Entrepreneurial Working Group was formed under the leadership of Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Vice Chancellor of LUMS, to bring together various stakeholders from the industry and other institutions to advise on the formation of National Incubation Center Lahore. Management and faculty of LUMS and other educational institutions; prominent business leaders and entrepreneurs from Lahore; and LUMS students and alumni met every week to share their experiences and advice for the best structure and design for NIC. EWG continues to meet once a month to review the progress of NIC and provide strategic advice and guidance to the NIC management.
Members of LUMS faculty and management that comprise the EWG include:
Uzmi, Zartash Afzal
Associate Professor, LUMS
Khan, Sohaib Ahmad
Associate Professor, LUMS
Zaffar, Muhammad Fareed
Assistant Professor, LUMS
Shahid, Muhammad Shehryar
Assistant Professor, LUMS
Choudhry, Misbah Tanveer
Assistant Professor, LUMS
Arif, Farrah
Assistant Professor, LUMS
Rana, Arif Iqbal
Associate Professor, LUMS
Zafar, Khurram
Executive Director, LCE
Aside from the aforementioned members of EWG, representatives from the following organizations and institutions have provide advice towards the design and formation of NIC over the course of several EWG meetings:
- Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
- The Hatchery
- TiE Lahore
- OPEN Lahore
- SEPLAA Foundation
- SPEL Group
- Kualitatem
- Confiz Solutions
- PakWheels.com
- Eyedeus Labs
- Indus Ventures