RECORDER REPORT
LAHORE: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) MBA Entrepreneurship Executive Club organised TEDX LUMS 2018. TEDX LUMS is an initiative undertaken by the LUMS MBA Entrepreneurship Executive Society and aims to bring the TED spirit to LUMS.
The theme of the programme was “Breaking Stereotypes”.
The talks were hosted by number of diverse group and individuals from various walks of life. Qurat ul ain Babur, the curator of TEDX LUMS, opened the event with a welcome note, thanking all involved in making the event a huge success.
The inauguration was followed by the first keynote speaker session of the conference, Idea Croron Ka’s Nabeel Qadeer, an entrepreneur who spoke about the mindset necessary for making a successful entrepreneur.
He also shared his journey of successfully bringing his “Idea Croron Ka” to life. He said, “IDEA (Impact, Discussion, Energy and Awareness), is the formula that one must follow to learn innovation and I am grateful to LUMS for inviting me to share my experience and expertise.”
Model and actress Zainab Qayoom narrated her life story, filled with ups and downs, leaving the entire audience laughing profoundly and breaking out in applause throughout. The event continued with more inspirational talks from mountaineer Saad Mohamed, the first Pakistani to win the Emerging Young Leaders Award, author and activist Tanzila Khan, social scientist and activist and curator of Lahore’s famous International Banned Books Week, Reza Naeem and Dr Yasar Ayaz, renowned NUST professor and Pakistan’s biggest name in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.
Speaking to the audience, Qurat ul ain Babur said, “An event like this addresses a very serious and prevalent issue of associating unreal perceptions with others that all of us have been a victim of once or more during our lives. We are proud to provide a platform through TEDX LUMS to encourage ourselves and others to not judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.”
Over 300 people from all across the country attended the event, 4,500 watched the event live worldwide on the TEDX LUMS Face book page. The event concluded with special music performances by All Girls Band from Nescafé Basement and the musical duo, Ali and Muneeb.
