Event Brief

Learn & Discuss
Opportunities, Challenges &
the way forward partaining to
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

We are at the beginning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It is marked by emerging technology breakthroughs primarily in these 10 areas:
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), 5G Broadband, 3D printing, Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Biotechnology, Precision Medicine and Augmented Reality.

Keeping in view the importance of this emerging trend, we have invited international subject matter experts from different countries to share the latest AI trends and opportunities for all stakeholders at this platform where ideas, knowledge and technology can be shared.

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LOCATION

Sheesh Mehal Hall, Serena Hotel
Islamabad
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online

DATE & TIME

09:00AM - 03:00PM (GMT +5)
March 29, 2022

Total Communications is Pakistan's most renowned event management company known for organizing international technology events.
We have been active in bringing together various stakeholders, professionals, international experts and the industry together.
We are the founder of Pakistan's most prestigious brand of events like; e-Banking Conference & Exhibition, Mobile Commerce Conference, Infosec Conference, Cyber Threat Intelligence Conference and Artificial Intelligent Conference etc..

Agenda
  • 09:00 - 09:30 Registration
  • 09:30 - 09:40 Speech by Mr. Tauseef H. Farooqi, Chairman, NEPRA
  • 09:40 - 09:50 Speech by Mr. Shazad Dada, President & CEO, UBL
  • 09:50 - 10:05 Fireside Chat:
    Dr. Atif Farid Mohammad, Chief Science Officer, Onriva | A.I, Machine Learning & Blockchain Professor, Adjunct UNC Charlotte - USA
    Dr. Yassar Ayaz, Chairman at National Center of Artificial Intelligence, Professor of A.I & Robotics, NUST
  • 10:05 - 10:15 Rise of the Machines : Why the AI Revolution is Different - Mr. Ashar Naeem, Chief Product Officer, ISSM AI
  • 10:15 - 10:25 AI as Strategic Asset - Lt. Gen. Khalid Asghar(R), Rector, NUTECH
  • 10:25 - 10:40 Speech by Mr. Muhammad Tariq Malik, Chairman, NADRA
  • 10:40 - 10:50 Speech by Guest of Honor, Dr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, Federal Secretary, Ministry of IT & Telecom
  • 10:50 - 10:55 Distribution of Mementos
  • 10:55 - 11:15 Tea Break
  • 11:15 - 11:45 Panel Discussion 1: AI Use Cases
    Moderator: Muhammad Umar, Founder and CEO, Swsam Solutions
    Mr. Sohail Malik, Chief Digital & Financial Inclusion Officer, The First Micro Finance Bank Limited
    Mr. Tajammul Hussain, Founder, Love for Data (LFD)
    Mr. Ali Raza, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Dice Analytics
    Mr. Meer Anwar, DG Technology- Ehsaas Program
    Mr. Azhar Zia ur Rehman, Member Presidents Team on Emerging Technologies
    Sophia Hasnain, Founder and CEO, Linked Things
    Mr. Jawad Khalid Mirza, CISO, Askari Bank | Chairman Cyber Security Forum, Pakistan Banks Association
  • 11:45 - 12:00 Using AI to Secure Your AI - Mr. Joe Robertson, EMEA CISO - Senior Evangelist, Fortinet
  • 12:00 - 12:15 Operationalising safe AI - Professor Paul Morrissey, Global Technology Entrepreneur, Ambassador for AI, Big Data Analytics CX, Smart Cities and Innovation TM Forum - UK
  • 12:15 - 12:45 Panel Discussion 2: NLP/NLU - How AI Changing Customer Experience
    Moderator: Mr. Ahsan Mashkoor, Co Founder Director, C Square | Co Founder Director, Issm ai
    Mr. Ahmed Tahir Masood, CIO, Transworld Associates
    Mr. Saqib Anayat, GM Business Intelligence, PTCL
    Arjumand (Zarah) Saiyid, Consultant/advisor banking & fintech, EQRAZ
    Mr. Adnan Zaidi, Chief AI Officer, Proxima.pk
  • 12:45 - 01:00 Humanizing AI - Ms. Sahiqa Bennett, Chief Innovation Officer, Xtend.AI | Cancer Survivor - UK
  • 01:00 - 01:20 Fireside chat: Academia - Future of AI
    Moderator: Mr. Muhammad Umer, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Dice Analytics
    Prof. Dr. Saad Rehman, Dean Faculty of Sciences, HoD Computer Engineering HITEC University Taxila
    Dr. Yassar Ayaz, Chairman at National Center of Artificial Intelligence, Professor of A.I & Robotics, NUST
    Dr. Jameel Ahmed, Dean Faculty of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Riphah International University
    Dr. Raja Hashim Ali, Assistant Professor (GIKI)
  • 01:20 - 01:40 Key questions that a company has to make before using AI - Mr. Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Director of Research, Institute for Experiential AI, Northeastern University - USA
  • 01:40 - 01:55 Presentation by Ms. Caroline Lair, Founder CEO, The Good AI. Cofounder, Women in AI - France
  • 01:55 - 02:05 Potential and Applications of AI - Dr. Haris Aziz, Scientia Associate Professor UNSW | Director, UNSW.AI, Australia
  • 02:05 - 02:15 Closing Remarks by Chief Guest, Syed Amin UI Haque, Federal Minister, Ministry of IT & Telecommunication
  • 02:15 Closing & Lunch

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Syed Amin ul Haque

Federal Minister,
Ministry of IT & Telecom

Dr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput

Federal Secretary,
Ministry of IT & Telecom

Mr. Tauseef H. Farooqi

Chairman
NEPRA

Mr. Azhar Zia ur Rehman

Member Presidents Team on
Emerging Technologies

Muhammad Tariq Malik

Chairman
NADRA

Sahiqa Bennett

Chief Innovation Officer
Xtend.AI - UK

Lt. Gen Khalid Asghar(R)

Rector
NUTECH

Atif Farid Mohammad PhD

Chief Science Officer, Onriva - USA
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Blockchain
Professor, Adjunct UNC Charlotte - USA
Cyber Sec Conference Chair/Committee Member
NASA - USA

Mr. Ricardo Baeza-Yates

Director of Research,
Institute for Experiential AI,
Northeastern University - USA
Founder & Director of Research, OptIA

Professor Paul Morrissey CEng, FIET, FBCS, FRSA

Global Technology Entrepreneur,
Ambassador for AI, Big Data Analytics CX,
Smart Cities, and Innovation TM Forum - UK
Chairman of the Board Nova - UK

Mr. Sohail Malik

Chief Digital
& Financial Inclusion Officer
The First MicroFinance Bank Limited

Mr. Yassar Ayaz

Chairman
National Center of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI)

Caroline Lair

Founder CEO
The Good AI. Cofounder, Women in AI

Dr. Sarmad Hussain

Professor, Center for Language Engineering
KICS-UET

Mr. Tajammul Hussain

Founder
Love for Data (LFD)

Prof. Dr. Saad Rehman

Dean Faculty of Sciences
HoD Computer Engineering
HITEC University Taxila

Mr. Ashar Naeem

Chief Product Officer
ISSM AI

Mr. Jawad Khalid Mirza

CISO, Askari Bank
Chairman Cyber Security Forum,
Pakistan Banks Association

Dr. Haris Aziz

Scientia Associate Professor UNSW
Director, UNSW.AI, Australia

Dr. Jameel Ahmed

Dean Faculty of Engineering & Applied Sciences,
Riphah International University

Sophia Hasnain

Founder and CEO, Linked Things

Mr. Muhammad Umer

Co-Founder & Managing Director
Dice Analytics

Mr. Ali Raza

Co-Founder & Managing Director
Dice Analytics

Mr. Ahsan Mashkoor

Co Founder Director, C Square
Co Founder Director, Issm ai

Mr. Joe Robertson

EMEA CISO - Senior Evangelist
Fortinet

Mr. Saqib Anayat

GM Business Intelligence
PTCL

Mr. Adnan Zaidi

Chief AI Officer
Proxima.pk

Mr. Meer Anwar

DG Technology - Ehsaas Program

Mr. Ahmed Tahir Masood

CIO, Transworld Associates

Arjumand (Zarah) Saiyid

Consultant/advisor banking & fintech
EQRAZ

Mr. Saqib Anayat

Muhammad Umar
Founder and CEO, Swsam Solutions

Dr. Raja Hashim Ali

Assistant Professor (GIKI)

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