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Mission

Close the gap between campus and industry.

Tech Skills Summit exists to introduce the latest skills in Pakistan, help institutes teach them, and give students the confidence to ship with them. The floor, the stage, and the labs are built around that purpose.

Artificial Intelligence
Cloud & Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
Data & Analytics
Product & Design
Founders & Startups
Public Sector Skills
Future of Work

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01What's new
Introduce
Bring the latest technologies of this era into Pakistani rooms — AI, cloud, security, data, product, and the tools people are already being asked to use at work.
02What it means
Discuss
Honest rooms for practitioners, founders, educators, and employers. Technology as a live question, not a product pitch — how this era actually lands in organisations here.
03How to use it
Equip
A sequenced agenda, skills labs, and a careers programme so students, educators, and practitioners leave able to teach, hire, and ship with what they just met — not only having heard about it.

Enter

Four ways into Lahore.

Visitors

Attend

Students, educators, practitioners, and leaders from Lahore and across Pakistan who want the skills campuses should teach and industry already uses.

Brands

Partner

Sponsor a lab or a track, or put your company on the floor where Pakistan’s talent, buyers, and the next generation of builders will gather.

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Voices

Speak

Share the work that is changing how people learn, build, and lead in this market. Speaker applications are open.

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Press

Media

Cover the first edition of a skills-first summit, hosted in Lahore and built to last as an annual brand.

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1st

Flagship edition

Day agenda

Lahore

Host city

2026

Annual brand

What’s TSS?

Where classrooms meet the skills industry already uses.

Tech Skills Summit exists to close the gap between academia and industry — introducing new tech skills in Lahore for students, educators, practitioners, and employers.

Host city

Lahore, Pakistan

12 Sept 2026 · 2:00 – 5:00 PM

The brief

The gap

Industry is hiring for skills many campuses still do not teach. TSS exists to close that distance — in public.

Who it’s for

Institutes & students

Universities, colleges, and students learning what workplaces already use — from first semester to first job.

Programme

The agenda

A timed run of show for one summit day — sessions and labs you can take back to a classroom, a campus, or a company.

The edition

Lahore, 2026

The first public chapter of this mission — for educators, students, practitioners, and employers across Pakistan.

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The energy

The room we are building toward.

The first edition is being built in Lahore — for students, educators, and the people already shipping and hiring across Pakistan. Stages, labs, and a floor that feels like our own flagship.

Main stage

Labs

Workshops

Community

Mission

Close the gap between campus and industry.

Artificial Intelligence
Cloud & Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
Data & Analytics
Product & Design
Founders & Startups
Public Sector Skills
Future of Work

See the agenda

01What's new
Introduce
Bring the latest technologies of this era into Pakistani rooms — AI, cloud, security, data, product, and the tools people are already being asked to use at work.
02What it means
Discuss
Honest rooms for practitioners, founders, educators, and employers. Technology as a live question, not a product pitch — how this era actually lands in organisations here.
03How to use it
Equip
A sequenced agenda, skills labs, and a careers programme so students, educators, and practitioners leave able to teach, hire, and ship with what they just met — not only having heard about it.

Programme

How the day unfolds.

A single timed run of show — sessions, conversations, and labs in order, with what you take from each block.

3:00 – 3:05 PM
Opening Tilawat-e-Quran
The summit begins with the recitation of the Holy Quran, setting a respectful and meaningful tone for the event.
3:05 – 3:12 PM
Welcome to Tech Skills Summit 2026
The host welcomes attendees, distinguished guests, speakers, industry representatives, students and partners and briefly introduces the purpose of Tech Skills Summit 2026 and the program ahead.
3:12 – 3:22 PM
Founder’s Address — Empowering Skills. Building Futures.
A special address by Muhammad Waqas introducing the vision behind Tech Skills Summit, the need to bridge the gap between academia and industry, and how practical technology skills can create better opportunities for Pakistan's next generation.
3:22 – 3:27 PM
Internship Journey — From Learning to Building
A five-minute visual story showcasing the recent internship program, participating students, learning experiences, practical sessions, achievements and the journey from learning new skills to building real-world projects.
3:27 – 3:39 PM
Guest Keynote — Skills for the Next Technology Era
An industry leader shares insights on emerging technologies, changing skill requirements and what students and young professionals should learn today to remain relevant in the future.
3:39 – 4:04 PM
Panel Discussion I — Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry
Industry leaders, educators and technology professionals discuss the skills gap between traditional education and modern workplaces, what employers actually expect and how academia and industry can work together to prepare future talent.
4:04 – 4:12 PM
Tech Challenge & Audience Engagement
A fast-paced interactive activity involving the audience through technology questions, live polls or a rapid-fire challenge. Selected participants and winners receive special Tech Skills Summit goodie bags.
4:12 – 4:32 PM
Student Project Showcase — Built During the Internship
Selected participants showcase real projects developed during the internship program across areas such as AI, software development, cloud and DevOps, blockchain, automation and other emerging technologies.
4:32 – 4:44 PM
Guest Keynote — From Skills to Opportunities
A guest speaker shares practical insights into turning technical knowledge into employment, freelancing, entrepreneurship and real-world career opportunities.
4:44 – 5:09 PM
Panel Discussion II — AI, Careers & the Future of Work
A forward-looking discussion on artificial intelligence, automation, modern careers and the changing technology landscape. Panelists explore which skills will matter most, how jobs are changing and how students and professionals can prepare for opportunities that may not exist today.
5:09 – 5:17 PM
Audience Energy Challenge & Goodie Bag Giveaway
A second short interactive activity designed to refresh and energize the room. Participants can take part in a live technology quiz, challenge or audience competition, with goodie bags and partner prizes presented to selected winners.
5:17 – 5:29 PM
Guest Keynote — Building the Future
A final inspirational industry perspective focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and the opportunities available to young people who continuously learn, build and adapt.
5:29 – 5:42 PM
Recognition & Internship Achievement Moment
A special recognition segment celebrating outstanding students, selected internship projects, mentors, volunteers, partners and individuals who contributed to the internship program and Tech Skills Summit 2026.
5:42 – 5:52 PM
Closing Remarks — The Journey Continues
Closing reflections on the summit, appreciation for guests, speakers, partners, volunteers and attendees, followed by a call to continue learning, building and creating opportunities beyond the event. Empowering Skills. Building Futures.
5:52 – 6:00 PM
Official Group Photo & Networking Transition
Speakers, guests, participants, volunteers and the organizing team come together for the official Tech Skills Summit 2026 photographs, followed by the transition into networking, project interaction and informal conversations.

Voices

Headline speakers, this edition.

Selected voices from this edition — Pakistan and the region. The full lineup lives on the agenda.

Panelist

Dr. Hammad Naveed is the Pro-Rector at the University of Central Punjab with experience across academia, AI, engineering leadership, and entrepreneurship. He has previously worked with Soliton Technologies and FAST-NUCES, and is also the Co-founder of Amal and Founder of Tib.ai.

Pro Rector · University of Central Punjab (UCP), Lahore

Dr. Hamad Naveed

Artificial Intelligence

Dafi Labs

Muhammad Waqas

Panelist

Founder & CEO · Promaker Institute

Hafiz Ali Mansoor

Artificial Intelligence

Muhammad Mustanser Hussain is the Founder and CEO of ATechSole and ATechSkills, with over a decade of experience in cybersecurity, AI, automation and digital transformation. He has advised organizations and government departments, trained professionals and supported more than 120 brands in adopting technology securely. His expertise includes cybersecurity strategy, Agentic AI red teaming, Zero Trust, AI governance, risk management and secure digital transformation.

CEO · ATechSole, ATechSkills

Muhammad Mustansar Riaz

Host

Speaker

Zainab Ashfaq

Panelist

Bridging the Academia–Industry Talent Gap

Aqsa Durrani is an experienced Human Resources leader with 13+ years of professional experience, including more than six years in HR, technical recruitment, and people excellence. She leads People & Culture for a fast-growing technology organization, with expertise in talent acquisition, workforce planning, performance management, employee engagement, organizational development, and employer branding. She is passionate about building people-first workplaces and aligning talent with business needs. Aksa also embraces AI-powered tools and recruitment automation to improve hiring, HR operations, employee experience, and data-driven decision-making.

Speaker

Aqsa Durrani

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