AGENDA

01

Opening Note

9:30 am - 9:50 am

Introduction to Karachi Slush'D

Jehan Ara

Founder & CEO, Katalyst Labs

02

Speaker Session

9:53 am - 10:08 am

From Seed to Success

Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram

Co-Founder & CEO, Sehat Kahani

03

Speaker Session

10:11 am - 10:26 am

The Art of Product-Market Fit

Abbas Shahid

VP Product, Bykea

04

Speaker Session

10:29 am - 10:44 am

Disrupting the Public Education System

Sabeena Abbasi

Co-Founder & Chief Digital Learning Officer, Taleemabad

05

Speaker Session

10:47 am - 11:02 am

Shaping Customer Experience

Adnan Shaffi

Co-Founder & CEO, PriceOye

06

Debate

11:05 am - 11:25 am

Pakistan's First Unicorn: B2C or B2B?

Aleena Nadeem

Founder & CEO, EduFi

Saad Niazi

Co-founder & COO, Keenu

Shehryar Hydri

Managing Director, Endeavor Pakistan (Moderator)

07

Fireside Chat

11:28 am - 11:48 am

Pioneering an Education Empire

Kasim Kasuri

CEO, Beaconhouse School System

Jehan Ara

Founder & CEO, Katalyst Labs

08

Product Demo

11:50 am - 12:00 pm

Beam AI

Iraj Mallick Imam

Product Manager, Beam AI

Subhan Nizar

Lead Software Engineer, Beam AI

09

Panel Discussion

12:02 pm - 12:20 pm

Navigating Co-Founder Relations

Azima Dhanjee

Co-Founder, ConnectHear

Mubariz Siddiqui

Founding Partner, Carbon Law (Moderator)

Sibtain Jiwani

Founder, Smartbenefits

Maheen Adamjee

CEO & Founder, Dot & Line

M. Owais Qureshi

Co-Founder, Dastagyr

10

Reclaiming the Taboo: Downsizing, Pivoting & Changing Business Models

12:22 pm - 12:52 pm

Taboo Format Discussion

Usama Naeem Nini

Co-Founder Qureos

Ahmed Ayub

Chief Strategy Officer, Conrad Labs

Yasir Suleman

Co-Founder & CEO, Jugnu/Salesflo

Maha Shahzad

Founder, BusCaro (Moderator)

11

Visa X Jazari

12:53 pm - 1:03 pm

Announcement & Demo

Umar Khan

Country Manager, Pakistan & Afghanistan, Visa

Hasnain Sheikh

CEO & Founder, Jazari

12

Fireside Chat

1:03 pm - 1:18 pm

The Making of The Glassworker: Usman Riaz's Journey

Usman Riaz

Co-Founder, Mano Animation Studios

13

Lunch

1:18 pm - 2:00 pm

14 2:03 pm - 2:08 pm

Yoga & Breathing

Hasan Najam

15

Panel Discussion

2:11 pm - 2:41 pm

Era of Influencer Collaboration

Kazi Akber

Digital Content Creator & Photojournalist

Amtul Baweja

Actor, Comedian, Entrepreneur & Content Creator

Bilal Hassan

Content Creator, Writer & Photojournalist

Jehan Ara

Founder & CEO, Katalyst Labs (Moderator)

16

Product Demo

2:44 pm - 2:54 pm

LEXA

M. Rabeet Ali

Co-Founder & CEO, Lexa.lawyer

17 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm

Advice for Future Founders

Misbah Naqvi

Co-Founder & GP, i2i Ventures

Haider Raza

Co-Founder, DealCart

Faisal Aftab

Founder & GP, Zayn VC

Kassim Shroff

Co-Founder & CEO, Krave Mart

Rabeel Warraich

Founder & CEO, Sarmayacar

Ali Ladhubhai

Co-Founder, ABHI

18

Panel Discussion

4:13 pm - 4:33 pm

Key to Payment Gateways

Adnan Ali

CEO & Director, PayFast

Ziyad Parekh

Co-Founder, Safepay

Atyab Tahir

Co-Founder & CEO, HugoBank

Jawwad Farid

Director & Chief Executive, Alchemy Technologies (Moderator)

19

Product Demo

4:36 pm - 4:46 pm

BEAJ

Zainab Qureshi

Founder & CEO, Beaj Education

20

Panel Talk

4:52 pm - 5:22 pm

Homegrown Success: Diversifying Local Taste

Salman Parekh

Managing Director, Manto

Amneh Shaikh Farooqui

Founder & CEO (polly & other stories)

Saima Zaidi

Founder & Director, Numaish-Karachi

Tazeen Hussain

Associate Professor - Dept. of Communication Design at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (Moderator)

21

Startup Trivia

5:25 pm - 6:10 pm

Startup Showdown

Saif Ali

Programs Manager, Orbit Startups (Host)

Jehan Ara

Founder & CEO, Katalyst Labs

Jehan has vast experience in Marketing, Communications and interactive New media in Hong Kong, the Far East, the UAE and Pakistan. She is a motivator, an entrepreneur, a social activist and a strong propagator of extending the power and use of Information and Communication Technologies beyond pure traditional business to empower and enable communities.

Currently Jehan serves as a Member of the PM’s Taskforce for IT & the Digital Economy, as a Member of the APAC Content Safety Advisory Board for TikTok and is on the Advisory Boards of the Punjab IT Board, the Governing Body of the Sindh Digital Advisory Board and on the Industry Advisory Board of various local universities including Habib University and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA). Jehan is also on the World Bank Advisory Group on Gender Diversity. She is a Board Member of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and an International Expert for the World Summit Awards (WSA), a nonprofit research organization established to promote, assist, support, simulate, undertake and manage policy research and advocacy. She is an Independent Director on the board of the Central Depository Company and is on the Steering Committee of the Women on Board Allies and is on the Board of Trustees of the Karachi Biennale Trust. Jehan has recently been nominated for the Tamgha e Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan.

In January 2015, Jehan set up The Nest IO – a technology incubator, accelerator and innovation community hub in Karachi with the support of Google for Entrepreneurs to help provide a platform for aspiring technology businesses in the buzzing city of Karachi. The Nest IO incubated 217+ startup businesses and created a strong community of young people. Under her leadership The Nest I/O also organized the flagship innovation and entrepreneurship conference 021Disrupt/+92Disrupt which has become the go-to premier event that brings together startups, innovators professionals, investors and students on a platform to engage, learn and collaborate. She has been identified by Rest of World (ROW) as amongst the top global 100 Changemakers in Tech outside Silicon Valley.

Jehan Ara

Founder & CEO, Katalyst Labs

Jehan Ara is the Founder & CEO of Katalyst Labs, a Startup Accelerator Innovation Hub and Women Leadership Fellows program. She is the former President of the Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA), where she spearheaded efforts for over 20 years and was responsible for developing the P@SHA brand and creating linkages between P@SHA and local and international partners. Jehan has vast experience in Marketing, Communications and interactive New media in Hong Kong, the Far East, the UAE and Pakistan. She is a motivator, an entrepreneur, a social activist and a strong propagator of extending the power and use of Information and Communication Technologies beyond pure traditional business to empower and enable communities. Currently Jehan serves as a Member of the PM's Taskforce for IT & the Digital Economy, as a Member of the APAC Content Safety Advisory Board for TikTok and is on the Advisory Boards of the Punjab IT Board, the Governing Body of the Sindh Digital Advisory Board and on the Industry Advisory Board of various local universities including Habib University and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA). Jehan is also on the World Bank Advisory Group on Gender Diversity. She is a Board Member of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and an International Expert for the World Summit Awards (WSA), a nonprofit research organization established to promote, assist, support, simulate, undertake and manage policy research and advocacy. She is an Independent Director on the board of the Central Depository Company and is on the Steering Committee of the Women on Board Allies and is on the Board of Trustees of the Karachi Biennale Trust. Jehan has recently been nominated for the Tamgha e Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan. In January 2015, Jehan set up The Nest IO – a technology incubator, accelerator and innovation community hub in Karachi with the support of Google for Entrepreneurs to help provide a platform for aspiring technology businesses in the buzzing city of Karachi. The Nest IO incubated 217+ startup businesses and created a strong community of young people. Under her leadership The Nest I/O also organized the flagship innovation and entrepreneurship conference 021Disrupt/+92Disrupt which has become the go-to premier event that brings together startups, innovators professionals, investors and students on a platform to engage, learn and collaborate. She has been identified by Rest of World (ROW) as amongst the top global 100 Changemakers in Tech outside Silicon Valley.