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021DISRUPT

TRAILBLAZING INNOVATION IN PAKISTAN

Organized by The Nest I/O, 021Disrupt is Pakistan’s premier

conference on innovation and entrepreneurship. Now in its

third year, 021Disrupt 2019 promises to give our partner

organizations the opportunity to rub shoulders with the titans

of the tech industry. Not only will you become a part of our

region’s premier innovation and entrepreneurship conference,

but you also get to actively contribute to the conversations

that will shape the future of innovation in Pakistan.

From sidebar exchanges between investors and founders, to a

speaker mix that includes the world’s foremost authorities on

tech, to an audience that represents the cream of the

technology space in Pakistan, 021Disrupt offers our sponsors a

unique opportunity to showcase their organization as a

pioneering force in corporate innovation.

Held in 2017, the first edition of 021Disrupt was an unqualified

success as both global and local investors, stakeholders and

thought leaders from the tech community came to Karachi to

chart the future of the tech ecosystem of Pakistan. In 2018, we

surpassed the benchmark that was set with the inaugural

edition of 021Disrupt by delivering a technology conference

that opened new vistas and helped our partners win the

hearts and minds of the tech community of Pakistan. This year,

our goal is to take 021Disrupt to even greater heights and

deliver a conference at par with the best in the region.

THE CONFERENCEA B O U T

The Nest I/O is a technology incubator and a community

hub launched by P@SHA (Pakistan Software Houses

Association for IT & ITES) with global partner Google for

Startups (formerly Google for Entrepreneurs). We provide

budding entrepreneurs with space, infrastructure, facilities,

and knowledge sessions as well as access to a network of

mentors and potential investors. The Nest I/O’s mission is to

blaze the trail for the next generation of entrepreneurs in

Pakistan. Since its inception in 2015, The Nest I/O has

witnessed and contributed to the growth of the fledgling

startup ecosystem of Pakistan. Through our incubation

program, we have graduated 150+ startups over 8 cohorts.

At the same time we have been involved in various

projects and events, ranging from promoting technology

education to facilitating engagement between the startup

community and our corporate partners. Our founding goal

was to offer leadership to the tech startup ecosystem of

Pakistan. As part of that mission, we realized that we

needed an international showcase event that would help

put Pakistani entrepreneurship on the world map. Thus was

born the idea behind 021Disrupt, a global innovation and

entrepreneurship conference.

THE NEST I/OA B O U T

USD 1B+ IN CUMULATIVE FUND SIZE OF INVESTORS IN ATTENDANCE

IN DIGITSD I S R U P T I O N ‘ 1 8

“Nothing I say can do justice to the quality of conversations taking place at 021Disrupt. You just had to be here to experience the energy.”

JAWWAD FARID

Founder and CEO Alchemy Technologies

“The pulse of innovation

generated at 021Disrupt is sure

to reverberate throughout the

startup ecosystem.”

RAZA MATIN

Marketing and Business Consultant

for Pakistan, Google in Pakistan

“021Disrupt has set new levels of

what is possible when it comes to

organizing startup conferences. I am

looking forward to 021Disrupt 2019.”

SABA GUL

Entrepreneur-in-Residence at VentureDive

and Founder of Popinjay

“I’ve been to Pakistan before and I’ve met a lot

of great Pakistani entrepreneurs. So I was

expecting a lot of good things. But 021Disrupt

went beyond my expectations. I met a number

of wonderful startups, ecosystem facilitators,

and a huge pool of investors who are focused

on this market. I am super excited about the

opportunities here.”

CHRIS ROGERS

Partner at Lumia Capital

BADR WARDLamsa Entertainment

CHRISROGERSLumia Capital

SAMEERCHISTYSparkLabs Global

ALLEN TAYLOREndeavor

MAHIRAKHANMashion

SAHARHABIB GHAZIGlobal Voices Online

JESSICABERLINCoStruct

RABEELWARRAICHSarmayacar

MISBAHNAQVIInvest2Innovate

JAVAIDIQBALTransformx.io

KHALEDTALHOUNIWamda Capital

FREDWALTINGIN

JEFFREYPAINEGolden Gate Ventures

SIDRAIQBALBroadcast Journalist

RIYADABOU JAOUDEHMEVP

FARESGHANDOURWamda Capital

ALINA GRATSCHNERAccelerate Korea

PAST SPEAKERS0 2 1 D I S R U P T

GEMMABULOSA Single Drop

LANCECHEANGNEM

FELIPEMILANSendGrid

ERUMSHAIKHThe Express Tribune

SARAKHURRAMSehat Kahani

SABAGULVentureDive

JEHANARAThe Nest I/O

CHARLESLUDWIGWadi Accelerator

021Disrupt is Pakistan’s premier conference on innovation and

entrepreneurship. The guest list includes luminaries from the

world of technology, from globally-recognized entrepreneurs and

thought leaders to international VC firms and investors, many of

whom will be making their first-ever journey to Pakistan to

discover the incredible opportunities within the local tech

and innovation space.

021DISRUPT ’19W H Y A T T E N D

Get to hear the leading startups from Pakistan pitch and explore areas for

future collaboration.

Understand the challenges and opportunities of investing in Pakistan

from industry insiders.

CONNECT WITH POLICYMAKERSNetwork with government and

semi-government stakeholders from the startup ecosystem.

ENGAGE WITH CORPORATIONSHear first-hand why big business has big hopes for the Pakistani

startup space.

DISCOVER THE INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE DISCOVER THE ‘PAKISTAN OPPORTUNITY’Learn about all that the

Pakistani tech startup ecosystem has to offer to the rest of the world.

MEET THE STAR STARTUPS

GET YOUR FINGER ON THE PULSE OF INNOVATIONNetwork with key players and

decision makers of the tech world to find out where the future of

innovation lies.

SPONSORSP R E V I O U S

goto.com.pk

CONTACTIf you would like to become a part of 021Disrupt,

please contact:

Akash Shaikh, Program ManagerEmail: akash@pasha.org.pk

Phone: +92-333-3188193

Sabika Abbas, Community and Outreach ManagerEmail: sabika@pasha.org.pk

Phone: +92-346-2814705

Munib Puri, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager Email: munib@pasha.org.pk

Phone: +92 300-3614588

Address: 3rd Floor, CitiView Building (Naheed Supermarket), Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Karachi

Tel: +92-21-34304796, +92-21-34144795

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