We are excited about the upcoming 5th LADIESFUND Entrepreneurship Conference 2014 (LEC 2014). #LEC2014 is one of the most coveted events of the country as not only does it promote, highlight and showcase the Pakistan female empowerment to the world but is also a stylized event due to the audience that grace the accession and the International and local blend of speakers that each year take the conference to a higher level. It is being held at the Marriott Marquee Karachi on Saturday, 20th September 2014 from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm followed by Tea. The day includes lunch. As we have the Head of UN Women Canada (Ms. Almas Jiwani) and Samina Baig (first Muslim woman to climb Mt. Everest) coming, and the UN is globally launching on that day their He for She campaign, we are also this year expecting some prominent men of influence coming with their daughter. This year following are some of the highlights of the 5th LADIESFUND Entrepreneurship Conference 2014 (LEC 2014) Speakers and Panelists: Almas Jafri (Head of UN Women Canada) Samina Baig (First Pakistani woman to climb Mt Everest) Iara Lee, Brazilian-Korean documentary filmmaker Mirza Ali, mountainer and CEO of Karakorum expeditions Cherie Blair (Former UK First Lady) (via video) Suzi Weiss-Fischmann (Co-Founder OPI) (via video) Murat Onart, Turkish Consul General to Karachi Dr. Tilo Klinner, German Consul General to Karachi Shah Ahmed Saeed, Afghan Consul General to Karachi Abdul Kader Jaffer (former Pakistan Ambassador to UK, current Hon. Consul General to Brazil) John Tucknott, British Deputy High Commissioner to Karachi (via video) Gill Aitkinson, British Deputy Head of Mission Jeannette Faruque, Studio X (yoga stretch) Tanveer Yusuf, 14th Street Pizza (workshop) Akbar Chaudhary (comedian) Latifi Raag (performance) The conference is graced by the creme de la creme of the country, Consul Generals of various countries, Corporate sector, multinationals and government officials, women entrepreneurs and professionals, and a co-ed student core of the audience. The conference is great speed networking, an opportunity for companies who value their female professionals and strive for equal opportunity employer, the event is a potential hotbed for scrutinizing exceptional professionals and entrepreneurs for its next edition. Yours very truly, Tara Uzra Dawood President LADIESFUND Maria Aslam-Hyder, LEC2014 Chair Mehwish Ayyub, LEC2014 Coordinator Fatima Shamsie, LEC2014 Coordinator Maheen Khan, President of Student Advisory Board Nazneen Tariq Khan, LADIESFUND Fundraising Chair Ambreen Saleh, LEC2014 Committee Aneesa Younus, LEC2014 Committee Bina Ali, LEC2014 Committee Maliha Bhimjee, LEC2014 Committee Maliha Tahir, LEC2014 Committee Nazneen Tariq Khan Sayeeda Leghari Uzma Javeri, LEC2014 Committee Dawood Global Foundation LADIESFUND dawoodglobal.org ladiesfund
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:24:05 +0000
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