Sialkot
x = independently organized TED event

This event occurred on
March 20, 2013
11:00am - 2:00pm PKT
(UTC +5hrs)
Sialkot
Pakistan

TEDxSialkot is an independently organized TED event.

Series of TEDx events aimed to introduce and motivate people of sialkot to ideas worth spreading.

Virtual University
VU CCI (New Campus)
Sat Para Hall
Sialkot, 51310
Pakistan
Event type:
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Speakers

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Mohamad Adnan

A young man raised up and born in Sialkot, grows up to be a coder. Such a master who ends up running his own developing company. This young got a chance to be a part of the Google Summer Code Project and worked there as a mentor ended up with encashing $5000 reward. He'll share his idea of how the coder's of the country could be of much use to the country. His code revolution idea would surly leave you amazed

Amer Shafeeq

Amer shafeeq is visionally impared by his birth. His parents did not let him just sit at home but they got him in School on his insistance. He studied till graduation level. Though he is blind and cannot see but he is pretty fast in operating his laptop and mobile phone. Amazing right? He is working as an RJ at Radio Pakistan since past 6 years and is also a computer engineer at a local firm. Amer has big plans for people who're disable like him and who plan to give up on life.

Rohan David

Rohan David is a Serial and a Social Entrepreneur, Social Media Freak & Internet Marketing Expert. He is the first person in Pakistan to introduce Internet Marketing as a professional course for Business Administration at specialization level of graduation and post-graduation. Rohan David is a Change Freak. With a keen eye on small things which masses leave unnoticed, he is able to get deep into the minds of the people. Driving youth for change is Rohan’s passion and for this he is heading his very own youth based NGO which runs by collecting junk and waste to produce funding. He is also the primary licensee for TEDxAnarkali and has supported many other TEDx events in capacity of partner/ sponsor.

Saif and Sajeel

The story of these 2 young schooling boys, how they ended up runnng the biggest food provision projects in the city just at the age of 16 while many of us at that age were found playing video games etc. Iftari for Poor. They started back in 2011 following up a similar project in lahore and with the aim to serve poors in Ramadan and ended up serving around 1500 needy. However next year they start again with the hope to feed around 3000 but here comes the twisty part that they actually ends up serving more than 7500 need people in sialkot, soon they'll let us know how they managed to tackle all the problesm they faced.

Organizing team

Ghalib
Khalil

Sialkot, Pakistan
Organizer

Syed Irteza
Ubaid

Lahore, Pakistan
Co-organizer