TEDxKCAS Youth

Speakers

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• Fatima Yousaf

  Founder Stealth Startup

  Fatima Yousaf did not come from a family of Ivy League graduates. She came from a city where no one had gone to an Ivy League school — until her. When she became the first person from her city to be accepted to Brown University, she carried more than her own ambition through those doors; she carried proof that the ceiling is breakable. At Brown, Fatima did not just study — she built. She founded institutions, led communities, conducted research, and asked the questions that matter: Who gets to decide? Who gets left out? And what do we do about it? Her academic work explored how voters form political decisions, where they get their information, and to what degree the choices they make are truly their own — research that sits at the crossroads of economics, technology, and democracy. Today, she is a founder building in stealth — driven by the same conviction that has guided her since day one: that ambition without privilege is not a disadvantage. It is a superpower

• Hamza Khurrum

  Unit Head Transaction Banking

  Hamza Khurram is a seasoned speaker, banker by profession, and published author. Over the past decade, he has engaged with diverse audiences across Pakistan, contributing to thoughtful discourse on culture, identity, and social development. His debut book Alif (2017) explores themes of interfaith harmony and reflects his commitment to fostering a more inclusive and cohesive society. Alongside his professional career in banking, he has been invited by leading institutions nationwide to share perspectives on social welfare, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Through his work, he continues to encourage critical thinking and purposeful engagement among the next generation.

• Hassan Kamal Wattoo

  Associate At Ashtar Ali & Rahim LLP

  Hassan Kamal Wattoo is a lawyer and writer based in Lahore. He writes a regular column for Dawn and has previously worked in the office of the Chief Justice of Pakistan. His writings have been featured in the New York Times, CNN International, Al Jazeera, and WION News, among others. He holds a masters degree in law from the University of California, Berkeley.

• Mekaeel Malik

  Founder, Climate Finance Pakistan

  Mekaeel Malik is the Founder of Climate Finance Pakistan, a policy consultancy and venture building studio looking to make money move for climate action in Pakistan. To highlight a few initiatives; Mekaeel has represented Pakistan at COP’s official negotiations, taught the first climate finance simulator at a number of universities, has co-authored the first climate governance report for Pakistan with Transparency International, and is now helping climate friendly (bankable) projects scale up in Pakistan. Most recently he’s developed an AI enabled carbon consulting tool. Mekaeel also serves as the COO at Weaverbird Group, overseeing Sufi City, InstaPrint, WB Holdings, CBO, Hair Matters and other group subsidiaries, across Pakistan, USA and the UAE. Previously, Mekaeel's career has included years on the trading floor of JP Morgan in London. Mekaeel holds an MBA from the University of Oxford, a BEng from the University of Warwick, and completed his schooling from Aitchison College

• Muhammad Ali

  Human Rights Activist, Lawyer

  (NYU Graduate | Lawyer | Human Rights Activist | TEDx Speaker)

• Wajeeh Tariq

  Strategy lead at K&Ms

  Founder of Bircle, a social ,first startup platform designed for startups, students, SMEs and entrepreneurs.