OPEN London CIC Annual Reception - "Success Stories: Lessons in Leadership, Innovation and Resilience"
Please join us at the OPEN London CIC Annual Reception - Success Stories: Lessons in Leadership, Innovation and Resilience, on 5 November 2026 from 6 pm to 9 pm at the Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Pl, Mayfair, London W2J 5JD.
Keynote Speaker:
H.E. Tipu Usman, High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK
Speakers:
Ruqaiyah Jaffery, Managing Director at Accenture
Amaan Akram, CTO at Untold Studios
Shams Rahman, Partner at Edwin Coe LLP
Waseem Shiraz, VP Special Projects at Quantinuum
Chair:
Zeba Qureshi, Senior Strategist
Host:
Zahra Shah, Chair & President at OPEN London CIC
Agenda:
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Arrival, registration and networking
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Opening remarks and keynote
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Panel discussion, Q&A and closing
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Refreshments and networking
The event explores the journeys, challenges, and triumphs that define exceptional careers across sectors. It will feature a keynote, a moderated panel discussion with distinguished leaders from diverse industries, followed by an interactive Q&A session and networking over refreshments. We are grateful to our sponsor, Visionet UK, for their support. More info: https://www.visionet.com/en-GB
OPEN London CIC is the London Chapter of OPEN Global, a premier, global, nonprofit fostering entrepreneurship and professional development among underrepresented communities with over 16 chapters worldwide across London/ UK, North America, the Middle East and Pakistan. More information on our website here: https://openlondoncic.com
Please read the OPEN London CIC Annual Impact Report 2025/2026 here: https://openlondoncic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/OPEN-London-CIC-Annual-Impact-Report-July-2025-to-June-2026-1.pdf