MITCEF-Entrepreneurship Promotion Activities
Sponsored by CSP, PASHA & PSEB

MIT Club of Pakistan Enterprise Forum (MITCEF) along with Computer Society of Pakistan (CSP), Pakistan Software Houses Association (PASHA) and Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) have great pleasure in inviting you to an event covering a number of Entrepreneurship Promotion activities: Launch of Business Acceleration Program (BAP- 2008), Launch of Tech Angel Network (TAN) & Cambridge Advisor Network (CAN) and the Viewing of MITEF (MIT Enterprise Forum) program “Are you ready for IPO”.

BAP-2008 like the Highly Successful BAP-2007 aims to help accelerate some of the participating IT companies to the next level by putting these companies through a mentoring/coaching program. The participants of BAP work towards preparing a Business Acceleration Plan; TAN the first Angel Investor Network in Pakistan aims to fill the gap in the Pakistani financing life cycle by providing financing to qualified early stage Tech Companies. Whereas, CAN would provide help and support to the Pakistani Tech Companies in various areas such as arranging funding, help in formulation of strategy, help in valuation, and help in promoting excellence in operations, sales/marketing, etc. While, the MITEF program on “Are you Ready for IPO (Initial Public Offering)” would address the important question of when the companies should go for IPO.

Following is the program:
Launch of Tech Angel Network (TAN), Cambridge Advisor Network (CAN) &
Business Acceleration Program BAP-2008 and Viewing of “Are you ready for IPO”
Date: March 13th, 2008, Time: 3-7 PM
Location: Sindh Club, Karachi
Program:

• Mr. Yusuf Hussain, MD PSEB
  • Address                                                                                         3:00-3:10
• BAP-2008: Dr. Zahir Ali Syed, Co-Chair MITCEF                                          3:10-4:10
  • Views on BAP-2007, Jehan Ara President PASHA
  • BAP-2007 Finalist Testimonials
    (Alchemy, Autosoft Dynamics, Sofizar, Softech & Tohfay)
• TAN & CAN: Mr. Azhar Rizvi, Vice Chair MITCEF                                           4:10-4:40
  • Perspective on Entrepreneurship, Mr. Sami Askari, Chairman CSP
• Hi-Tea                                                                                                     4:40-5:25
• Mr. Farrokh Captain, Chair MITCEF
  • Address                                                                                        5:25-5:30
• Broadcast Viewing: Mr. Ken Morse, MD MIT
  (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Entrepreneurship Center                 5:30-6:30
  • Introductory Remarks, Mr. Ken Morse
  • “Are you ready for IPO” DVD, Excerpts, Viewing
• Q&A                                                                                                        6:30-6:50
• Vote of Thanks: Mr. Azhar Rizvi, Vice-Chair MITCEF                                    6:50:7:00

 

For Registration
Send email to info@mitcef-pakistan.org with the following info for each participant:
Name_______________________________________
Company Name_______________________________
Designation__________________________________
Mobile Phone________________________________
email address_________________________________

Contact Information:
Mr. Shafi Shaikh, MITCEF Secretariat;
Phone: +9221 568 4157, 568 4859;
Fax: +9221 568 8259
http://mitcef-pakistan.org
info@mitcef-pakistan.org

For any program related queries contact:
Dr. Zahir Ali Syed, Co-Chair, 0300 823 2348
Mr. Azhar Rizvi, Vice Chair, 0300 828 2649