Abdullah Saqib Email & Phone Number

Pakistan

Spearheading Acumen's Leadership Program (Acumen Academy) in Pakistan which includes the Fellowship Program, Foundry & Courses.

A global initiative with a volunteer network spanning 26 countries aimed at supporting displaced youth (from conflict zones) in reviving hope through upskilling and coaching while paving the way to a better future.

Remote

Focus on Generative AI, Digital Training & Gamification

Istanbul, Turkey

Leading Viamo's expansion into Middle East and North Africa.- Initially responsible for region assessment from a business development standpoint and developing expansion strategy.- De-risked the region by establishing Viamo's presence by securing partnerships and projects in 7 countries within the first 6 months covering multiple sectors such as early.

Islamabad, Pakistan

Viamo (formerly known as VOTO Mobile) is a multinational organization of more than 120 employees whose services enable organizations to communicate with traditionally difficult-to-reach populations through their mobile phones. We engage poor people in meaningful, real-time, two-way conversations, instantly reaching across distance, language, and literacy.

As an independent consultant, supported Altai in supervising several agriculture-specific qualitative research studies with stakeholders in value chains like cotton and wheat. This involved supervising in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and stakeholder interviews leading to detailed reports for the respective clients such as GSMA, GAIN, CGIAR.

Pakistan

- Supported FAO’s Investment Team on ICT/Media aspects of a proposed climate smart agriculture initiative for Pakistan by working directly with FAO HQ and FAO Pakistan management.- Developed e-Agriculture strategy and technical feasibility report (as part of a funding proposal for the Green Climate Fund) to align public, private sector stakeholders on an.

Mentored social enterprises focused on multiple sectors (energy, education, agriculture and FinTech) across various countries as part of MIT D-lab Scale-ups program's investment readiness cohort.MIT D-Lab works with people around the world to develop and advance collaborative approaches and practical solutions to global poverty challenges. Launched by.

Lahore

Worked with Acumen's Global Agriculture Head & Chief Investment Officer to steer Investment Strategy for agriculture sector specifically in Latin America, East Africa, West Africa and South Asia to maximize commercially sustainable impact.Key Achievements:- Developed Acumen's Investment strategy for Digital Platforms in Agriculture- Developed Climate.

Islamabad

Represented Telenor Pakistan in the GSMA Mobile Agriculture Working Group as Product Manager for mAgri Project. This involved spearheading market research (over 100 in-depth interviews with farming households across Pakistan), service design and end-to-end product management in coordination with a company wide cross functional team.This context led to the.

Islamabad

My role in the Digital Services team rapidly advanced towards social impact verticals focused on Commercial Sustainability. This involved developing and strengthening Telenor's Digital Services Portfolio in areas like mHealth, mAgriculture and mEducation.Within a very short span, our mEducation Services were enriched by British Council & Alif Ailaan, our.

Islamabad

• Department: Marketing (Commercial Division)Unit: Digital ServicesWithin the Digital Services team under the Marketing Department, with revenue ambitions, I primarily looked after a portfolio of over 20 Mobile Value.
• Revenue responsibility for assigned product portfolio
• Develop new product concepts, business proposals and go-to market plans
• Co-ordinate with all internal stakeholders during the product development and launch process
• Conduct market research, SWOT analysis on industry offering, identify key verticals
• Maintain and enhance reporting frameworks of assigned portfolio Show less

Islamabad

► Portfolio Management: Managing multiple Mobile VAS products across all 5 telecom operators in Pakistan (Ufone, Mobilink, Zong, Warid, Telenor) on SMS, MMS, WAP, IVR, WEB, APP.► Requirements Management: managing requirements and tasks in coordination with both internal (such as IT Operations, Software Development, Network Operations, Content & Support).

Islamabad

• Technical Analysis, Software Review & Content Development
• Research & Shortlisting of latest software for review by following feeds
• ~100 articles/reviews published [addictivetips.com/author/abdullah]
• SEO Optimized posts and headingsContinued Freelance Writing for 2 years:Author Page (Maven Logix): http://www.writeawriting.com/author/abdullahsAuthor Page (Tunacode): http://www.programmerfish.com/author/abdullah

Course, Ethics, Technology + Public Policy For Practitioners

The primary objective is to have a profound impact by engaging in thoughtful discussions on the complex and interconnected issues of.

Master Of Science - Ms, Sustainable Development

Select Module Essay Topics: - Post-Conflict Analysis of Northern Uganda’s Civil War with a focus on Agricultural Activity - Policy.

Executive Certificate, Inclusive Innovation

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Telecommunications Engineering

Activities and Societies: President NASCON 2012, President FAST Engineering Society, Founder FAST Students Society, Executive Member FAST.

A-Levels, Pre-Engineering, Economics

Activities and Societies: Beaconhouse Model United Nations