‘m Regional Director for Infrastructure and Connectivity, primarily working in the Asia and the Pacific region. I carry a professional appetite to work with people and build Internet infrastructure and networks to connect the unconnected. I have been lucky to fulfil this appetite over the years, working with various communities in various capacities and through diverse projects.
Dr. Muhammad Mukaram Khan
Director General, CVD, PTA
Dr. Mukaram Khan is working as Director General Cyber Vigilance at Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. He is a Software Engineer from NUST and holds MPhil and PhD from the university of Manchester in Information Security and Super Computing respectively. He is a cyber security professional with CISSP to his credit, besides various technical certifications.
Before this assignment, he has been working as CTO Pakistan Army and worked in various capacities to manage datacenters, designing enterprise architectures and leading nation-wide IT/cyber security projects. He is also associated with NUST as part-time academic to teach and supervise postgrad research in the areas of cyber security, AI, blockchain and system engineering.
Parvez Iftikhar
ICT Policy and Regulation Consultant
With more than 40 years of experience, Parvez Iftikhar is currently providing consulting services on ICT Policy and Regulation in various countries, mainly through global organizations like World Bank, ITU, DFID, USAID, and international consulting houses. Parvez has been the founding CEO of Universal Service Fund (USF) Pakistan (under the Ministry of IT), and the country-head of Siemens “Com” in Pakistan. He has been on sabbaticals to Carnegie Mellon, and Harvard Kennedy School, USA, and Oxford University UK. He received extensive technical and managerial training at Siemens, mainly in Europe. Parvez is also a member of Pakistan Prime Minister’s Task Force on IT and Telecom
Syed Junaid Imam
Member IT, Ministry of IT&T
Member IT, Ministry of IT&T
Irum Fida Hussain
GiftMix
I am a 24-year-old (mom of two) entrepreneur from Multan. My entrepreneurial journey began when I was 20, selling eggs online, and over the years, I have grown into the owner of a business named GiftMix. GiftMix operates in over 15 cities across Pakistan, providing services for overseas Pakistanis or anyone who wishes to send gifts, cakes, flowers, and other stuff for special occasions in Pakistan.
I am proud to share that GiftMix has earned the trust of government officials, judges, the Pakistan Army, and famous celebrities across Pakistan.
Sajjad Ghani
Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB)
Mr. Sajjad Ghani is a distinguished expert in Cyber Security and Datacenter/Cloud technologies, with over 20 years of experience in both government and private sectors. His professional journey includes significant roles at NADRA, PTCL, and the Government of Punjab. Currently, he serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), where he also leads the IT Infrastructure department.
He is widely recognized and has received numerous accolades from national and international authorities for his exceptional contributions in Cloud Computing, Datacenter management, IT Infrastructure, Information Security and Program Management. These achievements have effectively bridged the gap between organizational deliverables and technological needs.
Additionally, Mr. Ghani holds the position of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Punjab.
Mr. Ghani’s portfolio includes several other critical assignments and projects, which remain confidential due to their sensitive nature.
Ch. Mudassar Naveed
CEO, Universal Service Fund
CEO, Universal Service Fund
Sidra Jalil
Manager Outreach and Partnerships, TikTok
Sidra is a Trust and Safety Manager at TikTok, where she researches, identifies, and collaborates with external experts and internal teams to develop and implement safety programs for key issue areas, such as minor safety, harassment, platform integrity, and hateful behavior. With over 15 years of experience in various industries, such as telecommunications, FMCG, technology, and development, she has a diverse background in research, communications, digital marketing, and innovation.
Sidra is passionate about fostering growth opportunities for youth and women, while also promoting entrepreneurship through technology-driven community initiatives. As the founder of InspireMill, she curated and convened a 3-day long bootcamp for rural women to empower them with digital skills and business solutions. As the Director of Operations at Code for Pakistan, she acted as a direct interface with donors, government departments, and other agencies, and facilitated over 10 mega hackathons across South Asia, resulting in the launch of multiple startups and product ventures. She thrives on leveraging the dynamic landscape of the digital world to create impactful strategies and drive results. Connect with Sidra to explore opportunities to collaborate and make an impact!
Pablo Hinojosa
Senior Director, Engagement, APNIC
Pablo Hinojosa is an expert in Internet governance. He is the Senior Director, Engagement at APNIC. He represents the organisation at a senior level. Before joining APNIC, he was the Regional Relations Manager at ICANN. Before ICANN, he was Director for Multilateral Affairs in the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL). He has a dual bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations and a Master’s degree in Information Technology Management.
Muhammad Shabbir
President of Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group
Mr. Muhammad Shabbir Awan is Founding President of Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group (Accessibility SIG) and member board of directors ISOC Pakistan Islamabad Chapter. Professionally a researcher in the domain of strategic studies, he is also pursuing his PhD in International Relations. Working in the domains of international relations and internet governance, Shabbir has a number of publications and international fellowships on his credit. He has also been working for the organizations of persons with disabilities since 1997 as a volunteer. Leading the working group on accessibility for persons with disabilities, Mr. Awan along with other representatives of PWDs, helped MOIT draft “Digital Pakistan” policy 2018. He is also the member of Pakistan School on Internet Governance (PKSIG) Steering Committee, Multi Stakeholder Group (MSG) of Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APRIGF), International Political Science Association (IPSA), Islamabad Council on World Affairs (ICWA), and member of Multi Stakeholder Group of Pakistan Internet Governance Forum.
Ahmed Bakhat Masood
Director (Cyber Security) in Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA)
Ahmed Bakhat Masood is currently working as Deputy Director (Cyber Security) in Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA), previously worked in PTCL and Instaphone. By qualification, he is MS Telecom & Networks, Master in Computer Science (MCS), Lead auditor ISO 27001, MCSE. Mr. Ahmed played a pivotal role in establishment of Pakistan IXP, in making consensus amongst all stakeholders of IXP in Pakistan and currently working as secretary to IXP board. He remained Chair of Task Force on Arabic Internationalized Domain Names (TF-AIDN), a subgroup of ICANN, from July 2017 to June 2020. He also remained a member of the Program Committee of the Middle East DNS Forum, ICANN for four from 2015 to 2018. He is currently a member of the steering committee of pkSIG since 2016 and managing secretariat. Apart from other achievements, Mr. Ahmed played a vital role in the success of South Asian Network Operators Group (SANOG) 29, at Islamabad Pakistan.
Waqas Hassan
Regional Lead for Asia, GDIP
Waqas is the Regional Lead for Asia at the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP), supporting the Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF). Waqas is a public policy and stakeholder engagement expert, having led the international collaborations and partnerships of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) before joining GDIP.
He is passionate about all-inclusive digital transformation, social inclusion, community projects, inclusive policy and regulatory processes, and capacity building. In addition to PTA’s landmark ‘Digital Gender Inclusion Strategy’, Waqas has carried out numerous projects on increasing connectivity, policy and regulatory interventions, digital skills, online child protection, and web accessibility for persons with disabilities.
He is an active contributor to the internet governance community on the national, regional, and international levels. He is the former Vice-Chair of the Multistakeholder Group of the Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) and the current Vice-Chair of the Asia-Pacific School on Internet Governance (APSIG). He was the President of the Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter for four years and the former Vice-Chair of its Board of Directors.
Waqas holds a Master’s degree in international relations from SZABIST University Islamabad and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Technology from Curtin University, Australia. Waqas believes in an open, secure, and all-inclusive internet and would love to connect for community empowerment through meaningful interventions.
Fahd Batayneh
Stakeholder Engagement Director- Middle East
Fahd Batayneh has been part of the ICANN world since the summer of 2008 where he was active in a number of ICANN working groups. In October 2013, he joined ICANN Org as part of the Global Stakeholder Engagement Team (GSE) supporting the Middle East. Today, he is deeply involved in a number of regional projects that promote ICANN‘s work in the region. He holds a BSc in Computer Engineering with honors, and an MBA. He is happily married and has 3 kids, and calls Amman, Jordan his home.
Naveed Haq
Regional Director, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Internet Society
Fouad Bajwa
CEO, Digital Dera
Fouad Riaz Bajwa is the Co-founder and CEO of Agriculture Republic think tank and its Digital Dera Climate Resilient Smart Villages Network PakPattan.
Fouad is a public policy entrepreneur and agriculture innovator.
He has been engaged with regenerative agriculture, rural Internet connectivity, technological innovation and policy initiatives focused on industrialization and future economic growth.
Fouad’s notable initiatives have been aimed at developing and introducing low-cost affordable technologies in Pakistan and across the world.
Dania Mukhtar
Public Policy Lead for Pakistan, Meta
Public Policy (Meta), Advocate High Court Pakistan, Columbia Law School (LLM), Former Judicial Law Clerk at Supreme Court of Pakistan, Fulbright Scholar.
Muhammad Adil Ali
Executive , Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd
Mr Muhammad Adil Ali has been volunteering for Pakistan School on Internet Governance since long. He served multiple tenures as office bearer of Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter. Helped in organizing and conducting multiple editions of pkSIG along with different other events under the umbrella of ISOC Islamabad Chapter. He is serving in Fauji Fertilizer Company as Executive – Information Systems. He is certified in different Microsoft, Cisco, SAP and Information Security Domains.
Partner at Hayat & Noorwala, Advocates, Legal Advisors & Consultants
Muhammad Aslam Hayat
Partner at Hayat & Noorwala, Advocates, Legal Advisors & Consultants
Wali Tirmizi
Partnerships @ YouTube | Google
Partnerships @ YouTube | Google
Director, MISPL
Shahir Ahmed
Co-Founder Corbis Soft | Director & CTO MISPL Telecom | CEO Corbis Solutions | Co-Founder TS Packages