In this webinar, we will explore the burgeoning start-up ecosystem in Pakistan. We will engage leaders from the start-up community in Pakistan and learn about their businesses and their pathways to success. We will also discuss what role the Pakistani diaspora in the United States can play in supporting the start-up ecosystem there.

Speakers

Fariel Salahuddin is Co-Founder & CEO of UpTrade. She has over 10 years of international experience in energy finance, project development and energy policy and is an energy specialist working on off-grid program design, energy policy and renewable tariff. She has worked in Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan and MENA region with the policy reform and project development.

Kalsoom Lakhani is the Founder/CEO of Invest2Innovate, which aims to support and unleash the potential of young entrepreneurs in growth markets like Pakistan. She’s also a Partner at i2i Ventures, Invest2Innovate’s early stage investment fund for Pakistan, and the country’s first female-led fund. She has trained young entrepreneurs, changemakers, and civil society leaders in Kosovo, Nepal, Cambodia, Ireland, Bangladesh, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.

Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sehat Kahani, a Pakistan-based startup that works on improving basic health care in communities through a spectrum of services focused on primary health care consultation, health awareness and health counseling.