StrategEast participated in the Pakistan CIO Summit held on March 7 in Karachi. In particular, the Center facilitated international panelists’ participation: Tamar Kitiashvili, Director General, Vocational Skiils Agency, Georgia; Andrew Wrobel, Founding Partner, Head of Education & Research, Emerging Europe, UK; and Sam Rapley, Senior VP of Engineering & Delivery, Ciklum, UK.
In addition, Anatoly Motkin, StrategEast President has delivered a keynote speech moderated by Veqar Ul Islam, Chief Executive at JBS – Jaffer Business Systems.
In his keynote speech, Mr. Motkin has revealed the unique role of the IT industry in resolving the most acute issues of developing countries – gender inequality, lack of transparency and rule of law, and private property protection.
Moreover, Anatoly Motkin elaborated on the need to engage international financial institutions and global development agencies, along with the leading tech companies in fostering the development of the digital infrastructure as well as preserving and developing the local human capital.
Mr. Motkin also emphasized the importance of cross-border collaboration in the digital sphere as a key factor for Pakistan to become a global digital hub.
Pakistan CIO Summit and Expo has built an unmatched reputation as the only platform in the country where top CIOs, IT Heads and IT professionals meet to learn, share and network alongside a display of state of the art IT solutions. The must-attend event became a one-stop shop for setting the direction of technology adoption by top IT decision-makers in 2023.