International convening · PSEB × MoITT · UC Berkeley, Silicon Valley
Pakistan, in the room in Silicon Valley.
Convened by
PSEB / MoITT, Government of Pakistan · with OPEN Global, SIFC and the Embassy of Pakistan to the United States
Where
UC Berkeley · Silicon Valley · United States
When
16 October 2026 · opening leg of a four-city US roadshow (Silicon Valley · Dallas · Washington D.C. · Chicago)
Scale
16 leading Pakistani technology companies · US business leaders and diaspora audience
The brief
Pakistan’s technology sector is already delivering for enterprises around the world. The firm needed a Silicon Valley stage where that work could be met, questioned and partnered with, in the room with US business leaders and the Pakistani diaspora. The brief: open the roadshow with a programme that reads as a credible US introduction to Pakistan’s tech capability — and sets up the three cities that follow.
What we did
- A four-city US roadshow framed around the "Pakistan–US Tech Connect 2026" identity — Silicon Valley opening at UC Berkeley, then Dallas, Washington D.C. and Chicago
- Company presentations by sixteen leading Pakistani technology firms, giving the room a closer look at the people and ideas behind global delivery
- A keynote address by Faisal Jeddy, CEO of PSEB, on Pakistan’s IT landscape and opportunities
- A panel session on building and scaling global tech companies, with Sajjad Syed (Chairman, ExD Group), Michael Darwal (Chief AI & Digital Officer, IBEX) and Naeem Ghauri (NETSOL Technologies)
- A policy address by Matt Haney, California State Assembly Member, on AI innovation and regulation and California’s approach to growth and responsibility
- Delegation hosting, bilateral engagement and B2B networking for US business leaders and the Pakistani diaspora
Outcomes
- Pakistan–US Tech Connect 2026 opened at UC Berkeley with 16 leading Pakistani technology firms in the room
- Named engagement with California State Assembly on AI innovation and regulation
- US business leaders and the Pakistani diaspora engaged on AI, startups, skills and partnership
- The roadshow now moves to Dallas (19 October), Washington D.C. at the Embassy of Pakistan (21 October) and Chicago at BMO Tower (23 October)
- Advancing the Ministry of IT & Telecommunication's vision of strengthening Pakistan's global technology partnerships
The hall · UC Berkeley
Build what’s next · the agenda frame
Attendees · US business leaders and the Pakistani diaspora
Faisal Jeddy, CEO PSEB · Pakistan IT Landscape and Opportunities
The programme · from the back of the hall
Networking on the floor · UC Berkeley
Panel · Pakistan to Silicon Valley: building and scaling global tech companies
Matt Haney, California State Assembly · AI innovation and regulation
Panel · business opportunities in the US with Bilal Abbasi and Fatima Kardar
Matt Haney in the hall · UC Berkeley
