On the 4th of June Karachi witnessed an amazing event in the form of TEDxKarachi organized by a team of volunteers, in which Dr. Awab Alvi as a TEDIndia fellow curated the first session of the meeting. The event was organized under the official license from the TEDx organization and showcased seven speakers who motivated the audience with their own inspirational stories in the trademark 18-minutes TED Talks. The speakers were
- Chris Anderson, Curator, TED
- Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder/CEO, Acumen Fund
- Roshaneh Zafar, Founder/CEO, Kashf Foundation
- Asad Umar, CEO, Engro
- Monis Rahman, Founder/CEO, Naseeb Networks
- Asad Rezzvi, CEO, e-Cube Global
- Joshinder Chaggar, Theater Artist
It was followed by an Op-ed by Dr. Awab Alvi published in his weekly column at Express Tribune on 11th of June. Videos and Pictures of the event can be seen at the TEDxKarachi website
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