IBDr. Imran Batada

Board member / membership

Shaping policy and industry from the boardroom.

Board seats, standing committees and juries across industry, the professions, government and academia.

10boards, committees & juries
2010serving on boards & committees since
5sectors: industry, professions, government, academia & awards
2026President, PAFLA
PAFLA
Current · Industry body

President, Pakistan Freelancers Association

Leads the national body for Pakistan’s freelance workforce — 100,000+ registered members and an ecosystem of 3 million freelancers. Board Member 2022 – 2026.

May 2026 – present

FPCCI
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry

Member, Central Standing Committees on IT and Cyber Security

Advised Pakistan’s apex trade body on information technology and cyber security policy for business.

Chamber of commerceNov 2024 – Dec 2025
P@SHA
Pakistan Software Houses Association

Member, Cyber Security Committee

Worked with the IT industry association on cyber security priorities for Pakistan’s software and IT services sector.

IT industry2023 – 2024
PIPFA
Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants

Board Member

Serves on the board of the professional body for public finance accountants in Pakistan.

Professional body
ICAP
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

Board Member, Digital Assurance & Accounting Board

Helped shape ICAP’s response to emerging technology — awareness webinars, a technology integration survey and digital skills for accountants.

Professional body2019 – 2022
IBA
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi

Member, Executive Committee

Part of the committee behind the IBA 2020 strategy; also served on IBA’s Central Purchase Committee (2010 – 2011).

Higher education2013 – 2020
HEC
Higher Education Commission

Member, ERP Technical Team

Technical guidance for campus ERP adoption across Pakistan’s universities, including CMS training for HEC and senior university management.

Government
PDA
Pakistan Digital Awards

Jury Member

Evaluated national nominations recognising excellence in Pakistan’s digital economy.

Awards jury2022 – 2023
ITWA
IT World Awards

Judge

Judge for the IT World Awards.

Awards jury
DPC
Digital Pakistan Conference

Board Member

Board member for the national conference on Pakistan’s digital agenda.

Conference

Academic service

Conference paper reviewer.

HSC 2016International Conference on Human Society and CultureShenzhen, China
Oracle UKOUGOracle UK Oracle User Group conferenceUnited Kingdom
InSITE 2014Informing Science + IT Education ConferenceInternational

Let’s build Pakistan’s digital future together.

Keynotes, consulting, board roles and training programs.