Poet, Writer/ Already published more than ten books. Served Pakistan Television as a Programs Producer, Programs Manager and Controller Programs/ Co-founded Sachal Studios and co-produced 24 music albums / Regular columnist of daily Dawn

Saba Samee graduated as an Architect from National College of Arts, and specialized in Conservation of Built Heritage after her Masters in Buildings Archaeology from University of York, UK. Her research focuses on stratification of built heritage, developing conservation interventions, constructing Building Biographies by linking people with places, and Values that elevates a Place to a Built Heritage

MA in Anthropology & Behavioural Studies from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. His research interests include cultural hegemony, participatory development, and exploring gender as a social construct. Pir has been involved in curriculum development and implementation of development initiatives in Chitral, Swat, Peshawar, and Bahawalpur.

A PhD researcher in Drama at University of Exeter, Qaisar Abbas did his MA in Applied Anthropology and Community Development from Goldsmiths, University of London. Engaged extensively in Pakistan’s political theatre, he has a long list of theatre productions to his credit. His research includes theatre for political and social change, acting methods, and politics of performance.

Osama is a historian specializing in the history of modern South Asia. He earned his Bachelors degree from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and an MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies from the University of Cambridge on a Commonwealth Scholarship. His research and teaching interests include the social and intellectual history of South Asia, Comparative Colonialisms, Decolonization, and Post-Colonial Theory

Professor Hasan Shahnawaz Zaidi is a renowned designer, painter and poet of Pakistan. He has been the Principal of College of Art and Design, University of the Punjab for over 15 years. He has participated in more than 60 national and international art exhibitions. He was awarded Tamgha e Imtiaz in Painting in 1998 and Pride of Performance in Art Education in 2014.His areas of interest also include Music and Acting.He is the author of several books on art and poetry.

Sakina has a BSc. (Hons) and a Masters degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS). Her research interests include informal economic systems, macro-economic policy, institutions, small industries and food safety. She has been involved in various economic analyses and feasibilities in the food, water and environment sectors in addition to the development of the economics and development curriculum at the institute

Fulbright scholar, MA, Cognitive, Social, Cultural and Developmental Psychology from The New School, New York. Founder, My Voice Unheard and Academics Accessible, she aims to highlight invisible narratives and create spaces for public scholarship. She has developed educational interventions for Rabtt, YES Network, BC, CBEL, Adams Smith and Akhuwat. Her research interests include stereotype threat, Cultural variability and Social development.

Zeeshan Yousaf is a lecturer in the School of Culture and Language at the IAC. He holds an MSc in comparative politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA Honours in political science from Forman Christian College. He has previously taught at FC College, worked as a journalist, and as a researcher for NatCen, UK. His current research focuses on national self-determination conflicts and subaltern resistance.