Puruesh Chaudhary

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Puruesh Chaudhary
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Born (1983-01-26) 26 January 1983 (age 42)
Alma mater Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Occupation(s)Futures researcher, media development practitioner
OrganizationAgahi
TitlePresident, Agahi

Puruesh Chaudhary (born 26 January 1983) is a Pakistani futures researcher and media development practitioner. [1] She is the founder and president of Agahi, a non-governmental organization focused on media capacity building in Pakistan. Chaudhary is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. [2]

Career

She holds a master's degree in International Negotiation and Policymaking from Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. [3]

Her work has included research and consulting for multilateral organizations, government entities, media institutions, [4] and private-sector groups in Pakistan. [5] [6] [7] [8] Through Agahi, she has overseen projects such as the Pakistan Foresight Initiative, which develops frameworks intended to support public policy and strategic planning. She has contributed to foresight research, including a compilation examining possible futures for Pakistan up to 2060, [9] and co-authored The Future of Business. [10] [11]

Chaudhary has also been involved in media-related programs. [12] She co-founded the Agahi Awards, an annual journalism recognition program in Pakistan, [13] and has participated in the development of tools such as the Media Credibility Index and Ethical Media Audit. She has collaborated with the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies of Quaid-e-Azam University on foresight research fellowships, [14] and has served as an ambassador in Pakistan for the Centre of International Media Ethics. [15]

Her other affiliations have included advisory and mentoring roles with organizations such as the Centre of International Media Ethics [16] and the UN-Habitat Youth Fund Program. [17] She has taken part in training initiatives related to media ethics in Pakistan. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] Chaudhary is an alumna of the National Defence University [24] and has been associated with the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers community, [25] the Aspen Institute, the World Futures Society, and the Millennium Project’s planning committee. [26] [27]

In 2012, Pruruesh Chaudhary gave a talk about the first steps of Agahi at TedxNUST in Islamabad, Pakistan. [28]

References

  1. "Where is the planning for the future? - The Express Tribune". 24 February 2016.
  2. "Puruesh Chaudhary - Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad". issi.org.pk. 9 February 2018.
  3. "The Graduate Institute, Geneva - Executive Master in International Negotiation and Policy Making". Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  4. "Samaa TV - Latest Breaking News Pakistan, Globally & also Watch Live News". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  5. "List of the world's top female futurists (Updated) -". rossdawson.com. 8 September 2015.
  6. "Quality education still a challenge in Punjab". abbtakk.tv. 15 January 2015.
  7. "All is shambolic amid vows and enhanced budgetary share". thenews.com.pk.
  8. "BR ePaper - Roundtable on 'Education Governance' organised". Business Recorder e-Paper.
  9. Puruesh Chaudhary. "Live Challenge: The Future of Pakistan to 2060". academia.edu.
  10. "The Future of Business – Fast Future Publishing". fastfuturepublishing.com.
  11. "Shaping the Future of Journalism by Puruesh Chaudhary". fastfuturepublishing.com. 28 November 2015.
  12. Puruesh Chaudhary - Shaping the Future of Journalism. 12 January 2016 via YouTube.
  13. "Agahi Awards launched for journalists". pakistanpressfoundation.org.
  14. "QAU, Agahi team up to promote research". DailyTimes.
  15. rozan. "Members". Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  16. CIME Forum 2012 Bhutan. 30 April 2012 via YouTube.
  17. "CIME - Advisors". cimethics.org.
  18. "International media ethics day to be celebrated in Pakistan". DailyTimes. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  19. "Ethical Codes Of Journalism - Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)". Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF).
  20. "Africa: #ipiwoco Preview - Agahi Founder Puruesh Chaudhary". allAfrica.com. 26 February 2015.
  21. "Puruesh Chaudhary". sched.org.
  22. International Press Institute. "International Press Institute: #IPIWoCo Preview: Agahi founder Puruesh Chaudhary". freemedia.at. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  23. "Puruesh Chaudary – 2012 AIBs Judge". theaibs.tv.
  24. "National Defence University, Islamabad". ndu.edu.pk.
  25. "Puruesh Chaudhary". globalshapers.org. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  26. "The Millennium Project Planning Committee". millennium-project.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  27. "The Millennium Project-Pakistan Node". millennium-project.org.
  28. TEDxNUST - Puruesh Chaudhary - Agaahi, 2012-01-17, retrieved 2018-05-11