Workshops
Hands-on, half-day to multi-day.
Practice, feedback and tools people take back to their desks — built around your people and the result you need.
- Lead with EI — OGDCL
- Tongue & Thunder
- SKILLS — IBA Karachi
Experiences by Umair Jaliawala
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Workshops, keynotes, retreats and simulations — designed for young people and campuses, development programmes, corporates and the public sector.
- 625,000+
- People trained
- 213
- Organisations
- 35+
- Countries
- 20+
- Years on stage
Four formats
However your people learn best
Keynotes
30–90 minutes that move a room.
Story, energy and one idea that sticks — for conferences, kick-offs, summits and campuses.
- Abbott — A Clear Way to a Healthy Heart
- TEDxLGU — 6,000 seats
- Seliger forum, Russia
Retreats
Away from the office, closer to each other.
Residential and off-site journeys that reset teams — strategy, trust and team spirit in a new setting.
- Zong Synergy Sprint — Bhurban, Lahore, Karachi
- UNICEF team retreat — Bhurban
- Shell sales conference — Bhurban
Simulations
Live it, don't just hear it.
Large-group, role-based experiences where people step into someone else's world — and feel what the slides can't say.
- foodpanda — Meal for Every Table
- ExtraCorp dinner — YLC
- AI on the Hunt — British Council
Four sectors
Where the work happens
Pick a sector to see the experiences Umair has designed and delivered there.
Teams that perform — and feel it.
Through Torque, Umair designs experiences for sales forces, managers and whole organisations — from 30-minute keynotes to three-city simulations for hundreds of people.
Home of this work
Torque — The Turning Force
Founder & CEO and Master Trainer (2008 – present)
The L&D and OD consultancy behind the experiences below — started inside School of Leadership in 2008, now its own company.
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Show:
- Simulation2024
Meal for Every Table
foodpanda Pakistan
A half-day simulation in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi (300 people in Karachi alone). Staff played the whole ecosystem — restaurants, home chefs, riders, Panda Mart — then sat down to a 'showdown' meal served by persona, feeling what it means when someone at the table can't earn their food.
- Keynote
A Clear Way to a Healthy Heart
Abbott
A keynote on proactive living — the circle of concern versus the circle of influence — at Abbott's healthy-heart event.
- KeynoteSep 2024
Growth-mindset keynote
Bayer · Lahore
For 120 sales staff, inside a two-day transformation workshop.
- Retreat2025
Synergy Sprint
Zong (CMPak)
Team-building retreats at PC Bhurban, DHA Raya Golf Club Lahore and SeaDale Karachi.
- Retreat2025–2026
Sales conferences
Shell · Lahore and Bhurban
Sales conference keynotes — and a sequel the following year in Bhurban for around 100 people.
- WorkshopJul & Aug 2025
Lead with EI
OGDCL · Oil & Gas Training Institute
Two-day emotional-intelligence programmes for trainees and management trainee officers.
- Workshop2026
Change, conflict and well-being
Siemens Healthcare · BASF · Mari Energies
Change management and team building; a team working through conflict; psychological safety and mental well-being.
- WorkshopFeb 2026
Engagement through an ownership change
Ingredion / Rafhan · Faisalabad
An engagement session for 270–290 managers.
Recent products
New experiences, ready to run
Signature programmes from Umair and Torque — each tailored to your people before it's delivered.
Online · 90 minutes
The 90-minute E-Seminar
An online inspirational dose for a team that's down, changing or in conflict — live, on any screen.
For: Corporate · Public & Missions · Development · Youth & Academia
Workshop · simulation
AI vs EI
What AI can do, what only people can — and how to lead with both.
For: Public & Missions · Corporate · Youth & Academia
2-day workshop
Lead with EI
Self-awareness, empathy and influence for better decisions and stronger relationships.
For: Corporate · Public & Missions
1-day workshop
Stress-less
Manage pressure, regulate emotions and prevent burnout.
For: Corporate · Public & Missions · Youth & Academia
1-day workshop · retreat
One Team One Dream
Break silos, align goals and build shared accountability.
For: Corporate
Keynote · workshop
Rise Above
Leadership and resilience for people facing the odds.
For: Youth & Academia · Development
Experience
Break the Cage
A mental well-being journey — mind chatter, bias, baggage, breath and defying limits.
For: Youth & Academia · Corporate
1-day workshop
Human at the Centre
Adopt AI while growing the human capabilities that matter most.
For: Corporate · Public & Missions
2-day workshop
Manager to Leader
The shift from managing tasks to leading people.
For: Corporate · Public & Missions
Retreat
Synergy Sprint
A team retreat that turns colleagues into one crew.
For: Corporate
Online · 90 minutes · live
The 90-minute E-Seminar
An online inspirational dose for a team that's feeling down, going through transformation, or working through conflict. 90 minutes, live with Umair, on any screen — wherever your people are.
- For teams of any size, anywhere
- Low energy, big change or conflict
- Live and interactive — not a recording
Who he speaks for
Built for the room in front of him
Conference & event organisers
Corporate L&D and HR teams
Leadership & executive off-sites
Universities & young leaders
Communities & non-profits
Sales & commercial kick-offs
Trusted by 213 named organisations across 35+ countries
Client organisations include: Unilever, Nestlé Pakistan, KFC Pakistan, Khaadi, Levi Strauss & Co, Samsung Pakistan, Philips Pakistan, Standard Chartered, Habib Bank, United Bank, Meezan Bank, Pakistan State Oil, Pakistan International Airlines, Jazz, Telenor Pakistan, Zong, Microsoft Pakistan, British Council, UNICEF, UNDP, Lahore University of Management Sciences, National University of Sciences & Technology, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, foodpanda Pakistan — and 300+ more, listed in full below.
Who he's worked with
213 organisations. Every one of them named.
Two decades of consulting, training and speaking across corporates, banks, government bodies, universities, NGOs and multilateral agencies — every client by name, alphabetised, and growing with each new training.
A
- Abbott
- Adamjee Life Insurance
- Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
- Aga Khan Education Service, Pakistan
- Aga Khan University Hospital
- AIESEC
- Al-Batha Group, UAE
- Al-Karam Textile Mills
- Ali Akbar Group
- All Pakistan Memon Federation Schools
- Allied Bank
- American President Lines
- Amir Adnan
- APMP
- Arfa Karim Fellowship
- Arthur Lawrence
- Artistic Milliners
- Askari Bank
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Atlas Copco
- Australian High Commission
B
- Bachaa Party, Karachi
- Bahria Town
- Bahria University
- BankIslami
- Barclays PLC Pakistan
- Barrick Gold
- BASF Pakistan
- Bayer
- Beaconhouse School System
- Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program
- British Council
- Byco Petroleum
C
- Canadian High Commission
- CARE International
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Children's Global Network
- Cinepax
- Coca-Cola Pakistan
- Continental Biscuits Limited
- Crown Lifan Motorcycles
D
- Dalda Foods
- DAMCO
- DanPak Industries
- Dawoodi Bohra Community
- Department of Youth Affairs
E
- EDI
- Engro Fertiliser
- Engro Foods
- Engro Polymer & Chemicals
- Engro Powergen Qadirpur
- Engro Vopak
- Ethnic by Outfitters
F
- FAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (FAST-NU)
- Fauji Fertiliser Bin Qasim
- Faysal Bank
- foodpanda Pakistan
- Foundation Public School
G
- Generations School
- Getz Pharma
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology (GIKI)
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
- Government College University, Lahore (GCU)
- Greenstar
H
- Habib Bank (HBL)
- Habib Metropolitan Bank
- Habib Oil Mills
- Habib University
- Habib University Foundation
- Habitt
- Hascol Petroleum
- HBL Funds
- Helix Pharma
- Herbion
- Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)
- Hilton Pharma
- Hyundai
I
- IBEX Global
- IFFCO (International Foodstuffs Company), UAE & Pakistan
- Indus Hospital
- Indus Motor Company
- Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
- Ingredion / Rafhan
- Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (IBA)
- Institute of Business Management, Karachi (IoBM)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)
- Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP)
- IntegrationXperts
- Interloop
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- International Seliger, Russia
- Iqra University (IU)
J
- Jazz
- JS Bank
- Jubilee General Insurance
- Jubilee Life Insurance
K
- K-Electric
- Karachi School of Business & Leadership (KSBL)
- KFC Pakistan
- Khaadi
- Kinnaird College
L
- L'Oréal
- Lahore Garrison University (LGU)
- Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
- Levi Strauss & Co
- Liaqat National University of Medical & Health Sciences
- Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro (LUMHS)
- Lipton Teas & Infusions
- Lotte Pakistan
- Lucky Motor Corporation (KIA)
M
- Maersk Line
- Mari Energies (formerly Mari Petroleum)
- Marie Stopes
- Meezan Bank
- Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET)
- Memon Professional Forum
- Microsoft Pakistan
- Millennium Schools
- Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives
- Ministry of Youth Affairs, Balochistan
- Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sindh
- Mobilink Microfinance
- Mondelez International
N
- NASTAP Karachi (NICAT Karachi)
- National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA)
- National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
- National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)
- Naya Jeevan
- NED University of Engineering & Technology (NED)
- NEST I/O
- Nestlé Pakistan
- Nestlé Water
- New Horizon
- NICAT Islamabad (National Incubation Center for Aerospace Technologies)
- Novartis
O
- Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL)
- Outfitters
- Oxford University Press
P
- Pak Aero-medical Institute
- Pak-Arab Refinery (PARCO)
- Pak-Qatar Takaful
- Pak-Suzuki
- Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
- Pakistan Society for Training & Development (PSTD)
- Pakistan State Oil
- Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)
- Pan Industries
- Paragon Productions
- PepsiCo
- Pfizer
- Pharmevo
- Philips Pakistan
- Plan9
- PlanX
- Premier Oil
- Punjab IT Board
- PwC
Q
- Qatar Foundation / WISE Summit
R
- Reckitt Benckiser
- Reon Energy
- Roche
- Roots International Schools
- Rotary
- Rutgers-WPF
S
- Samsung Pakistan
- Sana Safinaz
- Sapphire Consulting
- Save the Children
- SBT Japan
- Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
- Shabbir Tiles
- Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
- Shan Foods
- Shell Pakistan
- Siemens Healthcare
- Sindh Enterprise Incubation Center
- SNL Financial
- Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT)
- Soorty Enterprises
- St Joseph's Convent School
- Standard Chartered
- State Bank of Pakistan
- Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)
- Sukkur IBA University
- Syngenta
T
- Tameer Microfinance
- Tapal Tea
- Tech Pakistan
- Telenor Pakistan
- The Citizens Foundation
- The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Karachi
- Trainers Resource Group (TRG)
U
- UBL Funds
- Unilever
- Unilever Foodsolutions
- United Bank (UBL)
- United Industries Limited (UIL)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP)
- Universal Packaging
- University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore (UET)
- University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila (UET)
- University of Karachi (KU)
- University of Management & Technology, Lahore (UMT)
- University of the Punjab (PU)
W
- WomenX (World Bank)
- World Memon Organisation (WMO)
Y
- Young Students Welfare Association
Z
- Ziauddin University
- Zong
Why book Umair
Not a talk off the shelf
01
Tailored to your outcome
Every talk is shaped around your audience and the result you need — never a canned keynote.
02
Two decades on the platform
625,000+ people trained across 213 named organisations. He has seen — and moved — every kind of room.
03
Global perspective, real resonance
An international voice whose roots inform the work; he connects across cultures and continents.
04
Change that outlasts the applause
The goal is never a good day — it's a different way of showing up, months later.
05
Effortless to work with
Clear communication, reliable delivery and a team that makes your event easy.
Credentials
Learned in classrooms — and far beyond them.
Formal education
BBA, Branding & Marketing
Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi · 2004–2008
Diploma in Self-Awareness Humanistic Counselling
Centre for Personal & Professional Development (CPPD) · 2016
Intermediate (HSSC), Science
DHA Degree College, Karachi · 2002–2004
Matriculation (SSC), Science
St Bonaventure's High School · 2002
Informal & professional learning
Global Master Facilitator — Active Citizens
British Council, UK
Art-based Citizenship Facilitation
British Council, UK
Conflict Resolution & Peace Building Facilitator
Peace Direct, UK
Social Enterprise Facilitator — Foundations of Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise Academy, Scotland · 2009
Micro-entrepreneurship Master Trainer
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
Liberalism and Religion
Friedrich Naumann Foundation — International Academy for Leadership, Gummersbach, Germany · 2012
Summer School on intercultural dialogue
UN Alliance of Civilizations — University of Aveiro & Euro-Mediterranean University, Coimbra, Portugal · 2012
SRHR Champion & Global Changemaker (Rise Up)
Packard Foundation, USA · 2015
New Strategies for Creating Extraordinary Results
12th Annual Worldwide Luminary Series, Karachi · 2006
Train the Young Trainer (TTYT)
School of Leadership · 2005
And the school of life
- Twenty years of stages and training rooms
- Sufi poetry and storytelling — 100+ Dastaan-e-Ishq evenings
- Building ventures from zero — Torque, KYSN, From Zero
Recognition
- Digital Ambassador of the Year
- Pride of Memon Community
From the people who booked him
Organisers keep coming back
Thank you Umair Jaliawala and the Torque team for your hard work and passion for this project. The simulation really helped the entire team live the daily experience of all players in our ecosystem that we directly or indirectly interact with. Here's to bringing our dream of Meal for Every Table to life!
Umair belongs to the rare group of training professionals who genuinely believes in adding value in people's lives. He comes across as someone who knows what he's talking about and can adapt his style based on audience involvement. Umair ensures that the course remains interactive and participants learn without being taught.
We wrapped up our capability plans for the year with an immersive and experiential leadership retreat. Umair Jaliawala took the teams through a process of self-discovery, aimed at raising awareness and action to foster personal, team, brand and societal leadership. Thank you for the inspiration!
Great learning sessions of Train the Trainer in collaboration with Torque Corp, led by Umair Jaliawala. The programme helped to build commitment to excellence, skills and knowledge to be successful in modern-day retail.
Expressing heartfelt gratitude to our inspiring speaker, Umair Jaliawala, CEO Torque Corp, for leading an exceptional Leadership and Team Building Workshop at NICAT. Your insights have truly ignited our passion for leadership excellence!
Umair, CEO Torque Corp, a renowned expert in the field, led a comprehensive and insightful training on mind sciences. The session was engaging, interactive, and filled with thought-provoking discussions that expanded the perspectives on how our minds work.
One of the few natural facilitators to whom audiences develop and connect within no time. Great show, Torque Corp & Umair Jaliawala!
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The books
Two books on the way
The Force · Umair Jaliawala
Book one
Coming soonThe Force
Get out of the way, and let God play through you
Umair's first book draws on two decades of personal development work — on stages, in training rooms and in his own life — and the lesson underneath all of it: we are at our best when we stop forcing, get out of our own way, and let God work through us.
- Personal development, from the inside out
- Surrender as strength: getting out of your own way
- Recognising the Force that works through us
From Zero · Umair Jaliawala
Book two
Coming soonFrom Zero
Start with what you have
Umair's second book is about beginning before you feel ready — building ventures, communities and a zero-waste farm from almost nothing, and what starting from zero teaches about courage, patience and faith.
- The courage to begin with what you have
- Lessons from building ventures and a farm from zero
- Growth that is slow, rooted and real
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I believe a conversation lacking emotional engagement is uninspiring and an idea untested during the experience is an idea not remembered the next day.
How booking works
From first email to standing ovation
- 01
Enquire
Tell us your event, date and audience.
- 02
Discovery call
We align on the outcome you want in the room.
- 03
Tailored
Umair shapes the content to your people and goals.
- 04
On the day
He delivers — cinematic, prepared, present.
- 05
Beyond
Resources and follow-up so the change sticks.
Speaker resources
Everything your team needs
Bio, headshots, topic list and technical requirements — ready for your programme and your AV crew.
Speaker one-sheet (PDF)
Overview, topics and signature talks
Biography — short & long
Ready-to-use intro copy
High-resolution headshots
Print and web, multiple crops
Technical & AV rider
What he needs on the day
Questions
Everything an organiser asks
Worldwide. He has spoken in 35+ countries across six continents, and travels internationally for the right event.
Fees vary with the format, location and scope of the event. Share your details and we'll send a tailored proposal.
Yes — keynotes and workshops delivered live to any screen, with the same energy as the stage.
Popular dates fill early. As a guide, reach out 6–12 weeks ahead; we'll always try to accommodate shorter notice.
Always. Every session is shaped around your audience, your outcome and your event's theme.
A simple AV setup (mic, screen, sound). A full technical rider is included in the speaker kit.
Bring Umair to your stage
Let's make your event the one people remember.
Tell us about your audience and the outcome you're after — we'll come back with availability and a tailored proposal.