The UK Trade Partnerships Conference will have a variety of
key speakers and panelists including:
Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Trade & Investment, United Kingdom
Anusha Rahman, Minister of State of Information Technology and Telecommunications, Pakistan
Amjad Bashir MEP
Anusha Rahman
Ms. Anusha Rahman, a Pakistani politician and professional with previous association with the ICT sector, is the current Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication in Pakistan.
Rt Hon Greg Hands MP
Greg Hands was appointed as Minister of State in the Department for International Trade on 15 July 2016, and serves as MP for Chelsea & Fulham.
Rt Hon Tony Abbott MP
Tony Abbott was elected Prime Minister by the Australian people on 7 September 2013 and served for two years.
Amjad Bashir
Born in Pakistan and a young arrival into UK aged eight, Amjad Bashir is an experienced Entrepreneur and MEP with a focus on business and employment.
Jan Zahradil
Jan Zahradil is the Member of the European Parliament and the President of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists.
Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon
Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon includes Cyber & Transport Security, Aviation and International Relations and Trade within his remit of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport (Minister for Aviation).
Andy Street CBE
Andy Street has combined a career with John Lewis, Britain’s most successful workers’ cooperative, with a host of high-profile economic development roles.
Mani Manimohan
Mani is a versatile tech product and public policy strategist with more than 15 years of experience.
Shahid Azeem
An award winning entrepreneur and philanthropist, Shahid Azeem is the Managing Director of Arcom IT and Chairman of Aldershot Football Club.
Karim Lesina
Karim Antonio Lesina is Vice President of AT&T’s International External Affairs for the European Union, Caribbean and Latin America, and Trans-Atlantic Relations.
Ulf Pehrsson
Ulf Pehrsson is responsible for Telecom, Regulatory & Trade Policy at Ericsson.
Kausar Qazilbash
Kausar Qazilbash is the Global Lead for Analytics and Digital Industry Solutions for Resources Group that covers Oil & Gas, Utilities, Power Generation, Metals, Mining and Chemical Industries.
Ali Abdul Aziz
Ali is a Senior Manager within the Banking & Capital Markets (B&CM) group at Deloitte LLP in the United Kingdom.
Almeena Ahmed-Ashraf
Almeena Ahmed-Ashraf is a freelance Video Journalist based in London and Islamabad with over 15 years experience in radio and TV news.
Adnan Lawai
Adnan Lawai is the founding CEO of Folio3, a software development company offering Digital Innovation and Delivery services.
Hamza Saghir
Karachi-born Hamza Saghir specialises in change management and has been delivering large-scale risk transformation programmes in the financial sector across Europe and the Middle East for 15 years.
Mir Nasir
Mir Nasir is the co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of Inbox Business Technologies, the largest technology company in Pakistan in terms of domestic revenue.