Islamabad, 27 February 2023 (GNP): In the capital of Pakistan a groundbreaking Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) was organised. The Pak-China Friendship Center hosted the first-ever conference of this type.
It was sponsored by 10pearls, a renowned provider of end-to-end digital services. Significant stakeholder engagement attested to the event’s success.
The success of the summit was made possible by the more than 1500 registrants, which included professionals, students, hobbyists, and business owners. “Exploring the revolutionary realm of AI” was the stated goal of the inaugural AI conference in 2019.
The programme also sought to recognise innovation by budding AI entrepreneurs and provide a framework of information on AI breakthroughs that could be shared.
It also aimed to have educated interactions with prominent worldwide and AI specialists of Pakistan, as well as to give explicit and correct understanding about AI tools, technologies, and emerging methodologies.
ITCN Asia hosted the AI Summit. It included around 30 outstanding guest speakers who educated the audience with interesting dialogue and captivating tech discourse.
The Summit featured well-organized sessions on new AI issues, as well as displays of creative initiatives by emerging AI businesses.
Syeda Sana Hussain, Senior Director of People and Programs at 10Pearls, expressed her thoughts on the Summit, calling it a huge success.
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She said that there were many opportunities for participation for the attendees at the conference and seminars. Startups that displayed their goods were highly praised, which attracted possible investors.
She continued by saying that AI is a revolutionary technology that can be useful in addressing the intricate problems facing today’s globe.
Intriguing Tech Talk
The event introduced a platform for renowned AI experts to deliver Tech Talks. The presentations featured “AI & National Government” by Tariq Malik (Former Chief Technology Officer, GHQ) and “Cybersecurity Gets Smart” by Peter Hesse (EVP and CSO, 10Pearls)
Additionally, speakers Syed Meesum Raza, vice president of Afiniti, Ammar Karim, Head of BI and Data Science at Telenor Easypaisa, and Muhammad Awais Ejaz, Consulting Director at TenX, talked on “Tech Innovation and AI,” “Impact of AI in the Fintech Space,” and “Optimization of BizOps through AI,” respectively.
Stimulating Panel Discussions
There were three panel discussions at the Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Capital of Pakistan. Aiman Khan (CEO, SLOSH AI Solutions), Muhammad Usman (CEO, RevolveAI and Edge Store), Umer Sufiyan (CEO, DiveDeep AI), and Kaleem Khan (Cofounder and CEO, Adlytic AI) were on the opening panel, titled as “AI Disruption in the Startup Ecosystem”.
Healthcare 5.0 & Explainable AI was the focus of the second panel. Samar Hasan served as the moderator, who is Founder & CEO of Epiphany.
Eminent figures on the panel included Dr. Nimra Qureshi (Founder & CEO, SeeVitals Solutions); Shahrukh Babar (Co-Founder, Xylexa Inc.), and Shan Ul Haq (Founder & CTO, XpertFlow).
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“GPT-3: Navigating the Crossroads of Technology and Humanity” was the focus of the third panel’s discussion.
Leading experts such as Shakeel Raja, Muhammad Aamir Yaqub, and Aqsa Kausar were there. Muhammad Aamir Yaqub is the Director of Engineering at 10Pearls Shakeel Raja is Director Data Science, TechGenies and Aqsa kausar is head of AI, Red Buffer.
Aamer Ejaz, Chief Digital Officer of Jazz, presented a casual fireside conversation on “Intersection of AI and Big Data: Possibilities and Challenges” in addition to tech talks and panel discussions.
Hands-on Workshops
The AI summit held three workshops on prominent AI tools, technologies, and techniques in addition to the conference. The audience responded to the seminars in a positive way. The workshops drew over 350 professionals and students.
The workshops included sessions on “Creating Interactive AI Applications” by Ahmad Anis, Machine Learning Engineer at RedBuffer, “Unpacking Facial Recognition Technology” by Shehrooz Sattar, Principal Software Engineer at 10Pearls, and “Introduction to Kaggle and Progression System” by Adnan Zaidi, Ambassador, Kaggle.
Ingenious Product Demos
The AI summit’s highlights included product and prototype demos for emerging AI firms. Out of more than 40 startups, six were chosen to present their work. Autilent, VisionRD, Deutics Global, Adlytic AI, AI Care, and SINGE Network were some of them.
Promising businesses have a wonderful opportunity to connect with industry experts and investors thanks to the AI Summit platform.
Sponsored by Top Businesses and Communities
Leading figures in technology and other industries sponsored and approved the Artificial Intelligence Summit 2023 in Pakistan. The strategic partners were Bentley Systems, RedBuffer, and ITCN Asia. Other well-known partners who supported the event were MLSA Islamabad, Bytewise, Daftar khwan, Kaggle, and Epiphany.