Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft München e.V. www.dbg-munich.de Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 7 p.m. IBZ, Amalienstr. 38 There is more to GB than being part of the EU In our sixth lecture Azam Akram will be talking about: Pakistan and its historical links with Britain – Pakistan’s role in reshaping British culture On our taxi ride to Heathrow airport, commenting on the many shops of obviously Pakistani ownership on the roadside, the Pakistani taxi driver explained to us ignorant German ladies that the Pakistanis were “the backbone of British Economy”. We were lucky, we met a friend, a young British citizen of Pakistani origin, who is willing to explain to us the truth of the taxi driver’s statement. Christa Hohenadl and Ellinor Stiegler On Azam Akram: Azam Akram lives and works in London. His parents migrated to the UK from Pakistan in the late 1960s. Azam Akram was born in Chesterfield, in the county of Derbyshire. He spent most of his childhood in Pakistan, but returned to the UK at the age of 16. He studied Economics at Reading University. He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Amsterdam University. He now works as an International Expatriate Tax Specialist at Ernst & Young LLP UK.