Ejad Foundation
Programs

Three programs. One thesis: access changes everything.

Each initiative was designed to remove a specific barrier between global talent and the resources — capital, mentorship, community — that turn potential into companies.

Future Fest
Flagship Convening · Since 2022

Future Fest

Future Fest is Pakistan's largest innovation expo. Inaugurated in 2022 by President Dr. Arif Alvi in Islamabad and later scaled to the Lahore Expo Center, it has grown across four editions into a multi-day festival featuring startups, corporates, investors, creators, and international delegations. The 2023 edition alone concluded with 50+ MoUs worth roughly US$100 million.

300k+
Attendees (2024 edition)
3,000+
Speakers to date
50+
Countries represented
Sources: Tribune, SAMAA, Daily Pakistan, futurefest.pk
Pakistan Tech Summit
Cross-border Bridge · Since 2019

Pakistan Tech Summit

Founded in Oslo in 2019 and organized by Ejad Labs, the Pakistan Tech Summit is a traveling international conference series that has since been hosted in Silicon Valley (2020), Istanbul (2021), Oslo (2022, 2023), the UAE (2023), Dubai (2024, 13th edition), and San Francisco (2025, 15th edition — anchored to SF Tech Week).

15
Editions since 2019
6
Host countries
Global
Diaspora network
Sources: The News, Islamabad Scene, ejadlabs.com/legacy
Silicon Valley Tech Exchange
Silicon Valley Immersion

Silicon Valley Tech Exchange

A two-week immersion across San Francisco and Los Angeles that connects emerging-market founders to Bay Area investors, operators, and communities. The program is timed to SF Tech Week, LA Tech Week, and the Pakistan Tech Summit, with sessions and site visits at Stanford, 500 Startups, StartX, Draper University, and partner companies including Uber and Airbnb.

2 wks
Immersion length
SF · LA
Two-city footprint
Since 2018
As PAK–US Tech Exchange
Sources: ejadlabs.com/silicon-valley, CW Pakistan, The News
Legacy

A decade of crossing borders.

A verified timeline of Ejad Labs' and Ejad Foundation's convenings, compiled from press coverage and ejadlabs.com/legacy.

  1. 2018
    PAK–US Tech Exchange launches (predecessor to today's SV program)
  2. 2019
    Pakistan Tech Summit founded in Oslo, Norway
  3. 2020
    Pakistan Tech Summit · Silicon Valley edition
  4. 2021
    Pakistan Tech Summit · Istanbul, Turkey
  5. 2022
    Future Fest debuts in Islamabad · PTS returns to Oslo · IFA Berlin participation
  6. 2023
    Future Fest Lahore (100k+ attendees, $100M in MoUs) · PTS 8th ed. Oslo · UAE edition
  7. 2024
    Future Fest Lahore (300k+ attendees) · PTS 13th edition, Dubai
  8. 2025
    Future Fest 'Creators United' · PTS 15th edition, San Francisco (SF Tech Week)
Field Notes

Moments from the road.

PAK–US Tech Exchange · Bay Area, 2018
PAK–US Tech Exchange · Bay Area, 2018
Pakistan Tech Summit · Oslo, founding edition, 2019
Pakistan Tech Summit · Oslo, founding edition, 2019
Pakistan Tech Summit · Istanbul, 2021
Pakistan Tech Summit · Istanbul, 2021
Pakistan Tech Summit · Oslo, 2022
Pakistan Tech Summit · Oslo, 2022
IFA Berlin delegation, 2022
IFA Berlin delegation, 2022
Future Fest · Islamabad, 2022
Future Fest · Islamabad, 2022
Pakistan Tech Summit · UAE, 2023
Pakistan Tech Summit · UAE, 2023
Pakistan Tech Summit · Oslo, 2024
Pakistan Tech Summit · Oslo, 2024
Pakistan Tech Summit · Dubai, 13th edition, 2024
Pakistan Tech Summit · Dubai, 13th edition, 2024
Pakistan Tech Summit · San Francisco, 15th edition, 2025
Pakistan Tech Summit · San Francisco, 15th edition, 2025

Photography sourced from ejadlabs.com and futurefest.pk. Attendance and MoU figures are self-reported by organizers unless independently reported by press.

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