Glad to speak at #PakistanWaterWeek2022 conference; on challenges of communicating #ClimateChange. Presented #LivingIndus as example of connecting climate to the real & felt challenges faced by Pakistanis. Grateful for the thoughtful comments from seasoned journalist colleagues.
Join us this Sunday 11/6 at 11 AM ET for a conversation on #ClimateChange with Imran Qidwai @iqidwai, technologist, entrepreneur, activist, and OPEN founder. @OPEN4Impact
Please join us at ICB Wayland this Saturday 9/3 at 2pm for a Pakistan flood relief fundraiser. If you’re unable to join in person, please consider donating at the following link: https://t.co/QyPXg5RB3E
Recently, Tech Sheck’s Founder Faruk Bhagani was featured in an OPEN Global Chai & Gupshup session, where he discussed his career, Tech Sheck & the Pakistani startup landscape.
https://t.co/N1BwN17vYd
It’s July 1st, so time for @Invest2Innovate’s Q2 2022 Pakistan 🇵🇰 startup funding roundup (put together by our Insights team, s/o to @ShifraKhan!). In Q2, startups raised $102.7M bringing our YTD to $274.7M, not bad considering in 2021 we did ~ $350M but here are a few thoughts:
Pakistani Women in Computing @pwic_org New England Chapter will be holding its first in-person event on 21st May 2022. Come connect, learn and grow together! Please register at the following link: https://t.co/qyUPNt58Bb
.@OPENBostonMA member leads Ricult, a free AI-powered platform for farmers that offers proprietary weather information/forecasting, advice on growing schedules, where to buy seed/fertiliser + what mills offer best prices for crops #startups#socent#fintechnews
For anyone in the ATL area next week, @OPENAtlanta is hosting its first Fireside Chat of 2022 with Fahim Siddiqui, former Bostonian and SVP of IT at @HomeDepot. Registration is live at the link below!
https://t.co/OIkVmZj5LI
The conference features over 20 leading minds (including entrepreneurs, policymakers, education leaders and venture capitalists) from the edtech space in Pakistan and abroad.
Find out more about seeding edtech unicorns in Pakistan at @openmenachapter & @OPENKarachi’s virtual Entrepreneurship for Digital Transformation of Education Conference, Friday 11/19 10 PM EST (Saturday 11/20 8 AM PKT). Register here: https://t.co/u8gkmSXbCJ
@BaelaJamil will deliver the keynote, followed by parallel sessions on challenges and opportunities for edtech in primary and secondary education in Pakistan.