2012
Pro-poor innovation policy
🇵🇰 COMSTECH · Islamabad, PakistanInvited speaker at a seminar on pro-poor innovation policy.
Events
Sharing ideas across audiences and borders.
Selected seminars, guest lectures, conference participations, speaking engagements, and media contributions—from academic research to conversations about entrepreneurship and development.
01
Seminars
2012
Information technology and economic development
🇵🇰 Federal Urdu University of Science and Technology · Islamabad, PakistanChief guest at the seminar “Information Technology and the Dynamics of Economic Development.”
2011
Invited academic seminar
🇵🇰 Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute · Swabi, PakistanInvited speaker at GIKI.
02
Guest Lectures
2026 · 5 May
AI tools in academic research
🇧🇭 Bahrain Polytechnic · Bahrain · VirtualInvited guest lecture: “Applications of AI Tools in Academic Research: From Discovery to Dissemination.”
2025
Entrepreneurial thinking in the curriculum
🇺🇸 North Carolina Central University · USA · VirtualInvited guest speaker in the Faculty Entrepreneurship Certification workshop: “Integrating Entrepreneurial Thinking in the Curriculum: Practical and Impactful Approaches.”
2003–2009
Academic talks and guest lectures
🇸🇪 Sweden · 🇳🇱 The Netherlands · 🇩🇰 Denmark · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 🇵🇰 PakistanInstitutions included Örebro University, Radboud University, UNU-MERIT, Copenhagen Business School, EPFL, NUST, International Islamic University Islamabad, and FAST.
03
Conference Participations
2026
Digital entrepreneurship, platforms, and responsibility
🇬🇧 British Academy of Management · Royal Holloway, University of London · United KingdomConference papers addressed capability depreciation in women’s digital entrepreneurship, AI-enabled gigpreneurship, and environmental social responsibility in low-trust contexts.
2026
Digital health, purpose, and scale
🇵🇪 Academy of International Business – Latin America and the Caribbean · PeruPresenter: “Sehat Kahani: Balancing Purpose, Scale, and Global Ambition in the Digital Health Market.”
2025
Speaking to inspire
🇩🇰 Academy of Management Annual Meeting · Copenhagen, DenmarkPresenter and session chair; research on leader motivating language, passion, and proactive feedback.
2014
Innovation governance in Pakistan
🇳🇱 Maastricht University · The NetherlandsPaper presented at the Governance, Innovation and Development Conference on historical patterns, current trends, and future perspectives in innovation governance.
2014
Renewable energy technologies in solar villages
🇨🇭 UNESCO Tech4Dev · Lausanne, SwitzerlandConference presentation on perceptions of and satisfaction with renewable energy technologies in Pakistan.
2011
Energy poverty and household income
🇨🇦 Canadian Economic Association · University of Ottawa, CanadaPaper presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economic Association.
2010
Development research presentation
🇨🇦 Ontario International Development Agency Conference · Sudbury, CanadaConference paper presentation.
2009
Development research workshop
🇸🇪 European Development Research Network · Örebro, SwedenPaper presentation at the EDRN workshop at the Swedish Business School, Örebro University.
2009
Research discussion
🇳🇱 CERES Summer School · Nijmegen, The NetherlandsDiscussant at the CERES Summer School.
2008
Energy access and rural markets
🇬🇧 World Association for Sustainable Development · Brighton, United KingdomPaper presentation at the WASD Conference in Sussex, Brighton.
04
Speaking Engagements
2022–2024
Executive training and leadership
🇵🇰 WAPDA · PakistanTraining in conflict management, leadership, time management, and decision-making.
2017
Creativity and entrepreneurship
🇵🇰 University of Central Punjab · Lahore, PakistanKeynote speaker at the School of Accounting and Finance.
2013
Teaching by case method
🇵🇰 Army Public College of Management Sciences · Rawalpindi, PakistanFaculty development workshop leader.
2012
Science, technology, and innovation policy
🇵🇰 Pakistan Council for Science and Technology · NUST Business School, Islamabad, PakistanInvited speaker and resource person for SAARC discussions and training on science and technology policy and planning.
2011
Invited research talk
🇨🇦 International Development Research Centre · Ottawa, CanadaInvited speaker at IDRC.
05
Media Participations
Selected written contributions to public discussion on innovation and development.
2013 · 5 June
Inclusive development
🇵🇰 Business Recorder · PakistanNewspaper article by Bilal Mirza.
2012 · 17 March
Pro-poor innovation policy
🇵🇰 The News · PakistanNewspaper contribution with S. T. K. Naim.
2012 · 17 April
Knowledge and agriculture
🇵🇰 The News · PakistanNewspaper contribution with A.-U. Rehman and S. T. K. Naim.
OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Interviews, expert opinion, and public conversation.
I welcome international television, radio, podcast, and digital-media appearances, alongside op-eds and research-informed commentary. My interests include AI and the future of entrepreneurial work, startup ecosystems, women’s digital entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, and inclusive innovation.
Broadcast conversations I would welcome
BBC World Service · Al Jazeera English · DW · France 24
Editorial platforms I would welcome contributing to
The Conversation · Harvard Business Review · The Diplomat
These are examples of outlets I would welcome invitations from. Any contribution would depend on editorial interest and agreement.
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