ANNUAL GRAND DINNER 2023

Friday Mar 31, 2023 - Dubai

WHERE INTELLECT MEETS STYLE

Support Free Media's Annual Grand Dinner 2019 hosts selected intellectuals, actors, directors, producers and media personalities from across the globe to develop a vision and strategy for Global News and Film industry.

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Speakers

Amazing panel of speakers from Perth, Dubai, Toronto, Karachi and Islamabad

Tamjid Aijazi

Ahmed Tamjid Aijazi, Founder and President of Support Free Media is the man behind its concept. He aspires to provide the first ever platform for enriching the standards of Pakistani film industry.

Tamjid Aijazi

Founder, Support Free Media (Perth)

Natasha De Souza

Natasha DSouza - a Content Strategist, is Head of Global Content Strategy of The News Tribe. She is a dynamic film and media professional with highly evolved stakeholder management skills.

Natasha De Souza

Head of Global Content Strategy, The News Tribe (Perth)

Shahid Abbasi

Shahid Abbasi, Editor in Chief of The News Tribe is a journalist by profession. With more than 10 years of experience, he is one of the pioneers of digital media in Pakistan.

Shahid Abbasi

Editor in Chief, The News Tribe (Islamabad)

Anis Shaikh

Anis Sheikh - Founder and CEO of BaseH Technologies, the company that have developed an AI based writing engine. He also served 3 years in ARY Digital as an Anchor.

Anis Shaikh

CEO and Founder of baseH Technologies (Islamabad)

Faizullah Khan

Faizullah Khan is a journalist and a senior reporter of famous TV channel of Pakistan - ARY News. He has been associated with journalism since 2005 and also served as a reporter in Samaa TV.

Faizullah Khan

Journalist and Author, ARY News (Karachi)

Mehwish Salman Ali

Mehwish Salman Ali - Founder of She Earns. An visionary entrepreneur and motivational speaker, she holds many prestigious awards given by industry legends and Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Mehwish Salman Ali

Founder, SheEarns (Dubai)

Omair Alavi

Columnist for Dawn, The News, NatCour, GLAM 360, Spotlight and MAG. Sports and Entertainment journalist since 1998, Omair Alavi is Senior Content Producer at The News Tribe.

Omair Alavi

Senior Content Producer, The News Tribe (Karachi)

Sana Ghori

A columnists, bloggers and a university professor by profession, Sana Ghouri is a known intellectual face in Karachi, Pakistan.

Sana Ghori

Columnist, Express News (Karachi)

Syed Aamir Raza Hussain

Syed Aamir Raza Hussain is the Nestlé whistleblower, a former baby milk salesman from Pakistan. Aamir sacrificed everything to raise an outcry against the most powerful multinational company.

Syed Aamir Raza Hussain

Nestle Whistleblower (Toronto)

Shahnawaz Farooqi

Shahnawaz Farooqi is a critic, columnist, philosopher and renowned intellectual from Karachi, Pakistan.

Shahnawaz Farooqi

Philosopher (Karachi)

Faizan Lakhani

Faizan Lakhani is a senior journalist and sports reporter from Karachi. A vivid and lively personality, Faizan plays an important role in social activism in Pakistan.

Faizan Lakhani

Senior Journalist (Karachi)

Irfan Patel

Irfan Patel is a motivational speaker, financial and management consultant based in Dubai. He is the Managing Directory of Prodigy Way International.

Irfan Patel

Financial and Management Consultant (Dubai)

Syed Abdul Rasheed

Syed Abdul Rasheed

Member of Provincial Assembly (Sindh)

Jamshed Butt

Jamshed Butt

Director - College of Media & Arts - PAF-KIET

Ovais Ahmed Mangalwala

Ovais Ahmed Mangalwala

Senior Producer - Hum News
06:00 PM

Red Carpet

Guest Arrival, Registration, Networking, Seating.

07:00 PM

Welcome and Opening Session

Welcome by Ahsan Umar and Sana Aijazi, the Masters of Ceremonies for The News Tribe Re-launch and Annual Grand Dinner. They will also be announcing the agenda, rules for the event and relaunch of The News Tribe.

Ahsan Umar, Sana Aijazi
07:05 PM

The News Tribe – Vision for the Future

Tamjid Aijazi, CEO of The News Tribe to share company updates from October 2018 to March 2019, its vision for the future and how intellectuals and industry professionals can contribute to this greater vision.

Tamjid Aijazi
7:15 PM

Impact of self-censorship on psychology of the society

Renowned scholar Shahnawaz Farooqi to share his views about how self-censorship has reduced the impact of mainstream media, and how it is impacting the psychology of our society.

Shahnawaz Farooqi
7:30 PM

Critics don’t make films a box office success

Omair Alavi to share his experiences with film producers, writers and actors who believe that film critics and news outlets have a major role to play in making films a success or a failure. Omair strongly disagrees, and he will share why.

Omair Alavi
7:40 PM

Women Empowerment

Founder of SheEarns will be talking about women empowerment and the role of women in the society for the betterment of the economy.

Mehwish Salman Ali
07:50 PM

The reality of freedom in Afghan media

Faizullah Khan, an accidental prisoner will share his experiences as a Pakistani reporter in Jalalabad jail, what he observed about Afghan media and how propaganda incites violence against Pakistan.

Faizullah Khan
8:00 PM

How multinationals work against Free Speech

Nestlé whistleblower Syed Aamir Raza Hussain to share his decade long struggle against one of the most powerful multinationals of the world, and how finally his story made it to the cinemas with TIGERS.

Syed Aamir Raza Hussain
8:20 PM

Artificial Intelligence and Automation of News

Founder and CEO of baseH Technologies will talk about world's first AI Content Writer Dante and how AI can help reshape the global news industry.

Anis Sheikh
8:30 PM

Importance of truth in today’s world

Australian Pakistani filmmaker Natasha De Souza from Perth, Western Australia to share why truth is very important in today's world, based on her personal experiences while working on projects in different countries.

Natasha De Souza
8:45 PM

Panel Discussion – State of Free Media in the World

Interactive session on the state of Freedom of Speech in the world with an amazing panel of speakers. Q&A session with the participants to gather suggestions on how to make The News Tribe a sustainable symbol of free speech.
Moderator: Syed Noman ul Haq

Irfan Patel, Ovais Mangalwala, Syed Abdul Rasheed, Jamshed Butt, Faizan Lakhani, Sana Ghori, Faizullah Khan, Tamjid Aijazi
9:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Closing remarks by Guest of Honours Maqsood Yousufi, renowned journalist and former General Secretary Karachi Press Club and Saife Hasan, renowned actor, director and producer.

Maqsood Yousufi, Saife Hasan
10:00 PM

Grand Dinner

Grand dinner with a variety of delicious food and drinks, and plenty of time for networking with industry professionals.

Sana Aijazi

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