Session with Zubyr Soomro

Today we had a mandatory attendance Speaker Session with MD & CCO Citigroup Zubyr Soomro. I didn't know who this guy was from the outset then again its a well known fact that I am not too connected and socially challenged.
So, I have just walked into the auditorium 10 minutes late, with every intention on reading the PM(Project Management) case that I have to prepare for tomorrow. I don't know who this guy is, he is well dressed and judging from his speaking style, he is well educated and has been working abroad. His presentation was all about CSR and ground realities in Pakistan, the NGOs working here and their setup - how the sector was unregulated with no proper reporting or auditing by the Govt - the work different NGOs were doing, the innovative ideas people had come up with. He talked about micro-finance sector, Kashf & the Grameen model.
The last part of his presentation was of global efforts by agencies like Pennies for Peace, a charity the allows you to specify how your money was going to be used, sustainable efforts for poverty alleviation, education and achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
He made a lot of references to Clinton's book Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World. I kinda want to read that now, but not before i read "In the line of fire" of which all library copies have been issued for as far as i can remember.
Well, it was a good session, he end with telling us about the turn arround at UBL and his experiences there. About how switching is a good thing but not every 3 years, you can't learn or contribute anything in that time-frame. I have to agree that from his perspective, that of a bank, that is very correct indeed. He also egged us on that we should go work in an NGO, the Acumen Fund etc, give something back to everyone else who is not so fortunate, kind of touched me there. I wonder if i would have the chance to do that this life.
Mr. Butt and the Dean was there, I kinda of knew this guy was a big-shot from Butt's presence as this is probably the only speaker session that he has sat through. Also, i fear that Butt didn't know that his presentation was going to be about Social Development. These guys are doing Risk Management seminar at IBA and we are getting lesson on social development, he must have thought.