Future Fest Second Day Witnesses Over 10,000 Attendees

Naeem Zamindar, the founder of Neem, performed an interactive meditation piece titled “How to Awaken the Giant” on the second day of Pakistan’s biggest tech conference and expo.

Future Fest Second Day Witnesses Over 10,000 Attendees

Over 10,000 people attended the second day of Future Fest, Pakistan’s largest tech conference and expo, along with 70 exhibitors and 60 speakers.

The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs delivered a stirring keynote on the importance of involving Pakistan’s dynamic youth in a variety of technological endeavours in order to ensure a prosperous and promising future.

Naeem Zamindar, the founder of Neem, performed an interactive meditation piece titled “How to Awaken the Giant” on the second day of Pakistan’s biggest tech conference and expo.

Keynote speakers included Ikram Sehgal, chairman of the Pathfinder Group; Usman Asif, CEO of DevsInc; Sadaffe Abid, CEO of Circle; AVM(R.) Dr. Rizwan Riaz, pro-rector for research, innovation, and commercialization at RIC NUST; Khawar Naeem, country head of 10 Cent; Wasif Hussain, creative director of Collabs; Haasan Rizwan, founder and CEO of SABAQ; Habib Saqib, founder and head of business at FasalPay; Adnan Qureshi, Project Fairs; and Haasan Rizwan

On the second day of Future Fest, an important memorandum of understanding was signed between Telematics Private Limited, a local distributor in Pakistan known for selling Saudi-made tracing devices, and Tracking.me, a company that sells hardware and software made in Saudi Arabia.

This comes after Prince Fahad bin Mansour Alsaud made a strong announcement earlier on the eve of Future Fest about the creation of a dedicated Saudi-Pakistan Tech House and his announcement of creating 300+ additional projects for his company Isla Interactive with a 100 million project value, creating more than 1000+ jobs in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and around the world.

Around 50 sessions were held later in the day, including master classes, fireside chats, and panel discussions with top business executives who discussed a variety of topics, including web3, scaling tech, worldview, gaming, storytelling, policy, governance, and ed-tech and skills.

Undoubtedly, Future Fest 2023 is hosting a historic delegation of Saudi startups and venture capitalists who are meeting with Pakistani businesses and important stakeholders to explore investments, partnership acquisitions, and talent recruitment.

The event has brought together leaders from more than 50 industries to foster discussion on the future of life itself. Its goal is to use technology to pave the way for Pakistan’s future.

Over 50,000 people will attend Future Fest 2023, which will feature over 250 speakers, 150 international guests from 15 different countries, over 100 key partners, and over 20 different activities.