Mr. Kabani is a renowned international Speaker and Technical Expert in Asia and Middle East, leading professional and prominent contributor on subject of public Administration, Business, Banking and Finance, Civil Service Reforms, Decentralization, E-Government, E-Procurement E-governance, Financial Risk Management, Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Empowerment, Governance, General Management, Human Capital Development, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Small Medium Enterprise (SME) &, Micro credit and Socio Economic Development Management.
Strategic Technical Public-Private and Civil Society Sector (CSO) expert and former Director and Project Manager for strategic donors agencies and project's worldwide i.e. Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nations (UN) agencies, UNHCR, World Bank IDA/IBRD and several Governments i.e. Government of Pakistan (Ministry of Finance) Government. of Sindh (Finance, Education, Health, Home Department and Local Government Rural Development and Katchi Abadies), with vast international experience in Managing funds, programs, projects and TA Loan's for ADB, AKDN, World Bank and UN for various world wide donors to support policy reforms for communities, CSOs and Government's.
SPEAKING EVENTS (INTERNATIONAL) AS FOLLOWS:-
November 2006, Dubai, UAE
Islamic Countries E-Government Summit
Key note Speaker on Success Stories of Pakistan
Economic Growth, Decentralization and Planning for E-government
Burj, Al Arab, Dubai, UAE, November 2006
Banking and Finance Conference Leading CEOs of Asia and Middle East
Participant on Policy Dialogues round table as leading expert - Asia and Middle East
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE, November 2006
GITEX Conference 2006,
Key Note Speaker of the Event address to CEO, CIOs and GCC officials
Customizing IT Product and Solution for GCC Government's
Organized by Datamatix Group, Dubai, UAE
October 2006 - Raffle City, Singapore
Government Technology Forum 2006
Speaker on Decentralizing Government in Pakistan
Organized by Public Sector Technology and Management (PSTM),
at Raffle City s Centre, Singapore
October 2006 - Singapore
Government Technology Forum 2006 - VIP Panel Speaker on Topics
A. Streaming Government Purchasing
B. News Models for Government Service Delivery
C. Bridging the Digital Divide
Organized by Public Sector Technology and Management (PSTM), Singapore
Speaker on Topic Micro Investment in Promoting Income Generation
Activities in Poor Communities using Electronic Commerce for Poverty Reduction
International Conference on E-commerce and Development
UNIDO, UN Geneva UNDP, and Government of Pakistan
September 2002, Islamabad, Pakistan
Recent Notable Achievements
2008 Fellow United Nations (UN) Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Posted at United Nations Office Geneva (UNOG) on Internet Governance and Sustainable Development
2008 Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (M&E) Asian Development Bank (ADB) - One Village One Product (OVOP)-AHAN developed Result Based Monitoring System (RBMS) and Project Performance Management System (PPMS)
2005-8 Speakers at Various International Forums in Dubai, Singapore and Switzerland
Educational and Professional Qualifications
2007 Certification - Diploma in Internet and Governance for Diplomats
DiploFoundation, Switzerland
2003 Advance course on Contract Administration, Procurement and Technical Assistance and Loan Disbursement
Asian Development Bank
2003 MSc (Rural Development)
SDSC, Wye College - University of London
2002 Certification Mapping and Advance GIS with Spatial Analysis
NED University, Pakistan
2001 Master of Business Administration (MBA) Specialization: Marketing and IT
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Pakistan
2000 Business English, Communication and Report Writing
Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan
2000 Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Specialization: NGO Management
College of Social Science, Hamdard University, Pakistan
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Current employment
Time unaccounted for:
June 2006 - June 2007 - Career Update Break
Since June 2006 to June 2007 Three of my paper have been published International. Then also, I had the opportunity to present my work on Decentralization and e-governance in Singapore at Government Technology Forum, 2006 also that I was invited in Dubai to speak in several event including Business and Finance Asia and Middle East Policy Dialogue, GITEX and Islamic Summit on E-Government.
Skills Acquired Level Last Used
Technical/Professional Excellent Currently Working
Diplomacy
Strong Communication,
Report writing and computing skills,
Organizational, managerial skills and
Project Management
Computers/Databases/Internet Excellent Currently Working
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, 2007
Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Outlook,
Microsoft Front page, Microsoft Access,
HTML, Micro Media, Flash, XML, ASP, PHPOracle, SAP/R3, SQL, Visual FoxPro Project Management
INTERNET
Analytical/Analysis (MIS/GIS) Excellent Currently Working
MapInfo and Arc ViewEpiInfo and SPSSMicrosoft Pivot
Languages Read Write Speak
English (M/T) Excellent Excellent Excellent
French Good Good Good
Urdu Excellent Excellent Excellent
PUBLICATIONS
Book/Toolkit: Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Result Based Management System (RBMS)
For One Village One Product - SMEDA, Ministry of Industries and Production
Designed for Activity Based Costing, Monitoring & Evaluation, Systems Development, Technical Evaluations, Planning and Project Management, Result Based Monitoring of Projects (Published Feb 2008)
Book: E-Governance Planning and Implementation Asia-Pacific Perspective
Special Focus of Decentralization and Success Stories of Mega Cities and Local Government (Work in progress)
Book: SME Management and Micro Credit
"Success Cases of Asia and Middle East Economies through SME and Micro credit"
(Work in progress)
Paper Planning For E-Government in Pakistan
"Offers a progress report on Pakistan's e-governance journey"
Public Sector Technology and Management (PSTM) Asia's government IT magazine
Published, Singapore 2005
Paper Managing E-Governance in Pakistan
Experience and Recommendations for 3rd International Conference on E-Governance
Published December 9-11, 2005, Lahore University of Management Science, LUMS Lahore Pakistan
Paper Micro Investment in Promoting Income Generation Activities in Poor Communities Electronic Commerce for Poverty Reduction
International Conference on E-commerce and Development, UNIDO, UNDP, Government of Pakistan Published, September 2002, Islamabad, Pakistan
Work Experience in World Regions: Middle East (GCC Countries), Singapore, the European Countries (Switzerland - France) and Pakistan
Professional Affiliations
1. Fellow, United Nations (UN) Internet Governance Forum, Geneva, Switzerland
2. Fellow, Diplomacy Foundation- Switzerland
3. Member, The Development Executive Group, Washington D.C, USA
Additional Information:
My education, Master of Business Administration (MBA) and MSc with direct working experience in Europe and Asia Pacific and knowledge with hand on with Governments and Donor especially United Nations Systems (UN), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Aga Khan Development (AKDN), World Bank and other donor agencies work. The governance systems of Governments, the ability to work with philanthropists, leaders, private sector, CSO & NGO, Donors agencies and international communities and develop strategies to fulfill targets within multi-cultural environment.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Date of Birth April 06, 1975
Marital Status: Married
Mailing Address:
Asif Kabani
House # A-57/C, Sector Z-II
Gulshan-e-Maymar, Karachi - PAKISTAN
Phone and Email Address
Office: (+92-21) 683-2802 or 602-2085
Mobile: (+92) 0333 556-2751
Email:kabani.asif@gmail.com