Aqib Javed Khan is a social entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience, working to uplift underprivileged communities through Education, Social Development, and Youth Empowerment. His work includes establishing and supporting schools that provide free education to children from disadvantaged backgrounds, alongside community welfare initiatives. He is also involved in Youth Development, working to connect young people with opportunities for Learning, Leadership, Dialogue, and Collaboration. His focus is on creating platforms and opportunities that enable young people to contribute meaningfully to their communities and connect with peers across the world.

Imran Ullah is a public-sector professional with over 15 years of experience in project management, monitoring and evaluation, contract management, planning, operations, procurement, human resource management, and business process improvement. He has held managerial and policy-oriented positions with the Government, international development programmes, and donor-funded projects. He holds an MS in Management Sciences, specializing in Human Resource Management, from the Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar. He is a recipient of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) scholarship, administered by USEFP, through which he completed a semester of academic and cultural exchange in the United States, including community engagement activities.

Ashab Lodhi is a development professional with over 12 years of experience in Youth Engagement, Alumni Outreach, Community Development, and Program Coordination. He works extensively with U.S. Department of State exchange alumni through USEFP and the Pakistan U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN), supporting a nationwide network of 46,000+ alumni. His expertise includes program management, grants, monitoring, stakeholder engagement, institutional partnerships, and Education USA initiatives. He is passionate about youth empowerment, education, digital transformation, leadership development, and connecting young people with learning and professional opportunities. He holds an Executive Master’s in Public Policy from Forman Christian College University and an MS in Information Technology from NUST Islamabad.    

Maria Akbar is a Tourism and Hospitality academic professional, and Advocate for Sustainable Tourism, Youth Empowerment, and International Collaboration. She holds a Master’s degree in Tourism, Events and Hospitality Management from Oxford Brookes University, UK. Her academic and professional journey includes valuable international exposure across the United Kingdom, United States, Russia, and Türkiye, strengthening her expertise in tourism, hospitality, and global collaboration. She currently serves as a faculty member in the Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management at the University of Baltistan, Skardu. She has also been appointed as a Private Member of the Governing Body of the Pakistan Tourism Development Endowment Fund (PTDEF), Government of Pakistan.