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In conversation with tonight’s guest, Asif Akram. What was his journey like? How did he get his visa? Why did he choose computer science at the time? Traveling to the US! After he landed, what happened next? What was it like to study computer science back then? After college, what did he do? What was his first job? How did he obtain his scholarship? When did he return to Pakistan, and how did things turn out? How did he land a job in Abacus? What did he do there? Why did he go to Saudi Arabia and how did he get there? How was it like in Jordan? How did he end up in IBM? Why did he return to Pakistan again and what happened after? Why did he select moving to Islamabad over Karachi? After he arrived in Lahore, what did he do for IBM? What exactly were they doing? How did he come to be a part of Systems Limited? What is his role here at Systems Limited? What makes working here different? What were his thoughts on the processes here and how did he enhance them? What is the current headcount of the company? What is the ultimate goal? How would Asif address the supply-side issues? How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050?
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00:00 Tonight’s guest: Asif Akram
01:09 Asif’s background
05:22 How did he get his visa for US?
09:34 Why did he choose computer science at the time?
11:39 Travelling to the US!
13:13 After he landed, what happened next?
15:00 What was it like to study computer science back then?
16:44 After college, what did he do?
17:33 What was his first job?
18:45 How did he obtain his scholarship?
22:46 When did he return to Pakistan, and how did things turn out?
24:46 How did he land a job in Abacus?
27:28 What did he do there?
28:45 Why did he go to Saudi Arabia and how did he get there?
32:32 Moving to Jordan!
33:22 Did 9/11 and the dot-com bubble leave any impact?
34:18 How did he end up in IBM?
35:00 Why did he return to Pakistan again and what happened after?
36:53 Why did he select moving to Islamabad over Karachi?
37:40 The 2005 October Earthquake.
39:39 After he arrived in Lahore, what did he do for IBM?
41:08 What exactly were they doing?
44:11 How did his career progress then?
49:37 How did he come to be a part of Systems Limited?
50:57 What is his role here at Systems Limited?
52:01 What makes working here different?
52:58 What were his thoughts on the processes here and how did he enhance them?
54:40 What is the current headcount of the company?
56:06 What is the ultimate goal?
57:35 How would Asif address the supply-side issues and how can we solve it?
1:09:37 How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050?
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