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Day 4 International Economic Leadership  We woke up in our rooms of Country Side Chalet and made our way to the Mess for Breakfast. After Breakfast we went to the Main Hall where our guest speaker was waiting for us. The speaker was CEO of Habib Bank Abbas Habib. He shared his Personal Story of his career. He said his life was a long struggle before he could settel at Habib Bank as CEO. He had a degree in Accountancy. The Habib bank CEO story was followed by a Panel Discussion on Career Management. There were some known names of the business industry. The guests in the panel included, Ali Khurram Pasha of Faisal Bank, Faizaan of Unilever, Jehan Arah Pasha and Faisal Farooq Zia Udin.  Participants ask them about how to choose a best career for themseleves as well as what steps to take in the same career to go higher and higher. Some participants even ask them questions after the session. They were very welcoming. The counterpart session of the Career Manage...

Day 3 Inter-Cultural Leadership Day 3 started straight with Breakfast. We went in to the hall after having our Breakfast at the Poolside. Shortly, English Biscuits Manafuacturing team followed us in the hall. They were greeted with lots of noise and applause. After hearing their life stories, we were assigned tasks by our YF's to make Art with biscuits. Some of the teams were asked for a live performance, while others were asked to come with an original jingle. Our team was asked to make PeakFreans Symbol with biscuits. We met Yousaf Bashir Qureshi on the stage of Ball room. He told us his life story. He is a Fashion Designer and a Photographer by Profession. He has an experience of 16 years of working abroad in USA. He came back to Pakistan in 2002. He is a graduate in Food Sciences at Nebraska University USA and is a landlord at sindh.  He discovered his passion for fashion designing and photography later in his life. He was working  as a horse trainer at USA, w...

Day 2 Environmental Leadership Day 2 Started with Yoga Session in Ball Room. All of us were tired and lazy and not in the mood to do anything, except to sleep. Our physical limitations were outstreched by a trained Yoga Instructor. Who gave us excercises and activities to break free from physical barriers and enter in to the realm of spirtual freedom. Which not only allowed us to get over our less sleep time but also made us ready for the challenging day ahead of countless sessions. The Second day was about Environmental Leadership. We were asked to take off our shoes for an entire day, To let go of our Ego and feel a spirtual connection with mother earth. After the Yoga Session we headed straight down to Al Bustan for our Breakfast. There was everything from Desi food to Mexican, Italian etc. I had two drinks of Orange Juice along with Sausages and some Mexican & Italian dishes. I wanted to try out something new and didnt regret it. It was deliciuos. After the ...

Young Leaders Conference Day 1 The YLC Legacy The 1st Day of YLC was all but Orientation and celebrating 10th anniversary of YLC. We were greeted in the big ball room of Sheraton by all the YF's (Young Facilitators) by a live dance performance on "Main to Dekho Gaa, Tum Bhe Dekho Gai". It was followed by this year's Champs taking hold of the stage, Malik and Bilal. They were greeted with all the claps and shouts of joy. They literally electrified the stage and transfer their enthusiasm to the audience. The names of the students were announced by Malik and Bilal who were Sponsored by their respective organizations. Later on, they were allowed to socialize with their Sponsors, take pictures with them, thank them for believing in the potential of youth and for investing generous funds. In the same instance teams were formed and they were escorted outside the ballroom with their YF's to get to know each other. It was an action packed experience fill...