Conference

Schedule

Time Session Details
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM Registration and Networking
9:15 AM – 9:20 AM Welcome Remarks by Conference Chair, Dr. Sana Tauseef
9:20 AM – 9:35 AM Remarks by Representatives of the Founding Consortium – Dr. Farid Panjwani, Dean, AKU IED
9:35 AM – 10:05 AM Keynote Speech
Critical Thinking and Agency in the Age of AI: Time to Re-think Higher Education?
Speaker: Dr. Fazilat Siddiq, Professor, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway.
10:05 AM – 10:55 AM Panel Discussion
Teaching for Today and Tomorrow: What Should Universities Stop, Start, and Continue in the AI Era
Moderator: Dr. S. Akbar Zaidi, Executive Director, IBA Karachi
Panelists:
Dr. Sulaiman Shahabuddin, President, Aga Khan University
Wasif Rizvi, President, Habib University
Salma Ahmed Alam, CEO, Durbeen
Dr. Moeed W. Yusuf, Vice Chancellor, Beaconhouse National University
10:55 AM – 11:15 AM MoU Signing between IBA Karachi, Aga Khan University, and Habib University
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM Tea Break / Visual Voices & Visit to EdTech Innovation Showcase
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM Parallel Sessions: Pedagogy in action, Ideas that Inspire, Human Library
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Lunch and Prayer Break / Visual Voices & Visit to EdTech Innovation Showcase
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM Parallel Sessions: Pedagogy in action, Ideas that Inspire, Human Library
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Tea Break / Visual Voices & Visit to EdTech Innovation Showcase
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Student Performance (Short Skit/Drama on Teaching, Learning, and Classroom Practices)
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM Closing Session:
Awards Ceremony - Poster Competition
Closing Remarks - Dr. Jane Rarieya, Vice Provost, Quality, Teaching and Learning, AKU
5:15 PM Networking and Departure