket for all international & national newspapers to add to over 5500 live television shows on cricket for BBC, ESPN, Star Sports, Ten Sports, Grenada Television, TV NZ, TWI & World Tel to name a few. In 2012 he was called by the PTV Network to start their Sports Channel. Starting with an allocated capital of Rs 50 Million, in 2015 the PTV Sports ended as number 1 channel on ratings content consumer demand and revenue ending with Rs 5.44 billion net worth. In August 2014 he was bestowed upon Tamgha-I-Imtiaz for professional excellence, and contributions in Sports Broadcasting & Journalism.

Mr. Shahid Akhtar offers a unique combination of experience, skills and qualifications. Having practiced as an International Corporate Lawyer, his career has displayed numerous skills in an array of capacities. In his role as Positive Workplace Facilitator and Coordinator of Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention activities, he has focused on the implementation of programs directed at addressing the need for a harmonious workplace. His previous positions include Senior Advisor for Intergovernmental Programs in Ontario Government, Journalist, TV host, Mediator and Human Resources Specialist. Helping resolve complex personal, corporate and workplace conflicts is not only a life-long passion for Mr. Akhtar, it is also an integral part of his professional life.

Dr. Anwar Nasim is a renowned name in the field of Science in Pakistan. Currently working as President, Pakistan Academy of Sciences. Dr. Nasim has been actively involved in the socio-economic development of Pakistan and of other Islamic countries. His main areas of interest are Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Genetics Engineering. Dr. Nasim has over 100 scientific publications in prestigious international journals to his credit, which puts him in the elite class of researchers. Dr. Nasim has also been an author of eight quality Books, Two Manuals of International Workshops and is a member of the Editorial Boards of six Science Magazines.

Brigadier Dr. Akhtar Nawaz Malik is currently serving as the Director of Fauji Foundation Rawalpindi Campus. This is a culmination of a long and celebrated career in higher education, where he has been the Head of Department of Mechatronics at NUST-EME College as well as securing his PhD. in Robotics and Mechanism Design. A lifelong learner and an avid student of philosophy, Dr. Malik’s unique insight and wisdom have made him an integral member of the NEEF Board of Directors.