Open Source Summit Pakistan 2018
Open Source Foundation of Pakistan holds 5th Annual Open Source Summit Pakistan & 1st OSSAwards at Bahria University Islamabad
March 8 , Press Release Open Source Summit 2018
Open Source Summit Pakistan 2018, held on March 8 at Bahria University Islamabad Campus.
Open Source Foundation Pakistan organized an enthusiastic and informative 5th Open Source Summit 2018 at Bahria University Islamabad on 8th March. For the 1st time, Open Source awards were given to various techies & Strategy makers, Start-UPs & inovtors to acknowledge their contributions to Open Source in Pakistan. There were around 600+ attendees from industry, academia, govt, and students.
Organized by Open Source Foundation of Pakistan
Hosted by Bahria University Islamabad Campus
Sponsored by: Pakistan Software Export Board, Inbox Technologies, OpenWare Business, Internet Society Pakistan Chapter, IEEE Bahria University Chapter, Computer Society of Pakistan, Pakistan institute of Entrepreneurship, Odoo S.A.
Network Partners:
IEEE Computer Society Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan Software Export Board, Computer Society of Pakistan, Code For Pakistan, Open Islamabad, Internet Society of Pakistan Islamabad Chapter, PIE, Gen Pakistan, Clip Bucket, Odoo, OWB, Softech Logix, Open Source Education, Tune.pk
Media partners:
ProPakistani.pk , Tune.pk , Techmag.pk , BeingGuru.com, Prestashop, Web Essentialzz, Innomedia, Drupal and Daily Azkaar
Dr. Shams Ul Islam, Dean Engineering
Mr. Yusuf Hussain, CEO Ingite
Mr. Yusuf Husain, CEO Ignite mentioned that Open source movement was started in reaction to licensed software for free availability of source code. He discussed the 4th Industrial wave and the importance of innovation and how it has changed the entire world. He encouraged coders to participate in Google Summer of Code program which is a global program focused on bringing more student developers into open source software development. He also mentioned that Pakistan needs to produce trained HR to fulfil National & International needs.
Mr. Wahaj Siraj, CEO Nayatel Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Wahaj Siraj, CEO Nayatel discussed the importance of entrepreneurship and risk taking and how it has made USA the global leader in IT. He mentioned that 95% of software at Nayatel is based on open source.
Dr. Ashraf Masood, CEO KhasTech & Vice Chair OSFP
Brig. Dr. Ashraf Masood, Vice Chairman OSFP, discussed Open Source applications in Block Chain Technologies i.e Banks Data, Vehicles, Elections, etc. He also talked about Open Source Hardware and how he utilized open source hardware to generate a bigger revenue for his organization. He suggested M.S and PhD students to opt for Open Source topics in their thesis.
Mr. Barkan Saeed, Chairman P@SHA
Mr. Barkan Saeed, Chairman P@SHA, talked about how Open Source tools benefited him when he started his IT firm many years ago. Also, how Open Source has revolutionized the IT world (Mobile, Website, IoT) over the last decade.
Mr. Umair Shahid, Head of Marketing and Products in 2nd Quadrant
Mr. Umair Shahid, Head of Marketing and Products in 2nd Quadrant, discussed various types of Open Source Licenses and their importance for linking, re-distribution and modification of code in open source.
Mr. Asim Ghaffar, President Code For Pakistan
Mr. Asim Ghaffar, President Code For Pakistan, shared how Open Source benefited a project of his organization with Islamabad Government. He said that source code should be opened to all so that everyone can benefit.
Awards
Ms. Sidra Jalil receiving award on the behalf of Founder Code For Pakistan, Ms. Sheeba Najmi
Chairman HEC, Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, receiving award from E.C Member OSFP Mr. Tahir Mahmood Chaudhary
Ex Dean NUST, Vice Chairman OSFP and CEO Jolta Group, Dr. Ashraf Masood, receiving award from Executive Director HEC Dr. Arshad Ali
Mr. Asim Shahryar Husain, CEO , Turnaround Consulting, receiving Nayatel’s his shield from Dr. Arshad, ED HEC
Mr. Humayun Zafar receiving award on the behalf of Director KICS Dr. Waqar Mahmood from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
Team Lead ClipBucket Mr. Ruman Malik receiving shield on the behalf of Founder ClipBucket, Mr. Arsalan Hassan from Executive Director HEC Dr. Arshad Ali
Dr. Shehzad receiving award on behalf of Ex V.C KUST (Kohat University of Science and Technology) and Founder 3Kay Education Dr. Lutfullah Kakakhel from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
Team Lead UM Health Care Trust, Ms. Shumaila Kayani, receiving her award from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
E.C Member OSFP Mr. Tahir Mahmood Chaudhary receiving award on the behalf of Mr Asaf Maroof from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
Chairman P@SHA and CEO Viztech, Mr. Barkan Saeed, receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
CEO Infomist and Founder Being Guru, Mr. Hisham Sarwar, receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
Founder OSFP, Mr. Babar Zahoor receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
Head Of Marketing and Products in 2nd Quadrant, Mr. Umair Shahid, receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
Ms. Ghazala Tanveer from PSEB receiving award on behalf of Co-Founder OSFP, Ms. Asma Qadeer, from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
President Code For Pakistan, Mr. Asim Ghaffar, receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
Co-Founder OSFP and COO OWB Mr. Ameen Sharif receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
Technical Lead at Recurship Mr. Mashhood Khan receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
Assistant Professor C@SE Mr Najam-us-Siraj receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC Dr Arshad Ali
Founder and CEO Kalaam Ms Syeda Rozeena Saleha receiving her shield from Executive Director HEC Dr Arshad Ali
Dr. Shehzad Khalid Director ORIC receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC Dr Arshad Ali
Dean Bahria University Dr. Najam-ul-Islam receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC Dr Arshad Ali
Chairman OSFP and CEO OWB, Mr Saleem Rafik, honoring awarding shield to Open Source Summit 2018 Pakistan Chief Guest, Executive Director HEC, Dr Arshad Ali
MD PSEB, Mr. Ali Abbas Hasni, receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC, Dr Arshad Ali
CEO Web Essentialzz Ms Lubna Ali receiving her shield from Executive Director HEC Dr Arshad Ali
Ambassador Prestashop, Mr. Ahsan Yameen, receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali
President OSFP Mr. Shahid Altaf Qureshi receiving his shield from Executive Director HEC, Dr Arshad Ali
Awards
For the first time, 1st Open Source awards were given to the following for their contribution to Open Source:
- Ms. Sheba Najmi – Founder, Code For Pakistan
- Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed – Chairman, Higher Education Commission (HEC)
- Mr. Wahaj Siraj – CEO Nayatel
- Dr. Ashraf Masood – Ex NUST Dean / CEO Jolta Group
- Dr. Waqar Mehmood - Director KICS, UET Lahore
- Mr. Fouad Riaz Bajwa - Open Source Evangelist
- Ms. Shumaila Keyani - Team Lead UM Health Care Trust
- Mr. Arsalan Hassan – Founder, Clipbucket.com
- Mr. M. Kamran Azeem - Co-Founder OSFP / Senior Consultant Praqma
- Dr. Lutfullah Kakakhel -- Ex V.C KUST and Founder 3kay.pk
- Mrs. Asma Qadeer -- Co-Founder OSFP / Member Executive Council
- Mr. Asaf Maroof – Open Source Consultant
- Mr. Aamir Shehzad - CEO Roshan Tech
Tech Talks
In the afternoon, open source experts belonging to various organizations enlightened the audience with their precious knowledge of open source and its applications.
NAME | OCCUPATION | TOPIC |
Mr. Ameen Sharif | Information Security Professional , COO OpenWare Business | Information Security and Open Source |
Mr. Abdullah Saqib | Country Manager viamo.io Mobile | Tackling Poverty, hunger, Climate change using Open Source Technologies |
Ms. Syeda Rozeena Saleha | CEO Kalaam | Artificial Intelligence & its Challenges in modern Era |
Mr. Taimoor Yousaf | AM Big Data Telenor, Chapter Lead, Big Data & IOT OSFP | IOT and Open Source Technologies |
Mr. Salim Rafik Mr. Babar Zahoor | Chairman OSFP & CEO OWB Founder OSFP & CTO OWB | Edoo – Education Institute Digital Platform |
Mr. Ahsan Yameen Mr. Shahid AltafQureshi | Ambassador Prestashop President OSFP, CEO Cyberkings | Manage Prestashop E-Commerce Store |
Mr. Umair Shahid | Head Of Marketing and Products in 2nd Quadrant | Big Data using Postgresql Database |
Mr. Hassan Shabir | Co-Founder OSFP | Open Source and Entrepreneurship |
Mr. Mashhood Khan | Technical Lead at Recurship and Google Developer Expert for Web and Angular | Future Of the Web |
Mr. Najam us Siraj | Assistant Professor at Center For Advanced Studies in Engineering (C.A.S.E) | ETSI-NFV Implementation on OSM |
Mr. Muhammad Iqbal | Senior Drupal Developer at FIGOVER | Drupal CMS |
Mr. Asim Shahryar Husain | CEO, Turnaround Consulting | Turning around failed tech startups |
Mr. Qasim Mehmood |