# Ali Zain Ul Abidin

> Ali Zain Ul Abidin is the Quetta-based co-founder and CEO of Social Innovation Academy (SIA). His work connects entrepreneurship education, university partnerships, practical business training and social enterprise networks. He is an INEMA graduate, an Atlas Corps Fellow and a co-author of published research on career crafting.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Social Innovation Academy (SIA)
- **Organizations:** Social Innovation Academy (SIA), Atlas Corps
- **Education:** Business administration studies (BSBA), Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Global Business Institute programme, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, M.A., International Education Management (INEMA), Ludwigsburg University of Education and Helwan University
- **Known for:** Member of the second-place team in the 2014 Global Business Institute business-plan competition., DAAD Postgraduate Scholar, as described in his AsiaBerlin biography., Co-authored peer-reviewed career-crafting research published in Future Business Journal.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Participated in the Global Business Institute programme at Kelley; his team placed second in its business-plan competition.
- **2015** — Attended ISFiT in Trondheim and subsequently guided fellow students on international opportunities.
- **2023** — As SIA CEO, addressed University of Turbat students about the policy hackathon application process.
- **2024** — Co-authored a Future Business Journal paper on career crafting, published January 27.
- **2025** — Recognised with Khet Kumar for launching a STEAM and robotics lab at Sandeman school in Quetta.
- **2026** — Led SIA during Summit 2.0, which launched SENPak on April 28.

## Achievements

- Member of the second-place team in the 2014 Global Business Institute business-plan competition.
- DAAD Postgraduate Scholar, as described in his AsiaBerlin biography.
- Co-authored peer-reviewed career-crafting research published in Future Business Journal.
- Co-launched the Sandeman school STEAM and robotics lab with Khet Kumar.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — SIA Summit 2.0 took place in Islamabad on April 28 and launched SENPak.
- **2025-11** — PUAN recognised the Sandeman school STEAM and robotics lab launched with Khet Kumar.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-zainulabidin/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24