Startup Grind with Murtaza Zaidi (Entrepreneur & Ecosystem Builder) - Islamabad - October 31, 2017

Startup Grind Local features incredible talks with entrepreneurs from Startup Grind’s world wide network. Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. About the Speaker: Startup Grind Islamabad presents Murtaza Zaidi, a seasoned entrepreneur; Founder of CyberVision International; a broad spectrum organization involved in creating world class custom application software & web solutions. CyberVision International’s mission is to offer custom software solutions and build niche market products. Murtaza launched Quantum Geoservices Pvt. Ltd; first independent and privately owned Oil and Gas Seismic Data Processing Company in Pakistan, with its head office located in Singapore, provides a full range of 2D, 3D, 4D land and marine geophysical integrated/interactive solutions, he is one of the Directors of the company and also holds the Country Head position in Pakistan. Being an entrepreneur himself, Murtaza feels a profound responsibility to create and promote an enabling environment for entrepreneurship. He is the Executive Director of TiE Islamabad Chapter of TiE Global; TiE is the world’s largest non-profit organization that fosters Entrepreneurship. He has established and leads WECREATE, a women’s entrepreneurship development incubation/co-working space, and organizes the Pakistan Startup Cup, an entrepreneurship development and competition program, which over three years has processed over 2200 entries including 50% women driven initiatives, many from the Northern Areas and KPK. He played an instrumental role in launching the TiE Islamabad Angel fund; one of the very first of its kind in the country to invest in Startup companies. Member Global Board of Griffin Worx INC. (previously StartUp Cup Llc), which has grassroots entrepreneurial development programs in 46 countries around the world and is focused on developing and challenged socio-economies, being the Thought Partner (Advisor) he has played an instrumental role by advising StartUp Cup global initiative; StartUp Cup is a global program for the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems, startups and job creation, operating a global network of "accelerators without walls" in over 46 countries. Murtaza is also the Co-chair of Innovation Steering Committee of Higher Education Commission (HEC) driving the ORICS (Office of research, innovations and commercialization). Murtaza has also served as a Board Member of Skill Development Council, Islamabad, since 2010. Skill Development Council, Islamabad, was established by the Government of Pakistan, with the aim to identify, develop and arrange Vocational, Technical / Professional and IT Training Programs. His recent engagement is as the Project Director of the newly established National Incubation Center, Peshawar funded by Ignite - National Technology Fund. Visit our chapter: https://www.startupgrind.com/islamabad