The women's major gathering is being held under the auspices of the Pakistan Society for Training and Development (PSTD) as part of the 4th Women in Business Conference Series (WIBCON) for professional women. This was stated by PSTD Director Aamir Niazi while talking to a group of journalists here during his short stay while on his way to Islamabad from Karachi.
He said the vision for this conference is to make women draw inspiration from global and Pakistani leaders and overcome the stereotype barriers, which restrict their growth and success. The driving force is to provide a forum for dynamic women leaders, entrepreneurs, opinion makers in the region, to explore their potential, share their achievements and success and inspire many more to take their lead.
Aamir Niazi said that the conference would be attended by professional women from South Asia and Middle East regions besides host country Pakistan. The keynote speakers of the conference will be former Minister Rokia Afzal Rehman from Bangladesh, social activist and the Voice of Afghan Radio during the Afghan War Jamila Mujahid from Afghanistan, famous authoress Elif Shafak from Turkey, journalist-cum-diplomat and former Pakistan Ambassador to USA Dr Maleeha Lodhi, Farzeen Irtizazfrom House of Rani Emaan, USA and development expert from Islamabad Shahnaz Kapadia among others.
Panel guests of the moot will include first Pakistani Emmy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, senior bureaucrat Begum Nasreen Haque and Ayesha Azizbesides couple of others. Pakistan Society for Training and Development (PSTD) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) committed to the promotion of professional human resource development through organising training programmes and conferences.-PR
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