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| Sami Ahmad (Director, Corporate Development Lyondell Chemical Company) |
| Sami Ahmad is Vice-President of Finance and Treasury for Exterran, a global energy services company based in Houston. In this position, Mr. Ahmad has worldwide responsibility for Exterran’s Treasury operations including corporate finance, banking, credit and other key financial activities. Prior to this, Mr. Ahmad was the Director of Corporate Development for LyondellBasell Industries, the world’s third largest chemical company. Mr. Ahmad led a number of M&A and financing transactions in helping LBI grow to the world’s third largest chemical company. |
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| Zubair Faiz (Executive Director – IT Group Blue Cross/Blue Shield of IL / TX / NM / OK) |
| Zubair Faiz is a seasoned senior IT executive with 15 years of experience spanning the Telocom, IT Services and HealthCare Industry. He has a very strong background in establishing IT organizations starting from Strategy to implementation. Strong focus has been on Alignment of IT and Business Strategy, establishing Competency centers to deliver maximum value for the business. |
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| Mubashar Hameed (CTO Moneygram) |
| Mubashar Hameed is Chairman and CEO of FuzionOne, Inc., an information technology products and services company. Until most recently, he served as Sr. Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Fiserv Output Solutions, a leading provider of business to consumer communications to the financial services, healthcare, communications, investment services and retail markets. |
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| Anwer Hussain (President and CEO.) |
| Anwer has served Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. as the Vice President of International Development since January 2009. Allis-Chalmers is multi-faceted oilfield services company that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He joined Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. as Vice President of Planning and Business Development in September 2006. Prior to joining Allis-Chalmers, he served as a Management, Technology and Strategy Consultant to clients in the energy and high technology fields both in the U.S. and overseas from April 2001. |
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| Adil Jaffry (Chairman & CEO Tara Energy) |
| Adil is the Chairman & CEO of Tara Energy, a company he co-founded in 2002 and which is now the largest independent electricity provider in the state of Texas. |
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| Farooq Jawaid (Head of Investment Operations Applications- AMVESCAP) |
| Farooq is currently Global Head of IT for Investment Operations at Invesco (NYSE: IVZ). Invesco PLC operates as an independent investment management group. |
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| Dr. Faiza Khoja (Assistant Professor University of Houston) |
| Faiza Khoja is an associate professor of strategic management at University of Houston- Downtown. Her research interests are in the areas of social intra-firm networks, intra-firm competition, buyer-supplier relationships, developmental economics, and sustainability. She also currently serves on the board of a faith-based credit union as the vice-chair. |
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| Ahmad Mian (CTO) |
| Ahmad Mian is the founder, President and CEO of FileControl Partners, Inc., a leader in litigation management products, solutions and services. Ahmad is the visionary behind FileControl's technology development, an expert in strategic planning and developing key business relationships. His commitment to integrity, great work ethics, excellence and innovation are also mirrored in his personal journey from being an immigrant 18 years ago, to the CEO of one of the fastest growing technology companies. FileControl today is recognized by Microsoft as one of the most innovative companies when it comes to using their enterprise level database software. |
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| Sohail Qadir (President: INTECH Process Automation Inc.) |
| Sohail is the Founder & CEO of INTECH Process Automation Inc., an industrial automation solutions and services provider to the global oil & gas and energy markets since 1991. |
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| Aamir Shah (Senior Vice President GE Commercial Finance) |
| Aamir is a Vice President in the Middle Market Financial Services at Comerica Bank Texas. In this role he focuses on financing transactions sponsored by the Private Equity and Institutional Investors. |
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| Celina Charania Shariff (President: Pak Petroleum Marketing, Inc.) |
| Celina is President of Pak Petroleum Marketing, Inc., a wholesale fuel products marketing company with a wide portfolio of downstream fuel brands. Until recently Celina was an attorney at Baker Botts L.L.P. in the firm's Houston office. |
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| Riaz Siddiqi (Founder and Managing Partner Denham Capital Management) |
| Riaz Siddiqi is a Founder and Managing Partner of Denham Capital, and brings over 30 years of experience to the firm in the energy and asset management fields. He is responsible for the Portfolio Services Group and heads up the firm’s Asia office.. In addition to his responsibilities as Managing Partner, he is a member of the Executive Committee, Management Committee, Investment Committee, and Valuation Committee. |
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| Shahid Javed (Head of Procurement & Supply Chain Management (PSCM)) |
| Shahid Javed joined BP Global PSCM in June 2007, and moved to North America Gas as Head of PSCM in January, 2008. Mr. Javed is responsible for managing $3 billion dollars in 3rd party spend, pursuing rigorous category management including creation of robust sector strategies, leading negotiations with strategic suppliers, and proactively addressing business demand and market conditions to deliver significant bottom line savings. Mr. Javed is also a member of the Global PSCM Leadership Team. |
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| Kashif Aftab (Founder and CEO of Saga Consulting) |
| Kashif Aftab is the Founder and CEO of Saga Consulting Services, the world’s largest full service IT integration Network and the Founder and CEO of NursesPro, a Nurse Staffing company. |
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| Ahmad Durrani (Honorary Charter Member) |
| Dr. Ahmad Jan Durrani is Vice Chancellor and Professor of Engineering at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan since July 1, 2008. With research, teaching, and academic administration career spanning over 25 years, Dr. Durrani has served in various capacities at Rice University, Houston, Texas. He was chair of the civil engineering department at Rice University for six years and served as associate dean of engineering for three years. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Founding Director of the Rice Global Forum on engineering and construction. |
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| Dr. Tauseef Salma (Chief Engineer at Baker Hughes) |
| Dr. Tauseef Salma, Ph.D. - is the Chief Engineer at Baker Hughes – a leading global oilfield service company with operations in over 90 countries worldwide. She has over 14 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, has authored 18 technical publications. She holds 2 US Patents and has 4 patent applications pending approval. She is a member of Society of Petroleum Engineers and American Chemical Society. She is also a Charter member of the Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs (OPEN) Houston Chapter and President of Houston Chapter for Developments in Literacy, (DIL) – a non-profit to educate and empower underprivileged students, especially girls in rural areas of Pakistan. Dr. Salma received her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Rice University in Houston, Texas. |
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| Imran Iqbal (Founder & CEO of Rico’s Restaurants) |
| Imran Iqbal is the founder and CEO of Rico’s Restaurants, a chain of full service Mexican restaurants. Over the past five years, Rico’s has grown from a single location to ten locations throughout the Houston area. The concept enjoys a staunchly loyal fan following and is one of the fastest growing restaurant chains in Texas. |
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