Press Release
KARACHI: Fatimiyah College successfully hosted AI-Preneur’26, a flagship event bringing together artificial intelligence, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The event gathered leaders from government, academia, industry, and civil society to inspire the next generation of innovators.
Students from schools, colleges, and universities across Karachi showcased innovative prototypes and projects as part of the competition, demonstrating creativity and practical application of AI technologies.
The event was graced by Mr. M. Abbas Baloch, Secretary, Universities & Boards Department, Government of Sindh, as the Chief Guest. He highlighted the importance of AI-driven education and policy support in equipping youth for future challenges. Mr. Syed Rasool Bakhsh, Executive Director STEDA, attended as Guest of Honour, emphasizing the role of innovation ecosystems and industry-academia collaboration.
Distinguished guests included Prof. Musharraf Rajput, Chairman Sindh Board of Technical Education; Dr. Naveed Rabb, Ex-DG Colleges, Government of Sindh; community philanthropist Ayaz Thaver; Noor Ahmed Soomro, Director STEDA; Mr. Mazhar Abbas Shirazi, Assistant Director STEDA; Mr. Mairaj Siddiqui and Mr. Ali Nawazish from Paigham-e-Pakistan; Advocate Rubina Brohi, Chairperson Sindh Commission on the Status of Women; Col. Arif Mughal, Director Education DHA; Mr. Ather Abbas, Director Sports DHA College; Mr. Abdul Nasir, Principal Allied School of Nursing; Dr. Ameer Haider, renowned educationist; and Mr. Azmatullah, CEO Sybsoft.
The judging panel included Ms. Shamim Rajani, COO Genetech Solutions; Mr. Raza Abbas, Lead Data Scientist at Securiti.ai; and Mr. Zain Sajjad, representing Fetch Sky, who evaluated projects on innovation, feasibility, and impact, alongside other renowned educationists and ed-tech professionals.
AI-Preneur’26 reaffirmed Fatimiyah College’s commitment to nurturing future-ready leaders, promoting entrepreneurship, and integrating technology-driven education for sustainable innovation.
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