KARACHI - Pakistan Society for Training & Development (PSTD) organised the 2nd 'Women in Business & Leadership Conference at a local hotel, in collaboration with Engro Corporation Limited as the major sponsor, and Terrabiz as the event organizer. The conference aimed to highlight the emerging role of women in Pakistani society along with addressing the issues affecting the growth of women in todays corporate world. The conference also drew attention to the challenges and the rapid emergence of women as the moving force for change and development in this century. The event was inaugurated by Salman Burney, President PSTD, followed by the conference keynote 'Empowering Women through Engagement by Eithne Treanor from CNBC Europe. The conference had a number of thought-provoking sessions on areas that aimed to benefit the careers of workingwomen. Some of the more sessions included women as business leaders, 'handling issues at the workplace, and syndicated sessions on 'spirit of success and even a 'career speed dating workshop. Stiefel (a GSK company) was the other major corporate sponsor of the event, which was also supported by MCB, NJI Life and Tapal.