Do illiterate women recognize icons and illustrations? Do we need to train farmers to use mobile applications? Do users in lower income segments understand the search icon on Amazon (or Google)?

Who are the next billion users? We have 7 billion people on this planet and they all have different needs, wants, aspirations, capabilities and skill levels. Platforms like facebook and google have impacted the lives of nearly 1.5 billion users, however, the next billion users who will adopt digital technologies are very different from the existing users. Technology products will need to be customized for these users to serve their needs. Learn about these insights and experiences from field research in Pakistan to design your products and services for the next billion users.

Who Should Attend

• Program Managers from NGOs
• Product Designers
• UX designers
• Service Designers
• People wanting to understand how Human-centred design works in practice

OPEN Islamabad’s signature event is back. After every three to four months, we present a Networking Event for professionals in Islamabad to interact, dine and grow their network in Islamabad, linking them to exciting professional and personal development opportunities. After all, Your Network is Your Net Worth!

OPEN Islamabad is giving you this great opportunity to connect with leaders of various industries while enjoying some fine food and ambiance. More specifically, you can expect to meet:

• Charter members of OPEN
• Top Executives from large enterprises
• C-level Executives of IT companies
• Deans, Professors, and Researchers from universities
• Representatives of other cultural and civic organizations of Islamabad
• Business owners from a variety of industry verticals like manufacturing, healthcare, etc.

Who Should Join:

Everyone working or studying in Islamabad, looking to benefit from the presence of esteemed professionals and experts at one place and

Participation charges:

• Members: 500 PKR
• Non-members: 1000 PKR

In the second SIG, we will focus on how to gather information from the client in an effective way. This will include transforming vague requirements into good requirements, driving clients to obtain maximum benefits and the link between project success and effective requirement collection.

Pakistan Agile Development Society, founded in 2014, is defining the future of Agile in Pakistan. Today, the society consists of volunteer members from all over Pakistan having its chapters in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. It has been successfully spreading its message through conferences, awareness sessions, and meetups. AgilePK provides a platform to agile experts to share their experiences and knowledge and add value in industry. Find more about Pakistan Agile Development Society, visit their website: (http://www.agile.org.pk/). This event is being conducted in collaboration with Pakistan Agile Development Society Islamabad Chapter (AgileISB).

Who should Attend:

• Business Analysts
• Scrum Masters
• Developers
• Testers

Becoming a new manager changes their role from contributor to a director and an encourager. Managers generally misconstrue position with authority and start delving in either being aggressive, passive or manipulative. All these traits are generally negatively perceived. The question arises where and when to use and not to use them and what could be the best alternative, we will discuss in this session.

It sounds skeptical “to manage your boss” due to our traditional management practices in the organisations. It also sounds unhealthy to think why to manage your boss. But numerous research studies suggest that effective managers take time and effort notably to manage their relationships with their subordinates and also with their bosses as well. In this session we will explore the difference between a leader, manager and a boss and what are the areas we could
look into developing our relationships with the boss.