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Our Team of Specialists

REGIONAL HEADS

Dr. Mario B. Curatolo

CEO

Responsible of Western Europe, USA, Canada and Latin America areas

Dr. Mario B. Curatolo

CEO

Mario is a PhD, MBA and BA (Honours) degree educated in the universities of Keele, Exeter and Aberystwyth, he is a highly experienced Management Training Consultant having worked on many consultancy projects for Local Government, Private Sector Organizations and EU Institutions in Spain, Italy, Thailand, Oman, Pakistan and Switzerland. He has an in-depth knowledge of Leadership, Management Coaching, Action-Learning, Performance Management and Succession Planning in Family Enterprises obtained in both public and private sector organizations. Through the design and delivery of learning and development projects for universities, business schools and in-house training, he has been able to deliver significant performance improvement and generate organizational cultural change in a variety of sectors internationally. He is a self-motivated and very flexible individual with proven ability to work at all levels in an international context. He is particularly able to improve the cooperation between units within an organization boosting the cross-selling of products and services and transforming the corporate culture of client firms and organisations. As an experienced management coach, he is used to anticipate the impacts of all decisions ensuring deliverable results not only match but exceed the expectations of the client. His training experience on international projects allows him to effectively influence and engage senior managers and corporate clients in the development and implementation of organizational change programs Specialties: L&D Consulting, Training of Trainers, Tourist Business Development Consulting, Executive Coaching, Strategic Marketing, Leadership,entrepreneurship, Change Management, Organisational Development, Business Plan Development and Implementation, Franchise Development, Operational Marketing, Project Management

Dr. Nasir Riaz

Regional Head South East Asia, Middle East, Africa areas.

Dr. Nasir Riaz

Nasir Riaz Regional Head, The Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and SouthEast Asia. The holder of an MBA degree with specialization in Marketing. He has more than 25 years of combined academic teaching, industrial works and corporate training experience. He has previously worked in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran, and Uzbekistan. Combining his rich experience in teaching academics and industrial works across three continents has been successful in designing and delivering effective corporate training programs in international markets. He is a strong believer of hands on deliverables which participants can take back and immediately implement in their respective organizations. His teaching and training style is based on participants led learning style where the trainer acts as a facilitator and moderator. He has extensive exposure within industries such as banking, retailing and textiles. His research interests are in the area of corporate social responsibility and brand equity in which he has published and presented papers in numerous international conferences.

Dr. Wasim Zafar

Regional Head Central Asia, China, Asia Pacific areas.

Dr. Wasim Zafar

Regional Head Central Asia, China, Asia Pacific areas. Dr. Wasim Zafar has served in Civil Services of Pakistan and with United Nation Specialized Agencies Globally before retiring as Additional Director General and is currently the founder senior consultant of Universal Post Group in Asia Pacific, Africa and Middle East. He has visited more than 120 countries in all continents of the world and possesses a rich academic, professional, international experience and exposure. He holds a PhD in Tourism and Humanitarian Logistics, Masters in Information Technology Management, Masters in Business Administration, Master in E. Business and Bachelors in Nautical Sciences. He is also Microsoft Certified System Engineer, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and holds a certification in Tera Data from NCR and E. Commerce from NCR. He is a Professional Amateur Pilot License holder (PAPL) from Canada and an Amateur HAM Radio Operator. Dr. Wasim initially served for nine years in Merchant Navy as Navigational Officer on board merchant ships before joining the Civil Services. He also served as Director of Studies/ Course Director at Asian Pacific Postal Union and College, Bangkok Thailand. Worked as Consultant for United Nations, World Bank, Universal Postal Union an Asian Pacific Postal Union and carried out training and consultancy missions in Afghanistan, Vietnam, Mongolia, Hong Kong China, and more.

Western Europe, USA, Canada and Latin America areas.

South East Asia, Middle East, Africa areas.

Mr. ANISH BARUA

Social and Behaviour Change Communication

Mr. ANISH BARUA

Anish Barua is the Founder Executive Director of COMMUNiCA, a professional development support service agency, engaged in the whole gamut of social inquiries, program and strategy formulation, course designing & conduction, SBCC, Advocacy & SocMob interventions for broad areas like health/nutrition, education, water-sanitation, crisis-disaster response, system/capacity development, promotion of rights/gender/good governance and knowledge management/transfer, post-training mentoring, performance/progress monitoring and evaluation. By education Barua is supposed to be an Economist but most of his 4 decades of professional engagements centered around communication with focus on training/facilitation and designing/implementing promotional activities. In the learning/sharing process he introduced PEAKS approach, adjusting KAS, to ensure greater focus on attitude, the prime driving force for effective change. Apart from designing/conducting regular training courses, Anish is also recognized for planning/preparing and facilitating events like program/project planning, strategic planning, reflective workshops, team building, SWOC analysis, PLESTO analysis, appreciative inquiry, future search conference (FSC), message-material development using VIPP tools/techniques. Most of his assignments were sponsored by UN bodies, development banks, bilateral agencies, INGO & NNGOs, PSAs, including govt. departments/institutions. Anish, a Bangladeshi, visited more than 50 countries on purpose while he also organized/facilitated events in Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Ethiopia, Nepal, SriLanka, Mauritius, Thailand, etc. Of late, Anish Barua extended his supportive hands to Institute for Training & Management (IPTM) to create a synergy to serve communities and public-private entities better for a sustainable change where people will be responsive actors of the history and not just a passive onlooker or recipients..

ChandraSekar Pandyan

E-Commerce

ChandraSekar Pandyan

Designation with e-commerce perspective: Management Consultant & Business (Innovation & Knowledge Management). Nationality Indian. His Top 5 Clients are 1. Cisco Corporation: Programs On Business Acumen & NICE (Negotiating & Influencing for Communication Excellence) 2. DELL Corporation: Programs On Customer Delight (Customer Service, CRM, Customer Experience Management, Customer Centricity & Customer Advocacy) 3. Mahindra Finance: Leadership Coaching & Mentoring with Programs on SPICE (Strategy & Planning for Innovation & Creativity Excellence) 4. JK Tyres: Programs On STEP (Strategic Thinking for Enterprise Performance) Forward For Business Management 5. Godrej: Programs On SPACE (Solving Problems & Analytical Competency Excellence) With DESIGN Thinking.

Dr. HAYWANTEE RAMKISSOON

Marketing; Tourism; Health & Wellbeing; Sustainability

Dr. HAYWANTEE RAMKISSOON

Dr Haywantee Ramkisson is an Australian/Mauritius International Consultant with extended professional and academic experience. She holds a PhD (Applied Environmental Psychology), PhD (Tourism Marketing), MSc, BA. She has an Outstanding sustained publication record (over 130) in SSCI journals. She has been a Visiting Professor in Universities in Australia, USA, Asia and, Europe, producing innovative, ground-breaking research in Tourism Studies. She has led major national and international projects and secured international and national grants to the value of nearly AUD$ 1 million. She has worked as Guest Professor for the Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China. Her professional and academic track record is backed by Scopus H-index – 20 / Google Scholar H-index – 27, i-10 index – 41

Irina Prisacaru

Executive Business English

Irina Prisacaru

Irina Prisacaru is the founder and managing director of Daredu Mind Maze. This company specializes in creating online training and blended learning programs on a wide range of subjects in the educational, corporate, non-governmental and social sectors. Daredu Mind Maze resorts to a team of collaborators with vast international experience in conducting tailored business English courses for executives worldwide. Daredu Mind Maze’s vision is that strong learning should be interdisciplinary, personalised and immersive to captivate social and business responsibility. Our mission is to create valuable and formative learning experiences through the promotion of critical thinking, the ability to make connections, active participation, and collaboration between participants and facilitators.

Dr. JAGBIR SINGH KADYAN

Corporate Social Responsibility

Dr. JAGBIR SINGH KADYAN

Dr. Jagbir Singh Kadyan has a post graduate in Commerce, Management & Economics from the University of Pune, Bharti Vidyapeeth Pune & Tilak Maharashtra University Pune respectively. He has a Ph.D in the field of CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility from the Department of Commerce, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana. He is a qualified “Certified Auditor” for the co-operative department, Govt of Maharashtra and has an extensive experience in the field of accountancy & auditing of various business organisations in India & abroad. His domain areas are Commerce, Management & Economics and the research interest includes Business Accounting, Finance and Taxation; Marketing; OB & HRM; Corporate Governance & CSR-Corporate Social Responsibility.

Javid Zafar

UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific

Javid Zafar

Mr Javid Zafar has served in a number of diverse assignments as a civil servant from Pakistan before retiring as Federal Secretary, Ministry of Environment. Some of the other assignments in his distinguished career included (1) Deputy Secretary, Economic Affairs Division, (2) Commercial Counsellor & Alternate Permanent Representative of Pakistan to UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia Pacific, Bangkok (3)Joint Secretary/Financial Advisor, Ministries of Food & Agriculture, and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (4)Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finance and finally (5) Federal Secretary, Ministry of Environment. After retirement, Mr Zafar also served as Advisor/instructor, Deptt of Management Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad.

Dr. JYOTI SHARMA

Industrial Psychology, Marketing Research

Dr. JYOTI SHARMA

She has more than 10 years work experience. She is presently working as Asst. Professor in Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, J&K. India. She has also worked in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Her areas of interest and specialization include Business Research Methods, Industrial Psychology, and Marketing Research. Dr. Jyoti Sharma has more than 40 research papers published in various journals, such as, Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Indian Journal of Social Work, Management and Labour Studies, Vision, Decision, IIMB Management Review, Journal of Organizational Analysis, The Indian Economic Journal, Management and Labour Studies. Her research work has been published by Science Direct, Springer, Emerald, Elsevier among others. She has completed two major projects under the research grant scheme of AICTE and ICSSR, New Delhi. Three scholars have been awarded their Ph.D. under her guidance. She has not only delivered more than 30 expert talks on various areas of research methods, conducted and organized many FDS/workshop/training courses.

Kevin Williams

Management Consultant

Kevin Williams

Kevin Williams is the founder and president of K. M. Williams & Associates, LLC (KMWA); a management consulting firm headquartered in the Washington, DC Metro Area. KMWA specializes in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of workforce and organizational improvement strategies. With a strong focus on the execution of a detailed needs analysis, active client partnerships, and by placing specific attention on the critical formal and informal organizational norms that impact day-to-day processes, KMWA leads the change effort all while supporting the organization’s strategic vision. KMWA has built and managed a number of successful improvement solutions for some of the largest U.S. Federal Government Agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense. Kevin is a Veteran of the U.S. Army (retired), having served world-wide on active military duty for over 20 years. As an Infantryman, Kevin has been stationed with some of the most prestigious units in U.S. Military history, including the famed 101st Airborne/ Air Assault Division (Screaming Eagles). He has also served as a Drill Sergeant. Kevin holds a BA in Organizational Leadership and Development from Wheeling University, in Wheeling, West Virginia (USA); he also holds and an MBA from Frostburg University, in Frostburg, Maryland (USA).

Dr. Maryam Ilyas

Data Analytic and its application in Marketing

Dr. Maryam Ilyas

Dr. Maryam Ilyas has a Ph.D. in Statistics from University College London (UCL), UK. She has worked extensively on collaborative research projects with the Institute of Mathematics Applied to Geosciences (IMAGe), National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, USA. Dr.Maryam is the recipient of numerous international and local awards and research grants. She specializes in Big data analytics and its applications in marketing research, Her research interests are in spatial statistics, approximate Bayesian methodology, multivariate analysis, data analytics application in the industry. She is well travelled and has published extensively and presented papers in international conferences.

Mahmuda Akter Khan

Disaster Management Impact Assessment

Mahmuda Akter Khan

Mahmuda Akter Khan has 22+ years of experience as a training professional. She is working as training, gender and curriculum development expert. She has extensive knowledge of the development systems of the Government of Bangladesh and working experience with donor agencies (UNDP & USAID). Her training and curriculum development expertise cover issues ranging from poverty elevation to agriculture, market-based development, food safety, economic growth, local government strengthening, disaster management, gender based discrimination and human rights. She has worked as specialist on training curriculum, training strategy, methodology, evaluation, impact assessment and training guideline development. She worked in CDMP-UNDP as a National Consultant (Organizational Capacity Assessment), as a Senior Specialist/Manager in USAID Agriculture Project, as Senior Training Specialist in IFDC Bangladesh, Manager (Training and Equity) in Chemonics International’s USAID funded PRICE project, USAIDs local Government initiative (LGI). She was involved in implementation of the USAID funded Feed the Future Bangladesh, Rice Value Chain Project’s training and outreach activities. Currently, she is working with Institute of Professional Training & Management (IPTM) as their Head of Operations (Local Training). On behalf of IPTM, she worked as an Instructor for ‘Development of Master Trainers on Return to Work (RTW)’ under Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. As of May 2021, over 500 hundred capacity building programs in various locations of Bangladesh have been successfully organized and implemented under her leadership, direction and supervision. By birth, a citizen of Bangladesh, she has traveled to more than 15 countries of the globe. She holds MA (Philosophy) degree from Dhaka University and Diploma from Xavier University (Canada) on Social Management. For any training related initiatives in Bangladesh, she may be contacted at mahmuda.iptm@gmail.com

Email:mahmuda.iptm@gmail.com

Dr. Mohammad Anwar Javed

International and national capacity Building Development K.A.S. E.

Dr. Mohammad Anwar Javed

Dr Mohammad Anwar Javed has 25+ years of experience as a training professional. He served in various capacities at a number of Bangladesh based agencies until settling for a career in international & national capacity building and k.a.s.e. (knowledge, attitude, skills, efficiency) development endeavors. Now he is well known as a TMS (training management specialist) in the GOB (Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh) & ADB (Asian Development Bank) projects. Over the past years, he has acquired the experience of working as Training Specialist/Training Management Specialist in 06 (six) projects of the GOB and in countries viz Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Nepal and Bhutan. Currently,he is working with Institute of Professional Training & Management (IPTM) as their Chief Executive Officer. On behalf of IPTM, he worked as an Instructor for ‘Development of Master Trainers on Return to Work (RTW)’ under Deutsche GesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. As of May 2021, over four hundred capacity building programs both in Bangladesh & abroad have been successfully organized and implemented under his leadership, direction and supervision. By birth, a citizen of Bangladesh, he has traveled to more than 40 countries of the globe. In terms of academics, he is MBBS and MPH degree holder. By profession, he is a trainer, facilitator & k.a.s.e. developer. He is an authority on training related impact assessment & training needs assessment. For any training related initiatives in the SAARC, CIS and Africa region, he may be contacted at drjaved7@gmail.com or via MBC.

Email:drjaved7@gmail.com

Dr. PARKASH VIR KHATRI

International Consultant and Academic

Dr. PARKASH VIR KHATRI

Dr PARKASH VIR KHATRI is an Indian international consultant and academic. He has a B.Com. from the University of Delhi, an M.Com. from Delhi School of Economics University of Delhi, a LL.B. from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi and a PhD from the Faculty of Commerce and Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and a MBA from Madurai Kamaraj University, His total international consulting, Teaching and Administrative Experience extends over 35 Years. At present, he works as Principal in Swami Shraddhanand College, Alipur. He has worked as Professor and Director DCAS, GGSIP University Delhi, Professor of Eminence and Director RCIM, under All India Council for Technical (AICTE) Education (AICTE) New Delhi, he has been Visiting Professor at the Indian Law Institute, Deemed University, New Delhi and Coordinator and Professor at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). He has also acted as Secretary Staff Council, Convener and Member of various committees of SSN college and Member of the Governing Body of the College as a Teacher Representative on the Governing Body. Dr Khatri consultancy work has taken him to start a Career Counseling and Placement Cell at SSN College.

Dr R. K. MISHRA

Corporate Governance C.S.R. Enterprise Management

Dr R. K. MISHRA

Dr Mishra has studied, researched and taught at the University of Rajasthan, London Business School, SDA Bocconi, University of Bradford, International Center for Promotion of Enterprises. He has guided doctoral research and taught at the MBA programmes in several universities in India and abroad. His areas of interest include Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Enterprise Management, and Public Policy.

Robert D. Manning, PhD

Economic Development. Financial Engineering, Strategic Planning, Business Research Methods

Robert D. Manning, PhD

Robert D. Manning, PhD is an internationally acclaimed scholar, Advisor to Members of US Senate and House of Representatives of US Congress, Wall Street consultant, expert witness in Federal criminal and civil suits, consultant to state Attorney Generals, expert consultant in class action lawsuits, keynote speaker, and corporate leadership and professional training advisor for government and private executives. His most well known book is CREDIT CARD NATION: America’s Dangerous Addiction to Credit which was the basis of the internationally released documentary, IN DEBT WE TRUST: America Before the Bubble Bursts. An experienced entrepreneur and FinTech developer, Dr Manning is a graduate of the premier Program in Comparative International Development from The Johns Hopkins University, USA. He has taught in US, Mexico, Cuba, UK, France, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Dr Manning is a specialist in Economic Development, Financial Engineering, Macro-Economic Policy, Personal Finance, International Business, Management Consulting, Strategic Planning, Survey Research, Business Research Methods, and Entrepreneurship. He also consults on US Policy changes in the aftermath of the inauguration of the election of President Joseph Biden. For more information, see www.WashingtonDCinsider.com

Email:www.WashingtonDCinsider.com

Tayyaba Sadaf

Executive Business English

Tayyaba Sadaf

Tayyaba Sadaf was born in Pakistan. She has had an extensive career spanning over two decades, working in the capacity of Language Consultant & Coach on different levels in both Pakistan and China. She has a Bachelors and Masters of Arts in English Language & Literature, a Postgraduate Diploma (ELT) Masters Degree in English Language Teaching and a PGD in Development Support Communication. She has taught as Senior English Language Instructor at BETS (British Education & Training Systems), VTI (Vocational Training Institute), UMT and Garrison University and Allama Iqbal Open University, Lahore. After acting as a School Principal at The Educators School System, she started an active career as a pedagogue helping CEOs, directors and foreign teachers in China hone their Business Executive English, Management, Communication, Negotiation and Presentation skills. Besides being an ELT instructor, foreign language course designer and lecturer, she started her own trading company “ Beijing Sada Tong Business & Trade Ltd” in Beijing co-founding a language training systems ‘Just Talk’. This vast knowledge and international experience has given her the capacity to take initiative and charge, not only when it comes to academia but business-oriented domains as well.

Dr. SUPARN K. SHARMA

Efficiency and Productivity Measurement Entrepreneurship Management

Dr. SUPARN K. SHARMA

Supran Kumar Sharma, Associate Professor, School of Business, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir in India has vast experience in teaching for more than 17 years at Post-graduate level and completed his Master’s and Ph.D. from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India. He has credited more than 45 research papers in various journals of repute. His areas of interest include efficiency and productivity measurement, entrepreneurship management and management science and completed six research projects under the sponsorship of SERC, AICTE and ICSSR, UGC, etc. Dr. Sharma is regularly conducting training sessions in MDPs/EDPs/workshops and he is also a constant learner in the field of statistical/econometric modelling with softwares.

Dr. Aurangzeb Z. Khan

Dr. Aurangzeb Z. Khan holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Trier, Germany, and a PhD in Public Administration from the German University of Administrative Sciences in Speyer, Germany. Dr. Khan has worked in Islamabad, Pakistan, as Executive Assistant for the private consulting firm Hilal Consultants, as Programme Coordinator for the Hanns-Seidel Foundation of Germany and as Research Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies. Since March 2005 Dr. Khan is serving on the faculty of the Department of Management Sciences at COMSATS University in Islamabad. He introduced Pakistan's first master’s degree program in project management at COMSATS in the fall semester 2008 and over the years has taught several management courses to mostly graduate-level students. Dr. Khan is the recipient of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan’s Best Teacher Award 2007. In 2010-11 he spent one year under the Fulbright Program as a Post-Doc Research Fellow at the University of Maryland’s Project Management Center of Excellence. His prime areas of research interest are project communications, and project stakeholder management and engagement, which he also teaches to project management graduate-level students at COMSATS and at the University of Maryland. He can be contacted at aurangzeb_khan@comsats.edu.pk

Dr. Usman Ayub

Islamic Jurisprudence, Investment Portfolio Management, Corporate Islamic Banking and Finance

Dr. Usman Ayub

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, COMSATS UNIVERISTY ISLAMABAD (CUI) Dr. Usman Ayub has a rare combination of specialization in conventional finance and Islamic jurisprudence including Islamic banking and finance. He has an overall experience of 24 years in professional business training and development of bachelor level modules. Dr. Usman Ayub professionally contributes as an academic and consultant to find creative solutions in field of Islamic banking and finance. Areas of Expertise Islamic Jurisprudence including Islamic Banking and Finance Investment and Portfolio Theory Corporate Finance Key Profile: Shariah Advisor in Center of Islamic Finance, CUI and also running Center of Islamic Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) Responsible for teaching graduate and undergraduate students with courses Corporate Finance, Investment and Portfolio Management, Financial Derivatives Key Contributions Bachelors of Science (BS) programs developed in field of Accounting & Finance and Auditing & Taxation Training modules for knowledge building in Islamic Jurisprudence Research in the field of Islamic Finance and conventional finance in form research productivity award

Dr. Waheed Akhter

Islamic Banking, Takaful, Islamic Microfinance, Risk Management

Dr. Waheed Akhter

Dr. Waheed Akhter holds an MBA and a PhD with particular focus in Takaful (Islamic Insurance). Gaining rich experience from Pakistan and Malaysia, he has been involved in teaching and research in Islamic banking and Takaful for more than fifteen years. His research interests encompass Islamic banking, Takaful, Islamic Microfinance, Islamic bank liquidity creation and risk management, and customer satisfaction in Islamic banking etc. He acts as an article editor for Sage Open Journal and external reviewer to several internationally recognized journals including Emerging Markets Trade and Finance, Taylor & Francis, and International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Emerald. He has published over 40 research papers in journals of national and international repute. He has completed a research project under HEC NRPU program worth Rs.3.747 million, one of the biggest projects ever funded by HEC in Islamic Finance. Besides that, he has successfully supervised more than twenty young researchers in the area of Islamic banking and Takaful.

FEROZE JAHANGIR SHAH

Hospitality Mananagement Consultant

FEROZE JAHANGIR SHAH

An accomplished & passionate Director of Engineering having served in leading 5 star hotels internationally for 10 years with pre-opening experience of very high end luxury 5 Star Hotel of 357 rooms in Doha in Qatar in 2017 and 4 Star Hotel of 504 rooms in Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. Held five years in MEP Consultancy role in Islamabad.. Held senior leadership roles in Total Facilities Management companies in Dubai as Head of the Operations & Senior Facilities Manager & Facilities Manager for four years in the UAE. By Profession a Marine Engineer, Graduate of Pakistan Marine Academy Karachi in 1976, Served on board Merchant Ships for 18 years. Gained professional Marine Engineering qualifications from the UK. Established Proactive Facilities Management Services in Islamabad on 6th May 2019 of which I am the Founder & the CEO , It is a Total Facilities Management Services Company http//www.proactivefm.com.pk. Dr Moeen-uddin Corporate Director Learing & Development Islamabad Serena Hotel has accepted me as an External Trainer for Islamabad Serena Hotel to deliver interactive trainings to the Engineering, Housekeeping, HSE & the Security Departments. Shortlisted by HEC Islamabad towards the consultancy services of managing their Guest House in Islamabad. . Proactive Facilities Management Services in Islamabad provide Total FM solutions encompassing all the Hard & the Soft services at client sites which includes Upscale Hotels, Hospitals, Shopping Malls, High rise residential & Commercial Towers Very .Delivered interactive lectures at RMI Hospital in Peshawar on Best Engineering & Housekeeping practices on 6th March 2019. Submitted commercial proposal to Grand Hyatt Hotel Islamabad towards the condition survey of Plant room & the Pump room moreover submitted commercial proposal towards detailed Engineering & Facilities audit of Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad. Successfully completed detailed Engineering & Facilities audit of Pakistan Premier & the Oldest Club namely Peshawar Garrison Services Club in May 2021. It consisted of large Food & Beverage operations, Large Sports Facilities Squash courts, Badminton Court,Billiard,Gymnasium, Swimming Pool,Offices & submitted the detailed report to the management outlining my findings & the recommendations towards the service excellence & to substantially reduce the operating costs. Delivered interactive Training Lecture to the students of College of Tourism & Hospitality Management in Islamabad on 18th November 2021 and it was well attended & the feedback was overhelming.

Francesco Derchi

Francesco Derchi is a globally active business and creativity expert with over fifteen years of professional experience. He is currently Adjoint Faculty at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, HES-SO // University of Applied Sciences & Arts Western Switzerland and Full Faculty in Digital Business at Geneva Business School while he serves as Adjunct Professor and Subject Matter Expert at his Alma Mater, the University of Genoa, Italy. In 2013 he opened This is D, a consultancy specialized in marketing innovation and creativity and, since then he has helped clients in more than twenty countries and three continents. He is Ambassador and Certified Coach at Open ExO, committed to the creation of Exponential Organizations, the new form of companies designed to exploit the potential of exponential technologies in the new paradigm of Abundance. Exponential Organizations is also the topic of his research doctorate, currently in progress. For Hoepli Ed. he published "Digital Skills” in 2018 and “Exponential Transformation” in 2021 as curator and author of the Italian version. For Harvard Business Review, in 2021 he published "Winning competitive challenges with Exponential Organizations”. Since 2015 he is Business Coach of EASME, now EISMEA at the European Commission. He strongly believes that creativity will save the world!

Dr. Alex Jones

Professor Alex Jones earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Leadership from San Diego, California, an ACBSP global business accreditation accredited university with a focus on Team Building, Team Leadership, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. He is currently a specialized trainer in the field, certified coach, trainer, and speaker by the John C. Maxwell, the number one leadership organization in the world. He is an associate of Marshal Goldsmith Team, the number one leadership coach in the world. His area of training expertise revolves around Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, Negotiation Skills, Knowledge Management, and Entrepreneurship. He is the recent award winner of the government of the UAE’s Golden Visa as a distinguished writer, trainer, and professor of leadership.

Dr. Kiran Desiraju

Dr. Kiran Desiraju

MY LIFE PHILOSOPHY Be the change you wish to see in the world. Shake the world gently. Mahatma Gandhi If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration. Nikola Tesla Singularity & Simplicity are the ultimate sophistication. Da Vinci INDUSTRY EXPERTISE • FMCG / Digital Connectivity / Health Care • Electronics / Innovation / Agile Programs • Education / Digital Classrooms

Fabien Lacroix

GUEST SPEAKER / MARKETING – INTERNATIONAL TRADE- HUMAN RESOURCES Excellent knowledge of retail - wholesale network Watch and Jewelry Middle-East / Africa Eastern - Western Europe including Switzerland – Asia -South America French- German- English-Spanish languages and Italian- Arabic notions Beginner in Mandarin Immediately available Managing a team of sales professionals Developing and implementing a successful sales strategy Expending a current worldwide distribution network Ensuring a flawless visual merchandising at the POS Management and brand introduction through key accounts and chains of stores Communication and custodianship of brand strategies internally to key audiences Aggressive Sale policy targeted towards boutiques and Shop in Shops openings Medias and Marketing Budgets follow-ups on local and travel retail markets

Dr. Mario Saba

Dr. Mario Saba is a professor and advisor in Information Systems (IS) and Hospitality. He has been teaching and coaching since 2009 at higher education institutions in Europe, USA, and the Middle East region. Dr. Saba has an extensive experience in professional leadership contexts. He has developed programs and coaching approaches for professionals at executive levels. Dr. Saba is the founder of Higher Hospitality Academy of Switzerland, an academy that undertakes applied research projects in IS, and converts hospitality values into competitive advantages across all industries. Dr. Saba is an expert in weak signals pertaining to decision making and leads projects and provides advisory services which transpose weak signals into strong factual touchpoints. Within this frame, he focuses on systemic interactions which are not easily apprehended by the classical approaches in management and publishes the results of his methodological and practical contributions in peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Saba holds a Ph.D. in Management Science – Information Systems, Two master’s degrees in marketing and Hospitality Management, and a PGCert in Higher Education from French and English Universities.

Marie-Céline Blanc

Marie-Céline Blanc

Born in Evian-les-Bains (France) in 1985. After finishing my diploma in Labour Law at the University of Lyon II, I decided to become more specialized with another Master dedicated to Human Resources Management in Geneva. After living for a while in Australia and exploring several countries for one year abroad, I started working as a consultant in a recruitment agency in Geneva. My first position as an HR Generalist was at Manor in retail business. I moved to the public environment and started to work for the HES-SO Geneva in the field of education. Since then and for the past 5 years, I pursued my career as an HRBP at the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève. Additionally, I also experienced working for a lawyer group as a legal assistant, specialized in work permits, trademarks and litigation. On the top of these experiences, I obtained a diploma in change management alongside a certification in project management, a training in communication and leadership and more recently graduated as a Master Coach in neuroscience.

Nicolas Cubaud

Nicolas Cubaud

Nicolas shares his experience of 12 years of entrepreneurship within the French and Swiss digital ecosystems and 15 years of corporate innovation in Europe and California. Nicolas worked in the innovation departments of worldwide corporations such as General Electric and Texas Instruments and co-founded several high-tech companies. Amongst others, he founded and developed EyeSnap, a B2B startup company providing industries with productivity solutions for field operators based on visual Artificial Intelligence. As a consultant, he also helped several organizations in France and Switzerland to succeed in their digital transformation projects (IT training, industrial and media companies). Nicolas is also a lecturer for various Swiss executive programs on business technologies, security and digital transformation (CAS digital transformation at HEG, BFS cybersecurity at E-Secure Academy). Some areas where Nicolas could contribute to MBC: - Consulting activities in the following fields: business process digitalization, digital transformation, cybersecurity. - Lectures/Keynotes during seminars around the following topics (list not exhaustive): Enhancement of business performance with digital technologies (opportunities & challenges, data centric organizations, digitalization of business processes, automation ..) Responsible digital technologies Transformation of work & new collaboration modes (how the digital technologies / robots impact the way employees collaborate, trends for the future)

Natasha Kostantinova

Natasha has spent the last 20+ years immersed in the world of corporate communications, media, crisis management, brand, and global reputation science. Natasha led global and corporate teams in Healthcare, Consumer Electronics, Fashion, Domestic Appliance, and IT for Fortune 500 companies, international institutions, and foundations worldwide. Natasha led numerous crisis response teams through epic corporate crises: cyber-attack, corruption, M&A, undelivered products and services, healthcare crisis, litigation and many others. Today, Natasha helps entrepreneurs, executives, multinationals and business leaders to share their success stories, build their brands and credibility, and manage their reputations. That aside, she also forms teams to put on non-for-profit international educational programs and events for kids, and volunteers as a judge and mentor for the Healthcare Startup Accelerator. She lectures at business schools, coaches kids and adolescents in communication and leadership, and every time you throw a crisis at her, she'll calmly extinguish the problem and even carve out an opportunity.