Shoaib Iqbal is an arts manager who has worked as a communication manager, curator, event manager, director and arts educator of arts and culture projects since the year 2000. He founded The Little Art and various large scale national & international festivals, a digital music distribution company, has led British Council's national portfolio as Head of Arts and as a consultant with various international organizations including UNESCO and the Government of Sharjah. Shoaib post-graduated from DeVos Institute of Arts Management (Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C.), holds a diploma in International Development from East Side Institute NY and 2013 Asia21 fellow with Asia Society, an Acumen 2015 fellow, 2015 ArtThink South Asia fellow, 2018 EHF New Zealand Fellow and 2020 International Society of Performing Arts Fellow. Shoaib worked with British Council as Head of Arts, Pakistan for two years in 2017-18 and currently leads The Little Art as Director.