Muhammad Junaid Shaikh
Executive Director, Management & Development Foundation - MDF
Muhammad Junaid Shaikh is a development sector leader with over two decades of experience spanning healthcare, marketing, and international business. As Chief Executive Director of Management and Development Foundation, he leads impactful community initiatives in education, health, emergency response, livelihood, and WASH across Pakistan. Shaikh builds strategic partnerships, ensures financial accountability, and drives grant acquisition. His prior experience includes directing healthcare operations and leading marketing for an international non-governmental organization and various commercial enterprises.
Suraya Islam
Manger Placement, Teach for Pakistan
Suraya is an education leader working to end educational inequity by developing collective leadership across classrooms, communities, and public systems. Over the past decade, she has designed and led initiatives that have impacted over 200,000 students and 10,000 educators, strengthening government partnerships and reimagining teacher development at scale. Her work builds on the belief that sustainable change is driven by grounded leaders who center equity, inclusion, and opportunity in transforming education systems.
Sadia Khalid
Founder, Climate Education Warriors
Dr. Sadia noticed a critical gap in environmental education within our school curriculum in 2020. Driven by her passion for SDGs 13 and 15, she took decisive action to address this need. She founded Climate Education Warriors, a women-led initiative to inspire and educate students about the climate crisis and empower them to take meaningful actions. Under her leadership, Climate Education Warriors has launched numerous impactful initiatives.
Angel Imdad
Founder, Irverde GoGreen
Angel is the founder of Irverde GoGreen, a social enterprise that provides waste collection, recycling, and sustainability solutions for urban communities and industries. Irverde diverts waste from landfills and promotes climate-smart practices through tech-enabled systems and community engagement. Prior to founding Irverde, Angel worked on environment department of Pakistan and climate action networks. Angel is passionate about building circular economies empowering both people and the planet.
Dr. Safeer Ahmad Arbab
Founding Director Centre for Material Sciences, Islamia College University, Peshawar
Safeer Ahmad Arbab is the Founding Director of the Center of Material Science at Islamia College Peshawar and an Honorary Visiting Researcher at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. He specializes in materials science, with a focus on sustainable construction and energy technologies. His innovations in eco-friendly building materials and high-energy-density ceramic capacitors have gained recognition. He has led significant research projects, guided numerous scholars, and fostered industry collaborations to advance clean energy and poverty alleviation in Pakistan.