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.
Fouad has served as a member of the United Nations Secretary General’s advisory group for the Internet Governance Forum in Geneva from 2009-2012. He has consulted and advised various UN bodies in various capacities.
Since 2015, Fouad has been contributing as an Adjunct faculty member at the Centre for Public Policy and Governance CPPG at Forman Christian College University FCCU.
He has been mentoring and advising numerous startups across the country and globally at United Nations, TechStars, Founders Institute, National Incubation Centres and Startup Cup Pakistan