Razak Dawood, Mehreen Dawood, Naila Kiani on Business and Philanthropy

Razak Dawood is the founder of Descon and an engaged member of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Mehreen Dawood is on the Board of Descon Engineering Limited and Descon Oxychem Limited. She also has investments in various Descon Companies. Apart from the business activities, she is a Philanthropist and the member of Marie Adelaide Leprosy center, Citizen Foundation, and Family Foundation.

Naila Kiani is a banker by profession based in Dubai. She is also a boxer, rock climber, and mountaineer. In 2021, she set a record by becoming the first Pakistani woman to climb an 8,000-metre mountain. She climbed Gasherbrum-II, the world’s thirteenth highest mountain at 8,035 metres.


Timestamps:-
00:00 Introduction
02:03 Back to society and Razak Dawood personal journey
05:00 Role at Lums, Shaukat Khanam & Numl
10:00 Mantaining a balance between public good and profit
12:57 Taking the business international/ seling corprate Pakisan Internationally
16:38 Starting BARD Foundation
19:57 Optimizing effect on society(sports)
24:24 Naila Kiani about education mountaineering and BARD Foundation
29:21 Journey of becoming a mountaineer and future plans
32:22 Athletic proficiency's reflection on society
37:14 Sports based learning and promoting sports
40:57 Lining commercial interests with mountaineering
44:00 Dealing with fear of climbing
47:14 Shehroz Kashif & 14 peaks
49:42 BARD Foundation & Healthcare
50:41 Razak Dawood net worth
51:31 Father daughter relationship and Mehreen's struggles
55:28 Importance of empowering people in corprate structure
01:02:04 Razak Dawood personal growth
01:04:08 Encouraging others & being supportive