Nov 4, 2019, 1:00 PM – Nov 5, 2019, 1:00 PM (UTC)
PNCA, F-5/1, Islamabad, 44000
This is the first Startup Grind conference in Asia, bringing together over 1,500 founders and thought leaders, for conversations, collaborations and actions around the role of technology for the future of Pakistan. We are inviting globally successful Pakistani entrepreneurs, innovators and technologists to tell their story and how Pakistan as a country can emulate their achievement.
This is the first Startup Grind conference in Asia, bringing together over 1,500 founders and thought leaders, for conversations, collaborations and actions around the role of technology for the future of Pakistan. We are inviting globally successful Pakistani entrepreneurs, innovators and technologists to tell their story and how Pakistan as a country can emulate their achievement.
Startup Grind is the world’s largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting entrepreneurs in 600 cities, across 125 countries. Startup Grind is powered by Google for Startups.
Pakistan is the 6th largest country in the world with a population of 220 million, around 50% of the population speaks English making it the world's 3rd largest english speaking country. With over 70 million people having access to high speed internet, Pakistan has more internet users than the population of all Nordic countries combined.
According to Bloomberg, Pakistan is the world's fastest growing retail market in fact Uber's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said "Pakistan is one of Uber's fastest growing markets" after Uber's $3.1 billion acquisition of Careem, a ride hailing unicorn founded by a Pakistani entrepreneur.
Careem is not the only one, Pakistan has produced the minds behind some of the world's leading tech companies including Afiniti ($1.6 billion AI startup), KeepTruckin ($1.25 billion startup), FireEye (world's leading cybersecurity company), Cavium (sold for $6 billion) and many others.
Marvell Semiconductor
EVP - Networking & Processors Group, Chief Strategy Officer
KeepTruckin
Founder, CEO
GSVlabs
Director, Business Development
Indus Valley Capital
Founder, General Partner
PayActiv
Founder, CEO
City of Seattle
CTO
Gobi Partners
Co-Founder
Mesmer
Founder, CEO
NITB Pakistan / Ignite - NTF
CEO / Chairman
SAP Ariba
Senior Director of Product Management
PlayerMatch.com
Nordic Ventures Board Member and PlayerMatch.com CEO.
Tech London Advocates Pakistan (TLAP) / Contracts IT Recruitment Consulting
Chair / CEO
SonaSoft
CTO & VP of Engineering
Minder / MailMunch
CTO / CEO
Jabberwock Ventures
Executive Chairman
Gobi Partners
Managing Director
Swvl
CEO
Lakson Investments Venture Capital (LIVC)
Managing Partner
Invest2Innovate
Founder, CEO
Teamup
Member of PM's Task Force on IT & Telecom and Co-Founder
Arbisoft
Co-Founder, CEO
Fatima Ventures
Founder, CEO
47 Ventures
Director
Bykea
Founder
Founder, CEO
BookMe.pk
Embassy of Sweden - Islamabad
Swedish Ambassador
Embassy of Germany - Islamabad
German Ambassador
i2i Ventures
Managing Partner
Re:Coded
Growth & Operations Manager
Cheetay Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
Founder
TalkPool
Chairman
CresVentures
Founder & CEO
ENTREN
Founder, CEO
Startup Grind Jordan
Country Manager
Sentiance
SVP, Product | Office of the CTO
iCareManager
Co-Founder, COO
NIC Islamabad
Project Director
IFC - International Finance Corporation
Banking and Digital Transformation Advisory Services
iCareManager
Co-Founder, CEO
Swvl
General Manager Pakistan
ABACUS Consulting
CEO
AugmentCare
CEO
British High Commission
British High Commissioner
Pharma Trax
CIO
SECP
Commissioner
Careem
Director of Software Engineering
Integry
Founder & CEO
Doctella
Fomer CEO / Co-Founder
City of Oslo
InnovationLab
Deep Tech Agent
Salesforce
Vice President - Canada
Learners' Republic
Founder
Knowledge Platform
CEO
KPITB
MD
PITB
Director, Entrepreneurship
JS Bank
EVP/Country Head - Branchless Banking & Digital Implementation at JS Bank
Colabs
Co-Founder / Partner
Telenor Pakistan
Chief Digital & Strategy Officer
Happa Studios
Creative Director
World Bank
Country Director, Pakistan
SADAPAY.PK
CEO
Fori Mazdoori
Founder
Government of Pakistan
Ambassador-at-large for Investments
KeepTruckin
Head of R&D
ImpactDynamics
Founder, CEO
NIC Peshawar
Director
epiphany
Co-Founder and CEO
Startup Guide Pakistan
Editor in Chief
Aero Engine Craft (Pvt.) Ltd
CEO/Founder
Telenor Micro Finance Bank Limited
Head of Digital Wallets & Payments
National Incubation Center
Community Manager
WECREATE Pakistan
Manager
Startup Grind / Ejad Labs
Director / CEO
National Incubation Center Karachi
Conference Co-Organizer
Startup Grind Islamabad / Ejad Labs
Conference Co-Organizer
Startup Guide Pakistan
Media & Communications
Daftarkhwan
CEO
Bykea
International Outreach
Devenings
Developer Stage
Ejad Labs
Country Manager, Pakistan
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