Somia Sadiq

Founder & President

Somia Sadiq is a Pakistani Canadian peace negotiator, planner, and award-winning entrepreneur with ancestral roots in post-colonial Punjab and Kashmir. She is the founder of Narratives, an acclaimed planning and design firm that centers human-centric, trauma-informed story work to amplify lived experience and ancestral identity. As the founder of Kahanee, Somia brings her expertise in conflict transformation to amplify storytelling and facilitated dialogue as tools for peacebuilding, both in Canada and globally. Somia began her career in impact assessment, focusing on resource, energy, and infrastructure projects. Her doctoral research explores identity, othering, and trauma in conflict transformation, deepening her commitment to creating space for marginalized voices. A published author and sought-after keynote speaker, she shares insights on trauma-informed leadership, women's leadership, and cultivating resilience in a rapidly changing world. Recognized nationally and internationally, Somia was recently inducted into the Canadian Institute of Planners' College of Fellows, the highest honor in the profession. She is currently completing her debut novel, Gajarah, set to release in Fall 2025.