Naveed Khawaja
CEO and Master Trainer
Helping people become agile and purpose driven
Naveed Khawaja is a pioneering leader with over 25 years of experience in business transformation, leadership development, and strategy consulting. As a senior trainer and coach, Naveed has played a pivotal role in training leaders and teams on agile cultural change. His expertise extends to executive coaching and strategy consulting, where he has developed an agile mindset in leaders, contributing to organizations' productivity and profitability.
Naveed's passion for business agility, strategic change and sustainability, coupled with his deep understanding of cultural dynamics, empowers teams to excel — reflecting his belief that people are at the heart of every transformation.
Naveed is a renowned keynote speaker known in business circles worldwide. Along the lines of his business transformation activities, Naveed was engaged as a member of Halma plc's Digital Advisory Board, where he advised the executive management team on digital transformation.
Ali Hasnain Shah
Managing Partner
Helping professionals reinvent themselves and unlock their true potential
Ali is an entrepreneur who brings over 25 years of experience in setting up businesses, business development and digital transformation in IT, Telecom and real estate industries in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Prior to starting Xecofy, Ali worked as a project management consultant with Vodafone UK on their strategy and business development team, where he engaged in the delivery of business-critical, complex multi-million pound projects. Along the lines of his business transformation activities, Ali was engaged as a member of Halma plc's Digital Advisory Board, where he advised the executive management team on digital transformation.
He is frequently invited as a keynote speaker at conferences and seminars worldwide to speak about entrepreneurship, leadership and investments. He is also a keen instructor and has conducted leadership training and workshops for industry leaders all over the world.
Bob Ferguson
Chief Communications Officer
Helping leaders and technical experts be heard, understood, and valued
Placed in the top 50 global speakers, with the honour of representing the UK at the World Public Speaking Championships in the USA, Bob is a three-time winner of the UK Championships of Public Speaking. His focus on helping people with great technical expertise communicate effectively came from his 20 years' experience in the space industry, working on the European missions to Mars and Mercury.
The key focus of his teaching is how to develop crafted content that delivers a powerful, concise message to engage and inspire the audience. He credits his competition success with his understanding of the audience, and creation of a message that is perfectly targeted to their interests.
Good organizational communication has three main drivers:
1/ The skill of the technical experts in delivering information with confidence, clarity and impact.
2/ The ability of the line management to give the effective feedback that produces high quality communication.
3/ A communication culture set by the senior managers that supports good decision making.
Bob's unique combination of technical expertise and championship-winning skills will develop all three drivers to help businesses make the most of their technical talent.
Rehan Ahmed
Chief Operations Officer
Building agile, AI-ready organizations through people
Rehan is a seasoned HR and Organizational Development professional with over 25 years of cross-industry experience spanning customer services, operations, HR strategy, and AI-enabled transformation. He has held senior leadership roles, including CHRO, Head of HR, and Fractional CHRO at organizations such as Arcana Info, Saffron, AgileEi, Xecofy, Gerry's Visa, Glades, Jazz, and Ufone.
His expertise spans HR strategy and policy design, agile HR transformation, AI-driven workforce strategy, talent acquisition, organizational development, learning and development, and leadership coaching. He pairs this with practical systems for goal-setting and performance, including the Balanced Scorecard, KPIs, OKRs, and budgeting.
As a training and consulting specialist, Rehan delivers programs in executive leadership development, agile HR leadership, generative and agentic AI, and transformation frameworks. He has trained and taught at leading institutions including Emirates Aviation University, Manipal University, NUST, PIM, and Bahria University.
