Program Schedule

AGENDA

Day 1December 13, 2025

Inaugural Session (Auditorium)

Venue: Audiorium

Tilawat-e-Quran: Recitation and Translation and National Anthem

Welcome Address

Dr. Nadia Ayub

Dean, CESD

Address by Conference Patron

Mr. Talib Syed Karim

President, IoBM

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Luís Miguel Oliveira de Barros Cardoso

Polytechnic University of Portalegre, Portugal

Plenary :

Dr Sussane Beiweis

Assistant Professor, Habib University

Dr. Iain Riley

Panel Discussion

Dr Kiran Hashmi

Head of Education Department (IoBM)

MODERATOR

Ms. Neda Mulji

Senior Manager, Professional Development at Oxford University Press

Dr. Peter Springer

Associate Professor, Habib University

Mr. Kamil Majeed

Principal and CEO, Nordic International School Lahore

Mr. Prem Sagar

Special consultant, SELD GoS

Dr. Shahnawaz Adil

Director (Academics, Advanced Studies, and Research), Iqra University

Dr Arshad Saleem

Dean faculty of Education, Languages and literacy, University of Sufism and Modern Sciences Bhitshah Sindh.

Narratives (Open dialogues)

Dr Maria Azfar

Assistant Professor

MODERATOR

Dr Fozia

Assistant professor

MODERATOR

Shirin Hussain

Co-Founder & CEO at Sindh Singhar Initiative

Ghulam Isa Khan

Darsano Channo Govt. School

Syed Ather Rizvi

The Bridge Organization

Adeel Baloch

Head of Literacy & Life Skills, The Citizens Foundation

Ekhlaque Ahmed

Reach

Dr Kiran

CPEC

Mr. Tahir Javid

Hunnar Foundation CEO

Rubina Faryal Asif

Founder & President at Al Furqan Welfare Organization (AFWO)

Pervaiz Afaq

Eduverse Solution

Rubina Naqvi

Senior Manager Membership Network, TRC

Hi Tea

Conference Gala Dinner

Inaugural Session (Auditorium)

Tilawat

Welcome Address

Dr. Nadia Ayub

Dean, CESD

Address by Conference Patron

Mr. Talib Syed Karim

President, IoBM

Luminary 1

Mr. Carl Lander

Member of Board of Directors COBIS - Council of British International Schools.

Keynote Speech 2

Dr. Athar Mahmood (Tamgha-e- Imtiaz)

Vice Chancellor Al-Kawthar University, Karachi

Tea / Networking Break

Keynote 2 (Auditorium)

Dr. Sarala Thulasi Palpanadan

Deputy Dean (Research & Innovation) English Language and Linguistics Department, Centre for Language Studies University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (International)

Keynote 3 (Auditorium)

Dr. Nasir Mahmood

Vice-Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University

Plenary 1 (Auditorium)

Dr. Jessica Albrent

Assistant Professor, Syed Maratib Ali and Syed Ahsan Ali School of Education (LUMS), Lahore

Luminary 2 (Auditorium)

Mr. Shehzad Roy

Education Activist

Lunch and Prayer Break

Luminary 3 (Auditorium)

Dr. Renato Peneluppi

Executive Director, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Luminary 4 (Auditorium)

Dr Mark Lipton

Professor, School of English and Theatre Studies/Media Studies, College of Arts, University of Guleph

Panel Discussion: Edu-Challenges and Innovations in the 21st Century (Auditorium)

Dr Zehra Habib

Senior Fellow, Department of Education, IoBM

Moderator

Dr. Aijaz Tatlah

Distinguished Academic Leader and Researcher

Mr. Danish Farooqui

Deputy Executive Director, HHS School System

Dr. Stephan John

Associate Professor & Chairperson, Department of Education, Sindh Madressatul Islam University

Dr. Razia Fakir Mohammad

Head of Department, Education Department Iqra University

Dr. Ashique Hussain

Additional Director (Curriculum), Directorate of Curriculum, Assessment & Research (DCAR), Sindh

Dr. Aftab Ahmad Shaikh

Director, BS-20, Education Policy Commission Sindh, SELD- GoS