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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Amazing panel of speakers from Perth, Dubai, Toronto, Karachi and Islamabad
Tamjid Aijazi
Founder, Support Free Media (Perth)Natasha De Souza
Head of Global Content Strategy, The News Tribe (Perth)Shahid Abbasi
Editor in Chief, The News Tribe (Islamabad)Anis Shaikh
CEO and Founder of baseH Technologies (Islamabad)Faizullah Khan
Journalist and Author, ARY News (Karachi)Mehwish Salman Ali
Founder, SheEarns (Dubai)Omair Alavi
Senior Content Producer, The News Tribe (Karachi)Sana Ghori
Columnist, Express News (Karachi)Syed Aamir Raza Hussain
Nestle Whistleblower (Toronto)Shahnawaz Farooqi
Philosopher (Karachi)Faizan Lakhani
Senior Journalist (Karachi)Irfan Patel
Financial and Management Consultant (Dubai)Syed Abdul Rasheed
Member of Provincial Assembly (Sindh)Jamshed Butt
Director - College of Media & Arts - PAF-KIETOvais Ahmed Mangalwala
Senior Producer - Hum NewsRed Carpet
Guest Arrival, Registration, Networking, Seating.
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 AijaziThe 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 AijaziImpact 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 FarooqiCritics 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 AlaviWomen 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 AliThe 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 KhanHow 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 HussainArtificial 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 SheikhImportance 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 SouzaPanel 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
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 HasanGrand Dinner
Grand dinner with a variety of delicious food and drinks, and plenty of time for networking with industry professionals.
Sana AijaziWonderful Event!
Saima Absar Kazmi (IoBM)
Great media minds under one roof!
Saddam Tufail Hashmi (TV Anchor)
Such a vibrant and thought provoking Annual Grand Dinner 2015. A very fruitful discussion on current and desired state of entertainment industry in Pakistan!
Ahsan Umar (Social Media Reporter)
Congratulations for organizing such a marvelous event. Hope we and our media will utilize these efforts!