OICCI Executive Director Kashif Shafi recently joined a panel discussion at the event “Innovation Landscape of Pakistan: What Next?” organized by Institute of Business Management, Sindh, HEC, and Hassan Shaikh & Company to mark World Intellectual Property Rights Day.
The session brought together experts from academia, government, and industry to discuss how data-driven insights, institutional reforms, and stronger collaboration can help unlock Pakistan’s innovation potential.

The panel also featured speakers including ⁠Dr. Prof. Dr. Tariq Rahim Soomro, Rector IoBM; ⁠⁠ Zubia Hassan, Ex-Acting Controller of Patents, IPO-Pakistan; Hashim Anhar Memon, Convenor, IPR and Enforcement Committee, FPCCI; Dr. Saeeda Nadir Ali, Associate Professor NED University; and Saleemuddin.