IBA ORIC

IBA - ORIC is thrilled to announce its collaboration for the launch of the Women Leadership Forum (WLF) at IBA Karachi, held at the City Campus, on October 22, 2024!

WLF is a groundbreaking initiative that brings together inspiring women leaders and advocates for change.

Kicking off the event, Dr. Irum Saba, Associate Professor at IBA-SBS and Founder of WLF, delivered the opening remarks, followed by a warm welcome from Dr. S Akbar Zaidi, Executive Director, IBA Karachi. We were honoured to have Ms. Sultana Siddiqui, President of Hum Network, as our Special Guest, and Ms. Shazia Marri, Member of the National Assembly, as our Chief Guest!

The launch, organized by IBA ORIC, featured panel discussions on the ‘Need for Women Leadership Advocacy’ and ‘Women Leadership: The Way Forward,’ which sparked engaging conversations on the challenges and solutions in the path to leadership for women.

IBA - ORIC facilitates IBA, Karachi's faculty members with their research, consultancy, capacity building and development initiatives.

The Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), IBA organized a focus group on ‘Fin Tech Inclusion in Pakistan: Academia’s role in closing the Gender Gap’. The session aimed to bring together researchers, policy makers and businesses working towards promoting financial inclusion in Pakistan.

The session was attended by Ms. Raeda Latif, Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer, Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited, Ms. Kanza Akhwand, Manager Growth, Oraan, Ms. Batool Hasan, Branch Manager, Digital Client Partner Program, HBL, Mr. Ammar Habib Khan, CFA, FRM, Assistant Professor of Practice, IBA Karachi & Chief Risk Officer, Karandaaz, Pakistan and Dr. Irum Saba, Associate Professor and Program Director MS-IBF, IBA Karachi.

The session was organized under IBA Access, an initiative of IBA – ORIC to promote industry-academia linkages through specialized consultancy services.