Babar Afzal

About Babar Afzal

Is a proud Indian born in J&K, worked in Delhi, Silicon Valley, Middle-East, UK and EU…

Experience

1. Founder & Chief Curator

   PashminaGoatProject

   Jan 2016 — Present

   Sustainable #PashminaDialogue (#SPD) is a novel series of round table discussions (Virtual & Physical) aiming to build a sustainable platform for authentic Pashmina Heritage of India and the World. The Dialogue is inspired through the “Look East, Link West” policy of the Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi. SPD spreads across countries having brought under one roof leading thinkers across multiple domains including Government Representatives, Policy Makers, Luxury Brand Founders, Art Connoisseurs, Technology Experts, Impact Fund Managers, Management Consultants, Climate Change Experts, Wildlife Experts and Global Trade Bodies to collectively create a solution transforming vulnerable cultural heritage of authentic Pashmina into a Sustainable, Entrepreneurial, Contemporary and Robust Livelihood means for the community. Sustainable #PashminaDialogue aims to deliver on its key strategic objectives to Disrupt contemporary Authentic handmade Pashmina industry to ensure that, equitable and sustainable business model leads the market. Develop unique and compelling platforms to promote and strengthen the global recognition of Authentic Luxury Indian Pashmina. To position authentic handmade sustainable luxury Pashmina of Jammu and Kashmir, India as a leader in Handmade Luxury segment globally.

Education

• Project Management Institute

  PMP

• ICFAI Business School

  PGDBA

  1996 — 1998

• (ISC)2

  CISSP

• Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu, erstwhile Prince of Wales College

  Bachelors

  1993 — 1996

Skills

• Social Services