LAHORE (PRESS RELEASE)
Willing to learn new ideas and approaches, participants of 17th Young Leaders Conference returned for Day 3 brimming with more confidence. Powerful speakers along with forward looking panels and activities kept this groundbreaking leadership conference exciting and insightful.
The third day of the event revolved around the theme of ‘Global Economics Leadership’ which focused on global economic challenges with an emphasis on sustainable development and responsible leadership. The champ of the day, Waqar Ali, discussed the skills required to be more effective leaders and how to employ economic analysis when considering difficult public policy choices. Given the existing challenges confronting our nation and assuming that problems in years to come will be equally consequential, the job of preparing the next generation of leaders was focused on in day 3 of the conference.
As the first speaker of the day, Badar Khushnood, Member of the Central Executive Committee of P@SHA and Cofounder & VP of Growth at Bramerz, led a very interactive and engaging session on ‘Generation Z’ that left participants asking for more.
“The next generation of talent is here with accessible technology and information as their norm. These serious minded realists are all about changing the future of work through their risk taking abilities, spontaneity and their positive attitude towards learning and growing” – said Badar Khushnood during his keynote session.
This session was followed by an activity ‘You are fired!’ which aimed to get participants familiar with the jobs that are now rendered obsolete and replaced with technology.
A panel discussion moderated by Badar Khushnood featuring Shireen Naqvi, Ambareen Baig and Hina Tasleem was conducted to discuss the future of work. The panel explored how technologies like automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence are shaping how we work, where we work, and the skills we need to work. They also pointed out how youth can upgrade themselves to survive and add value in this ever-changing job market.
Umair Jaliawala from British Council spoke about ‘ILMPOSSIBLE’, an initiative by British Council Pakistan in partnership with School of Leadership Foundation that works to provide quality primary education to underprivileged children of various districts of Pakistan. He pointed out that Pakistan is in the throes of an education crisis highlighting the main barriers to education such as weak school management, lack of proper infrastructure and teacher absenteeism.
Speakers who are experts in their own fields including Maalik Khaskhely, Anoosha Shaigan, Noman Khan Azeemi, Kamran Rizvi, Sundus Ali, Mudaser Iqbal shared their experience, knowledge and energy with the crowd by speaking about the skills required for the future workforce. This breakout session provided insights on topics such as mobilization, design thinking critical thinking, the rise of Blockchain and US based scholarships.
Umair Jaliawala took the center stage to inspire the participants to think differently and creatively through the activity ‘Explorathon: Unleash the Unknown.’ His session also exposed participants to social ideas all across the world that have driven the wheel of change and advanced entire communities. This busy day ended with a capacity building session with Umair Jaliawala stating the notion that to achieve the greatest success, you have to embrace the prospect of failure.
This year’s conference has been sponsored by their Founding Partner EBM and Cause Partners Australian Government, The Asia Foundation, Feroze1888, USEFP, Wilshire, Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF Pakistan), British Council Pakistan, IlmPossible, UNICEF, Marie Stopes Society, Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited, Jubilee Life Insurance, Alif Ailaan, KFC Pakistan, ACM Foods, PTCL, Mondelez International and Sui Southern Gas Limited.
Jang Media Group, the News, Geo News are the official media partners and Suno FM 89.4 is the official Radio Partner, for the conference while Xenith PR serves as the PR partner, helping to bring the message of YLC to all media platforms and providing essential coverage. TCS is serving as a logistics partner, ensuring smooth- running and timely execution.
YLC is an unparalleled learning and growing opportunity for the youth of Pakistan. The 17th YLC boasted the highest number of registrations, with students coming in from all over the country to this 6 days training.