Covid-era virtual fundraiser · Naqeebz × Akhuwat Foundation
The academy, on screen, for Akhuwat.
Convened for
Akhuwat Foundation · Covid-19 fundraising
Role
Programme partner and speaker outreach
Format
Virtual panels, keynote address and fundraising broadcast
When
2020 · Covid-19 lockdown
The brief
At the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, Akhuwat Foundation needed to run Hope-A-Thon 3 as a fully virtual fundraiser. The programme had to carry the moral and institutional weight the appeal required: Pakistan's senior academic community on the broadcast, speaking to the same audience that would be asked to give.
What we did
- Programme partnership with the Hope-A-Thon 3 organisers for the virtual broadcast
- Speaker outreach and curation across the Pakistani university leadership — vice chancellors, rectors and former Chairman HEC
- Three themed panels and a keynote block, each framed around the future of higher education under pandemic conditions
- End-to-end coordination of the 22-speaker lineup for the fundraising day
Outcomes
- 22 academic leaders convened on one virtual programme for Akhuwat
- A keynote address by the Chairman of the PM Task Force on Science & Technology and former Chairman HEC
- Three live panels on the evolution of education, the future of higher education in a post-Covid world, and the future of offline higher education
- The institutional weight of the national university leadership behind the Akhuwat appeal
Speaker lineup
On the
programme.
Keynote Speakers
Pakistan’s top academics and thought leaders opened the programme.
- Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasin ZaiVice Chancellor, International Islamic University, Islamabad
- Prof. Dr. Raheel QamarRector, COMSATS University Islamabad
- Prof. Dr. Muhammad AliVice Chancellor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
- Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. NaqviRector, University of Central Asia
- Dr. Arshad AhmadVice Chancellor, LUMS
- Prof. Dr. Atta ur RehmanChairman, PM Task Force on Science & Technology · Former Chairman HEC
Panel 1 · Evolution of education in disruptive times
The first panel discussed the evolution of education in disruptive times and ways to tackle the arising complications faced by relevant individuals.
- Prof. Dr. Robina FarooqVice Chancellor, Government College Women University, Faisalabad
- Dr. Sumaira RahmanRector, Superior University, Lahore
- Mian Imran MasudVice Chancellor, University of South Asia
- Prof. Dr. Rauf I. AzamPro-Rector, University of Lahore
- Prof. Dr. Talat Naseer PashaVice Chancellor, University of Education, Lahore
Panel 2 · Future of higher education, post-Covid
The second panel shed light on the future of higher education in the post-Covid world.
- Prof. Dr. Mohammad AslamRector, University of Management & Technology, Lahore
- Prof. Dr. Asghar ZaidiVice Chancellor, Government College University, Lahore
- Mehr J. AghaRector, Ali Institute of Education
- Prof. Dr. Muhammad MukhtarVice Chancellor, National Skills University, Islamabad
- Prof. Dr. Rukhsana KausarVice Chancellor, Government College Women University, Sialkot
Panel 3 · Future of offline higher education
The third panel discussed the future of offline higher education.
- Prof. Dr. Bushra MirzaVice Chancellor, Lahore College for Women University
- Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem KhanVice Chancellor, University of Baltistan, Skardu
- Prof. Dr. Zia ul QayyumVice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University
- Prof. Dr. Ijaz A. QureshiRector, NCBA&E
- Maj Gen (R) Obaid bin Zakriya, HI(M)Vice Chancellor, Lahore Garrison University
