As the founder and former CEO of Secret Stash, Nazish spent ten years building and scaling it into Pakistan’s leading fashion re-commerce platform. Her work earned recognition including a Sustainable Fashion Grant from the British Council Pakistan and selection for the prestigious eFounders Fellowship by Alibaba and UNCTAD. Following a successful exit, she now coaches entrepreneurs and business leaders locally and internationally.
Earlier in her career, Nazish spent seven years at Unilever and Starcom, leading media and communication strategies for global and regional brands. She is also a Certified Master Practitioner and Coach of NLP, accredited by INLPTA and ABNLP.
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This panel conversation invites participants to move beyond the hype surrounding artificial intelligence and take a more grounded, human-centered look at its real-world implications. Rather than treating AI as an abstract or inevitable force, the discussion explores what it actually means for people whose work is rooted in craft, cultural memory, and place. With a particular focus on artisans in the Global South, the panel examines how creativity is inseparable from community, environment, and livelihood. Panelists will reflect on the opportunities, tensions, and risks AI presents for makers who work with their hands, inherit generational knowledge, and depend on local ecosystems. The conversation aims to slow the narrative down, asking whose futures are being shaped by AI—and how technology can engage more responsibly with craft, culture, and survival.
