Pakistan IT Industry Association (P@SHA) held a productive meeting with FASSET to explore potential avenues for collaboration. The discussion covered opportunities for advancing the information technology (IT) ecosystem of Pakistan, accelerating policy for digital assets and creating the conditions for member companies to scale globally. FASSET is included in the Digital Assets Subcommittee of P@SHA, and the meeting gave both sides a chance to explore collaboration at the intersection of technology, digital finance and industry development. The association shared the details of the meeting under the title P@SHA x FASSET, and it described the discussion as an exploration of new partnership opportunities between the two organizations.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Shoab Khan, Chairman of P@SHA, Samad Saleem, Vice Chairman and Brand and Global Outreach Chair, and Shaikh Ayaz Ali, Central Executive Committee (CEC) Member and Industry Engagement Chair. They were supported by Muhammad Zohaib Khan, Special Initiatives Chair, Ali Hasani, Secretary General, Kashoon Leeza, Director Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Zain Tariq, Manager Special Initiatives, and Gulraiz Iqbal, Manager Policy and Government Affairs. The size of the delegation, which included the leadership of the association and its policy and initiatives staff, shows the importance that P@SHA placed on the discussion.
FASSET was represented by Malik Danish, Country General Manager, and Zeeshan Qureshi, Senior Advisor. The meeting was facilitated by Anwar Kabir, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Brand Spectrum, and Hazik Ahmed, Director of Business Line. The presence of the company representatives and the two facilitators brought together the association, the digital assets firm and the organization that arranged the discussion, and it allowed the three groups to talk about the policy and industry questions that are linked to digital assets in Pakistan.
P@SHA said that it continues to build strategic partnerships that create new opportunities for collaboration and improve the technology ecosystem of the country. The announcement was shared with hashtags that include PASHAxFASSET, DigitalAssets, DigitalFinance, TechPolicy and StrategicPartnerships. With FASSET already part of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, the meeting continues the contact between the association and the company, and it points to the interest of P@SHA in policy for digital assets and in conditions that help its member companies grow in international markets.
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