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YLC 2022: Rejoice – Art, Culture & Diversity

Karachi [Pakistan] July 27th, 2022 – An event on mastery of Developmental Leadership skills is still live where inquisitive individuals getting themselves flourished with each day passing. The Young Leadership conference will be live till 28th July 2022 at Dreamworld Resort, Karachi. The conference is about to enter its day 04 where participants will have more avenues to explore regarding the conference.

With this year’s theme “Pehchaan” our honorable speakers initially talked about “Realization & Personal Leadership” followed by “Reconstruction & Developmental Leadership” where we aim to embark on a journey of finding ourselves and pushing ourselves to unlearn the complexities, focused on building a conversation on personal development and how to be set free from the chains of stereotypes and taboos.

YLC’ 2022 – the agenda of day 03 was “Rejoice – Art, Culture & Diversity” moderated by Arsal Faheem as the day champ! After the participants were given the time to get ready and have breakfast, the third day started on a high note with a keynote session by Yousuf Bashir Qureshi on Art Is Regardless where he defined what art is, beyond paintings and drawings, to be a broader sense of expression of ideas and belief. It is a way of bringing people together and moving beyond their differences as they build a deeper connection.

Day champ Arsal Fahim then honored the segment on What is Fashion? How it is connected with Arts – Finding your own where he briefed about the goal of the simulation, which is divided into five stages, is to understand how one can use their attire to express their unique identity without fear or shame.

Followed by a panel discussion by Kamran Rizvi and Zabaad Anwar. Afterward, a tea break was conducted with one on one coaching and interaction in which our partners who joined us at the conference coached the Participants with their own experiences followed by the segment explaining Simulation on Evolving Pechaan from 1930 to 2022.  This simulation was conducted by Arsal Fahim in which participants had to list down different fashion trends from 1930 to 2022.

After the lunch, a panel discussion was moderated by Kamran Rizvi and Participants on Diversity and Inclusion. In this panel, we had our specially-abled participants as our guests. They discuss how society has made it difficult for them to survive in this society and how they feel left out or behind because of our societal norms and taboos. They also discussed how far they’ve come along and have made their importance in the world.

A 90 minutes’ activity was conducted by J. – Unlearn Your Fashion, it’s a simulation that is divided into 4 stages. It focuses on redefining the fashion sense among the participants emphasizing that Shalwar Kameez is also a fashion apparel and can be worn as a formal dress. Below are the four stages as briefed:

Stage 01: Participants were asked multiple questions about traditional fashion and were asked to write answers over a sticky note making them reflect on the basics of Fashion and how is it personalized to every individual too.

Stage 02: In this stage participants were given different situations and scenarios and were asked to design a cultural outfit for that.

Stage 03: Participants got a hands-on experience where they were provided with a display of J. outfits displayed to them. Participants had to pick a combination as per their will and one member of the group has to wear it on and get dressed to showcase it. The one with the maximum audience votes got the hamper.

Stage 04: Closing the entire experience, the day champ/facilitator conducted a panel discussion with the representatives of J., the conversation was around the connection between culture and apparel and what needs to be unlearned about fashion and other topics were explored as well.   

After the second tea time coaching by the partners, Segment speaker Waqar Ali graced his session with an outdoor activity The Privilege Walk where he raised awareness on various forms of privilege, team-building and encourage a higher level of understanding towards others and their circumstances.

Since this day was all about arts and culture, YLC also celebrated different cultures. Participants got ready in their cultural attires and represented their own culture!

Activity moderator Haider Jamil conducted his segment Drum Circle where he explained that art therapy is a technique rooted in the idea that creative expression can foster mental wellbeing. Art allows one to develop self-awareness, practice self-expression and strengthen communication.

The productive day of the conference concluded with participants enjoying the rain, music and some new learnings added in their skills set.

The event has been sponsored by many notable organizations; Peek Freanz (EBM), FNF, J, DKT, Ibex, Habib Metro Bank, KIA Motors, KFC, Bookmyspot, Raagistan, Hubco, KAPCO, MSS, Catalyst, Amwaj, Torque, Nucleus, upstairs, carving, Alif, SoLf, Torque,while Jang Press, Geo, The News and Suno FM 89.4 will be performing their duties as official media partners and official radio partners respectively.

Sajal Subhan by — July 27, 2022 in Events 0
YLC 2022 – Reconstruction & Developmental Leadership

YLC’ 2022 – the agenda of day 02 was “Reconstruct – Developmental Leadership” moderated by Umair Jaliawala as the day champ! After the participants were given the time to get ready and have breakfast, the second day started with a healthy exercise of meditation to encourage the participants to adopt a habit of morning meditation. This practice can be a life-altering experience in the most constructive way as it helps a person to be patient, be present and have control over their thoughts.

Day 2 was sponsored by English Biscuit Manufacturers (EBM), Founding Partner of Young Leaders Conference. EBM has been promoting YLC’s endeavors ever since it became the platform’s founding partner in 2003. Keeping in line with its legacy, EBM has sponsored this year’s second day!

EBM stands tall in terms of its support for the Young Leaders Conference as we aim to educate and involve the youth in meaningful discussions.

Justice Nasira Iqbal honored the segment on Developing Pakistan Justice. In this session, she addressed what a developing Pakistan looks like, and identified what areas we must focus on and what attitudes we must maintain.

Followed by an immensely focused Panel discussin on Breaking Stereotypes where notable speakers like Birgit Lamm, Nisha Rao, Bilal Hassan and Zafeer Khan enlightened us that we are often guilty of associating certain roles and responsibilities with a specific gender as a result of reinforcing gender-based stereotypes. This session taught participants that regardless of the sex they were born with, every person is equal, experiences the same things, and is equally capable.

After this, a sponsored activity by EBM was conducted in which the participants had to create an. #MeriPehchaanSuperHai to dig deeper into who they are as individuals and what they represent as a community. In this 2-hour activity, participants are to create a 90 seconds video compilation on the theme ‘’ What makes my Pehchaan Super’
EBM and team YLC will then decide 3 winners for the Prize designed by EBM and will be announced at the Conference.

Later, Dr Amjad Saqib conducted a session on How Developmental & Sustainable Ideas Are Born where he explained how individuals must be observant of their surroundings, learn to identify problems and be vigilant in finding a solution rather than waiting for someone else to come to the rescue, making the case that the most successful business ideas are the ones that fixed the problems and add value.

Then a tea break was conducted with one on one coaching and interaction in which our partners who joined us at the conference coached the Participants with their own experience followed by the segment moderator session on Unlearn Problems & Relearn Solutions – The Process to Design Developmental Ideas by Umair Jaliawala.

After the lunch sessions on Self-defense, Stress Management and First Aid Awareness were conducted by Amir J Khan, Munira Safdar in her session Developmental Drama talked about the significance of developmental drama skills and how one can express and advocate their goal for societal change in an effective way rather than just providing entertainment only.

Our Dilemmas – Hypocrisy, Double Standards, & Un-synced Behaviors were depicted by a powerful performance by ZAHRSSS to help us realize the negative effect these practices have on our development as a society and understanding of self-responsibility in this matter.

After all this, Waqar Ali concluded the day with Extra corp segment in which participants were blindfolded, few of them were hand tied and half’s legs were tied up, they were asked to have their dinner in this situation only. Through this session the participants realized the power of gratefulness and how one should always be thankful for all the blessings we are blessed with. There are people out there who are differently abled, there are people who can’t see, can’t listen, can’t walk properly and we are, crying over things that aren’t event relevant to live a life. This session made everyone realized how we should never judge anyone who are specially-abled

The event has been sponsored by many notable organizations; Peek Freanz (EBM), KIA, FNF, J, DKT, Ibex, Habib Metro Bank, KIA Motors, KFC, Bookmyspot, Raagistan, Hubco, KAPCO, MSS, Catalyst, Amwaj, Torque, Nucleus, upstairs, carving, Alif, SoLf, Torque,while Jang Press, Geo, The News and Suno FM 89.4 will be performing their duties as official media partners and official radio partners respectively.

Sajal Subhan by — July 25, 2022 in Events 0

Pakistan’s premier Youth Leadership Summit, the 19th Young Leaders Conference, hosted by the School of Leadership to be held in Karachi, has been announced to kick-start from Saturday, 19th December 2020, at Dreamworld resort, in accordance with strict Standard Operating procedures stated by the authorities.

The theme for this year’s YLC is ‘BREAKTHROUGH’ – finding the courage to take life head-on and breakthrough your confines to transform yourself. The most innovative leaders realize that success is the result of a simple orientation and unwavering consistency, and YLC aims to breed the next generation of leaders by inspiring the youngsters to consciously shift towards the possible, continue to learn, discover, and create.

The six-day and the five-night event will be held under strict SOPs while implementing all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the attendees. Taking responsibility at the time of a pandemic, SoL has organized the 19th YLC with only 200 student attendees and implementing strict rules to be followed by everyone present.

Young Leaders Conference is a yearly event held to inspire the youngsters from around the country to expand their horizons by fully exploring cultural differences, gaining firsthand exposure to the challenges of the world, developing a passion for leadership while exploring a future career, and gaining a fresh, new perspective.

The six-day leadership journey provides an out-of-classroom learning experience and rigorous curriculum that equips students with the confidence, independence, skills, and global competitiveness required of the next generation of Leaders.

The Young Leaders Conference 2020 will also host prominent personalities from various sectors of business, government, and private corporations to guide and inspire the young minds.

For the six-day event, the young participants will go through leadership training, learn from influential speakers, and engage in skill-based workshops and activities under strict SOPs and social distancing.

The conference will focus on themes related to Personal Development, History and Arts, Corporate Exposure, Community Development, and helping Youngsters understand how to go back and make an impact in their communities.

Web Desk by — December 18, 2020 in Events