Aug 6, 2019, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (UTC)
National Incubation Center, Plot 24-B, Street 6, First Floor, National Information Technology Board, H-9/1, Islamabad, 44000
He's the CEO of National IT Board Pakistan, Chairman of Ignite - National Technology Fund, Director of Universal Service Fund (USF), National Telecom Corporation (NTC) and Pakistan Telecom Corporation Ltd (PTCL). Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Ex Oracle, holds an MBA from MIT, Public Leadership program from Harvard Business School and Electrical & Communications Engineering from UET Lahore.
Join us for a Startup Grind fireside chat with Shabahat Ali Shah (CEO @ National IT Board Pakistan, Chairman @ Ignite - National Technology Fund) on Tuesday, August 6 / 4 - 6 PM at National Incubation Center.
He's the CEO of National IT Board Pakistan, Chairman of Ignite - National Technology Fund, Director of Universal Service Fund (USF), National Telecom Corporation (NTC) and Pakistan Telecom Corporation Ltd (PTCL). Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Ex Oracle, holds an MBA from MIT, Public Leadership program from Harvard Business School and Electrical & Communications Engineering from UET Lahore.
NADRA Pakistan (2002 - 2006)
ORACLE Silicon Valley, California (2006 - 2014)
Silicon Valley Entrepreneur (2014 - 2019)
Operations & General Management
Education
Arzish specialises in community building, entrepreneurship, youth advocacy and innovation travel. The youngest global graduate from Founder Institute, a highly celebrated Silicon Valley accelerator, has hosted 35+ leading entrepreneurs, technology experts and investors including Haseeb Awan, Idris Kothari, Ali Mukhtar and others in his talk shows and has directly helped 100+ startups and SMEs in global exposure.
He is the brain behind PAK-US Tech Exchange, the largest private tech exchange program connecting Pakistan and Silicon Valley. His exposure from being Pakistan's youth representative at Obama's Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016 in Stanford, Organization of Islamic Corporation's Youth Entrepreneurship Forum 2017 and 2018 in Kazan, Russia, Startup Grind Global Conference 2018 in Silicon Valley, Web Summit 2018, Startup Grind Barcelona Conference and SXSW2019 etc. brings the gamut of relevant experiences and rich understanding of the field. He uses this to empower the youth of his nation with similar worthy global exposures, network and experiences.
He further leverages his leadership at the local chapters of international technology communities like Startup Grind and Google Business Group to create a robust and well knitted entrepreneurial ecosystem. He is also an alumnus of Plan9 – Punjab Information Technology Board’s Technology Incubator and the National Incubation Center in Islamabad.
NITB Pakistan / Ignite - NTF
CEO / Chairman
Startup Grind / Ejad Labs
Director / CEO
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (UTC)
11:00 AM | Registration |
11:30 AM | Fireside Chat |
12:15 PM | Q & A |
12:30 PM | Networking & Hi-Tea |
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