The travel story

35+countries.Onecurioussoul.

The stages changed, the languages changed, the rooms changed — the work stayed the same. This is where two decades on the road has taken Umair, and what the road taught him.

Where in the world

A map of the miles

Every highlighted country is a place Umair has spoken, trained or gathered a community. Hover a country to see the story (tap the pins below on mobile).

Visited Not yet24 countries and countingZoom into Pakistan ↓

Home ground

Pakistan, city by city

Most of the miles have been at home. Hotels, auditoriums, campuses, field sites and communities across the country — tap a city to see what happened there.

Cities & sites

7 of 7

Provinces & territories

Named venues

Engagements mapped

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Alumni pins arrive with sign-up — every trainee who adds their city will light up the map.

Sindh

Karachi

12 engagements

TrainingApr 2024
3-hour session for 140 participants
Universal Packaging · Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi (hotel)
Training2024
Emotional intelligence and leadership workshop for 200+ A-Level students
Beaconhouse · Beaconhouse Southern Campus Flagship, PECHS (campus)
Train-the-Trainer2024
Train-the-Trainer batch (one of four cities)
Outfitters
TrainingSep 2025
Session for the company's Karachi team
Herbion
TrainingJan 2026
Training day for a team working through conflict and challenges
BASF
TrainingJan 2026
Change management and team building
Siemens Healthcare
Community2014–2015
Karachi Youth Support Network — community centre for at-risk youth, established with USAID
School of Leadership
Community
Lyari and Sultanabad Young Leaders Conferences
School of Leadership Foundation
TrainingDec 2015
Session at the Aga Khan University Hospital
AKUH
TrainingDec 2017
Daastan session
Karachi School of Business & Leadership · KSBL (campus)
Keynote2023
Break the Cage
IBA Karachi (campus)
UpcomingOct 2026
Tongue & Thunder — communication and public-speaking workshop with Sarah Mashhood
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Hawksbay, Karachi
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Turtle Beach, Karachi
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Kemari, Karachi
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Manora Island, Karachi
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Steel Town, Bin Qasim, Karachi

The road so far

Travel, in numbers

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Postcards

Postcards from the road

Real frames from the road — on stage, in training rooms and in between.

The journal

Stories from the road

Not every lesson happens on stage. A few real moments from the road so far — more as the archive grows.

Lisbon & Coimbra, Portugal

Representing Pakistan at the UN Alliance of Civilizations

Nominated to the UNAOC Summer School in 2011 (Lisbon) and 2012 (Coimbra), representing Pakistan and the British Council among a global cohort of young leaders.

Doha, Qatar

800 delegates, 65 countries, one summit

Selected to attend the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) — one of the world's biggest gatherings of academia stakeholders and policy-makers.

Uganda

Consulting for the Commonwealth

Part of a consulting group preceding a Commonwealth national group meeting in Uganda.

The road ahead

The next stage could be in your city.

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