IBA NEWS IBA KARACHI | www.iba.edu.pk Issue 12 | March 2019 Nationalism and Pakistaniat conference held at IBA

March 14, 2019: IBA in collaboration with the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) organized a conference on Nationalism & Pakistaniat. The objective of this conference was to highlight the true concept of "Pakistaniat". The chief guest of the event was Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Zubair Mehmood Hayat Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military). Other prominent guests included Provincial Minister of Sindh M. Taimur Talpur, former Information Minister and Senator Javed Jabbar, DG PICSS Major General (R) Saad Khattak, Vice Admiral (R) Arifullah Hussaini, Advocate (R) Azad Bin Haider, Talat Hussain, Acting Executive Director IBA Dr. Sayeed Ghani, Associate Dean Dr. Huma Baqai, and Program Director IBA-Aman CED Dr. Shahid Qureshi. The conference was attended by students from various universities of Karachi, as well as academia, intelligentsia, retired civil and military officers. In his keynote address, General Hayat said that the US has realized its mistakes in Afghanistan and now realizes that the solution to the Afghan problem lies in political reconciliation. Mr. Talpur said that the country's armed forces with the backing of the nation fought and won a very tough war against terrorism, despite the country being subjected to both internal and external threats. Acting ED IBA Dr. Ghani said that Pakistaniat is a concept of peace and tolerance. AD IBA Dr. Baqai added that focusing on education is a need of the hour as Pakistan cannot achieve socio-economic progress without it. In his address, Pakistan's first commercial pilot from Tharparkar, Mahipal Ladher said that Pakistaniat means there should be no discrimination between people on the basis of religion, cast and culture. An ‘Urban Water Dialogue’ by KUL

March 28, 2019: Karachi Urban Lab (KUL) at IBA, Karachi organized its second water dialogue titled, Urban Water Dialogue. This event was attended by students, faculty, activists and media representatives. The Ambassador of Netherlands Ardi Stoios-Braken set the stage for the dialogue, followed by KUL’s Director and City and Regional Planner Dr. Nausheen Anwar who contextualized the needs of having such a dialogue in a city where water and land are tied to ecology, conflicts and institutions. Assistant Professor Anthropology IBA Dr. Abdul Haque Chang moderated the discussion between esteemed panelists: geographer and founder of the Hisaar Foundation and co-founder of Pani Pakistan Simi Kamal, writer, historian and social activist Gul Hasan Kalmati, retired bureaucrat from KWSB Kaleemullah Lashari and General Secretary of KWSB’s Labour Union Syed Mohsin Raza. Ms. Kamal approached the topic of water distribution in urban Karachi through a gendered lens, pointing out how women in households bear the responsibility when it comes to managing and conserving water, which sometimes even puts them at the risk of domestic violence if there is scarcity.

Mr. Kalmati’s presentation historicized Karachi’s water woes and explained how discussions about water scarcity often privilege urban centers but elide over their effects on peripheral regions. Mr. Lashari talked about how the lack of a master plan for water distribution has left KWSB incapable of dealing with the sheer population of Karachi. Furthermore, Mr. Raza explained how the dynamics of land and water are intertwined in Karachi, and that most of the water that is extracted illegally is often sold to residents in private housing complexes such as DHA City or Bahria Town.

IBA Karachi and Unilever Pakistan ink an MoU NTHP - Exploring Talent

IBA and THP conduct scholarship assessment tests March 17, 2019: THP conducted scholarship March 22, 2019: IBA, Karachi and Unilever Pakistan signed an MoU to establish an endowment fund of Rs.14 assessment tests in Gilgit, Peshawar, Quetta, million for the National Talent Hunt Program (NTHP) students. The objective of the fund is to provide need-based Islamabad, Karachi, Multan and Lahore. The scholarships to underprivileged and meritorious students in acquiring higher education. object is to target the seven geographically diverse cities to provide easy access and In the ceremony, the IBA was represented by Acting ED Dr. Sayeed Ghani, Director Finance Moeid Sultan, facilitation to students across Pakistan. The test Director Talent Hunt Programs (THP) Dr. Zeenat Ismail, Head of Corporate Relations and Communications was conducted with the help of Ihsan Trust, Department Ms. Malahat Awan, and Manager Resource Mobilization Mr. Zohaib Faizi.Unilever Pakistan was whereby 1,924 students were shortlisted and represented by CFO Mr. Sohail Baig, Director Finance Mr. Aly Yousuf and Finance Manager Mr. Bilal Khan. invited for the test. A discussion on Dr. Erum Sattar talks on ‘A Woman like Management and Regulation of Her: Qandeel, Indus Water March 4, 2019: The SSLA Celebrity, and department, IBA invited Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School Posthumous Dr. Erum Sattar to deliver a talk on Pakistan’s Lifeline: Legacy in 21st Management and Regulation of Indus Water. The event was Century Pakistan’ attended by ED IBA Dr. Farrukh Iqbal, SSLA Chairperson Dr. March 6, 2019: The SSLA department conducted a talk titled A Woman like Her: Qandeel, Faiza Mushtaq, SSLA Professor Celebrity, and Posthumous Legacy in 21st Century Pakistan. The session was conducted by the Aliya Naqvi, Assistant Professor author of the book A Woman Like Her: The Short Life of Qandeel Baloch Sanam Maher and SSLA Dr. Laila Farooq, other SSLA faculty Palvashay Sethi. The attendees included Chairperson SSLA Dr. Faiza Muhtaq, faculty and students. SSLA faculty Dr. Naveen Minai, Dr. Laila Farooq and students. The discussion began with Dr. Sattar addressing the issues of The talk revolved around the image of Qandeel who was hailed as a feminist icon but also water distribution such as ground water pumping, water logging called promiscuous. Maher walked the audience through her thought process when she was and salinity. Dr. Sattar informed the audience about the ways in writing the book and discussed a number of challenges she faced regarding how she wanted to which the Indus River Basin can learn from the methods adopted tell the real story of Qandeel. by the Colorado River Basin. Despite the 20-year long drought, the Colorado Basin has increased its crop production and has The conversation delved into creating safe spaces for individuals who do not conform to installed a transparent three-tier system to ensure water societal norms is of utmost important. Concluding the event, a Q&A session ensued between availability for all seasons. She also highlighted some solutions to the audience and the speakers. tackle the issue of water scarcity in Pakistan. CEE - Highlights

Directors’ Training Program March 18-21, 2019: IBA-CEE hosted a Directors' Training Program at the city campus. The program is approved by the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and supplemented by Institute of Directors, UK. This program is extensively prepared by subject matter experts and is designed to keep Directors of listed companies abreast of leading trends and practices that promote good governance, protect competitive advantages and prepare for regulatory change. Family Managed Business Program highlights of the month

4th meeting of Health and Education Guest Speaker Session on Industrial Visit of DFMB IV Sub Committee KCCI “Professionalizing the Family Business” March 13, 2019: The 4th meeting of Health March 16, 2019: COO and Director Premier March 20, 2019: Participants of the 4th Batch of Diploma in and Education Sub Committee KCCI was held Cables Mr. Asif Ismail conducted a session Family Managed Business visited International Steel Limited at the chamber and it centered primarily on addressing the participants of Diploma in as part of the industrial visit. The visit is an integral part of the furthering industry and academia linkages. Family Managed Business. He spoke of the diploma as it helps participants understand the concept of Academic Director, Family Managed Business need for professionalization within family ‘mass’, ‘class’ and ‘technology’. During the visit, participants Program Ms. Aysha Anas Iftikhar shared details businesses. Citing several examples from are exposed to the workings, management and aspirations on experiential learning projects, job portal family business, he shared success stories and required to scale the business. and research carried out by IBA faculty and the strategies behind them. Additionally, he students. The members were provided details encouraged the participants to work Following the tour, Academic Director Family Managed of how the Chamber can engage with IBA to continuously on self-development as a means Business Program Ms. Iftikhar conducted a debrief in which benefit SMEs and family businesses. to growth. insights gained by participants were shared. IBA hosts Jang Forum on India-Pakistan Relations

March 4, 2019: IBA hosted a Jang Forum on Pakistan-India Conflict – What is Next? at the main campus. The panelists for the forum included Defence Analyst, Ikram Sehgal, Retired Air Marshal, Riaz-ud-Din Shaikh, and Associate Dean, Faculty of Business Administration IBA, and foreign policy analyst, Dr. Huma Baqai. During the discussion, panelists shared their insights on the tension prevalent between the two countries, role of the international community and the prospects of war. After a wholesome panel discussion, the floor was opened for questions from the audience. The forum reflected over multiple issues, including the pre-election political context of India, narrative propagated by the media, and the impact of the tension on the economy of both the countries. Activities of the Marketing Department

IBA organizes an Open House March 24, 2019: The Marketing Department held an Open House session for prospective students at the city campus. It consisted of two separate sessions, one for graduate and the other for undergraduate students. IBA faculty, staff and around 600 students attended the event, making it the largest Open House session in the history of the Institute. Prospective students had the opportunity to interact with the faculty and have many of their queries answered on the spot. The main aim of the Open House was to showcase IBA as being much more than a business school and promote it as an institute that inculcates skill sets that aid the development of students' personality.

Facebook live session Campus tour

March 6, 2019: In a first for IBA, the Around 35 A' levels students Marketing department facilitated the SSLA from Foundation Public School faculty in holding a Facebook live session for visited the IBA main campus. MS-IBF and MS-Management information sessions prospective students. The session encouraged The students explored the March 19, 2019: The Marketing Department organized information sessions on A' levels and Intermediate students to get to existing facilities on campus, got the latest program offering, MS-Management, and a relatively new offering in know more about the program, share their acquainted with the multitude of MS-Islamic Banking and Finance (MS-IBF) for IBA final year bachelor students. queries and interact with SSLA Chairperson programs on offer and enjoyed a Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Dr. Ashar Saleem and Program and faculty, Dr. Faiza Mushtaq and Assistant one-on-one interaction with the Director MS-IBF Dr. Irum Saba answered students' queries during the session. Professor, Dr. Gulnaz Anjum. faculty and existing students. CICT Updates Updates from HR

HR department conducts a PDQ Session Guest speaker session for ERP Diploma students March 5, 2019: HR has initiated the process of developing job descriptions for all positions using the Position Description Questionnaire (PDQ) with the objective to bring new, efficient and interactive methods to be more productive while catalyzing employee performance across the organization. Director HR, Mr. Mashooque Ali Bhatti conducted a session with the staff and introduced, discussed, and answered frequently asked questions related to PDQs to clarify the concept. March 12, 2019: Director ICT & CICT, Imran Batada arranged a guest speaker session for the students of Diploma in ERP. Director Funded Agency and Government HR celebrates International Women's Day Business (South Asia & Pakistan Region) Oracle Corporation, Mr. Irfan Shahzad; and March 8, 2019: HR Principal Solution Consultant, Oracle Corporation, Farhan Ur Rahim were the Department speakers of the session discussing the scope of ERP in organizations. celebrated the Workshop for entrepreneurs International Women’s Day by distributing chocolates and a message on women empowerment among female staff and faculty. Making Pakistan green

Tree Plantation Drive at IBA

March 30, 2019: IBA-CICT conducted a Workshop for Entrepreneurs at the city campus, participants of which included Sindh Research Incubation Centre (SRIC) start-ups. The workshop was designed by Director ICT & CICT Mr. Imran Batada with the objective of evaluating the progress of the start-ups of SRIC. Professionals across the industry were invited to the workshop as judges who evaluated the potential that their ideas carried and gave students tips for further enhancement. Moreover, a session on legal aspects was also conducted by High Court Advocate, Mr Sarmad Aziz. The judges included Mr. Batada, CEO Viper Technology, Mr. Khushnood Aftab March 28, 2019: A Tree Plantation Drive was organized by the Shaikh; President Project Management Institute, Karachi Pakistan Chapter, Fahad Administration Team and the IBA Go Green Society at the IBA main Ahmed; Director Head of Technical Training, K-Electric, Mr. Rashid Hussain, and campus. Guests from K-Electric joined the activity and appreciated the General Manager I.T. Atlas Battery Limited, Mr. Muhammad Qasim Imran. sustainability project. IBA faculty, staff and students actively participated in the drive. About 150 pot plants were also given out to the students. CEJ Gazette

Humanitarian Blogging Workshop March 26-27, 2019: CEJ-IBA and International Committee of the Red Cross conducted the first workshop on Humanitarian Blogging. The trainer for the workshop was a digital media strategist, trainer, and a freelance journalist, Sahar Ghazi Habib. The training was attended by 17 mid-to-senior level journalists representing various media organizations. The guest lectures were delivered by Editor, Prism and Dawn.com, Jahanzeb Hussain, and writer and freelance journalist, Ahmer Naqvi. The training ended with a certificate distribution ceremony. Entrepreneurship in Digital and Data Journalism March 28-29, 2019: CEJ-IBA conducted a two-day workshop on Entrepreneurship in Digital and Data Journalism. The trainer for the workshop was lecturer at CEJ Shahzeb Hashim. The training was attended by 24 mid-to-senior level journalists and students. Guest lectures were delivered by Ph.D. scholar at the Department of Economics and Finance at IBA Asim Basher Khan; desk head Peshawar Express Tribune Gibran Ashraf; Consultant Digital Strategy at Dawn Media Group, Shahryar Popalzai; CEO VCast, Mansoor Ahmed Ali; Head of Product Development – SEED, Shaista Ayesha, and Chairman Brainchild Communications, Raihan Merchant. Philanthropy Reporting Workshop First Razia Bhatti Memorial Lecture March 13, 2019: CEJ-IBA and the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) March 4, 2019: Veteran journalist and conducted a one-day workshop on Philanthropy Reporting. The main trainer former HRCP Chairperson I. A. Rehman for this workshop was Editor Digital Properties Samaa, Mahim Maher. spoke at the first Razia Bhatti Memorial Lecture. Speaking about freedom of speech Participants were taught the basic laws, types and models of philanthropy in Mr. Rehman said that citizens in the olden Pakistan. Along with the basics, participants were taught how to pitch stories days enjoyed the right to publish, and news related to philanthropy. Executive Director PCP Shazia Maqsood Amjad, and was not curtailed even during war. The right Director Imkaan Welfare Organization, Tahera Hasan also spoke at the event. to publish was considered the fundamental right of the press. “Freedom of expression has been there for several years but new laws are curtailing it. Razia stood her ground in the face of all challenges, she was a fighter,” he said, adding “security and safety have deprived us of our critical faculties. It is in this situation that it is natural that we miss Razia Bhatti so much.” The event was attended by veteran journalist Zubeida Mustafa; Managing Director Geo News, Azhar Abbas; Editor Newsline, Rehana Hakim; Editor Herald Badar Alam; alongside friends and family of Razia Bhatti. Basics of Urdu News Reporting workshop March 19-20, 2019: A two-day course on Basics of Urdu News Reporting was conducted at CEJ-IBA. The lead trainer for this workshop was Professor at the University of Karachi Dr. Tauseef Ahmed Khan. Guest lectures were delivered by senior journalist, Mazhar Abbas; Director CEJ Kamal Siddiqi; and senior reporter Express Tribune, Adil Jawad Khan.

38 participants took part in the course. Topics included: covering a press conference, reporting in critical situations and writing features.

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Recruitment Drive Career excursion Team CDC continues to host various companies trip to SSGC which visit IBA campuses to scout for prospective The CDC arranged a career candidates for their Management Trainee and excursion trip to the Head Internship programs. Throughout the month, many Office of Sui Southern Gas companies including Bank AL Habib Limited, Company (SSGC) Limited in English Biscuit Manufacturers, L’Oréal Pakistan, Karachi. The objective of this K-Electric, GlaxoSmithKline, The Citizens trip was to give students an Foundation, Concilium & Co, Shan Foods Private opportunity to understand Limited, ICI Pakistan Limited, Nielsen Pakistan, SSGC's operations, processes, Abu Dawood Trading Company conducted business functions and culture recruitment drives and orientation sessions on for future job opportunities. campus. Corporate Connect Series Team CDC co-hosted a number of Corporate Connect Series sessions in collaboration with faculty members, on the role of investment banks in recent IPOs, global trends in marketing strategy and consumer preferences, hiring processes and carve a career in line with who you are, advanced labour economics. The speakers of the series included: Head of Investment Banking at Faysal Bank Limited, Tayyaba Sana; Managing Director of Mena Pak-T& Asia at Yum! Brands, Mr. Sabir Sami; Director HR at Friesland Campina (Engro Foods Limited), Mr. Usman Abid; CEO and founder of Unwind the Grind, Samia Hasan; and Chief Economist Planning and Development Department, Government of Sindh, Dr. Naeem uz Zafer. CEIF in News

Faculty’s engagement March 13-14, 2019: Program Director MS-IBF, Dr. Irum Saba Guest speaker session participated in the 7th Global Forum on Islamic Finance 2019 March 8, 2019: Program Director MS-IBF, Dr. Irum Saba arranged a guest lecture based on the theme of Islamic Finance – Technology and for Islamic Banking students conducted by Associate Professor, Kulliyyah of Development organized by COMSATS University. She was a Economics and Management Sciences at International Islamic University Malaysia, session chair and also a member of panel discussion on Islamic Dr. Dzuljastri Bin Abdul Razak. He talked about The Future of Islamic Banking and Finance Education. Finance Malaysian Experience. Faculty Achievements SSLA and PILER organizes a panel discussion

March 19, 2019: SSLA and the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) Faculty’s article published in top Psychology Journal organized a panel discussion titled, Business and Human Rights: Opportunities and Challenges at the IBA, Karachi main campus. The session sought to explore the increasing global focus on March, 2019: Assistant Professor SSLA Dr. Gulnaz Anjum, trade ethics, the processes adopted to ensure compliance to rights standards and its best practices published an article in the top Psychology Journal – Psychological at workplace. Science (Impact factor 6.128). In this paper researchers from different universities including Dr. Nazar Akrami and Dr. Milan The panel comprised of former President of the Karachi Obaidi from Uppsala University, Dr. Gulnaz Anjum from IBA, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and former advisor to Karachi and Dr. Robin Bergh from Harvard University conducted Chief Minister Sindh on investment, Zubair Motiwala; visiting a series of seven studies with Muslims living in 20 different faculty of law at IBA and human rights activist who also works western countries. The findings of the study found that Muslims with social movements, Abira Ashfaq; former Joint Director, born and raised in the west were more vulnerable to extremism Labour Department of Sindh, Government of Pakistan, Gulfam compared to first generation Muslims who immigrated to the west Nabi Memon; and Joint Director, PILER, Zulfiqar Shah. from Muslim majority countries. Chairperson SSLA, Dr. Faiza Mushtaq introduced the session. Theatron-National Drama Festival March 1, 2019: The Dramatics Society of IBA, Karachi organized a three-day National Drama Festival, JS Bank presents Theatron from February 26-28, 2019, at the IBA, main campus. Teams from different universities including National University of Medical Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University, Punjab University, Government College University Lahore, Iqra University, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Institute of Business Management, Greenwich University, Karachi Theatre Productions, Mistagh Foundation and Aga Khan University participated in the festival. The team from Punjab University won a cash prize of Rs. 100,000 for an outstanding performance in a play titled Meraas. Dr. Farrukh Iqbal graced the event as the chief guest. Forthcoming events Events Organizer Date Time Workshop on Humanitarian Reporting by ICRC CEJ April 17-18 10:00 am to 05:00 pm Meraki Conference IBA Leadership Club April 18 09:00 am to 05:00 pm Workshop on Compensation and Benefit Management CEE April 18 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm Workshop on Service Oriented Professional CEE April 18-19 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm Workshop on Financial Modelling CEE April 18-22 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm Distinguished Lecture Series Comms April 20 09:00 am to 05:00 pm IBA Boys Hostel Annual Alumni Dinner 2019 IBA Boys Hostel April 20 09:00 am to 05:00 pm Data Science Hackathon FCS April 20-21 09:00 am to 08:00 pm Annual Islamic Conference IBA Iqra Society April 21 09:00 am to 05:00 pm Management Development Training Workshop CEE April 25-26 09:00 am to 05:00 pm Workshop on CGMP in Pharmaceuticals CEE April 25-27 09:00 am to 05:00 pm

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