About Dr. Salman Ahmed Khatani
Professional biography of Dr. Salman Ahmed Khatani, a Pakistan-based futurist and academic working in Futures Studies and Foresight, Futures Literacy and responsible AI.
Futurist · Academic · Author
Thinking about futures from Pakistan, not from nowhere.
Dr. Salman Ahmed Khatani works at the intersection of strategic foresight, Futures Literacy, responsible AI and education. His work asks how people and institutions can expand the futures they are able to imagine, examine the assumptions shaping present decisions, and act more responsibly under uncertainty.
Based in Karachi, his academic and public work connects Pakistan and the Global South with international foresight communities, research collaborations and conversations about AI, education and social change.
Academic and professional practice
Dr. Salman Ahmed Khatani is a Pakistan-based academic, researcher and futurist working in Futures Studies and Foresight, Futures Literacy, AI Literacy, responsible AI and sustainable development. He serves as an Associate Professor in Business Administration at Iqra University, Karachi. His work connects academic research, teaching, applied foresight and professional education.
His career includes work with IMAGINE: Institute of Futures Studies at Iqra University, strategic foresight projects, university teaching and curriculum development. His Next Generation Foresight Practitioners steering committee profile provides an independently published professional reference.
Futures Studies and Foresight
Participatory futures learning, scenario exploration, assumptions, strategic foresight and anticipatory thinking.
Explore research →Young Futurist Society of Pakistan
An education and community initiative connecting learners with introductory futures thinking, foresight and future-oriented conversations across Iqra University contexts.
Visit the community →Fiker Futures Academy
Professional learning in AI Literacy, Futures Literacy and applied foresight.
Explore the Academy →Standard professional identity
Dr. Salman Ahmed Khatani
Primary role: Associate Professor, Business Administration, Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Professional positioning: Futurist, researcher and author working in Futures Studies and Foresight, Futures Literacy, Responsible AI, AI Literacy, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development.
Primary website: https://salman-khatani-personal-website.salmankhatani.workers.dev/
Short-form references such as “Dr Salman Khatani” or “Salman Khatani” may appear on third-party platforms, but this site uses “Dr. Salman Ahmed Khatani” as the canonical public name.
Public profiles and entity references
For identity consistency across academic, professional and foresight networks, these public profiles refer to the same Dr. Salman Ahmed Khatani:
ResearchGate
Verified academic affiliation and research profile.
ResearchGate profile →Professional updates, public scholarship and network activity.
LinkedIn profile →NGFP
Public profile within the Next Generation Foresight Practitioners network.
NGFP profile →Lifeboat Foundation
Public advisory-board biography and professional references.
Lifeboat profile →Publishing profiles
These publishing profiles extend the same public identity across technology, futures and long-form commentary platforms.
Substack
Designing Tomorrow with Salman Khatani, including Pakistan 2035 and futures-focused essays.
Substack →Hashnode
AI, future-readiness and technology-focused thought leadership.
Hashnode publication →DEV Community
Syndicated technology writing with canonical attribution to original sources.
DEV profile →View the curated publications directory →
Core knowledge areas
These topic pages form the main knowledge map for Dr. Salman Ahmed Khatani's work. They connect the person entity to documented research, public writing and applied practice rather than treating each topic as a separate claim.
Futures Literacy
Anticipatory capability, assumptions and alternative futures.
Explore Futures Literacy →Strategic Foresight
Scenarios, signals, uncertainty and decision-making.
Explore Strategic Foresight →Responsible AI
Human judgment, institutional readiness and responsible adoption.
Explore Responsible AI →Future-Ready Education
Learning for changing technological and institutional environments.
Explore Future-Ready Education →Professional evidence
Verify the public record
A dedicated evidence index links academic affiliation, foresight-network roles, research, independent media coverage and book authorship to institutional, publisher and third-party sources.
Open Professional Record & Sources →Areas of work
Academic research and supervision; curriculum development; Futures Studies and Foresight education; Futures Literacy workshops; AI Literacy and responsible technology adoption; and student-led Ethics and Social Responsibility projects.
Source-linked institutional, academic and professional references are available in the Professional Record.