March 2019 Weekly Update 1
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Dear Members,
Happy International Women's Day! We at the BPF wish all our incredible female members ongoing success and also to the men who support them!
Next week we are hosting our flagship initiative under the BPF Legal Forum "Barriers to Progression to Partnership" Panel Discussion at Norton Rose Fulbright led by Farmida Bi. If you are determined to succeed in your career within law then you should not miss this initiative - please register below!
Warm Regards,
Zahra Shah
CEO &Trustee
British Pakistan Foundation
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Premier Member – Individual
As a premier club member, you will be entitled to receive a range of discounts/ benefits when you present your membership card.
These benefits include discounts on all of the BPF events, as well as priority invitations to special events or opportunities.
Click here to view all benefits and apply.
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Premier Member – Corporate
This year we are launching our “Premier Member – Corporate membership”, for our valued members, who want to promote their event or product or service through BPF.
A Premier Member – Corporate will receive the following benefits:
• BPF will promote corporate member event / product / service through BPF weekly update & social media
- Up to 4 events / products / services promotion per year (1 per quarter)
• Weekly Update x 1 per event / product / service per quarter
• Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram post x 2 per event / product / service per media per quarter
• Recognition as Corporate Member on BPF website & in annual impact report
• Access to all Premier Member benefits.
Register your interest by clicking here
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SAFERA is a small private family foundation founded by Sakina and Fakhruddin Suterwalla. Mr Fakhruddin is the Chairman of the TRS Group of Companies established in 1959.
TRS specialises in sourcing and distributing the finest ethnic food products from around the world. SAFERA is a combination of the names of Mr Fakruddin’s children SAlim, FEmida and RAzia who are trustees of the foundation together with their parents.
The foundation supports a variety of charitable causes working to alleviate poverty, assist in crisis regions and improve living standards.
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BPF Recipes for Success with Tanveer Ikram
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Tanweer Ikram is not only the Deputy Senior Disrtict Judge (Chief Magistrate) but is also the Deputy Lead Diversity and Community Relations Judge and supporter of Lead Judge in projects engaging with the community and in promoting diversity on the Bench, as well as being a tutor at the Judicial College.
Judge Tan was called to the Bar in 1990 and admitted as a solicitor in 1993. He was head of department and equity partner in a medium size law firm and specialised in criminal defence, prosecution work and is a former President of the London Criminal Courts’ Solicitors’ Association. Appointed to the Bench in 2009, he hears extradition and terrorism matters in London and, also, sits as an Associate Judge on the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus (where he is acting HM Coroner).
He is a contributing editor to Archbold Magistrates’ Court Criminal Practice 2017 and is an Associate Fellow at the University of Westminster; alongside holding two honorary degrees, Doctor of Laws (LLD) from the University of West London and the University of Wolverhampton.
Check out his video above and his Podcast here!
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Upcoming BPF and Partner Initiatives
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“Barriers to Progression to Partnership” Panel Discussion
Norton Rose Fulbright
Thu 14th Mar '19 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
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The British Pakistan Foundation Legal Forum in partnership with Norton Rose Fulbright is delighted to invite you to the "Barriers to Progression to Partnership” Panel Discussion on 14th March from 6:15pm to 8:30pm at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, 3 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AQ.
Our distinguished panel members (details below) led by Farmida Bi will engage in a discussion on the above topic highlighting some of the key challenges, potential mitigating strategies and then open up to a Q&A by the audience:
Moderator:
Farmida Bi (Chair, Europe, Middle East & Asia, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP)
Panelists:
Habib Motani (Partner, Clifford Chance)
Shaistah Akhtar (Partner, Mishcon de Reya)
Shams Rahman (Partner, Edwin Coe)
Ben Haider (Managing Director, QC Legal)
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BPFSocial! Professional Networking event in Bradford
Cedar Court Hotel
Thu 21st Mar '19 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
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WeBPF is delighted to invite you to our first ever Bradford event - The Bradford BPFSocial! Networking & Mentoring Event at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford on the 21st of March from 6.30-8.30pm.
The aim of this event is to provide attendees an opportunity to listen to inspirational speakers from different industry sectors on their "Recipes for Success". This is followed by a Q&A session and networking over refreshments. Attendees benefit from valuable connections for business, work, mentoring and peer to peer support.
Our speakers include:
Aneel Mussarat (CEO of MCR Property Group) -To be confirmed
Adeeba Malik (Deputy Chief Executive for QED)
Waseem Nazir (Solicitor and Part-Time Judge)
Tickets are subject to a donation, no matter how big or small, so that we can continue to fulfil our aim of engaging, uniting and empowering the British-Pakistani community.
The dress code is Smart Attire.
This event is kindly sponsored by Eighteen Islamabad. Find out more about them here.
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"Ethical and Legal Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Services"
Accenture, London
Thu 4th Apr '19 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
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BPF in partnership with Accenture is delighted to invite you to the Panel Discussion on the "Ethical and Legal Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Services" under the BPF Digital Services & Technology Forum at Accenture on Thursday, 4th April from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
The aim of this panel discussion is to go through the key ethical and legal challenges posed by the 4th industrial revolution in the various implementations of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Services. Panel members will highlight the key issues with respect to the particular areas and industry sectors that they have worked in.
Our panelists include:
Heather Adams (Managing Director, FS Resilience Ris, Accenture)
Kausar Qazilbash (Managing Director, Analytics & Resources Industries, Accenture)
Fernando Lucini (Managing Director, Artificial Intelligence lead for Accenture UK)
Kamran Ikram (Managing Director, Financial Services, Accenture)
Rabia Sultan (Manager, UKI Technology, Accenture)-Moderator
Running order:
6:30pm to 6:45pm – Registration and networking
6:50pm to 8:00pm – Introduction, Panel Discussion and Q&A Session
8:00pm to 8:30pm – Networking over refreshments
The event will take place at Accenture, 30 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BD.
Limited places available so please book a place now!
Tickets are subject to a donation, no matter how big or small, so that we can continue to fulfil our aim of engaging, uniting and empowering the British-Pakistani community.
The dress code is Smart Attire.
This event is kindly sponsored by Eighteen Islamabad. Find out more about them here.
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This rousing reception celebrates women in business who have positively contributed to the business landscape, inspiring change. We are delighted to be joined by Gwynne Master, Dr Kamel Hothi OBE, Tonia Buxton, Trishna Bharadia and Ahlya Rafique Fateh.
These impressive speakers are multiple award winning business women, who will share their personal career journey and triumphs with you.
You can use the special BPF partners code here for a discount as a Partners Guest for almost 50% off: WIB2019
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Inaugural Salaam Pakistan Film Festival
10-30th of March
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BPF is proud to support the Inaugural Salaam Pakistan Film Festival, celebrating the best of Pakistan's new Independent filmmaking and takes place in the North of England (Manchester, Halifax, Bradford, Leeds, Oldham and Rochdale) and the city of Birmingham throughout March. It’s also a rare chance to see UK Pakistani talent with features and short films in several languages. All films are English subtitled.
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Part-Time Intern |MAITS
MAITS Intern (Fixed term 6 months) at MAITS London Office
Reporting to: MAITS CEO
Part-time: required 1 full day per week or 2 half days
For more information click here
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Part-Time Project Assistant |MAITS
MAITS Project Assistant (Fixed term one-year contract) at MAITS London Office
Part-time: required 10.5 hours per week
For more informatin Click here.
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Opportunity for Master Students | Aziz Foundation
The Aziz Foundation is seeking passionate, inspirational Muslims who wish to positively transform attitudes towards Muslims and increase representation of Muslims in civil society.
For more information, click here
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2020 Young Professionals Program | World Bank
Application for 2020 World Bank selection process for Young Professional Program is open from June 14 - July 28, 2019.
Please encourage your children, nieces, nephews to apply if they satisfy the criteria. Should be born on or after 1 October 1987.
Click here for more information.
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Work with BPF
Speak at BPF Events
If you are interested in speaking at our regular professional networking events, then please contact the BPF office at info@bpfuk.org
Write for BPF
We love to hear from our members and would like to feature articles, blog posts etc. by our members on areas that impact the British Pakistan community. If you would like to contribute an article, blog post etc. for our monthly newsletter or website and need to know more about the different monthly topics then please contact the BPF office at info@bpfuk.org
Partner with BPF
We need partners
If you are a business owner, entrepreneur or city professional who would like to offer mentoring, work experience, internships, or access to job opportunities to our top Young Professionals Programme members please contact the office at info@bpfuk.org
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Support BPF
Donating to BPF
Please help us continue our valuable work for the community by making a donation to BPF (Charity registration for England and Wales No: 1137700). If you would like to make either a regular or one-off donation to BPF then please contact the office at info@bpfuk.org
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Mentorship
If you are looking for mentorship apply here
If you wish to become a mentor, apply here
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