Oslo, Norway | September 2024

HBL P@SHA Tech Connect gathered brilliant minds from the global tech industry during Oslo Innovation Week 2024, in collaboration with SMB Norge, IKT-Norge, and the Embassy of Pakistan in Norway, sparking new ideas and forging partnerships between Pakistan and Norway.

P@SHA hosted HBL P@SHA Tech Connect during Oslo Innovation Week 2024, in collaboration with SMB Norge, IKT-Norge, and the Embassy of Pakistan, Norway. The session gathered brilliant minds from across the global tech industry to spark new ideas and forge meaningful partnerships between Pakistan and Norway.

Speakers included Jamil Goheer, Chair of Global Outreach at P@SHA; Saadia Altaf Qazi, Ambassador of Pakistan to Oslo; Usman A. Mushtaq, Deputy Minister for Health, Norway; Henrik Renner Fredriksen of SMB Norge; Mikal Kvamsdal of Abelia; Kristin Anderssen of Make-A-Wish Norge; Vibeke Gwendoline Fængsrud of House of Math; and Raja Khuram Iqbal of Legevakt.

The exchange of ideas and networking at the session helped drive forward the future of tech collaboration between Pakistan and Norway, setting the tone for the expanded Pakistan Night held at Oslo Innovation Week the following year (2025), co-hosted with HBL and Tek Norge.