Invest in Pakistan
A gathering of technologists, Entrepreneurs and Investors
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The Invest in Pakistan Summit on Thursday October 3rd, is held under the auspices of the Government of Pakistan and is designed to showcase the very best Pakistan has to oer in terms of talent, technology, and opportunities. This is your opportunity to meet various startups starting and scaling in Pakistan, founders and CEO’s, venture capitalists and investors, as well as representatives and honored guests from the Government of Pakistan. The Invest in Pakistan Summit will focus on Microelectronics, Medical Innovations, VC Capital In Pakistan, Software, AI, Gaming.
Agenda
Time | Session |
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8:00AM to 8:45AM | Registration/Breakfast |
8:45AM to 9:00AM | Opening by Najeeb Ghauri and Naveed Sherwani |
9:00AM to 9:15AM | Welcome address by Ambassador of Pakistan, HE Asad Majeed Khan |
9:15AM to 9:30AM | Welcome address by California State Treasurer, Fiona Ma |
9:25AM to 9:35AM | Future of eGovernance & Entrepreneurship in Pakistan Shabahat Ali Shah CEO, National IT Board Chairman, IGNITE Pakistan |
9:35AM to 9:55AM | Fireside Chat Host: Andaleeb Ahmed, Oracle Shabahat Ali Shah, CEO, National IT Board, Chairman, IGNITE Pakistan Shajahan Chaudhry, Director, NIC, Karachi Hassan Syed, Founder/CEO, Bir Ventures |
9:55AM to 10:15AM | Why Pakistani startups are the Next BigThing Aatif Awan, Founder Indus Valley Capital, Former VP Linkedin |
10:15AM to 10:30AM | Coffee Break |
Time | Track 1 | Track 2 |
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10:30AM to 12:00PM | Segment: Microelectronics
Microelectronics Opportunities in PKDr. Naveed Sherwani, President/CEO SiFive Board Design Opportunities in PK Zulki Khan, CEO Nexlogic Expanding Manufacturing Opportunities in PK Mohd. Irfan CEO, Whizz Systems Exploring Design Opportunities for Pakistanies in China Sabahat Rafiq, CEO, Lampro Mellon Micro Tech Industries, a Success Story Nauman Saeed, Chairman, Microtech Industries | Segment: Software and IT landscape in Pakistan Challenge, Opportunities.. Overview by Najeeb Ghauri Netsol success story, Salim Ghauri, CEO Netsol Pakistan Textile and Technology a huge success story Shoaib Kothawala, Chairman Mustafa Kothawala, President (Textile and other Businesses Conglomerate) Panel: Moderated by Najeeb ghauri Salim Ghauri, Netsol Heidi Bauer, Senior executive Netsol OTOZ Germany Shoaib Kothawala |
12:00PM | Lunch | Lunch |
1:00PM to 2:30PM | Segment 2: Medical related opportunities Host: Fauad Hassan Omair Siraj, founder, CEO of Chestnut health Haris Ali, VP, Financial Planning & Analysis, MTBC Michael Wollowitz, Co-Founder, Byonyks Dr. Iffat Zafar, Co-Founder and COO, Sehat Kahani | Segment 2: AI Software Host:Hassan Afzal |
2:30PM to 4:00PM | Segment 3: Venture Capital in Pakistan Hosts: Ali Muhktar, Aatif Awan Presentation on VC Landscape in Pakistan OPEN Discussion Startup Panel | Segment 3: Gaming Software Host: Saad Zaeem Industry Overview Two Very Relevant Success Stories Panel Discussion |
4:00 to 4:15PM | Break | Break |
Time | Session |
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4:15PM to 5:15PM | Start-up Presentations Hospital, Ayub Ghauri, CEO and founder, Bilal , CMO OTOZ Mobility - Heidi Bauer / Murad Baig GharPar Technologies , Shameelah Ismail, Founder & CEO Airlift, Usman Gul, CEO and co-founder Mauqa, Muhammad Mustafa, co-founder & CEO Cheetay, Majik Khan, CEO and co-founder Byonyks, Michael Wollowitz, Co-founder & President Bykea, Muneeb Maayr, Founder & CEO Dawaai, Furquan Kidwai, CEO and founder Foree, Saleem Ropani, CEO and co-founder Khareed, Haroon Saithi, CEO and co-founder Sehat Kahani, Iffat Zafar, co-founder & CTO Eat Mubarak, Mian Taimoor, Head of Growth |
5:15PM to 6:00PM | Concluding Remarks by Ambassador of Pakistan, HE Asad Majeed Khan |