IBA KARACHI

8TH DECEMBER, 2018

About ThinkFest Karachi

After the great success of Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest’s two editions in Lahore, We are delighted to be hosting Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest in Karachi this year! Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest Karachi 2018 is the first edition of the academic literary festival being organized by the Centre for Governance and Policy in collaboration with the Institute of Business Administration at IBA City Campus, Karachi on December 8, 2018.

The academic festival is all set to bring together distinguished academics, writers, poets, artists and analysts, and performers from various countries including the United Kingdom, United States, Iran, India, Palestine, Cyprus, Norway and even South Africa to Karachi! The IBA city campus shall be converted into an intellectually interactive space for academic sessions, book talks, and panel discussions. A much-needed experience for all the intellectuals and those who are striving to excel in academia.

Stay tuned! The complete speakers and performers list will be shared soon.

The event is FREE and OPEN to all. No passes or registration will be required! Just Come, Think, Think, Question.

Speakers

Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi
Anupama Rao
Anupama Rao
Adam Kotsko
Adam Kotsko
Ishrat Hussain
Ishrat Hussain
Najam Sethi
Najam Sethi
Amer Hussein
Amer Hussein
Ashraf Qazi
Ashraf Qazi
Asma Shirazi
Asma Shirazi
Faiza Mushtaq
Faiza Mushtaq
F.S Aijazuddin
F.S Aijazuddin
Joseph Massad
Joseph Massad
Muneeza Shamsie
Muneeza Shamsie
Christian Wolmar
Christian Wolmar
Imtiaz Gul
Imtiaz Gul
Sara Malkani
Sara Malkani
Azeem Ibrahim
Azeem Ibrahim
Kristian Berg Harpviken
Kristian Berg Harpviken
Anand Taneja
Anand Taneja
Dr. Syed Jaffar Ahmed
Dr. Syed Jaffar Ahmed
Ali Gibran Siddiqui
Ali Gibran Siddiqui
Asma Abbas
Asma Abbas
Azeem Ibrahim
Azeem Ibrahim
Flagg Miller
Flagg Miller
Khurram Husain
Khurram Husain
Nadeem Paracha
Nadeem Paracha
Palvashay Sethi
Palvashay Sethi
Salman Rashid
Salman Rashid
Nusrat Javed
Nusrat Javed
Goolam Vahed
Goolam Vahed
Lucy Inglis
Lucy Inglis
Zahid Hussain
Zahid Hussain
Ali Arqam
Ali Arqam
Ali Usman Qasmi
Ali Usman Qasmi
Ayesha Khan
Ayesha Khan
Farrukh Iqbal
Farrukh Iqbal
Marvi Mazhar
Marvi Mazhar
Nadeem Ul Haque
Nadeem Ul Haque
Nida Kirmani
Nida Kirmani
Owais Tohid
Owais Tohid
Syed Fahd Husain
Syed Fahd Husain

Thank you so much for being part of the journey. It was wonderful having you all.

Venue

Institute of Business Administration Karachi

IBA, City Campus, Garden, Karachi

Get in Touch

Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest provides us with an opportunity to engage with leading scholars from around the world in a fact-based and critical discussion which is grounded and vigorous. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any queries.