Startup Insiders #5, Islamabad, 23rd Feb
In a series of events to promote entrepreneurship in Pakistan the next event, named Startup Insider #5, is being held at Planet X Entertainment Theater Islamabad. The event is open for all, so you can just drop by without any prior registration
The theme of this event is : How do I make sure my technology idea is linked with a business need and demand in the market?
Some the important questions that will be addressed in this event include.
Do I really need a killer product or service idea to be an entrepreneur?
What is Innovation? Is innovation necessary for building a successful business?
How do I think about building my product? How do I innovate in my business?
Date-Time
Saturday, February 23rd
Time
3pm - 6pm
Venue
Planet X Entertainment Theater Islamabad (Map attached in the picture)
Panel
-Jawwad Farid - CEO Alchemy Technologies
-Jehan Ara - President, P@SHA
-Faisal Qureshi - CEO Kolachi Advanced Technologies
-Zia Imran - CEO, Vahzay Pvt Ltd-
-Adnan Agboatwalla - Co-founder, PixSense
-Amir Jehangir - Consultant - Innovation Journalism Program, Stanford
-Dr. Qasim Sheikh - CEO, National ICT R&D Fund
-Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed, CEO E-Health
-Ahrar Naqvi - COO, PalmChip Pakistan (Telecom Division)
-Dr. Nazir Vaid - Chairman, NexSource
-Osama A. Hashmi - CEO, CDF Software
Highlights
-An amazing venue with a lot of secret fun activities.
-Coffee, soft drinks, and other exotic beverages and snacks.
-Two representatives of investment funds in the country.
-People who will be talking about innovation in many different industries
-Zia Imran will be coming up specially from Lahore to add his charm to the event!
-Custom lighting and fitting of the studio to suit the event.
Startup Insiders - a Green & White and P@SHA venture which continues their thematic focus to answer some of the most important questions in the minds of an entrepreneur. We covered Startup Insiders #3 here on Islamabad Metroblog. More details can be found at here
I am pretty positive that with concerted efforts, we are en route to establish a strong ecosystem for entrepreneurship in Islamabad.
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Thanks for event update, though the phone numbers on map are 6-digit :)
Salaams, I really wanted to come to this but had to go to Lahore… what was the event like and what were the key messages.
Look forward to hearing about it.