International Invited Speakers

1. Dr. Andrew Hardie
   Reader in Linguistics, Department of Linguistics and English Language,
   Lancaster University, UK
2. Dr. Yasemin Bayyurt
   Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of Foreign Language Education,
   Bogaziçi University, Turkey
3. Dr. Suad Awab
   Associate Professor, Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages &
   Linguistics, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4. Dr. Hala A Abdelghani
   Assistant Professor, Department of Classical, Asian and Middle Eastern Languages
   and Cultures, Queens College, The City University of New York, USA
5. Dr. Arthur Michael Vermy
   Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Department of English, American University of
   Beirut, Lebanon

National Invited Speakers

1. Dr. Raja Nasim Akhtar
   Professor and Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,
   Head, Department of English, Foundation University, Rawalpindi
2. Dr. Nadeem Haider Bukhari
   Professor and Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir,
   Muzaffarabad
3. Dr. Wasima Shahzad
   Professor and Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Air University
   Islamabad
4. Dr. Saiqa Imtiaz Asif
   Professor and former Chairperson, Department of English,
   Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
5. Dr. Kaleem Raza Khan
   Professor and Dean, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences,
   Head, Depatment of Management Sciences and Humanities,
   DHA Suffa University, Karachi
6. Dr. Umar Farooq
   Professor and Head Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics,
   Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad
7. Dr. Ayaz Afsar
   Professor and former Head, Department of English,
   International Islamic University, Islambad
8. Dr. Aaliya Sohail Khan
   Professor and Director University of Gujrat, sub-campus Rawalpindi
9. Dr. Maria Maldonado Garcia
   Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature,
   University of Management and Technology, Lahore
10. Dr. Nasir Abbas Syed
    Associate Professor and Dean, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics,
    Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal