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1969, Time Goes On
Alachisoft
FAST NUCES
Higher Education Commission
KNCT Hub
National Incubation Center
NUST
Software Technology Park
The Hive
Ufone Tower
WeCreate Center
event speaker:
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Aban Haq
Adnan Shahid
Affan Dar
Ali Sufyan
Ali Zaidi
Ambreen Malik
Ammar Mumtaz
Aneeqa Ishaq
Asad J. Malik
Asad Umar
Ashar Aziz
Asma Khalil
Ather Imran
Atif Rais Khan
Awais Naseer
Ayesha Hamid
Ayesha Iqbal
Bilal Awan
Dilawar Syed
Dr Ali Tahir
Dr Raja Iqbal
Dr Yasmeen Mehmooda
Dr. Affan Syed
Dr. Andrew Scheuermann
Dr. Arshad Ali
Dr. Bebo White
Dr. Faisal Khan
Dr. Farrukh Hassan
Dr. Rafae Bhatti
Dr. Syed Ismail Shah
Dr. Terence Jackson
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
Ehtisham Rao
Evelyn A. Ashley
Fahad Tiwana
Faisal Aftab
Fatima Mazhar
Franziska Scheinhardt
Gabriele Bartolini
Haris Zaheer Bajwa
Hussein Kanji
Ibrar Ahmed
Idris Kothari
Iqbal Khan
Irfan Wahab
Junaid Iqbal
Junaid Kalim
Kamran Kundi
Kashan Ahmad
Khurram Jamali
Kimberlee LeBlanc
Ludger Herget
Maleeka Bokhari
Maliha Elahi
Meenah Tariq
Mehzad Sahar
Melinda Good
Mohsin Lodhi
Mohsin Termezy
Mowadat Rana
Mrs. Firoza Zaidi
Mudassar Hussain
Muhammad Haroon
Muhammad Nasrullah
Muniba Mazari
Naeem Zamindar
Narjis Ali
Nauman Sheikh
Owais Anjum
Owais zaidi
Pernian Faheem
Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani
Rabeel Warraich
Rebecca Garcia
Rhett Power
Saba Zaidi
Sadaf Tausif
Saima Khan
Sayyed Ahmad Masud
Shahnaz Kapadia
Shamoon Hashmi
Shandana Gulzar Khan
Sheba Najmi
Syed Ahmed
Syed Junaid Ali Gilani
Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
Taimur Rasheed
Taimur Rehman
Umair Shahid
Veqarul Islam
Wahaj Siraj
Zeenat Khan
Zeeshan Shafquat
Zoaib Khan
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PostgreSQL provides a way to communicate with external data sources. This could be another PostgreSQL instance or any other database. The other database might be a relational database such as MySQL or Oracle; or any NoSQL database such as MongoDB or Hadoop. To achieve this, PostgreSQL implements ISO Standard call SQL-MED in the form of Foreign Data Wrappers (FDW). This presentation will explain in detail how PostgreSQL FDWs work. It will include a detailed explanation of simple features, and will introduce more advanced features that were added in recent versions of PostgreSQL. Examples of these would be to show how aggregate pushdown and join pushdown work in PostgreSQL.
The talk will include working examples of these advanced features and demonstrating their use with different databases. These examples show how data from different database flavors can be used by PostgreSQL, including those from heterogeneous relational databases, and showing NoSQL column store joins.
Who Should Attend?
Database enthusiasts.
Participation Charges
Free
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Ibrar Ahmed
Ibrar Ahmed
FinTech Speaker Senior Software Engineer @ Percona
Ibrar Ahmed is a Agile Software / PostgreSQL Architect, Blockchain Crypto Currency / FinTech Speaker Senior Software Engineer @ Percona. He has 18+ years of Software development experience, ranges from architecting the software to extreme programming in C, C++, Visual C++, Java. Experience in development in Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX and PowerPC.
FinTech Speaker Senior Software Engineer @ Percona
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Internet of Things (IoT) is taking digital transformation to a whole new level by integrating devices into the ecosystem of data, insights and actions that business have access to. Big
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Internet of Things (IoT) is taking digital transformation to a whole new level by integrating devices into the ecosystem of data, insights and actions that business have access to. Big companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Google are pouring billions into building out rich IoT platforms to enable and simplify these transformations.
In this session, Affan Dar will talk about why IoT is important, the state of the industry, current trends and future opportunities both in terms of business as well as engineering innovations.
Who Should Attend?
SW Industry: CEOs, CTOs, Engineering Leads, IOT Startups, IOT Companies
Academia: Deans, HODs, Research Leads doing IoT-centric work
Government: HEC (Curriculum Leads), Ministry of IT, Ignite
Telcos: IOT Groups, Heads of Maker Spaces
Participation Charges
Members: Free
Non-Members: Rs 500/-
Partner Organization: EMUMBA Private Limited
Special Thanks: www.rabtay.org
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Affan Dar
Affan Dar
Engineering leader in the Azure IoT (Internet of Things) Platform
Affan is an engineering leader in the Azure IoT (Internet of Things) Platform group responsible for building and running multiple high scale Azure services related to IoT. A few of the products that his team has built include: Azure IoT Hub Azure IoT Edge Azure IoT SDKs Prior to his foray in IoT, his professional experience has been around building and managing teams that build middleware, cloud platforms, high scale messaging services and tackling complex distributed systems challenges.
Engineering leader in the Azure IoT (Internet of Things) Platform
Schedule
- Day 1
- January 8, 2019
4:30 PM Registration4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Talk 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM Q/A Session 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
7:00 PM Networking & Tea7:00 PM - Onwards
KNCT HubPlot 59G, Street 7, I-10/3 I 10/3, I-10, Islamabad
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In this talk, Zohaib reviews the foundations of today’s software innovation, where it has been and what the future looks like. He will take a closer look at
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In this talk, Zohaib reviews the foundations of today’s software innovation, where it has been and what the future looks like. He will take a closer look at DevSecOps, what it takes to implement it to drive innovation and value that can be derived deploying it effectively. He will also share his experiences of selling and implementing DevSecOps solutions across various industries across USA. He will field questions on how we can benefit from it in Pakistan.
Kamran Kundi will share success story in implementation of DevOps in his organization.
Who Should Attend?
SW Industry: CEOs, CTOs, Engineering Leads, DevOps practitioners
Academia: Deans, HODs, Professors of Software Engineering, Research Leads doing development work
Government: HEC (Curriculum Leads), Ministry of IT, Ignite
Telcos: CIOs, Engineering Leads
Participation Charges
Members: Free
Non-Members: Rs 500/-
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Guests List (Attending 110)
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Kamran Kundi
Kamran Kundi
Director of Technology Affairs at Elm, KSA
Kamran Kundi is the Director of Technology Affairs at Elm, which is a leading provider of digital services for public and private sector inside the Kingdom. Elm is in the middle of their digital transformation journey to better serve their customers and meet the challenges of the digital age. Kamran and his team are helping build a Dynamic Learning Culture to lay the foundation for a High Performing Organization, which is optimized for speed without sacrificing reliability or quality. Kamran has worked in the Silicon Valley for IBM and couple of startups before he moved to KSA to join Elm.
Director of Technology Affairs at Elm, KSA
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Zoaib Khan
Zoaib Khan
Application Modernization Practice Lead, Red Hat, USA
Zohaib Khan is currently the Application Modernization Practice Lead for Red Hat Public Sector. He helps companies makes sense of emerging technologies like APIs, Microservices and Containers and use them to deliver new capabilities and business models, the Open Source way. He has been a regular speaker at Red Hat Summit and has presented at various conferences, including StackWorld and APIWorld. He writes about DevOps, Application Modernization, disruption with technology and innovation (at his blog https://stackinnovator.com). Prior to Red Hat, Zohaib was a senior manager in healthcare and financial services and experimented with entrepreneurship by co-founding a technology services company.
Application Modernization Practice Lead, Red Hat, USA
Schedule
- Day 1
- January 7, 2019
4:30 PM Registration4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Talk 15:00 PM - 5:45 PM
5:45 PM Talk 25:45 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM Q/A Session6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
7:00 PM Networking & Tea 7:00 PM - Onwards
KNCT HubPlot 59G, Street 7, I-10/3 I 10/3, I-10, Islamabad
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How do you maximize your PostgreSQL Performance?
Come join us in our next meetup on Sep 26, 2018 where we will talk about “PostgreSQL Performance Tuning”.
The session will be conducted by Ibrar Ahmed who is a Senior Software Engineer and PostgreSQL consultant at Percona. He will discuss several concepts related to measuring and improving performance of your database. The topics covered are:
– Gauging Performance
– PostgreSQL Tuning Parameters
– Tuning and optimizing techniques
– Linux Kernel Tuning Parameters for PostgreSQL
Speakers for this event
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Ibrar Ahmed
Ibrar Ahmed
FinTech Speaker Senior Software Engineer @ Percona
Ibrar Ahmed is a Agile Software / PostgreSQL Architect, Blockchain Crypto Currency / FinTech Speaker Senior Software Engineer @ Percona. He has 18+ years of Software development experience, ranges from architecting the software to extreme programming in C, C++, Visual C++, Java. Experience in development in Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX and PowerPC.
FinTech Speaker Senior Software Engineer @ Percona
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We’re back with another meetup and this time we are talking all about “Multi-master replication in PostgreSQL” in collaboration with 2ndQuadrant.
Postgres-BDR (Bi-directional replication for PostgreSQL) is a ground-breaking multi-master replication tool for PostgreSQL databases. In the complex environment of replication, BDR achieves efficiency and accuracy, ensuring very high availability of all nodes in a geographically distributed cluster.
Speakers for this event
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Muhammad Haroon
Muhammad Haroon
PostgreSQL Consultant
Muhammad Haroon is a PostgreSQL Consultant at 2ndQuadrant. Over a decade of experience in analyzing, designing/ developing applications, deployment, testing, configuration management, research and code reviews on diversified domains, platforms and technologies he is specialized in Database management, PostgreSQL, Technology Management,Business Intelligence, ETL, Configuration Management, VOIP & IVR based applications, SMS based applications,Call Center Solutions, Middleware, Databases.
PostgreSQL Consultant
Event Type:
Networking
Networking
All
Annual Forum
Fireside Chat
Meetup
Panel Discussion
Talk
Workshop
SIG:
All
All
Design Thinking
Emerging Technologies
Leadership
PostgreSQL
Startups
In Collaboration With:
All
All
2ndQuadrant
Code for Pakistan
Emumba Private Limited
Ideate
Ignite
Mohsin Lodhi Training & Coaching
Percona
US Embassy
Event Location:
All
All
1969, Time Goes On
Alachisoft
FAST NUCES
Higher Education Commission
KNCT Hub
National Incubation Center
NUST
Software Technology Park
The Hive
Ufone Tower
WeCreate Center
event speaker:
All
All
Aban Haq
Adnan Shahid
Affan Dar
Ali Sufyan
Ali Zaidi
Ambreen Malik
Ammar Mumtaz
Aneeqa Ishaq
Asad J. Malik
Asad Umar
Ashar Aziz
Asma Khalil
Ather Imran
Atif Rais Khan
Awais Naseer
Ayesha Hamid
Ayesha Iqbal
Bilal Awan
Dilawar Syed
Dr Ali Tahir
Dr Raja Iqbal
Dr Yasmeen Mehmooda
Dr. Affan Syed
Dr. Andrew Scheuermann
Dr. Arshad Ali
Dr. Bebo White
Dr. Faisal Khan
Dr. Farrukh Hassan
Dr. Rafae Bhatti
Dr. Syed Ismail Shah
Dr. Terence Jackson
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
Ehtisham Rao
Evelyn A. Ashley
Fahad Tiwana
Faisal Aftab
Fatima Mazhar
Franziska Scheinhardt
Gabriele Bartolini
Haris Zaheer Bajwa
Hussein Kanji
Ibrar Ahmed
Idris Kothari
Iqbal Khan
Irfan Wahab
Junaid Iqbal
Junaid Kalim
Kamran Kundi
Kashan Ahmad
Khurram Jamali
Kimberlee LeBlanc
Ludger Herget
Maleeka Bokhari
Maliha Elahi
Meenah Tariq
Mehzad Sahar
Melinda Good
Mohsin Lodhi
Mohsin Termezy
Mowadat Rana
Mrs. Firoza Zaidi
Mudassar Hussain
Muhammad Haroon
Muhammad Nasrullah
Muniba Mazari
Naeem Zamindar
Narjis Ali
Nauman Sheikh
Owais Anjum
Owais zaidi
Pernian Faheem
Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani
Rabeel Warraich
Rebecca Garcia
Rhett Power
Saba Zaidi
Sadaf Tausif
Saima Khan
Sayyed Ahmad Masud
Shahnaz Kapadia
Shamoon Hashmi
Shandana Gulzar Khan
Sheba Najmi
Syed Ahmed
Syed Junaid Ali Gilani
Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
Taimur Rasheed
Taimur Rehman
Umair Shahid
Veqarul Islam
Wahaj Siraj
Zeenat Khan
Zeeshan Shafquat
Zoaib Khan
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Open Islamabad is giving you this great opportunity to connect with leaders of various industries while enjoying some fine food and ambience. More specifically, you can
Event Details
Open Islamabad is giving you this great opportunity to connect with leaders of various industries while enjoying some fine food and ambience. 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.
Please register by 3:00 pm, Thursday, Oct 25, 2018, to ensure your participation.
Participation charges:
Members: 500 PKR
Non-members: 1000 PKR
1969, Time Goes OnGarden Avenue Road، Near Shakarparian, Opposite Lok Virsa, Islamabad, Pakistan
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The event provides you the opportunity to meet:
– Charter members of OPEN
– Top executives from large enterprises
– C-level executives of technology 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.
1969, Time Goes OnGarden Avenue Road، Near Shakarparian, Opposite Lok Virsa, Islamabad, Pakistan
Event Details
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The event provides you the opportunity to meet:
– Charter members of OPEN
– Top executives from large enterprises
– C-level executives of technology 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.
1969, Time Goes OnGarden Avenue Road، Near Shakarparian, Opposite Lok Virsa, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Your network is your net worth! Start investing in it now. We believe a simple hello could lead to a million things. Open Islamabad is giving you this great opportunity to connect with leaders of various industries while enjoying some fine food and ambiance. You can expect to see:
– Charter members of OPEN
– Top executives from Telcos
– C-level executives of IT companies
– Deans and Heads of leading universities
– Business owners from a variety of industry verticals like manufacturing, health care, real estate etc and some amazing women who are trying to add value and redefining society with leadership skills.
1969, Time Goes OnGarden Avenue Road، Near Shakarparian, Opposite Lok Virsa, Islamabad, Pakistan
Event Details
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Your network is your net worth! Start investing in it now. We believe a simple hello could lead to a million things. Open Islamabad is giving you this great opportunity to connect with leaders of various industries while enjoying some fine food and ambience. You can expect to see:
– Charter members of OPEN
– Top executives from Telcos
– C-level executives of IT companies
– Deans and Heads of leading universities
– Business owners from a variety of industry verticals like manufacturing, health care, real estate etc and some amazing women who are trying to add value and redefining society with leadership skills.
1969, Time Goes OnGarden Avenue Road، Near Shakarparian, Opposite Lok Virsa, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat
All
Annual Forum
Meetup
Networking
Panel Discussion
Talk
Workshop
SIG:
All
All
Design Thinking
Emerging Technologies
Leadership
PostgreSQL
Startups
In Collaboration With:
All
All
2ndQuadrant
Code for Pakistan
Emumba Private Limited
Ideate
Ignite
Mohsin Lodhi Training & Coaching
Percona
US Embassy
Event Location:
All
All
1969, Time Goes On
Alachisoft
FAST NUCES
Higher Education Commission
KNCT Hub
National Incubation Center
NUST
Software Technology Park
The Hive
Ufone Tower
WeCreate Center
event speaker:
All
All
Aban Haq
Adnan Shahid
Affan Dar
Ali Sufyan
Ali Zaidi
Ambreen Malik
Ammar Mumtaz
Aneeqa Ishaq
Asad J. Malik
Asad Umar
Ashar Aziz
Asma Khalil
Ather Imran
Atif Rais Khan
Awais Naseer
Ayesha Hamid
Ayesha Iqbal
Bilal Awan
Dilawar Syed
Dr Ali Tahir
Dr Raja Iqbal
Dr Yasmeen Mehmooda
Dr. Affan Syed
Dr. Andrew Scheuermann
Dr. Arshad Ali
Dr. Bebo White
Dr. Faisal Khan
Dr. Farrukh Hassan
Dr. Rafae Bhatti
Dr. Syed Ismail Shah
Dr. Terence Jackson
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
Ehtisham Rao
Evelyn A. Ashley
Fahad Tiwana
Faisal Aftab
Fatima Mazhar
Franziska Scheinhardt
Gabriele Bartolini
Haris Zaheer Bajwa
Hussein Kanji
Ibrar Ahmed
Idris Kothari
Iqbal Khan
Irfan Wahab
Junaid Iqbal
Junaid Kalim
Kamran Kundi
Kashan Ahmad
Khurram Jamali
Kimberlee LeBlanc
Ludger Herget
Maleeka Bokhari
Maliha Elahi
Meenah Tariq
Mehzad Sahar
Melinda Good
Mohsin Lodhi
Mohsin Termezy
Mowadat Rana
Mrs. Firoza Zaidi
Mudassar Hussain
Muhammad Haroon
Muhammad Nasrullah
Muniba Mazari
Naeem Zamindar
Narjis Ali
Nauman Sheikh
Owais Anjum
Owais zaidi
Pernian Faheem
Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani
Rabeel Warraich
Rebecca Garcia
Rhett Power
Saba Zaidi
Sadaf Tausif
Saima Khan
Sayyed Ahmad Masud
Shahnaz Kapadia
Shamoon Hashmi
Shandana Gulzar Khan
Sheba Najmi
Syed Ahmed
Syed Junaid Ali Gilani
Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
Taimur Rasheed
Taimur Rehman
Umair Shahid
Veqarul Islam
Wahaj Siraj
Zeenat Khan
Zeeshan Shafquat
Zoaib Khan
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OPEN Islamabad and The Hive, in collaboration with United States Embassy are pleased to invite you to an exclusive session on “The Importance of Cyber Security in Today’s Internet
Speakers for this event
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Mehzad Sahar
Mehzad Sahar
Information Security C level Executive/ Keynote Speaker
Mehzad Sahar is an Information Security C level Executive, Keynote Speaker, Visionary, an eloquent strategist with a flair for Information Security creativity, with 19+ years of experience and currently working as Head/Director Business security in Telenor Pakistan. He has effectively crafted Information Security framework and Infrastructure Design for different Information Systems, national level policy making and implementation, Security Risk Management, across different industries.
Information Security C level Executive/ Keynote Speaker
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Syed Junaid Ali Gilani
Syed Junaid Ali Gilani
Senior Information Security Consultant & Instructor/Keynote Speaker
Syed Junaid Ali Gilani is a seasoned Information Security Professional, Keynote speaker and lecturer with 7+ years of experience in multidimensional organizations including PTCL, ZTE and Government of Pakistan. Currently he is serving Nayatel Pvt. Ltd. as Deputy Manager Network Security. In addition, he has experience in Security Governance, Risk Management, Policy Compliance and security awareness.
Senior Information Security Consultant & Instructor/Keynote Speaker
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An exclusive fireside chat with Careem’s leadership in Pakistan. We’ll have privilege of having Junaid Iqbal and Fatima Mazhar with us. From Call Centre to Market Launch Director of Careem, Fatima will share a very personal story of growth hacking across markets the Careem Way. Junaid, the CEO of Careem Pakistan, will also be engaging the audience.
Speakers for this event
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Fatima Mazhar
Fatima Mazhar
Careem - Early Stage Markets - Director
Fatima Mazher have Investment Banking background with a passion for operations. According to her If the operations run smoothly, everything follows..!! She is now working as Early Stage Markets Director in Careem and before that she have worked on different posts in careem.
Careem - Early Stage Markets - Director
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Junaid Iqbal
Managing Director- Careem
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STARTUP FUNDING Investor’s Perspective Hussein is a founding partner at
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STARTUP FUNDING
Investor’s Perspective
Hussein is a founding partner at Hoxton Ventures LLP with focus on consumer internet, financial technology, and software investments.
Speakers for this event
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Hussein Kanji
Hussein Kanji
Founding Partner at Hoxton Ventures LLP
Hussein Kanji is a founding partner at Hoxton Ventures LLP with focus on consumer internet, financial technology and software investments. He is a regular investor and advisor - invested in a cupcake startup (Bea’s of Bloomsbury), advised a leading Indian media/entertainment company (Eros) and has invested in at least one unicorn in the making (Deliveroo).
Founding Partner at Hoxton Ventures LLP
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Financial Analyst turned Chef on “Pursuing your dreams”. Saima has left her lucrative career to start The Hampstead Kitchen and has cooked for the likes of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Richard Branson.
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Saima Khan
Saima Khan
Founder of The Hampstead Kitchen
"Saima Khan started as a private chef specializing in creating cuisines that focus on the enjoyment & sharing of fresh seasonal produce. Realizing there was a gap in the market She set up The Hampstead Kitchen. They focus on clientsaround the Hampstead and neighbouring areas but also travel to the rest of the UK, the US, Europe& the Middle East for our clients. Before starting Hampstead Kitchen she have served more then then 16 banking & finance organisations.
Founder of The Hampstead Kitchen
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Failing but not staying down.
Pivoting.
Creating success by sheer resilience.
This is going to be a fun conversation around the entrepreneurial journey of Idris Kothari, a serial entrepreneur from the Silicon Valley.
Speakers for this event
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Idris Kothari
Idris Kothari
Chairman OPEN Silicon Valley
Idris is a founding member, past president, and current Chairman of the board of OPEN Silicon Valley. He has over 35 years of professional and entrepreneurial experience and is currently working as the CTO and member of the board of VSi, providing software as a service (SAS) for hospitality and medical industries. He also serves on the board of NED Alumni Association of Silicon Valley and Friends of LUMS USA.Idris has BS in Physics from SM Science College, BS in EE from NED Karachi and MS in CS from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
Chairman OPEN Silicon Valley
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Amazon is a global leader in the cloud computing with its AWS platform. Find out more about exciting products and they could benefit your venture… directly from the head of Worldwide Business Development for AWS.
Who should Attend?
An invite-only talk best suited for CEOs, CTOs, Mobile & Web App Devleopers, IT Admin & security Champs and SW Architects.
Speakers for this event
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Taimur Rasheed
Taimur Rasheed
General Manager & Head of Worldwide Customer Success, Azure Cloud at Microsoft
"Cloud technology executive with over a decade of experience in new market development, strategic business development, and solution architecture related to emerging technologies. He has passion for technology, business, public policy, and he enjoy bringing new ideas and products to market. Currently leading worldwide Customer Success for Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud. Previously served as Managing Director for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Platform Technology and Applications where he lead strategic business development from 2008."
General Manager & Head of Worldwide Customer Success, Azure Cloud at Microsoft
Event Type:
Workshop
Workshop
All
Annual Forum
Fireside Chat
Meetup
Networking
Panel Discussion
Talk
SIG:
All
All
Design Thinking
Emerging Technologies
Leadership
PostgreSQL
Startups
In Collaboration With:
All
All
2ndQuadrant
Code for Pakistan
Emumba Private Limited
Ideate
Ignite
Mohsin Lodhi Training & Coaching
Percona
US Embassy
Event Location:
All
All
1969, Time Goes On
Alachisoft
FAST NUCES
Higher Education Commission
KNCT Hub
National Incubation Center
NUST
Software Technology Park
The Hive
Ufone Tower
WeCreate Center
event speaker:
All
All
Aban Haq
Adnan Shahid
Affan Dar
Ali Sufyan
Ali Zaidi
Ambreen Malik
Ammar Mumtaz
Aneeqa Ishaq
Asad J. Malik
Asad Umar
Ashar Aziz
Asma Khalil
Ather Imran
Atif Rais Khan
Awais Naseer
Ayesha Hamid
Ayesha Iqbal
Bilal Awan
Dilawar Syed
Dr Ali Tahir
Dr Raja Iqbal
Dr Yasmeen Mehmooda
Dr. Affan Syed
Dr. Andrew Scheuermann
Dr. Arshad Ali
Dr. Bebo White
Dr. Faisal Khan
Dr. Farrukh Hassan
Dr. Rafae Bhatti
Dr. Syed Ismail Shah
Dr. Terence Jackson
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
Ehtisham Rao
Evelyn A. Ashley
Fahad Tiwana
Faisal Aftab
Fatima Mazhar
Franziska Scheinhardt
Gabriele Bartolini
Haris Zaheer Bajwa
Hussein Kanji
Ibrar Ahmed
Idris Kothari
Iqbal Khan
Irfan Wahab
Junaid Iqbal
Junaid Kalim
Kamran Kundi
Kashan Ahmad
Khurram Jamali
Kimberlee LeBlanc
Ludger Herget
Maleeka Bokhari
Maliha Elahi
Meenah Tariq
Mehzad Sahar
Melinda Good
Mohsin Lodhi
Mohsin Termezy
Mowadat Rana
Mrs. Firoza Zaidi
Mudassar Hussain
Muhammad Haroon
Muhammad Nasrullah
Muniba Mazari
Naeem Zamindar
Narjis Ali
Nauman Sheikh
Owais Anjum
Owais zaidi
Pernian Faheem
Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani
Rabeel Warraich
Rebecca Garcia
Rhett Power
Saba Zaidi
Sadaf Tausif
Saima Khan
Sayyed Ahmad Masud
Shahnaz Kapadia
Shamoon Hashmi
Shandana Gulzar Khan
Sheba Najmi
Syed Ahmed
Syed Junaid Ali Gilani
Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
Taimur Rasheed
Taimur Rehman
Umair Shahid
Veqarul Islam
Wahaj Siraj
Zeenat Khan
Zeeshan Shafquat
Zoaib Khan
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CALLING ALL CIVIC-MINDED GEEKS! Jazz, Code for Pakistan and OPEN Islamabad brings the biggest and most exciting Hackathon of the year 'Jazz SDG Hackathon' happening in Islamabad on the
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CALLING ALL CIVIC-MINDED GEEKS!
Jazz, Code for Pakistan and OPEN Islamabad brings the biggest and most exciting Hackathon of the year ‘Jazz SDG Hackathon’ happening in Islamabad on the second weekend of December 2018. This is going to be a 2.5 days long Hackathon starting on 7th December and concluding on 9th December, 2018.
If you believe you:
- Have a great idea that you want to bring to reality.
- Like working with intelligent people.
- Have skills in web or mobile development, design, mapping, data analysis, research, subject matter expertise in SDGs or the civic space.
- Have what it takes to innovate on top of government information and services.
Come, utilize your talent and creative skills in transforming Pakistan in line with 5 of the selected SDGs for the better.
During this weekend, you will learn design thinking, open-source hacking for social good, receive mentoring and input from domain experts in government and local organizations, have opportunities to network, and work in teams to create solutions — all for free.
You will form teams to create prototypes that address civic and social problems in line with the Sustainable Development Goals initiative of the UN. All you need to do is bring your creativity, skills, and enthusiasm! We at Code for Pakistan will do the rest. We will bring together great mentors to assist you. There will be lots of energy and excitement through creative activities. Not to mention a lot of food and swags.
SELECTED SDGS
SDGs selected for the hackathon are for participants to focus their projects and solutions on are:
- SDG Goal 3: Good Health and Well Being
- SDG Goal 4: Quality Education
- SDG Goal 5: Gender Equality
- SDG Goal 10: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG Goal 11: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Schedule
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- December 7, 2018
5:00 PM Registration + Tea + Networking5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM Code for Pakistan Intro6:00 PM - 6: 10 PM
6:10 PM Intro by Jazz6:10 PM - 6:20 PM
6:20 PM Agenda of the Day (Event Guidelines, Participation Rules, Judging Criteria)6:20 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM Team Formation6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- December 8, 2018
9:00 AM Registration + Tea + Networking9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
09:30 AM Jazz - Digital Payments09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM IGDA - Gamification Workshop10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Ideation + Hacking + Mentoring10:30 AM - 01:00 PM
01:00 PM Lunch Break01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
02:00 PM Ideation + Hacking + Mentoring02:00 PM - 09:00 PM
05:00 PM Tea/Coffee Break05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
08:00 PM Dinner Break08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
08:30 PM Day Closing08:30 PM - 09:00 PM
- December 9, 2018
09:00 AM Registration + Tea + Networking09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
09:30 AM Talk About How to Pitch09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Pitching Rules + Judging Criteria + Submission on DevPost and GitHub10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM Hacking10:15 AM - 01:00 PM
01:00 PM Final Submission (DevPost and GitHub)01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
02:00 PM Lunch Break02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
03:00 PM Final Demos and Judging03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
06:00 PM Partners Acknowledgement06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
06:30 PM Jazz Speaking Slot06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
07:00 PM Keynote07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
07:30 PM Prize Distribution and Event Closing07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
08:00 PM Dinner and Networking08:00 PM - 09:00 PM
National Incubation CenterStreet 6, Sector H-9/1 , Islamabad, Pakistan
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Calling All Civic-Minded Geeks! Do you have ideas about how to fix things? Do you like working with other intelligent people? Have
Event Details
Calling All Civic-Minded Geeks!
Do you have ideas about how to fix things? Do you like working with other intelligent people? Have skills like web or mobile development, design, mapping, data analysis, research? Or subject matter expertise in SDGs or the civic space? Want to innovate on top of government information and services?
Join us and apply your tech or creative skills to transform Pakistan for the better.
Announcing Pakistan’s first SDG Hackathon 2017!
Join us in Islamabad the weekend of August 19-20 and learn how your tech, creative, and problem solving skills can be used to make a positive impact at a national scale. During this weekend, you will learn design thinking, open-source hacking for social good, receive mentoring and input from domain experts in government and local organizations, have opportunities to network, and work in teams to create solutions — all for free.
You will form teams to create prototypes that address civic and social problems in line with the SDGs. All you need to do is bring your creativity, skills, and enthusiasm!
The SDG Hackathon will bring together programmers, designers, urban mappers, data analysts, community organizers, researchers, journalists, and government information to reboot local services by creating open source web, mobile, and SMS applications. Imagine a peace corps of geeks for civic betterment.
Selected SDGs for participants to focus their projects and solutions on are:
- Good Health & Well-Being
- Quality Education
- Industry Innovation & Infrastructure
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- No Poverty
- Zero Hunger
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Responsible Consumption and Production
Participation in the hackathon is FREE, but while we’d love to include everyone, space and logistical constraints mean that admission is open only to those accepted from the pool of applicants. So apply now before space runs out! The application deadline is August 12, 2017.
If you are interested in being a Mentor or Partner at the event, please send us an email by August 12 at islamabad@codeforpakistan.org
The SDG Hackathon is brought to you by Ignite (formerly known as the National ICT R&D Fund) – Ministry of IT & Telecom, co-organized by Code for Pakistan and its Islamabad Civic Innovation Lab, a joint program with OPEN Islamabad.
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OPEN Islamabad is organizing an exclusive full day workshop on Data Science in collaboration with the world renowned startup Data Science Dojo. The workshop will be conducted by the founder/CEO of the company himself, Dr Raja Iqbal. Dr Raja holds a PhD in Computer Science from Tulane University and has previously worked as a Data Scientist at Microsoft.
Data Science Dojo is a world renowned training company based out of Redmond, Washington, dedicated to enabling professionals to extract actionable insights from data. The company has trained more than 2000 data scientists so far and has received stunning reviews by participants.
This one day workshop is specially tailored to familiarize people with Data Exploration, Visualization and Feature Engineering. Participants will be required to spend 4-5 hours in pre-requisite learning to make the best out of the workshop.
Speakers for this event
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Dr Raja Iqbal
Chief Data Scientist
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Calling All Civic-Minded Geeks! Think your city could be better? Be it Islamabad or Rawalpindi, we have civic problems and opportunities! Do you have ideas about
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Join us in Islamabad the weekend of July 16-17 and learn how your tech, creative, and problem solving skills can transform your city. The Civic Hackathon will be a 2-day event (Saturday and Sunday). During this weekend, you will learn design thinking, open-source hacking for civic good, and you will get mentored, receive input from domain experts in government and local organizations, have opportunities to network, and work in teams to create civic solutions — all for free, thanks to our sponsors.
You will form teams to create prototypes that address civic problems. All you need to do is bring your brain, skills, and enthusiasm!
Like last year, the 2nd Annual Islamabad Civic Hackathon will bring together programmers, designers, urban mappers, data analysts, community organizers, researchers, journalists, and government information to reboot local services by creating open source web, mobile, and SMS applications. Imagine a peace corps of geeks for civic betterment. Our tracks for this year’s Civic Hackathon include Education, Health, Poverty & Development, Social Change, and Sustainable City. Some of the problem statements will be from government and local organizations for Islamabad and Rawalpindi specific solutions. You are also welcome to submit your own ideas.
Participation in the Civic Hackathon is FREE, but while we’d love to include everyone, space and logistical constraints mean that admission is open only to those accepted from the pool of applicants. So apply now before space runs out! Application Deadline: July 3, 2016.
If you are interested in being a Mentor or Partner at the event, please send us an email by July 3rd at islamabad@codeforpakistan.org .
The Islamabad Civic Hackathon is brought to you by Code for Pakistan and its Islamabad Civic Innovation Lab, a joint program with OPEN Islamabad.
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An introductory workshop for developers to get started with IoT development. You will learn how to play with a variety of sensors and a monitoring application built on an IoT Platform.
Speakers for this event
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Kashan Ahmad
Kashan Ahmad
Project Director Safe City at NADRA
Almost 20 years of professional experience on enterprise level applications. Including web, client server, distributed & date warehousing applications. Served at Digital Processing Systems as Section Lead Extraction Transformation and Loading (ETL), for data warehousing department. Served at GeoPaq Technologies as Principal Software Engineer in Project Team Lead’s capacity. Served at Elixir Technologies as Associate Development Manager. Played a major role in re-engineering of www.ehomes.com.
Project Director Safe City at NADRA
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Calling all civic-minded geeks! Think your city could be better? Be it Lahore or Karachi or Islamabad, we have civic problems! Do you have ideas about how to fix
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The most promising prototypes will receive generous prizes to support the further design and development of the open source apps. Following the Islamabad Civic Hackathon, we will be launching the Islamabad Civic Innovation Lab, so some of the apps can continue being developed and deployed. The prize categories include:
- 1st Place
- 2nd Place
- 3rd Place
- Audience Favorite
- Best Solution Using Civic Data
- Best Data-Based Education App
- Best App for Women’s Empowerment
- Best App for Govt-Submitted Problems
We hope to see you create some great civic solutions!
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OPEN Islamabad organized its first event – a day long UI/UX workshop by usability expert Sheba Najmi. A Code for America Fellow (2012), Sheba Najmi is a user experience and product strategist. At Yahoo! she was a lead designer for Yahoo! Mail. A number of people from different leading organization participated in this workshop and feedback score was 9/10 by the participants.
Speakers for this event
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Sheba Najmi
Sheba Najmi
Senior Manager, Product Design at LinkedIn | Founder & Executive Director, Code for Pakistan
"User Experience Leader with 14 years of experience creating and leading teams, strategy, and highly functional and usable web and mobile products. Entrepreneur/CEO in civic technology. As a frequent speaker on user-centered design and civic technology, She has been a keynote speaker for audiences such as the Ukrainian Parliament, addressing global parliamentarians on citizen-centered design and engaging citizens in creating better, more transparent legislations and services. "
Senior Manager, Product Design at LinkedIn | Founder & Executive Director, Code for Pakistan
Event Type:
Annual Forum
Annual Forum
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Fireside Chat
Meetup
Networking
Panel Discussion
Talk
Workshop
SIG:
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Design Thinking
Emerging Technologies
Leadership
PostgreSQL
Startups
In Collaboration With:
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2ndQuadrant
Code for Pakistan
Emumba Private Limited
Ideate
Ignite
Mohsin Lodhi Training & Coaching
Percona
US Embassy
Event Location:
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1969, Time Goes On
Alachisoft
FAST NUCES
Higher Education Commission
KNCT Hub
National Incubation Center
NUST
Software Technology Park
The Hive
Ufone Tower
WeCreate Center
event speaker:
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Aban Haq
Adnan Shahid
Affan Dar
Ali Sufyan
Ali Zaidi
Ambreen Malik
Ammar Mumtaz
Aneeqa Ishaq
Asad J. Malik
Asad Umar
Ashar Aziz
Asma Khalil
Ather Imran
Atif Rais Khan
Awais Naseer
Ayesha Hamid
Ayesha Iqbal
Bilal Awan
Dilawar Syed
Dr Ali Tahir
Dr Raja Iqbal
Dr Yasmeen Mehmooda
Dr. Affan Syed
Dr. Andrew Scheuermann
Dr. Arshad Ali
Dr. Bebo White
Dr. Faisal Khan
Dr. Farrukh Hassan
Dr. Rafae Bhatti
Dr. Syed Ismail Shah
Dr. Terence Jackson
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
Ehtisham Rao
Evelyn A. Ashley
Fahad Tiwana
Faisal Aftab
Fatima Mazhar
Franziska Scheinhardt
Gabriele Bartolini
Haris Zaheer Bajwa
Hussein Kanji
Ibrar Ahmed
Idris Kothari
Iqbal Khan
Irfan Wahab
Junaid Iqbal
Junaid Kalim
Kamran Kundi
Kashan Ahmad
Khurram Jamali
Kimberlee LeBlanc
Ludger Herget
Maleeka Bokhari
Maliha Elahi
Meenah Tariq
Mehzad Sahar
Melinda Good
Mohsin Lodhi
Mohsin Termezy
Mowadat Rana
Mrs. Firoza Zaidi
Mudassar Hussain
Muhammad Haroon
Muhammad Nasrullah
Muniba Mazari
Naeem Zamindar
Narjis Ali
Nauman Sheikh
Owais Anjum
Owais zaidi
Pernian Faheem
Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani
Rabeel Warraich
Rebecca Garcia
Rhett Power
Saba Zaidi
Sadaf Tausif
Saima Khan
Sayyed Ahmad Masud
Shahnaz Kapadia
Shamoon Hashmi
Shandana Gulzar Khan
Sheba Najmi
Syed Ahmed
Syed Junaid Ali Gilani
Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
Taimur Rasheed
Taimur Rehman
Umair Shahid
Veqarul Islam
Wahaj Siraj
Zeenat Khan
Zeeshan Shafquat
Zoaib Khan
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We are excited to announce that OPEN Islamabad is back with its flagship event - Annual
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We are excited to announce that OPEN Islamabad is back with its flagship event – Annual Forum 2018! This year’s theme is “Entrepreneurs & Government” and is aimed at creating sustainable public-private partnerships.
This year’s event will bring together professionals from both Public and Private sector who will not only help establish a networking platform but will also look into collaborative efforts to b the existing governance systems. Our event will provide a chance to learn from renowned business leaders and government officials about:
- Bridging the gap between Public & Private sector initiatives
- Enhancing Private sector involvement in Public services
- Creating opportunities for sustainable growth
The audience will be 400+ invite-only professionals from a diverse group including but not limited to corporate, startup, academia, government and development sectors. The event is comprised of a series of motivational talks, panel discussions as well as an excellent opportunity to network.
The event details are as follows:
Date: Saturday, 1 December 2018
Time: 09:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: 1969 and Time Goes On, Islamabad
Your participation is subject to availability of seats. Since we have limited capacity, please reserve your seat at the earliest.
We, at OPEN Islamabad, look forward to your collaborative efforts in creating a new tomorrow.
نیا زمانہ، نۓ صبح شام پیدا کر!
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Speakers for this event
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Ali Zaidi
Ali Zaidi
Federal Minister Maritime Affairs
Ali Zaidi is one of the famous and leading Pakistani Politician who is the current Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, in office since 11 September 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. His professional career includes being a successful entrepreneur and small business owner with vast experience of operating businesses in various sectors.Mr. Zaidi was Founding President of the Imran Khan Foundation US, an IRS tax-exempt 501 C-3 charity organization based in the US. He is currently a member of PTI’s Core Committee. Besides being a member of the Core Committee, also currently on the list of official Spokespersons of PTI.Furthermore, he served as International Coordinator from 2004 until 2008 and organized PTI chapters around the globe
Federal Minister Maritime Affairs
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Ashar Aziz
Ashar Aziz
CEO | Founding CEO of SkyElectric
"Ashar Aziz is the Founder, Executive Chairman of SkyElectric Inc. He is also the creator of the core energy intelligence and management technologies embedded in the SkyElectric Smart Energy System. In 2018, Mr. Aziz received the most prestigious National award, Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his services in IT Industry. Previously, Ashar founded FireEye, Inc., (NASDAQ:FEYE), a global cyber-security company, in 2004. He served as the CEO of FireEye from 2004 until November 2012 and also served as its Board Vice Chairman, CFO and CTO. Prior to FireEye, Ashar founded Terraspring, Inc., which was acquired by Sun Microsystems, Inc., in November 2002. Following the acquisition, he and served as Chief Technology Officer of the Sun N1 program until October 2003. Ashar graduated from MIT with a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Mr. Aziz later received the University of California Regents fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley where he completed his MS in Electrical Engineering Computer Science."
CEO | Founding CEO of SkyElectric
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Asma Khalil
Asma Khalil
Country Director Careem
Asma Khalil is one of the few leaders in the country having the experience of working in several key industries of the digital ecosystem. Asma currently a country Director at Careem, is the former COO of Daraz, a start up mentor at the NIC, an e-commerce consultant, and has held several key roles in big corporations like Telenor, Jazz and Nestle. Asma has also worked as an advisor to the government and the ministry of IT and Telecom in shaping up the e-commerce and digital policy for Pakistan. Developing the first mobile banking (easypaisa) strategy, running the first Telco/e-commerce partnership, leading the countrys first Daraz Black Friday and driving the first digital Pakistan website are a few of the many achievements that Asma has to her credit. We are glad to have her as part of our panel to share key insights on the challenges of digital ecosystem expansion in Pakistan and how well the government is supporting this mission.
Country Director Careem
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Atif Rais Khan
Atif Rais Khan
Co-Founder & Chairman LMKR/LMKT
"Atif Rais Khan is Cofounder and Chairman of LMKR and LMKT; two distinct technology companies. An experienced CEO, Board Member, and entrepreneur with over 30 years of international business experience with private as well as government entities. Atif is also the majority shareholder and Chairman of StarTimes Communications Private Limited, a subsidiary of StarTimes Communications China - global provider of direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting which was recently awarded a DTH license by PEMRA."
Co-Founder & Chairman LMKR/LMKT
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Dr. Arshad Ali
Dr. Arshad Ali
Chairman, OPEN Islamabad
"Dr. Arshad Ali is currently the Executive Director at the HEC. He has over 100 nationally and internationally acclaimed publications to his name. He has also been awarded numerous medals for being a distinguished scientist and researcher. He is actively working on various research projects with Stanford USA, Caltech USA, UWE UK, and University of South Brittany France. He has served as member of the International Advisory Board of the “International ICFA Workshop on HEP Networking, Grids, and Digital Divide Issues for Global e-Science”."
Chairman, OPEN Islamabad
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Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
Joint Executive Director - SDPI
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed is the Joint Executive Director at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). Earlier, he has served UNDP as Advisor, and has undertaken assignments with Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and Ministries of Finance, Planning and Commerce in Pakistan. He has published extensively in areas such as macroeconomic modeling, inclusive growth and infrastructure reforms, trade and taxation policies, regional trade agreements, trade in services, energy governance, border-related trade infrastructure, youth employment, women-led social enterprises, and social safety nets.
Joint Executive Director - SDPI
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Faisal Aftab
Faisal Aftab
Lakson Investments Venture Capital Fund
"Faisal is Managing Partner of Lakson Investments Venture Capital (LIVC). He has over 18 years of experience as an executive, investor and entrepreneur in media-tech, real estate, venture capital, financial services and management consulting. He has been employed by, or acted as an advisor to several public and private sector corporations as well as the Government of Pakistan. Prior to leading LIVC, Faisal was an Executive Vice President in New York at CloudStream Media Inc., an Intel Capital backed Over The Top (OTT) content streaming service and technology provider."
Lakson Investments Venture Capital Fund
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Maleeka Bokhari
Maleeka Bokhari
Parliamentary Secretary - Law & Justice
Barrister Maleeka Bokhari is currently serving as parliamentary secretary of law & justice. She has over 8 years experience of working in various legal/advisory roles in both UK and Pakistan. She also established a broad civil practice which includes advice on all corporate, regulatory, property and employment law matters. She also works as a lead transaction advisor for a number high profile clients in the oil and gas industry, public-private partnership projects, in addition she also advised and assisted in drafting legislation and legal amendments for a political party in Pakistan, which includes the Anti-Terrorism Act 1996, Islamabad Local Government Amendment Act 2013, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtsesab (Accountability) Commission Act 2016 and Arbitration Amendment Act 2013. She was appointed as a member the judicial commission legal task force on 2013 general elections rigging, and a member of the joint opposition legal team on Panama Papers in Pakistan, involved in drafting the terms of reference for the proposed judicial commission on the aforesaid matter.
Parliamentary Secretary - Law & Justice
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Meenah Tariq
Meenah Tariq
Consultant and Head of Strategy at Invest2Innovate (i2i)
Meenah Tariq’s latest position was the Head of Strategy and Accelerator at Invest2Innovate Pakistan. In her role at i2i, Meenah supported hundreds of entrepreneurs since 2015, across a wide variety of industries and geographies. She is a passionate supporter of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Pakistan and has been designing and implementing programs to practically support women entrepreneurs, encourage entrepreneurial mindsets in young people, and equip entrepreneurs across the country with the business acumen required to scale high-impact businesses and SMEs. Beyond running the i2i Accelerator program, she conducts trainings on business creation and scale, mentors a number of startups, and teaches entrepreneurship at local business schools at the undergrad level. Meenah is also constantly experimenting with business ideas of her own - the latest is an experiential gift delivery platform operating in Islamabad and Pindi! Prior to I2I, Meenah was completing her MBA at Babson College, as a Fulbright Scholar.
Consultant and Head of Strategy at Invest2Innovate (i2i)
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Melinda Good
Melinda Good
Operation Manager World Bank Pakistan
Melinda Good is the Operations Manager in the World Bank Pakistan office. She oversees the World Bank’s approximately $8b investment program in Pakistan, covering human development, sustainability, infrastructure and economy and competitiveness. Melinda has worked in the World Bank’s Washington, DC and Indonesia offices. Melinda began her career as a lawyer in private practice, and worked with the Asian Development Bank and the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Operation Manager World Bank Pakistan
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Mohsin Termezy
Mohsin Termezy
ICT Sector Specialist at USAID Small & Medium Enterprise Activity Program
Mohsin seeks passionate talent who are out to write new stories. He is a fintech professional evangelizing and supporting organizations preparing themselves for digital transformation. Born into an expat family, his belief in entrepreneurship, diversity and inclusion helped him traverse a journey of 22 years from flight simulators to payment systems to development sector engagement. Working for global brands like Citibank, Samba Financial Group, Dhabi Holdings taught him growth but his true pride is his experience of building the first true mobile app development company of Pakistan in 2001 raising money with TMT Ventures- the first VC fund of Pakistan. He is currently building ICT sector interventions with USAID Small and Medium Enterprise Activity (SMEA) program to help IT/ITES enterprises achieve growth , enable SME digitization and access to finance. He holds a bachelors in Avionics Engineering, MBA from IBA, Karachi and diploma in Supply Chain Management
ICT Sector Specialist at USAID Small & Medium Enterprise Activity Program
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Mudassar Hussain
Mudassar Hussain
Board Member | Member Telecom, Ignite, USF, PSEB. PTCL | MOITT
Mr. Mudassar Hussain is currently serving as a Member (Telecom) in the Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom. He sits on the board of PTCL, ,Ignite, USF and PSEB. He is an expert in Telecom Policy, Information Technology, strategy formulation and Telecommunications research. Prior to joining MoITT, working as Telecom Policy & Regulatory Consultant with Ufone and being at the MoITT as Director he served on the Boards of the National Telecommunications Corporation, the Telecom Foundation and the National Radio Telecommunications Corporation.
Board Member | Member Telecom, Ignite, USF, PSEB. PTCL | MOITT
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Naeem Zamindar
Naeem Zamindar
Ex Chairman Pakistan Board of Investment
Naeem Zamindar is CEO of Zamindar Capital and Former Minister of state and chairman of Pakistan Board of Investment. Naeem has on his credit the setting up of Pakistan fund initiative as Acumen Pakistan chief executive officer. Previously, Naeem had served as Wateen Telecom CEO; Mobilink (now Jazz) CEO, and a senior investment manager at Intel Capital in Silicon Valley, where he was involved in over 20 investments in high tech firms. He is a professional certified by the State of Washington as a CPA and has an MBA from the prestigious INSEAD Business School. His vision is to promote and enable Pakistan as an attractive investment destination.
Ex Chairman Pakistan Board of Investment
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Owais Anjum
Owais Anjum
CEO eMumba
Owais is currently CEO of eMumba. He is a Silicon Valley trooper for a good number of years, is a Spartan armed with an MBA from San Jose State University, the oldest public institution on the West Coast of USA. He has led a subsidiary of a Silicon Valley Company in Pakistan and is now administering his own startup, eMumba. One of the biggest achievements of his startup is “Cricout – A Social Network for Cricket” available online and in the form of smartphone apps. Owais is an esteemed and distinguished member of the Islamabad entrepreneurial circle and volunteers his time for mentoring. He has also been an active member of OPEN Silicon Valley chapter in the past.
CEO eMumba
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Owais zaidi
Owais zaidi
Co-Founder CreditFix
Owais is the Co-founder and CEO of CreditFix, Pakistan’s first Digital Lending Company. CreditFix utilizes Machine Learning and Big Data and combine to enable low income borrowers to borrow for big ticket loans for starting or growing business. It is the only digital lending player in emerging market that is doing ticket sizes up to ,000 completely digitally. Owais also founded The Hive, Pakistan’s most premium co-working space which is currently in growth mode and expanding across Pakistan. He actively evangelizes open source technology and believes in power of collaboration through crowdsourcing and social networks. He has delivered lectures across South Asia and Middle East on electronic payments and commerce, founding and managing startups and financial inclusion. He is passionate about value creation through use of technology for business and social development."
Co-Founder CreditFix
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Rabeel Warraich
Rabeel Warraich
CEO Sarmayacar
Rabeel Warraich is the Founder of Sarmayacar, a recently launched seed fund syndicate dedicated for Pakistani startups. He is currently vice president at private equity firm GIC Investment Management based in London. He specialized in Economics from University of Oxford and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has experience of working with Morgan Stanley, Convergent Wealth Advisors etc.
CEO Sarmayacar
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Sayyed Ahmad Masud
Sayyed Ahmad Masud
CEO | Co-Director of Change Mechanics | Founders Institute
Sayyed Ahmad Masud is CEO & Co-director of Change Mechanics | Founders Institute.He is an advertising & branding guy with over 3 decades in the industry who now helps build Start-ups and develop an innovation economy. He used to mentor and coach the new generation of Start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs. Previously he is not only the part of Pakistan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem but also had a wide network in Asia and Silicon Valley. He was also the part of The Indus Entrepreneurs and the Islamabad Director for the Global Tech Accelerator. He is also teaching Entrepreneurship at the Master’s level and also in the Advisory Committees of 3 leading Universities.
CEO | Co-Director of Change Mechanics | Founders Institute
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Shandana Gulzar Khan
Shandana Gulzar Khan
Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Commerce
Shandana is Parliamentary Secretary at Ministry of Commerce. She is experienced Trade and investment Legal professional with a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry. She is Skilled in Negotiation, International Trade, International Economic Law, Policy Analysis, Strategic legal frameworks and Dispute Settlement. Strong, disciplined legal professional with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) focused in Corporate Governance; Economics of Law and Regulation; WTO and International Economic Laws from University of Cambridge.
Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Commerce
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Syed Ahmed
Syed Ahmed
Chairman | CEO of PASHA | DPL
"Syed Ahmad is the Founder and CEO of DPL, a leading IT exports company based in Islamabad. He is also an industry leader . Currently, he is the Chairman of P@SHA, the only Govt licensed representative IT trade body in Pakistan. He is also the author of Digital Policy of PTI, which is part of PTI’s manifesto. At present, he is a member of Prime Minister's Task Force on IT & Telecom. Syed is currently serving various government entities such as Pakistan Software Export Board, KPIT Board and incubators such as NEST I/O and Comsats Cubator-1ne."
Chairman | CEO of PASHA | DPL
Schedule
- Day 1
- December 1, 2018
08:45 AM Registration & Greetings08:45 AM - 9:45 AM
9:40 AM Welcome Note - Dr. Arshad Ali 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Speakers: Dr. Arshad Ali
10:00 AM Talk - Ali Zaidi - Keynote Speech10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Ali Zaidi brings with him immense experience of entrepreneurship and businesses in multiple sectors in the country, coupled with his insight on government initiatives and policies that would promote business activity and the spirit of entrepreneurship in Pakistan. Speakers: Ali Zaidi
10:30 AM Talk - Naeem Zamindar - Enabling an Entrepreneurial Revolution in Pakistan10:30 AM - 11:00 AMAmidst the ongoing wave of entrepreneurship, Naeem Zamindar is one of the key persons, possessing insight on how entrepreneurs can be enabled and what can be done to make Pakistan an attractive investment destination. His diverse experience of corporate, government and entrepreneurship gives him a unique position when it comes to being an enabler.Speakers: Naeem Zamindar
11:00 AM Talk - Syed Ahmad - A Retrospective of IT Industry from Govt Perspective11:00 AM - 11:30 AMThe IT industry has always been a major sector for churning out entrepreneurs. The government policies directly impact the IT industry and its growth. Syed Ahmad, having worked actively on government policy and industry association, which makes him the perfect person to shed light on the prominent happenings of the IT industry from a government perspective.Speakers: Syed Ahmed
11:30 AM Literary & Performing Art - Haider Farooq11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM Fireside Chat - Melinda Good - Equal Economic Growth Opportunities for Everyone11:50 AM - 12:15 PMEquality is paramount when one considers economic growth. In light of the tremendous work that the World Bank has been doing on equality of economic growth, Owais Anjum chats with Melinda Good around the building blocks for equal economic growth and what role the government, private sector and various other entities have to play to promote such a growth. Speakers: Melinda Good, Owais Anjum
12:15 PM Panel Discussion - Government as Enabler12:15 PM - 1:00 PM This panel discussion would revolve around the theme of ‘government as an enabler for inclusive growth’ and how government can redirect its policies, plans and budgets to nurture the entrepreneurial activity and promote job creation. The panel would take a multi-dimensional view of the challenges faced by the private sector and small and medium businesses and how government can assist businesses in overcoming constraints through governance reforms. Speakers: Asma Khalil, Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, Maleeka Bokhari, Sayyed Ahmad Masud, Shandana Gulzar Khan
1:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Literary & Performing Art - Siyal Khan2:00 PM - 2:15 PMMusic tends to bring people closer - enjoy the fine melodies courtesy Siyal Khan who is a Rabab player, hailing from Peshawar.
2:15 PM Talk - Ashar Aziz - The Art and Science of Scalability 2:15 PM - 2:45 PMFor most entrepreneurs and startups, the question of scalability is an important one – the importance of the timing, the limited resources and policy constraints are only some of the hurdles they need to overcome to take their businesses to the next level. Ashar Aziz is someone who has done it with the companies he has founded and has tremendous experience when it comes to mastering the art and science of scalability. Speakers: Ashar Aziz
2:45 PM Fireside Chat - Atif Rais Khan - A Public Private Partnership leading to Multimillion $ Global Success2:45 PM - 3:10 PMPrivate-public partnership is paramount for the success of businesses. Atif Rais Khan has done it all, from starting his own companies and mentoring startups to investing in them and now having started incubators in Peshawar and Karachi. Given his diverse experience of working with the public sector, he is the right person to shed light on how businesses can become global brands through public-private partnerships. Speakers: Atif Rais Khan, Meenah Tariq
3:10 PM Panel Discussion - Access to Finance for Startups & Early Stage Companies3:10 PM - 3: 50 PMEarly stage startups are often posed with the question of raising money to build and grow their businesses. Various experts specializing in access to finance come together in this panel to discuss the significance of startups’ readiness to receiving capital, the right mindset when it comes to investment and the opportunities available to startups to explore opportunities of accessing capital. Speakers: Faisal Aftab, Mohsin Termezy, Mudassar Hussain, Owais zaidi, Rabeel Warraich
3:50 PM Closing Note - Farrukh Malik3:50 PM - 4:00 PMFarrukh is President at OPEN Islamabad. He will be talking about the milestones achieved by OPEN so far and will briefly sum up the future plans and activities.
4:00 PM Tea & Networking4:00 PM - till end
1969, Time Goes OnGarden Avenue Road، Near Shakarparian, Opposite Lok Virsa, Islamabad, Pakistan
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For the 3rd year in a row, OPEN Islamabad brings you its flagship event, Annual Forum 2016! Themed around “Entrepreneurship: Finding Order in Chaos”, this year we will focus on the various challenges faced by an entrepreneurial venture at different stages of its lifecycle. Our speakers are people who have “been there, done that” and are in an excellent position to share their experiences and key takeaways for all of you!
As an attendee, you can expect to be walked through the different phases in an entrepreneurial journey, from conception, through building teams, leveraging a mentor network, and scaling, highlighting the challenges an entrepreneur faces at each phase and how to tackle them.
Besides hearing the speakers, you can expect this to be an excellent opportunity to network. Your fellow-attendees will be 500+ invite-only entrepreneurs and professionals from a diverse group including but not limited to corporate, startups, academia, government and development sectors.
Speakers for this event
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Adnan Shahid
Digital Transformation and Technology Executive
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Dr. Arshad Ali
Dr. Arshad Ali
Chairman, OPEN Islamabad
"Dr. Arshad Ali is currently the Executive Director at the HEC. He has over 100 nationally and internationally acclaimed publications to his name. He has also been awarded numerous medals for being a distinguished scientist and researcher. He is actively working on various research projects with Stanford USA, Caltech USA, UWE UK, and University of South Brittany France. He has served as member of the International Advisory Board of the “International ICFA Workshop on HEP Networking, Grids, and Digital Divide Issues for Global e-Science”."
Chairman, OPEN Islamabad
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Dr. Syed Ismail Shah
Dr. Syed Ismail Shah
International Telecommunication Union\\\'s (ITU) Representative for Southeast Asia and Timor-Leste
Dr Syed Ismail Shah, a prolific researcher and the force behind Pakistan’s foray into 3G and 4G space, currently serves as Chairman PTA, Acting CEO ICT&RD and also a Charter Member of OPEN Islamabad.
International Telecommunication Union\\\'s (ITU) Representative for Southeast Asia and Timor-Leste
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Mohsin Lodhi
Mohsin Lodhi
Enterprise Trainer and Executive Development Coach
Mohsin Lodhi is a founder, enterprise trainer & executive development coach at Mohsin Lodhi Training & Coaching Centre- a company specializing in training and coaching executives on a one-on-one basis on leadership, communication, emotional intelligence, team building and personal development skills. Mohsin has over 35 years' experience in leadership, management, consulting, sales, teaching & training experience by leading a team of 10-50 people. He has trained and coached over 14,000 executives in 7 years on a wide variety of topics. He was honored "Best Performance Teacher Award" three times at SEECS NUST-Pakistan with 97.5% feedback. He completed certifications in training from IFC World Bank (USA), Franklin Covey (USA), INSEAD Business School (France) and Stanford University (USA).
Enterprise Trainer and Executive Development Coach
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Muhammad Nasrullah
Muhammad Nasrullah
Founder and CEO at Integry
Nasrullah, popularly known as Nash, is a technologist who co-founded Pring, a social network that works on every phone in Pakistan with 5 million users. He's started and has sold several companies. Currently, he works as VP of Customer Solutions at Convo.
Founder and CEO at Integry
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Let’s finish together, what we started earlier this year and make it a DECEMBER to REMEMBER!
OPEN Islamabad proudly announces its Annual Forum to celebrate the success stories of individuals and organizations that have excelled in their respective fields.
Inspired by Iqbal’s message to his son and our nation, the theme for this year’s forum is:
“Apna Maqaam Paida kar”
Build in love’s empire your hearth and your home;
OPEN Islamabad invites you to be part of this ‘Celebration of Excellence’ where Entrepreneurs, CEOs, Innovators, Policy Makers and officials from Government, Development and Academic sectors will join us. The full day event will include motivational talks, panel discussions, innovation showcases, announcements and networking opportunities. Join us and support the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Pakistan!
Speakers for this event
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Asad Umar
Senior Leader and Policy Head at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
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Dilawar Syed
Dilawar Syed
CEO at Lumiata
Dilawar is the president of FreshDesk North America. Prior to Freshdesk, he was CEO at Yonja Media Group, a social media company. He previously ran platform strategy and operations at Yahoo! and also worked for Siebel Systems and SAP in the past. Dilawar also served on President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders. He holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from UT Austin.
CEO at Lumiata
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Dr. Farrukh Hassan
Dr. Farrukh Hassan
CEO at The First Biotechnology Company
Dr. Farrukh Hassan is PhD in Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering. She has an experience of 14 years in R&D of bacterial based bio fertilizers and 5 years teaching at university level and has 5 International Publications to her credit. She setup first Bio- Technology company in the country. She is pioneer in manufacturing and commercialization of bio fertilizers and bio based fertilizers in Pakistan. She got best Upcoming Women entrepreneur Award WiBCON 2010 and Best Women Entrepreneur Award in Science and Technology USAID 2014.
CEO at The First Biotechnology Company
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Iqbal Khan
Iqbal Khan
President and Technology Evangelist- Alachisoft
Being a veteran entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the software industry, Iqbal Khan brings a lot of inside knowledge about things that OPEN promotes. He has run various software product and services businesses in the US. Currently, he runs a software company based in California and Islamabad. Iqbal has also started a non-profit in Pakistan called Sabaq Foundation that provides free video lectures to Pakistani students.
President and Technology Evangelist- Alachisoft
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Irfan Wahab
Irfan Wahab
Chief Marketing Officer Telenor Pakistan Ltd
Irfan Wahab Khan has been Chief Marketing Officer of Telenor Pakistan Ltd. since April 2013 and has also been its Deputy Chief Executive Officer since May 2015. Mr. Khan served as the Chief Executive Officer of Telenor LDI and Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Telenor Pakistan Ltd. until April 1, 2013.
Chief Marketing Officer Telenor Pakistan Ltd
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Khurram Jamali
Khurram Jamali
Team Lead of emerging South Asia performance team Google
Khurram has a decade long professional and entrepreneurial experience in financial services, consulting and technology across USA, Pakistan, China and Singapore. He presently leads the emerging South Asia performance team at Google, which works with ROI-driven clients that view online as a sales channel. This includes clients in the travel, classifieds, tech and e-commerce sectors. Khurram also has a start up that develops Urdu language learning apps for youngsters amongst the Pakistani diaspora.
Team Lead of emerging South Asia performance team Google
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Mowadat Rana
Mowadat Rana
Psychiatrist/ Chairman of The Healing Triad
Dr. Mowadat Hussain Rana is a renowned psychiatrist who was awarded Sitara e Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan for his contributions. He has authored of nine books and fifty national and international publications. His interests include psychotrauma, health professions education and psychosocial interventions in the field of mental health. He is currently the Chairman of The Healing Triad, an organization committed to mental health and education.
Psychiatrist/ Chairman of The Healing Triad
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Narjis Ali
Narjis Ali
CEO and President at Sure Secure Solutions
Narjis was instrumental in helping establish OPEN’s Islamabad chapter. She has over thirty years technology and management experience and is highly skilled at Security Engineering and Security Requirements Management for large Government contracts.
CEO and President at Sure Secure Solutions
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Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani
Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani
Chairman, Pakistan Council for Science & Technology
Prof. Gilani is currently the Chairman, Pakistan Council for Science & Technology. He started his professional career as a Lecturer (Pharmacy), at the Bahaudin Zakariya University Multan, where he stayed till 1986 and later joined the Aga Khan University. Dr. Gilani has earned 3 Patents, is a Member, Editorial Boards of 10 journals of international repute, is a co-editor of two WHO Books on Essential Medicine and published around 350 articles with cumulative IF around 700.
Chairman, Pakistan Council for Science & Technology
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Shamoon Hashmi
Shamoon Hashmi
Joint Secretary at National Assembly of Pakistan
Shamoon Hashmi’s diverse career, spanning over three decades, has traversed multiple disciplines of print and electronic media, development sector, civil service, academia and legislative service. He presently serves as a Joint Secretary in the National Assembly of Pakistan but is more known for his TV career as an anchor, compere, Script Writer and a documentary producer. As a social activist, his personal commitment to gender and development issues are widely respected. He is a recipient of President’s award of “Tamgha-e-Essar” and PTV Award."
Joint Secretary at National Assembly of Pakistan
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Celebrating Entrepreneurs of Islamabad
– Keynote addresses by seasoned entrepreneurs and executives on topics relevant to entrepreneurs.
– Panel discussions including one on “Women in Entrepreneurship”.
– Budding Islamabad entrepreneurs will share their stories and experiences
Speakers for this event
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Ambreen Malik
Ambreen Malik
Chief Innovation & Financial Inclusion Officer at U Microfinance Bank Limited
Ambreen Malik runs Blue Saint, a social enterprise aiming to preserve, reimagine & modernize Pakistan's unique handmade crafts & bring them to contemporary homes. An ex-banker and expat Pakistani who writes a famous food blog as well, Ambreen will share the story of Blue Saint.
Chief Innovation & Financial Inclusion Officer at U Microfinance Bank Limited
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Ammar Mumtaz
OWNER at BURNING BROWNIE
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Asad Umar
Senior Leader and Policy Head at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
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Ayesha Hamid
Ayesha Hamid
Chairperson/CEO at George Washington American School of International Academics
With a focus to promote education and entrepreneurship in Pakistan, Ayesha is CEO of a major school brand in Pakistan and has been one of the best success stories of women entrepreneurs in Pakistan. She has been an inspiration for many social initiatives and also a founding and board member for OPEN Lahore. Ayesha will be part of one our panel discussions on “Women in Entrepreneurship”.
Chairperson/CEO at George Washington American School of International Academics
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Bilal Awan
Bilal Awan
Entrepreneur
An Engineer by qualification, Bilal is unique and an exemplary entrepreneur, building startups that range from waste management to restaurants.
Entrepreneur
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Dr Yasmeen Mehmooda
Consultant at Medicsi
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Dr. Affan Syed
Dr. Affan Syed
Director Engineering at AN10
With a doctorate from University of Southern California in Computer Science, Affan is a professor and a researcher par excellence. He has won many accolades for his research brilliance and achieved many “first-times” for Pakistan. Affan will share his story and why a researcher is really an entrepreneur at heart.
Director Engineering at AN10
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Dr. Faisal Khan
Dr. Faisal Khan
Cofounder and CEO Peshawar 2.0
With a PhD from Oxford in Biology, Faisal is a true entrepreneur at heart. He has delved into many entrepreneurial ventures over the last decade and is the co-founder of Peshawar 2.0, a social enterprise striving to build a startup community in Peshawar.
Cofounder and CEO Peshawar 2.0
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Ehtisham Rao
Founder at Servup. Design Thinker, Telecom Veteran
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Fahad Tiwana
Fahad Tiwana
Blogger, Engineer, Web Marketer Creator of RealityPod
Fahad started his entrepreneurial journey at the young age of 18 and so far have created 5 companies with one of them acquired by Austrlian gadget retailer and another by American large media group. Now he is using all that experience in his latest venture Tech Valley which publishes the world’s largest engineering e-magazine called Wonderful Engineering.
Blogger, Engineer, Web Marketer Creator of RealityPod
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Junaid Kalim
Founder & CEO at Kalim Group
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Kimberlee LeBlanc
Leadership Training program Coordinator USAID
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Maliha Elahi
Delivery Assurance Teradata pakistan Pvt Ltd.
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Mrs. Firoza Zaidi
Mrs. Firoza Zaidi
Founder of EMS - Elementary Montessori System
An entrepreneur for 25 years and an educationist at heart, she is the founder of EMS - Elementary Montessori System, one of the most respected educational institutions of Islamabad.
Founder of EMS - Elementary Montessori System
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Muniba Mazari
Muniba Mazari
Social Activist
Muniba is an artist and a writer. More importantly, she is a symbol of resilience and turning her adversity into an opportunity. Met with a life threatening accident that left her paralyzed, Muniba used her exceptional artistic skills to pursue her goals and become an inspiration for so many. She will be narrating the story of Dhere Bolo which is a storytelling project that believes in the extraordinary power of our ordinary Pakistani stories.
Social Activist
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Pernian Faheem
Retail Lead in NTT DATA Digital
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Sadaf Tausif
Sadaf Tausif
Motivational Speaker
Sadaf was a runner up in Spelling Bee 2014 contest and a writer of stories. One of her books recently got published in the US.
Motivational Speaker
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Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
Data Scientist | Content Engineer | Digital Media SME | Digital Influencer
With his inspiring videos that went viral to millions, Muzamil has become a celebrity in Islamabad. Muzamil will share his story of Lolz Studios whose videos with an over-aching aspect of doing good has inspired and reached millions. He is now the face for many popular brands and become an icon for young Islamabad entrepreneurs.
Data Scientist | Content Engineer | Digital Media SME | Digital Influencer
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Taimur Rehman
Taimur Rehman
Director Programs (Peace Building, Women Entrepreneurship, Democracy)
Taimur Rehman is an IT entrepreneur, a Web Consultant with UNICEF and also a Student Mentor with Middlesex University, Dubai. Sheer passion, makes him revive the lost art-form of Urdu narrations and he has performed at Literature Festivals in Pakistan, UK and TEDx.
Director Programs (Peace Building, Women Entrepreneurship, Democracy)
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Veqarul Islam
Director and Chief Executive at Jaffer Business Systems
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Zeenat Khan
Owner at Pappasallis
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Zeeshan Shafquat
Serial Entrepreneur, Digital Media Strategist, Public Speaker
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Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Annual Forum
Fireside Chat
Meetup
Networking
Talk
Workshop
SIG:
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Design Thinking
Emerging Technologies
Leadership
PostgreSQL
Startups
In Collaboration With:
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2ndQuadrant
Code for Pakistan
Emumba Private Limited
Ideate
Ignite
Mohsin Lodhi Training & Coaching
Percona
US Embassy
Event Location:
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All
1969, Time Goes On
Alachisoft
FAST NUCES
Higher Education Commission
KNCT Hub
National Incubation Center
NUST
Software Technology Park
The Hive
Ufone Tower
WeCreate Center
event speaker:
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Aban Haq
Adnan Shahid
Affan Dar
Ali Sufyan
Ali Zaidi
Ambreen Malik
Ammar Mumtaz
Aneeqa Ishaq
Asad J. Malik
Asad Umar
Ashar Aziz
Asma Khalil
Ather Imran
Atif Rais Khan
Awais Naseer
Ayesha Hamid
Ayesha Iqbal
Bilal Awan
Dilawar Syed
Dr Ali Tahir
Dr Raja Iqbal
Dr Yasmeen Mehmooda
Dr. Affan Syed
Dr. Andrew Scheuermann
Dr. Arshad Ali
Dr. Bebo White
Dr. Faisal Khan
Dr. Farrukh Hassan
Dr. Rafae Bhatti
Dr. Syed Ismail Shah
Dr. Terence Jackson
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
Ehtisham Rao
Evelyn A. Ashley
Fahad Tiwana
Faisal Aftab
Fatima Mazhar
Franziska Scheinhardt
Gabriele Bartolini
Haris Zaheer Bajwa
Hussein Kanji
Ibrar Ahmed
Idris Kothari
Iqbal Khan
Irfan Wahab
Junaid Iqbal
Junaid Kalim
Kamran Kundi
Kashan Ahmad
Khurram Jamali
Kimberlee LeBlanc
Ludger Herget
Maleeka Bokhari
Maliha Elahi
Meenah Tariq
Mehzad Sahar
Melinda Good
Mohsin Lodhi
Mohsin Termezy
Mowadat Rana
Mrs. Firoza Zaidi
Mudassar Hussain
Muhammad Haroon
Muhammad Nasrullah
Muniba Mazari
Naeem Zamindar
Narjis Ali
Nauman Sheikh
Owais Anjum
Owais zaidi
Pernian Faheem
Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani
Rabeel Warraich
Rebecca Garcia
Rhett Power
Saba Zaidi
Sadaf Tausif
Saima Khan
Sayyed Ahmad Masud
Shahnaz Kapadia
Shamoon Hashmi
Shandana Gulzar Khan
Sheba Najmi
Syed Ahmed
Syed Junaid Ali Gilani
Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
Taimur Rasheed
Taimur Rehman
Umair Shahid
Veqarul Islam
Wahaj Siraj
Zeenat Khan
Zeeshan Shafquat
Zoaib Khan
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When we talk of UX the first thing that comes to our minds is a website, a software or a mobile application. But we often forget that user experience is one of the main components of any industry. “People don’t buy products anymore, they buy experiences that are meaningful to them”. Pepsico’s Chief Design Officer.
The behaviors of customers are changing: the way they look at things now is different than 20 years ago. They have so many channels of communication and information that their decisions are being influenced by the current and future trends. In order to stay competitive we have to work along with the user in the design process to address each and every need which increases the chances of our products and services to have a good customer base.
Speakers for this event
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Aneeqa Ishaq
Aneeqa Ishaq
Practitioner and Teacher of Design Thinking and User Experience
Aneeqa is a practitioner and teacher of Design Thinking and User Experience. She helps business redesign and digitize their services, products and experiences which wow their customers. Since graduating from Stanford University five years ago, Aneeqa has exposed 1,000+ professionals to Design Thinking, led design-focused change movement at the leading Telco, Telenor, and designed well-praised products, solutions and programs for companies, clients and collaborators.
Practitioner and Teacher of Design Thinking and User Experience
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Franziska Scheinhardt
Franziska Scheinhardt
Senior Strategic Designer at BCG Digital Ventures
Franziska Scheinhardt is based in Berlin, Germany. As a passionate Design Thinker and Social Innovator she deeply believes in the principles of user-centered design. Franziska has worked at Education Innovation LAB, Germany, to foster innovations in the educational sector, concluding a comprehensive user research and product development project about digital learning in schools.
Senior Strategic Designer at BCG Digital Ventures
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Ludger Herget
Ludger Herget
Rental-preneur / Airbnb superhost
Ludger Herget is studying Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at TU Berlin, is a rental-preneur from Germany. He is researching the housing market for short term accommodation in Berlin. As an Airbnb superhost, he has curated user experience for guests from all over the world. By sharing and living with more than 1000 guests in his home, Ludger has a few stories about meaningful UX from real life experience.
Rental-preneur / Airbnb superhost