July 19, 2014
It may have been a Saturday, but July 19 was certainly a day of learning for those who attended the 1st #SocialSmashupPK Summit this past weekend at Reagent Plaza Hotel in Karachi, Pakistan. Over 390 Entrepreneur and learning professionals from across the industry – including teachers, school administrators, facility managers, business personnel, social activist, journalist, experts, attorney, entrepreneurs, government officials, designers, and contractors – came together to explore and discuss the Social Media summit’s focus theme, The Sustainability of Social Media in Pakistan.
It may have been a Saturday, but July 19 was certainly a day of learning for those who attended the 1st #SocialSmashupPK Summit this past weekend at Reagent Plaza Hotel in Karachi, Pakistan. Over 390 Entrepreneur and learning professionals from across the industry – including teachers, school administrators, facility managers, business personnel, social activist, journalist, experts, attorney, entrepreneurs, government officials, designers, and contractors – came together to explore and discuss the Social Media summit’s focus theme, The Sustainability of Social Media in Pakistan.
Highlights from 1st #SocialSmashupPK summit include:
| Time Slot | Session Title | Session Type | Moderator / Host | Participants | |
| 4.00-4.20 | Social & Digital Media in Pakistan | Conversation | Imtiaz N. Mohammad | ||
| Kamal Faridi | |||||
| 4.25-4.50 | Case Study - Karachi Airport Attack | Panel Discussion | Ali K Chishti | Jawwad Nazir | Handles @Airportpakistan |
| (Journalist) | Kamal Faridi | Was at the Airport | |||
| Saim Rizvi | Was tweeting from the plane | ||||
| 4.55-5.25 | Impact of the Youtube Ban | Conversation | Dua Malik | Yasir Lateef Hamdani | Attorney on Record - YouTube Case |
| (TV Host) | Jibran T Siddiqui | Advertising Industry Executive | |||
| Sohail Haider | OST Singer | ||||
| 5.30-6.00 | How Social Media changed helps sports | Panel Discussion | Sohaib Alvi | Emmad Hameed | Editor Sports, The News |
| (TV Host) | Hadeel Obaid | Freelance Sports Writer, Host. | |||
| Basit Subhani | Bureau Chief - Dawn News - Lahore | ||||
| Faizan Lakhani | Payam Trust | ||||
| 6.05-6.30 | Tips on Cyber Security | Conversation | Atiq Shaikh | Sindh Police | |
| Barrister Zahid Jamil | |||||
| 6.35-7.10 | Journalism & New Media | Panel Discussion | Ali K. Chishti | Maria Memon | Geo TV |
| (Journalist) | Ajmal Jami | Dunya TV | |||
| Mansoor Ali Khan | Geo TV | ||||
| Asif Khan | NewsOne | ||||
| Danish Manzoor | NDTV (India) | ||||
| Javed Ahmed Qazi | Sindh TV | ||||
| Jahanzeb Haq | Dawn TV | ||||
| Wajih Sani | Geo Tv | ||||
| Uzma Alkareem | Geo Tv | ||||
| 7.10-8.20 | Iftar Break | ||||
| 8.20-8.35 | Entertainment | BNN | |||
| 8.40-9.00 | Convergence of Social Media | Panel Discussion | Furqan T Siddiqui | Faysal Qureshi | Actor / Host |
| & Entertainment Industry | (Film Maker) | Shahzad Nawaz | Film Maker | ||
| Nikil Singh Rajput | Mumbai | ||||
| Shubash Chandra | Chairman Ztv | ||||
| 9.05-9.20 | K-Electric Case Study | Adil Hussain | AM-Media | ||
| 9.25-9.55 | Business - Role of | Panel Discussion | Sohaib Alvi | Sarfaraz Rehman | Engro CEO |
| Digital Media in Todays Businesses | (TV Host) | Atiq Nathani | |||
| Ahsan Mughal | MCB Mobile | ||||
| Mohammad Ahsan | Dominos Pizza | ||||
| Usama Qureshi | Chief of Staff to CEO | ||||
| Naeem Zamindar | CEO Wateen / Warid | ||||
| Imtiaz N. Mohammad | Marketing Technologist / Consultant | ||||
| Javed Edhi | CIO Silk Bank | ||||
| Zafar Moti | CEO | ||||
| 10.00-10.20 | Trolls | Panel Discussion | Raza Rumi | Imran Ghazali | PTI |
| (TV Host) | Sharmila Farooqui | PPP | |||
| Saman Jafri | MQM | ||||
| Najam Sethi | The Friday Times | ||||
| 10.25-11.15 | #Politics & Politicians – | Panel Discussion | Dr. Shahid Masood | Senator Ghani | PPP |
| how social media is changing politics? | (TV Host) | Nadeem Nusrat (MQM) London | MQM London | ||
| Awab Alvi | PTI | ||||
| Syed Ali Raza Abidi | MQM MNA | ||||
| Murtaza Solengi | Journalist | ||||
| Mohammad Taqi | |||||
| Murtaza Ali Shah | |||||
| Saleem Zia | PMLn | ||||
| 11.30 Onwards | Amjad Sabri Qawwal |
Founder members Lead by Ali Kamran Chishti supported by Sarfaraz Khan, Furqan T Siddique, Sohaib Alvi & Kamal Faridi would like to thank the sponsors, whose generosity made this event possible: Wateen Telecom (keynote sponsor) and to all our member-volunteers who assisted on the day of the event.
You can view pictures of the day’s activities here www.socialsmashuppk.com . More pictures will be added in the coming week, so please check back!
