The two-day SkillsGala and Talent Hunt 2023 concluded yesterday. The event that was held at Lahore Expo Centre featured tech leaders and motivational speakers as keynote speakers.
VC Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) Dr. Athar Mahboob gave the keynote speech. PITB Chief Technology Officer Adil Iqbal Khan, as one of the key panelists, talked about ICT initiatives rolled out by PITB for the Government of Punjab. Representatives from PITB including Sarmad Hafeez, Athar Asif and Naveed Ahmed from Plan 9 and Freelancing Wing respectively also participated in different panel discussions.
A number of tech leaders and educationists including VC IUB Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob, Director IT IUB Rizwan Majeed, Founder iSkills Tanveer Nandla and Founder Rozee.pk Monis Rahman visited Punjab Job Portal and freelancing related stalls set up by PITB.
The overall purpose of the event was to create networking opportunities with the support of stakeholders, including PITB, in order to strengthen Pakistan’s freelancing ecosystem.