Kashif Khan to guide GEN Pakistan to strengthen international connections and implement new programs, initiatives
WASHINGTON, DC – The Global Entrepreneurship Network has appointed Kashif Khan as acting managing director of GEN Pakistan. In this role, Khan is responsible for expanding collaboration among the country’s entrepreneurship ecosystem leaders and connecting them to their counterparts in more than 170 countries.
“Through GEN Pakistan, our aim is to create an entrepreneurial wave of change for a prosperous, progressive Pakistan,” said Khan. "We want to create that ‘Triple P’ and strengthen the country’s ecosystem and provide support to entrepreneurs.”
At the global level, GEN operates in more than 170 countries. It fuels healthier start and scale ecosystems by fostering deeper cross-border collaboration and initiatives that engage entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, researchers and entrepreneurship support organizations.
In Pakistan, GEN Pakistan aims to strengthen the ecosystem by focusing on:
- Connecting ecosystem stakeholders throughout the country
- Working with key government institutions and policymakers on formulating programs and policies that foster new firm formation
- Convening the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and higher education institutions to accelerate the commercialization of university-developed technology
- Developing and conducting entrepreneurial training programs in partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and Pakistan’s Chambers of Commerce
- Supporting assessments of Pakistan’s entrepreneurship ecosystem through GEN initiatives, e.g., GERN, and GEN partners, e.g. Startup Genome.
Alongside his role as the acting managing director for GEN Pakistan, Khan is the co-founder of Alternate Solutions, and is a former lawyer, academician and local startup champion.
About the Global Entrepreneurship Network
The Global Entrepreneurship Network operates a platform of programs in 170 countries aimed at making it easier for anyone, anywhere to start and scale a business. By fostering deeper cross border collaboration and initiatives between entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers and entrepreneurial support organizations, GEN works to fuel healthier start and scale ecosystems that create jobs, educate individuals, accelerate innovation and strengthen economic growth. For details on the programs that make up GEN, visit genglobal.org and follow @unleashingideas on Twitter.
