021Disrupt Pakistan’s premier technology and the entrepreneurship conference by The Nest I/O is ready and all set to take place soon virtually from 30th November to5th December. Running for four years, and this time in the upcoming edition it will host over 5000+ disruptors in the technology, entrepreneurial, and digital ecosystem of our country Pakistan.
021Disrupt, this year is virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that brings the opportunity to easily expand the horizons of the conference beyond borders as it will help many who were unable to attend the conference in the previous years due to no virtual platform.
It is a panel that offers a clear window in the minds of the international pioneers or investors in meeting that perhaps changes the course for the startup; this conference will also be a guide towards a brave new future that is coming ahead.
021Disrupt 2020 is bringing around 60+ international and the local speakers from many platforms like diverse industrial sectors. In that 30+ investors and the mentors are also going to join just to have one-to-one conversations like with more than 500 or more startups all across Pakistan. Be it a workshop, round-tables, or curated panels; the conference will surely have everything for startups, students and the professionals.
The global voices that will join the lineup include Guy Kawasaki, Mary Grove – Managing Partner, Bread and Butter Ventures, Chris Yeh – the Cofounder, The Global Scaling Academy, also the Mudassir Sheikha – CEO & Co-Founder Careem, Durdana Achakzai – The Group Director Digital Transformation & Chief Digital Officer, Vodaphone UK, and William Bao Bean – General Partner SOSV along with various other venture capitalists.
The Pakistani voices at the forefront of the disrupting local industries also include Muhammad Aurangzeb, The President & CEO HBL, Ghias Khan, CEO & President, Engro Corporation, and Amir Paracha – CEO & Chairman, Unilever Pakistan, Muneeb Maayr and the Founder & CEO Bykea, Rabeel Warraich and many more intellectual minds.
021Disrupt in the previous years hosted around 1100 attendees that included over 600 or more startups engaging with 55 to 60 investors in Office Hours. Each investor brought ticket sizes along them ranging from $20,000 to $7 million. This conference garnered a digital reach of over 90 million audiences across the social media platforms.
021Disrupt is supported by HBL, and it is ready to provide a virtual, as well as albeit immersive experience the attendees with an equal opportunity to engage, be a partner, co-create the existing ideas, and to invest in the future of technology and innovation in Pakistan. Stay tuned with The Nest I/O to be a part of this conference remotely through Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.