P@SHA Sub Committees

As the CEO & founder of 7Vals, Ali Syed is managing a product suite focused on optimizing business processes through improved information workflows. Their products are used by industry giants like NASA, Netflix, NBC Universal, Disney, John Deere, BBC, and CBC. Ali holds an MS(CS) from UIUC and has worked for F500s and startups ranging from Sun Microsystems to Confiz Solutions.

CEO at Vizteck,  he has a strong background in strategic execution, architecture, marketing automation, CRM automation and digital solutions.  He co-founded PolarStrategy, a SugarCRM reseller partner providing CRM automation and marketing automation solutions. Also Co-founded Vizteck, which is a digital platform application development company mostly working with startups and also investing in them.

He is passionate about #startups and #executive learning and manages a group by the name of Shana Bashana with 40+ tech executives. The group uses regular meetups between members as a way for executive learning.

Dr Shoab Ahmed Khan is Professor in the College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology. He is an inventor of 5 awarded US patents and has 260+ international publications. His book on Digital Design is published by John Wiley & Sons and is being followed in national and international universities. Dr Shoab Ahmed Khan has more than 22 years of industrial experience in companies in USA and Pakistan. He has been awarded Tamgh-e-Imtiaz (Civil), National Education Award 2001 and NCR National Excellence Award in Engineering Education. He is a member of the Board of Governance of multiple groups in the Ministry of IT and Commerce. He has also served as a member of the National Computing Council and National Curriculum Review Committee.

Syed Ahmad is founder & CEO of DPL, a leading software company based in Islamabad. Like no one else, DPL is setting a trend in Pakistan defying popular culture with its own counter-culture movement called “Rebel Ethos”. DPL’s mission statement reflects this: “Liberating minds to become the model IT enterprise in the region”.

Syed founded DPL in 2003 with three co-founders straight out of university. Learning from its ruthless mentor i.e. the market, DPL is now a multi-million dollar company that has top global companies as its clients in the US and Northern Europe. Syed wants to build DPL into the first large-scale IT company from Pakistan that can compete at a global stage with likes of InfoSys and Accenture. In order to achieve its goals, DPL is focusing on building a team comprised of top talent and giving them an environment and culture that is no less than Silicon Valley. DPL has already won various awards and recognition and currently going through the high-growth phase.

Badar Khushnood is a Cofounder and Partner at Bramerz, a leading and a pioneer full-service digital media & marketing agency in Pakistan. Badar primarily focuses on Growth Hacking two Bramerz product ventures, Fishery & Publisher.

Badar was recently Twitter’s Country Representative for over a year and was Google’s Country Consultant for Pakistan for 9 years before joining back Bramerz. He acted as a one-man-army-on-the-ground for Google & Twitter liaising closely between internal teams and all-things Pakistan! He has also worked for ASUSTeK, SMEDA & Nishat Textiles. Badar is also a founding board member and an active mentor at several tech incubators & accelerators including Plan9, LUMS LCE (NIC Lahore) and The Nest I/O, Invest2Innovate, Telenor Velocity and NIC Islamabad. Badar has also been judging at APICTA (Asia Pacific ICT Alliance) for the last few years.

Badar brings along more than 18 years of rich and diverse experience working with leading brands in the global tech space. In his previous lives, Badar secured his Masters in Economics & Management from the Lahore School of Economics (LSE).

Badar Khushnood is a Cofounder and Partner at Bramerz, a leading and a pioneer full-service digital media & marketing agency in Pakistan. Badar primarily focuses on Growth Hacking two Bramerz product ventures, Fishery & Publisher.

Badar was recently Twitter’s Country Representative for over a year and was Google’s Country Consultant for Pakistan for 9 years before joining back Bramerz. He acted as a one-man-army-on-the-ground for Google & Twitter liaising closely between internal teams and all-things Pakistan! He has also worked for ASUSTeK, SMEDA & Nishat Textiles. Badar is also a founding board member and an active mentor at several tech incubators & accelerators including Plan9, LUMS LCE (NIC Lahore) and The Nest I/O, Invest2Innovate, Telenor Velocity and NIC Islamabad. Badar has also been judging at APICTA (Asia Pacific ICT Alliance) for the last few years.

Badar brings along more than 18 years of rich and diverse experience working with leading brands in the global tech space. In his previous lives, Badar secured his Masters in Economics & Management from the Lahore School of Economics (LSE).

CEO at Vizteck,  he has a strong background in strategic execution, architecture, marketing automation, CRM automation, and digital solutions.  He co-founded PolarStrategy, a SugarCRM reseller partner providing CRM automation and marketing automation solutions. Also Co-founded Vizteck, which is a digital platform application development company mostly working with startups and also investing in them.

He is passionate about #startups and #executive learning and manages a group by the name of Shana Bashana with 40+ tech executives. The group uses regular meetups between members as a way for executive learning.

Shamim Rajani is the Co-Founder and COO at Genetech Solutions, an award-winning Software Development Company that provides end-to-end technology solutions & services to Corporations and SMBs worldwide. Genetech serves in various technology areas including Web Development, Mobile Applications Development (both native and hybrid), AI and machine learning applications, Internet of Things (IoT), Custom CRM and ERP Solutions, Learning Management Systems, Graphic design, and Animation work.

She is also the founder of CODEGIRLS, which is a tech training Bootcamp for girls from low-income families to improve financial inclusion and gender disparity in the Technology domain.

She also serves as Board Member for the Agile Development Society of Pakistan, Adviser for WomenInTechPK and Community Ambassador in Pakistan for CryptoChicks, Canada.

As Founder and CEO of A2Z Creatorz, Muhammad Zohaib Khan, oversees all local and international corporate business development, joint venture, and partnerships. As a Technical IT Professional, he engages with upcoming technologies and directs the company to ensure the attainment of sales and profit goals in order to earn maximum return on invested capital. He is responsible for the formulation of current and long-range plans and objectives and represents the organization in relation to its customers and the business and non-business communities.

Shamim Rajani is the Co-Founder and COO at Genetech Solutions, an award-winning Software Development Company that provides end-to-end technology solutions & services to Corporations and SMBs worldwide. Genetech serves in various technology areas including Web Development, Mobile Applications Development (both native and hybrid), AI and machine learning applications, Internet of Things (IoT), Custom CRM and ERP Solutions, Learning Management Systems, Graphic design, and Animation work.

She is also the founder of CODEGIRLS, which is a tech training Bootcamp for girls from low-income families to improve financial inclusion and gender disparity in the Technology domain.

She also serves as Board Member for the Agile Development Society of Pakistan, Adviser for WomenInTechPK and Community Ambassador in Pakistan for CryptoChicks, Canada.

Amin, along with partners, founded CTO 24/7 in 2007. At the end of 2012 its biggest customer, Stewart Information Services Corporation fully acquired the company. Stewart is one of the major title insurance underwriters in the US. It is a well-respected multi-national with its headquarter in Houston, Texas. Stewart is listed on the prestigious New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘stc’. Stewart operates in more than 50 countries.

Amin heads Stewart’s Lahore operation providing technology and business services to its parent company.

Mujeeb Zahur is the senior director of operations at S&P Global’s Islamabad office. Mujeeb runs the operational aspect of the site in Islamabad and has been with S&P Global for several years now. He previously ran one of the largest BPOs in Pakistan’s capital city. Mujeeb’s area of expertise is performance management, operations management, devising and implementing strategy and thought leadership

Badar Khushnood is a Cofounder and Partner at Bramerz, a leading and a pioneer full-service digital media & marketing agency in Pakistan. Badar primarily focuses on Growth Hacking two Bramerz product ventures, Fishery & Publisher.

Badar was recently Twitter’s Country Representative for over a year and was Google’s Country Consultant for Pakistan for 9 years before joining back Bramerz. He acted as a one-man-army-on-the-ground for Google & Twitter liaising closely between internal teams and all-things Pakistan! He has also worked for ASUSTeK, SMEDA & Nishat Textiles. Badar is also a founding board member and an active mentor at several tech incubators & accelerators including Plan9, LUMS LCE (NIC Lahore) and The Nest I/O, Invest2Innovate, Telenor Velocity and NIC Islamabad. Badar has also been judging at APICTA (Asia Pacific ICT Alliance) for the last few years.

Badar brings along more than 18 years of rich and diverse experience working with leading brands in the global tech space. In his previous lives, Badar secured his Masters in Economics & Management from the Lahore School of Economics (LSE).

Shahzad Shahid is the CEO of TPS Pakistan and the Middle East. Prior to his appointment to the position of CEO, Shahzad was serving in the capacity of CMO of TPS. Joining the company as a software engineer in 1999, Shahzad moved to the TPS business development team in 2004. His instinctive flair for business was a natural fit and saw Shahzad emerge as a distinctive leader with strategic, creative and financial acumen as well as strong business intellect. He has played an integral role in shaping the e-banking landscape in Pakistan through closely working with banks, telcos and financial institutions.

Naseer A. Akhtar is the President and CEO of InfoTech Group, a position he has held since the founding of InfoTech in 1995. As a successful entrepreneur, Naseer A. Akhtar brought InfoTech to profitability and continues to build on that success with double-digit year-on-year growth. He is a sought after speaker, mentor and has been honoured with numerous industry awards and accolades. Naseer A. Akhtar sets the corporate direction and strategy for all lines of business. He focuses on customers, strategy and innovation. He has been responsible for multimillion-dollar revenue-generating product roadmaps that have disrupted major industries like Capital Markets, G2C and Smart Grids. He has participated in over 200 conferences and read numerous papers on various forums for ICT Policy, ICT Development, Human Development, Entrepreneurship, Trade and Investment and Global Leadership forums.

Shamim Rajani is the Co-Founder and COO at Genetech Solutions, an award-winning Software Development Company that provides end-to-end technology solutions & services to Corporations and SMBs worldwide. Genetech serves in various technology areas including Web Development, Mobile Applications Development (both native and hybrid), AI and machine learning applications, Internet of Things (IoT), Custom CRM and ERP Solutions, Learning Management Systems, Graphic design, and Animation work.

She is also the founder of CODEGIRLS, which is a tech training Bootcamp for girls from low-income families to improve financial inclusion and gender disparity in the Technology domain.

She also serves as Board Member for the Agile Development Society of Pakistan, Adviser for WomenInTechPK and Community Ambassador in Pakistan for CryptoChicks, Canada.

CEO at Vizteck,  he has a strong background in strategic execution, architecture, marketing automation, CRM automation and digital solutions.  He co-founded PolarStrategy, a SugarCRM reseller partner providing CRM automation and marketing automation solutions. Also Co-founded Vizteck, which is a digital platform application development company mostly working with startups and also investing in them.

He is passionate about #startups and #executive learning and manages a group by the name of Shana Bashana with 40+ tech executives. The group uses regular meetups between members as a way for executive learning.

Shahzad Shahid is the CEO of TPS Pakistan and the Middle East. Prior to his appointment to the position of CEO, Shahzad was serving in the capacity of CMO of TPS. Joining the company as a software engineer in 1999, Shahzad moved to the TPS business development team in 2004. His instinctive flair for business was a natural fit and saw Shahzad emerge as a distinctive leader with strategic, creative and financial acumen as well as strong business intellect. He has played an integral role in shaping the e-banking landscape in Pakistan through closely working with banks, telcos and financial institutions.

Amin, along with partners, founded CTO 24/7 in 2007. At the end of 2012 its biggest customer, Stewart Information Services Corporation fully acquired the company. Stewart is one of the major title insurance underwriters in the US. It is a well-respected multi-national with its headquarter in Houston, Texas. Stewart is listed on the prestigious New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘stc’. Stewart operates in more than 50 countries.

Amin heads Stewart’s Lahore operation providing technology and business services to its parent company.

Talhah is working at Knowledge Platform since November 2001 and where he leads the technology team. He also manages the Pakistan operations of the business. Talhah has extensive experience in building effective teams, leading engineering operations, talent acquisition, management and engagement, strategic thinking and alignment, program management, creating customer-focused culture, ensuring cross-functional collaboration and use of performance support to drive delivery excellence. Having focused on learning solutions for the past fifteen years, he has deep knowledge of heterogeneous e-learning standards and numerous learning technology systems.

Syed Ahmad is founder & CEO of DPL, a leading software company based in Islamabad. Like no one else, DPL is setting a trend in Pakistan defying popular culture with its own counter-culture movement called “Rebel Ethos”. DPL’s mission statement reflects this: “Liberating minds to become the model IT enterprise in the region”.

Syed founded DPL in 2003 with three co-founders straight out of university. Learning from its ruthless mentor i.e. the market, DPL is now a multi-million dollar company that has top global companies as its clients in the US and Northern Europe. Syed wants to build DPL into the first large-scale IT company from Pakistan that can compete at a global stage with likes of InfoSys and Accenture. In order to achieve its goals, DPL is focusing on building a team comprised of top talent and giving them an environment and culture that is no less than Silicon Valley. DPL has already won various awards and recognition and currently going through the high-growth phase.

Shahzad Shahid is the CEO of TPS Pakistan and the Middle East. Prior to his appointment to the position of CEO, Shahzad was serving in the capacity of CMO of TPS. Joining the company as a software engineer in 1999, Shahzad moved to the TPS business development team in 2004. His instinctive flair for business was a natural fit and saw Shahzad emerge as a distinctive leader with strategic, creative and financial acumen as well as strong business intellect. He has played an integral role in shaping the e-banking landscape in Pakistan through closely working with banks, telcos and financial institutions.

PROFILE

Saifullah Khan is an international trade lawyer (Advocate High Court) and a professional accountant has more than twenty years of practical experience in the areas of international trade policy and law advisory. He carries expertise in WTO Laws, Antitrust and Competition Law, E-Commerce, Trade Agreements, issues relating to para-tariff & non-tariff barriers and Alternate Dispute Resolution mechanisms like Mediation & Arbitration etc. Mr Khan has authored a number of articles on highly professional subjects/topics including eCommerce and competition law and data protection laws. To equip himself with the latest happenings in eCommerce and digitisation, he has attended various events organized by UNCTAD, USAID, UNCITRAL, UN/CEFACT, SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry and World Economic Forum etc. Currently, Mr Khan is closely working with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as head of the Working Group on “Laws & Regulations” for Implementation of National Single Window (NSW) for Trade Facilitation. Mr Khan has participated in Executive Education Programs on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School, hosted by the Global Business School and on Mastering Trade Policy at Harvard University in Boston, USA.

ROLE

• Give legal advice to P@SHA on draft legislation/policies/orders/etc affecting the sector
• Reasonable assistance in creating a counter-proposal wherever required
• Representing P@SHA in deliberations and negotiations with external entities
• Assisting any specific matter concerning P@SHA as a trade body
• Creating standard legal documents (NDA, MOU, etc) for P@SHA and/or Member companies
• Other tasks which fall under sectoral support

This volunteer service to P@SHA excludes the member-specific assignments, P@SHA major projects, and any task which are agreed between P@SHA CEC and Saifullah Khan to be charged. In his capacity as a Member of the Legal Committee, Mr Saifullah Khan shall be eligible to be engaged as a service provider on a project to project basis where PASHA and/or its project is to procure services that he or his firm is capable of being rendered without compromising his voluntary association with PASHA. Provided however that this exception, on a project to project basis, shall be applicable where it is anticipated that the required services entail extensive working and spending of beyond normal man-hours that makes the services distinguishable from ordinary voluntary work.

Shahzad Shahid is the CEO of TPS Pakistan and the Middle East. Prior to his appointment to the position of CEO, Shahzad was serving in the capacity of CMO of TPS. Joining the company as a software engineer in 1999, Shahzad moved to the TPS business development team in 2004. His instinctive flair for business was a natural fit and saw Shahzad emerge as a distinctive leader with strategic, creative and financial acumen as well as strong business intellect. He has played an integral role in shaping the e-banking landscape in Pakistan through closely working with banks, telcos and financial institutions.

Amin, along with partners, founded CTO 24/7 in 2007. At the end of 2012 its biggest customer, Stewart Information Services Corporation fully acquired the company. Stewart is one of the major title insurance underwriters in the US. It is a well-respected multi-national with its headquarter in Houston, Texas. Stewart is listed on the prestigious New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘stc’. Stewart operates in more than 50 countries.

Amin heads Stewart’s Lahore operation providing technology and business services to its parent company.

Naseer A. Akhtar is the President and CEO of InfoTech Group, a position he has held since the founding of InfoTech in 1995. As a successful entrepreneur, Naseer A. Akhtar brought InfoTech to profitability and continues to build on that success with double-digit year-on-year growth. He is a sought after speaker, mentor and has been honoured with numerous industry awards and accolades. Naseer A. Akhtar sets the corporate direction and strategy for all lines of business. He focuses on customers, strategy and innovation. He has been responsible for multimillion-dollar revenue-generating product roadmaps that have disrupted major industries like Capital Markets, G2C and Smart Grids. He has participated in over 200 conferences and read numerous papers on various forums for ICT Policy, ICT Development, Human Development, Entrepreneurship, Trade and Investment and Global Leadership forums.

Shahzad Shahid is the CEO of TPS Pakistan and the Middle East. Prior to his appointment to the position of CEO, Shahzad was serving in the capacity of CMO of TPS. Joining the company as a software engineer in 1999, Shahzad moved to the TPS business development team in 2004. His instinctive flair for business was a natural fit and saw Shahzad emerge as a distinctive leader with strategic, creative and financial acumen as well as strong business intellect. He has played an integral role in shaping the e-banking landscape in Pakistan through closely working with banks, telcos and financial institutions.

Shamim Rajani is the Co-Founder and COO at Genetech Solutions, an award-winning Software Development Company that provides end-to-end technology solutions & services to Corporations and SMBs worldwide. Genetech serves in various technology areas including Web Development, Mobile Applications Development (both native and hybrid), AI and machine learning applications, Internet of Things (IoT), Custom CRM and ERP Solutions, Learning Management Systems, Graphic design, and Animation work.

She is also the founder of CODEGIRLS, which is a tech training Bootcamp for girls from low-income families to improve financial inclusion and gender disparity in the Technology domain.

She also serves as Board Member for the Agile Development Society of Pakistan, Adviser for WomenInTechPK and Community Ambassador in Pakistan for CryptoChicks, Canada.