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Osman Masood
Sustainability & Climate Governance

Osman Masood

Director, IFRS Lab • Sustainability Advisory

Senior advisory partner and Director at IFRS Lab with deep expertise in ESG frameworks, IFRS S1 & S2 disclosure standards, energy efficiency strategies, and climate-related corporate risk management for boardrooms and executive committees.

Core Expertise
ESG Sustainability Reporting Climate Risk Energy Efficiency
Executive Dialogue Topics
01ESG in the Boardroom
02IFRS S1 & S2 for Business Leaders
03Climate Risk as a Business Risk
04Energy Efficiency as a Business Strategy
05Beyond ESG Reporting
Dr. Khadija Malik Bari
Industrial Economics & Labour Markets

Dr. Khadija Malik Bari

Associate Professor of Economics, IBA Karachi

Associate Professor of Economics at IBA Karachi with over 25 years of research, academic leadership, and policy advisory experience in industrial competitiveness, demographic dividends, consumer markets, and labour market economics in Pakistan.

Core Expertise
Economic Policy Industrial Competitiveness Population Economics Labour Markets
Executive Dialogue Topics
01Industrial Competitiveness in Pakistan
02Demographic Dividend & Consumer Markets
03Macroeconomic Policy & Boardroom Strategy
Dr. Muhammad Wasie Fasih Butt
Shariah Governance & Ethical Leadership

Dr. Muhammad Wasie Fasih Butt

Shariah Advisor & Islamic Finance Expert

Renowned Shariah scholar and corporate advisor guiding financial institutions, multinational boards, and family-owned conglomerates on Shariah governance, ethical commerce, modern financial instruments, and structured family business succession.

Core Expertise
Islamic Finance Shariah Governance Corporate Ethics Family Succession
Executive Dialogue Topics
01Corporate Ethics in Modern Business
02Islamic Finance for a Resilient Economy
03Shariah Compliance in Practice
04Family Business and Succession
Dr. Aadil Nakhoda
Trade Policy & Econometrics

Dr. Aadil Nakhoda

Chairperson, Economic Advisory Group (EAG)

Assistant Professor of Economics at IBA Karachi and Chairperson of the Economic Advisory Group (EAG), specialising in international trade policy, tariff rationalisation, export competitiveness, and econometric modelling for strategic industry navigation.

Core Expertise
International Trade Economic Analytics Firm Productivity
Executive Dialogue Topics
01International Trade & Tariff Rationalisation
02Export Competitiveness & Market Access
03Firm Productivity & Data-Driven Insights
Prof. Dr. Samina Khalil
Development Policy & Climate Resilience

Prof. Dr. Samina Khalil

Development Economist & Policy Advisor

Distinguished applied economist and former Director of the Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC), University of Karachi, with extensive senior advisory contributions to environmental economics, industrial climate risk, and sustainable development.

Core Expertise
Development Economics Climate Change Energy Transition Governance
Executive Dialogue Topics
01Economic Outlook and Investment Trends
02Energy Transition and Industrial Competitiveness
03Climate Risk and Business Resilience
04Governance, Institutions and Trust
05Sustainable Development & Human Development
Farrukh Adeel
Leadership & Financial Intelligence

Farrukh Adeel

Principal, iRoots College, Karachi

Educational leader, certified executive trainer, and financial acumen specialist with an established career in institutional capacity building, executive mentorship, and designing competency frameworks for future corporate leadership.

Core Expertise
Leadership Employability Financial Intelligence
Executive Dialogue Topics
01The Boardroom of 2030: Building the Next Generation of Leaders
02From Education to Employability: Bridging the Competency Gap
03Beyond Numbers: Financial Intelligence for Strategic Decision-Making

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