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Puruesh Chaudhary | |
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| Born | 26 January 1983[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies |
| Occupations | Futures researcher, media development practitioner |
| Organization | Agahi |
| Title | President, 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 organisation focused on media capacity building in Pakistan. Chaudhary is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad.[2]
Career
[edit source]Chaudhary holds a master's degree in International Negotiation and Policymaking from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.[3]
Her professional work has included research and consulting for multilateral organisations, government entities, media institutions, and private-sector organisations in Pakistan.[citation needed] Through Agahi, she has overseen projects including the Pakistan Foresight Initiative, which develops frameworks intended to support public policy and strategic planning.[citation needed] She has contributed to foresight research, including a compilation examining possible futures for Pakistan to 2060,[4] and co-authored a chapter in The Future of Business.[5]
She co-founded the Agahi Awards, an annual journalism recognition programme in Pakistan,[6] and has been involved in the development of tools including the Media Credibility Index and the Ethical Media Audit.[citation needed] She has collaborated with the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University on foresight research fellowships,
[7] and has served as Pakistan ambassador for the Centre of International Media Ethics.[8]
Her other affiliations have included advisory roles with the Centre of International Media Ethics[9] and the UN-Habitat Youth Fund Programme.[citation needed] She is an alumna of the National Defence University[10] and has been associated with the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers community,[11] the Aspen Institute, the World Futures Society, and the Millennium Project's planning committee.[12]
In 2012, Chaudhary presented the work of Agahi at a TEDxNUST event in Islamabad.[13]
References
[edit source]- ↑ Chaudhary, Puruesh (24 February 2016). "Where is the planning for the future?". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Puruesh Chaudhary". issi.org.pk. 9 February 2018.
- ↑ "Executive Master in International Negotiation and Policy Making". graduateinstitute.ch. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ Puruesh Chaudhary. "Live Challenge: The Future of Pakistan to 2060". academia.edu.
- ↑ "The Future of Business". fastfuturepublishing.com.
- ↑ "Agahi Awards launched for journalists". pakistanpressfoundation.org.
- ↑ "QAU, Agahi team up to promote research". Daily Times.
- ↑ "Members". Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ CIME Forum 2012 Bhutan. 30 April 2012 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "National Defence University, Islamabad". ndu.edu.pk.
- ↑ "Puruesh Chaudhary". globalshapers.org. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "The Millennium Project Planning Committee". millennium-project.org. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ TEDxNUST – Puruesh Chaudhary – Agahi. 17 January 2012 – via YouTube.