{"id":726,"date":"2026-07-24T03:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:35:11","slug":"day-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/index.php\/day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"DAY 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"726\" class=\"elementor elementor-726\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646c8677 ops-section e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"646c8677\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll&quot;:&quot;section&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3026c9e7 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"3026c9e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">speakers<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad151f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"1ad151f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h3 class=\"elementskit-section-subtitle  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvent Speakers\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Meet our speakers<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0cf9d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b0cf9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db027c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5db027c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5edb07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5edb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DAY 3 | THURSDAY, 15 October 2026<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba1e618 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba1e618\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e32f8 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1e32f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdaee4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-business-hours\" data-id=\"cdaee4d\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Content and Digital Services Ecosystem<br><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b48e1 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71b48e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ed03c e-con-full e-grid wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1ed03c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3d814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"6a3d814\" 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pearls<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsim Ghaffar is Vice President of Engineering at 10Pearls Pakistan, with over two decades of experience in software engineering, digital transformation, and building large-scale technology platforms and teams. He is a Board Member of TiE Islamabad, supporting entrepreneurship and the startup ecosystem, and previously co-founded a venture-backed technology startup. Earlier in his career, he worked with Nokia Siemens Networks in the telecom domain. His broader work spans digital services, AI adoption, civic technology, and public-private technology initiatives. He also previously served as President of Code for Pakistan.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1afd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"6a1afd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6a1afd2_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#6a1afd2_726\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salman-Zafar-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salman-Zafar-1.png 838w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salman-Zafar-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salman-Zafar-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salman-Zafar-1-768x766.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6a1afd2_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSalman Zafar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">SMPRA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-6a1afd2\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_6a1afd2_726\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salman-Zafar-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salman-Zafar-1.png 838w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salman-Zafar-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salman-Zafar-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salman-Zafar-1-768x766.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Salman Zafar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">SMPRA<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMuhammad Salman Zafar is a digital governance and ICT professional with over 25 years of experience in information and communication technologies, telecommunications regulation, and digital policy. He currently serves as a Member (Software) of the Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority (SMPRA), Government of Pakistan, where he is contributing to the development of policies and regulatory frameworks for a safe, secure, and responsible digital ecosystem.  Previously, Mr. Salman held several leadership positions at the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), including Director, Web Analysis Division (WAD) and Director ICT. He served as the Solution Architect for the Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS), and led the establishment of PTA\u2019s Tier III Data Centre and Disaster Recovery Site. He also managed critical ICT infrastructure and regulatory systems, playing a key role in strengthening Pakistan\u2019s digital governance capabilities.\nMr. Salman holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science and an M.S. in Software Engineering, with published research in software engineering\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc957c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"fc957c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_fc957c1_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#fc957c1_726\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sidra-Jalil-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1533\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sidra-Jalil-1.jpg 742w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sidra-Jalil-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sidra-Jalil-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_fc957c1_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSidra Jalil\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">InspireMill<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-fc957c1\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_fc957c1_726\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sidra-Jalil-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1533\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sidra-Jalil-1.jpg 742w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sidra-Jalil-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sidra-Jalil-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Sidra Jalil<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">InspireMill<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSidra Jalil is a tech strategist and community leader with 15+ years of experience at the intersection of digital policy, technology, innovation, and platform safety.\nShe is currently the Founder of InspireMill, President of OPEN Islamabad, and leads Digital Pasban, a national child digital safety programme delivered in partnership with Google, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), and the Ministry of Education. The programme focuses on digital literacy, online safety, and building safer digital environments for children and families across Pakistan. She is currently consulting with Govt of Punjab on AI and Digital Governance Reforms.  \nPreviously, Sidra led AI-driven safety and digital policy initiatives at TikTok across South Asia, focusing on platform integrity, risk mitigation, and emerging technology risks. She has also held leadership roles at Code for Pakistan and the Pakistan Innovation Foundation, working on gov-tech, innovation, and technology-led solutions.\nHer current areas of focus include AI governance, digital policy, platform safety, child online safety, and the protection of vulnerable populations in an evolving digital landscape.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c30878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"6c30878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center 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https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hamza-1-2044x2048.png 2044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6c30878_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHamza Swati\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">UNESCO<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-6c30878\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_6c30878_726\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hamza-1-1022x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hamza-1-1022x1024.png 1022w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hamza-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hamza-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hamza-1-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hamza-1-1533x1536.png 1533w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hamza-1-2044x2048.png 2044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Hamza Swati<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">UNESCO<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHamza Khan Swati is a development professional working at the intersection of communication, information governance, emerging technologies, and inclusive development. As National Professional Officer for Communication and Information at UNESCO Pakistan, his work spans freedom of expression, universal access to information, media development, media and information literacy (MIL), and human rights-based digital transformation.\nHis work contributes to national policy and institutional frameworks addressing the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly digital society. This includes UNESCO's technical review of Pakistan's National Artificial Intelligence Policy under the umbrella of the UN Resident Coordinator's Office, support for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's Digital Gender Inclusion Strategy, and contributions to the development of a roadmap for Media and Information Literacy.\nHe is particularly interested in the emerging social, ethical, and governance challenges of digital societies, and how policy, research, and academic discourse can inform more inclusive and human-centred responses.\nHe holds a Master of Human Rights and Democratisation (Asia \u2013 Pacific) from the University of Sydney, Australia. The scholarship was partially funded by the European Commission and provided by the University of Sydney. \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae38df elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"eae38df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_eae38df_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#eae38df_726\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Saira-Faisal-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Saira-Faisal-1.png 896w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Saira-Faisal-1-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Saira-Faisal-1-768x759.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_eae38df_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSaira Faisal\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">GSMA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-eae38df\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_eae38df_726\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Saira-Faisal-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Saira-Faisal-1.png 896w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Saira-Faisal-1-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Saira-Faisal-1-768x759.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Saira Faisal<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">GSMA<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSaira Faisal leads GSMA\u2019s engagement across Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia and Sri Lanka. She works with the mobile industry, policymakers and partners to advance digital transformation, strengthen digital trust and support inclusive growth. She also helps shape and deliver regional policy priorities identified by GSMA members. Saira has around 18 years of experience spanning technology, project management, regulation, public policy and digital transformation. Before joining GSMA, she was Head of Projects at Apollo Telecom, where she led technology projects for the telecommunications industry. She has also worked with UNAIDS and Italy\u2019s Cure2Children Foundation. Saira holds a degree in Information Technology.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e864d31 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e864d31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a4ad6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f4a4ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_d0aabf5_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#d0aabf5_726\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Muhammad-Jamel-Sears-1-1009x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Muhammad-Jamel-Sears-1-1009x1024.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Muhammad-Jamel-Sears-1-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Muhammad-Jamel-Sears-1-768x779.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Muhammad-Jamel-Sears-1.jpg 1404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_d0aabf5_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMuhammad J Sears\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Pakistan Digital Authority<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">MODERATOR<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Pakistan Digital Authority<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMohammad J Sear is a distinguished strategist and thought leader at the intersection of public policy, digital transformation, and emerging technology. Appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mohammad serves as the Vice Chairperson of the Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA), where he leads the nation\u2019s \u201cDigital Society\u201d, \"Digital Government\" and \"Digital Economy\" mandates.\nWith a career spanning over 30 years, Mohammad brings a rare blend of \"inside-government\" experience and \"global-consultancy\" expertise. He served for 12 years as a UK Civil Servant and spent over a decade as a Senior Partner at EY, where he advised governments across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia on large-scale digital reform.\nA prolific author, Mohammad has published four seminal books on the future of governance, including the globally acclaimed Becoming Digital Nations (2025), along with AI Native Government, Digital Society, and Digital Economy. His work, frequently featured in Harvard Business Review and MIT Technology Review, focuses on \"humanizing the digital revolution\"\u2014moving beyond simple automation to create citizen-centric, sustainable, and purpose-driven digital states.\nMohammad is a sought-after keynote speaker known for his ability to translate complex technological shifts (AI, Big Data, and DPI) into actionable national strategies for economic resilience and inclusive growth.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee4235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"0ee4235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atsuko-Okuda-1-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atsuko-Okuda-1-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atsuko-Okuda-1-2048x2039.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0ee4235_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAtsuko Okuda\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">ITU<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-0ee4235\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_0ee4235_726\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atsuko-Okuda-1-1024x1019.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atsuko-Okuda-1-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atsuko-Okuda-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atsuko-Okuda-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atsuko-Okuda-1-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atsuko-Okuda-1-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atsuko-Okuda-1-2048x2039.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Atsuko Okuda<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">ITU<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMs. Atsuko Okuda was appointed as the Regional Director in April 2020. Prior to the new assignment, she was the Chief of the ICT and Development Section of the ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in Bangkok, Thailand from 2015 to 2020. At ESCAP, she promoted the  development of regional broadband connectivity and inclusive broadband through the implementation of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS) initiative.  \n\nBefore joining ESCAP, Ms. Okuda served the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut as the Chief of the Governance and State building Section and as the Team Leader responsible for ESCWA Knowledge Management. Prior to it, she contributed to the Umoja project, the UN Secretariat ERP initiative, as Testing Manager at the Department of Management, UNHQ for 2 years. From 2002 to 2010, she was responsible for \npromoting a wide range of ICT for development initiatives at ESCAP and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) as Senior IT Officer. She started her UN career in the area of ICT for Development at the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, the Bureau for Development Policy and UNDP Country Office in Bhutan from 1997 to 2002.  \n\nMs. Okuda obtained BA from Kyoto University (Japan), MA from Helsinki University (Finland) and PhD from the United Nations University \u2013 Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (Netherlands). Her doctoral thesis focuses on the topic of e governance in the context of anti-corruption efforts. Her academic articles on broadband and AI were published by the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy. Among other publications and \nresearch papers, she was the author of a chapter on e-resilience in the 2018 UNDESA Egovernment Survey and various blogs on digital transformation at ESCAP and ITU.   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48eb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"a48eb2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_a48eb2a_726\" 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89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Aamir-Ahsan-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Aamir-Ahsan-1.png 537w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Aamir-Ahsan-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Aamir-Ahsan-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Aamir Ahsan Khan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Ericsson Pakistan<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0723d elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"6b0723d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6b0723d_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsif Ahmad\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">PTCL<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-6b0723d\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_6b0723d_726\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" 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https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Ahmad-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Ahmad-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Ahmad-1-768x770.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Asif Ahmad<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">PTCL<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nAsif Ahmad accomplished business leader with over 23 years of experience in the information technology industry while serving customers across multiple verticals including but not limited to Financial services, Telecommunication, Public, Energy and D\u00e9fense sectors. Managing and growing a multimillion- dollar portfolio by developing and implementing an effective business strategy along with effective organizational management system, Innovative go-to-market models and a healthy partner eco system to drive sustainable growth.\n\nStrategic thinker, certified coach, result oriented and a decisive leader with the passion of coaching and growing people around me. successful track record of carrying out various leadership roles in general management, sales and distribution, business development, program\/project management and software development. Strongly believes in delegation with empowerment &amp; accountability, investing in HR skills, continuous improvement leveraging data and stakeholder feedback.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d5fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"96d5fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_96d5fa0_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#96d5fa0_726\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Peng-Zhao.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Peng-Zhao.jpg 741w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Peng-Zhao-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Peng-Zhao-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_96d5fa0_726\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPeng Zhao\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">GSOA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-96d5fa0\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_96d5fa0_726\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Peng-Zhao.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Peng-Zhao.jpg 741w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Peng-Zhao-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Peng-Zhao-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Peng Zhao<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">GSOA<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeng is the Vice President of Policy &amp; Regulatory at GSOA, where he leads advocacy efforts around satellite spectrum management, licensing, and national policy initiatives. With experience in telecoms, mobile, and satellites, he has advised governments and industry players globally.\n\nPreviously at Eutelsat OneWeb, Peng shaped licensing frameworks for Low Earth Orbit constellations and satellite regulatory procedures for WRC-23. At GSMA, he led the global campaign optimising spectrum licensing for mobile operators, engaging policymakers and advocating regulatory best practices across developing markets.\n\nPeng holds a Master's in Telecommunication from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and an Executive MBA from London Business School. He speaks English, French and Mandarin fluently.\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>speakers Event Speakers Meet our speakers DAY 3 | THURSDAY, 15 October 2026 SESSION 9 | 09:00 -10:15 Local Content and Digital Services Ecosystem Asim Ghaffar 10 pearls MODERATOR Asim Ghaffar 10 pearls Asim Ghaffar is Vice President of Engineering at 10Pearls Pakistan, with over two decades of experience in software engineering, digital transformation, and building large-scale technology platforms and teams. He is a Board Member of TiE Islamabad, supporting entrepreneurship and the startup ecosystem, and previously co-founded a venture-backed technology startup. Earlier in his career, he worked with Nokia Siemens Networks in the telecom domain. His broader work spans digital services, AI adoption, civic technology, and public-private technology initiatives. He also previously served as President of Code for Pakistan. Salman Zafar SMPRA Salman Zafar SMPRA Muhammad Salman Zafar is a digital governance and ICT professional with over 25 years of experience in information and communication technologies, telecommunications regulation, and digital policy. He currently serves as a Member (Software) of the Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority (SMPRA), Government of Pakistan, where he is contributing to the development of policies and regulatory frameworks for a safe, secure, and responsible digital ecosystem. Previously, Mr. Salman held several leadership positions at the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), including Director, Web Analysis Division (WAD) and Director ICT. He served as the Solution Architect for the Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS), and led the establishment of PTA\u2019s Tier III Data Centre and Disaster Recovery Site. He also managed critical ICT infrastructure and regulatory systems, playing a key role in strengthening Pakistan\u2019s digital governance capabilities. Mr. Salman holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science and an M.S. in Software Engineering, with published research in software engineering Sidra Jalil InspireMill Sidra Jalil InspireMill Sidra Jalil is a tech strategist and community leader with 15+ years of experience at the intersection of digital policy, technology, innovation, and platform safety. She is currently the Founder of InspireMill, President of OPEN Islamabad, and leads Digital Pasban, a national child digital safety programme delivered in partnership with Google, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), and the Ministry of Education. The programme focuses on digital literacy, online safety, and building safer digital environments for children and families across Pakistan. She is currently consulting with Govt of Punjab on AI and Digital Governance Reforms. Previously, Sidra led AI-driven safety and digital policy initiatives at TikTok across South Asia, focusing on platform integrity, risk mitigation, and emerging technology risks. She has also held leadership roles at Code for Pakistan and the Pakistan Innovation Foundation, working on gov-tech, innovation, and technology-led solutions. Her current areas of focus include AI governance, digital policy, platform safety, child online safety, and the protection of vulnerable populations in an evolving digital landscape. Hamza Swati UNESCO Hamza Swati UNESCO Hamza Khan Swati is a development professional working at the intersection of communication, information governance, emerging technologies, and inclusive development. As National Professional Officer for Communication and Information at UNESCO Pakistan, his work spans freedom of expression, universal access to information, media development, media and information literacy (MIL), and human rights-based digital transformation. His work contributes to national policy and institutional frameworks addressing the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly digital society. This includes UNESCO&#8217;s technical review of Pakistan&#8217;s National Artificial Intelligence Policy under the umbrella of the UN Resident Coordinator&#8217;s Office, support for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority&#8217;s Digital Gender Inclusion Strategy, and contributions to the development of a roadmap for Media and Information Literacy. He is particularly interested in the emerging social, ethical, and governance challenges of digital societies, and how policy, research, and academic discourse can inform more inclusive and human-centred responses. He holds a Master of Human Rights and Democratisation (Asia \u2013 Pacific) from the University of Sydney, Australia. The scholarship was partially funded by the European Commission and provided by the University of Sydney. Saira Faisal GSMA Saira Faisal GSMA Saira Faisal leads GSMA\u2019s engagement across Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia and Sri Lanka. She works with the mobile industry, policymakers and partners to advance digital transformation, strengthen digital trust and support inclusive growth. She also helps shape and deliver regional policy priorities identified by GSMA members. Saira has around 18 years of experience spanning technology, project management, regulation, public policy and digital transformation. Before joining GSMA, she was Head of Projects at Apollo Telecom, where she led technology projects for the telecommunications industry. She has also worked with UNAIDS and Italy\u2019s Cure2Children Foundation. Saira holds a degree in Information Technology. SESSION 10 | 10:30 -12:00 Technology Evolution and Future Readiness Muhammad J Sears Pakistan Digital Authority MODERATOR Muhammad J Sears Pakistan Digital Authority Mohammad J Sear is a distinguished strategist and thought leader at the intersection of public policy, digital transformation, and emerging technology. Appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mohammad serves as the Vice Chairperson of the Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA), where he leads the nation\u2019s \u201cDigital Society\u201d, &#8220;Digital Government&#8221; and &#8220;Digital Economy&#8221; mandates. With a career spanning over 30 years, Mohammad brings a rare blend of &#8220;inside-government&#8221; experience and &#8220;global-consultancy&#8221; expertise. He served for 12 years as a UK Civil Servant and spent over a decade as a Senior Partner at EY, where he advised governments across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia on large-scale digital reform. A prolific author, Mohammad has published four seminal books on the future of governance, including the globally acclaimed Becoming Digital Nations (2025), along with AI Native Government, Digital Society, and Digital Economy. His work, frequently featured in Harvard Business Review and MIT Technology Review, focuses on &#8220;humanizing the digital revolution&#8221;\u2014moving beyond simple automation to create citizen-centric, sustainable, and purpose-driven digital states. Mohammad is a sought-after keynote speaker known for his ability to translate complex technological shifts (AI, Big Data, and DPI) into actionable national strategies for economic resilience and inclusive growth. Atsuko Okuda ITU Atsuko Okuda ITU Ms. Atsuko Okuda was appointed as the Regional Director in April 2020. 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