As Pakistan celebrated its 74th Independence Day on 14 August, the Pakistani Professionals Overseas Community South-East Asia organized a live stream webinar throughout multiple social media channels. It was providing viewers across the globe a firsthand experience with the big names of Pakistan.
The webinar featured Pakistan’s High Commissioners, Ambassadors, and public figures across the globe. To celebrate this prestigious day, speakers gathered from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, The Philippines, and the USA. The webinar provided a platform to showcase success stories and a vast opportunity in bilateral trade, investments, technology and human capital development.
His excellency Amna Baloch commended prominent Pakistani professionals, Mr Humayun Habib and entrepreneur, Mr Imran Yahya, and entrepreneur & philanthropist Ms Azzah Atique to engage Pakistani professionals within a single platform.
The prominent webinar was made possible by Mr Kashif Ansari and his Juwai IQI team, who set a very high bar in live broadcast, marketing, and execution.
Among the highlights were:
- Ms Amna Baloch, High Commissioner of Pakistan in Malaysia, shared regarding the Covid-19 situation and the ever-evolving geopolitical situations in Southeast Asia pose increasing challenges but provided new opportunities.
- Mr Salman Ahmad, a famous singer and professor at the University of NY, shared his journey, inspirations regarding his spiritual journey, and upcoming documentary.
- Mr Kashif Ansari, Group CEO & co-founder of proptech, Juwai IQI, gave a keynote speech about his journey building one of the biggest proptech companies in Southeast Asia, the importance of technology and his upcoming plans for Pakistan.
- Mr Obaid Rahman, Head of Wholesale Axiata Group, gave a keynote speech about his career journey and being named Top 100 Most Influential People in the Telecom sector.
- Dr Rizwan Khan and Shehzad Dhedi of CFO Club Pakistan and the UK conducted a panel discussion on how digital technologies transform individuals’ work and new opportunities.
- Mr Wajahat Naseem is the successful Founder and Managing Director of Wajahat & Partners Sdn Bhd and WNP Lumber Sdn Bhd. He shared his experience as a semi-manufacturer and exporter of timber, Fauji Meat Limited distributor and his collaboration with Singaporean/Pakistani Scientists to begin exclusive distribution of Palm oil harvesting machinery to Malaysia.
- Ms Sadaf Khalid Khan, CEO of Walnut Tours & Travels, shared the Pakistan tourism and investment opportunities with the ASEAN region Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
The webinar was made possible by the joined hands of the official organizer, Pakistani Professionals Overseas Community South East Asia.