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Startup Grind Pakistan Conference 2019
Startup Grind (in partnership with Google for Startups) proudly presents the first Startup Grind Pakistan Conference 2019! on 4-5 November at Islamabad Serena Hotel. Tickets on sale at www.startupgrind.pk
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 featuring globally successful Pakistani entrepreneurs, innovators and technologists.
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.
Agenda & Dates
Nov 4 / 6 PM - 10 PM: Opening Night / VIP Dinner
Nov 5 / 9 AM - 6 PM: Full Day Conference @ Islamabad Serena Hotel
Confirmed international speakers include:
1. Shoaib Makani (Co-Founder & CEO - KeepTruckin)
2. Waheed Qureshi (Founder & CEO - Mesmer Inc.)
3. Aatif Awan (Founder & General Partner - Indus Valley Capital / Ex VP Growth - Linkedin)
4. Murtaza Ahmed (Managing Partner - SoftBank)
5. Andrew Hyde (Founder - Startup Weekend / Ex TechStars)
6. Mashhood Alam (Senior Director of Product Management - SAP Ariba)
7. Saad Bashir (CTO - City of Seattle)
8. Akif Malik (Managing Partner - Podium VC)
9. Melissa Sassi (Startup Program Manager - IBM)
10. Safwan Shah (Founder & CEO - PayActiv)
***Why Pakistan?***
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.
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