I was among one the group who met Eric Schmidt at a dinner in Islamabad. The members included:
Mian Mansha
Hussain Dawood
Dr. Adil Najam, VC, LUMS
Dr. Umar Saif, Chairman, Punjab IT Board
Lars Christian Iuel, CEO, Telenor
Amin Hashwani
Jehan Ara, President, PASHA
Musharraf Zaidi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(please forgive me if I've missed a few names)
It seems that purpose of Eric's visit was to get some insight of ground realities in Pakistan particularly relating to war on terror, US-Pak Government relations, diplomatic tensions, etc. He was also very interested in broadband proliferation and tech entrepreneurs in Pakistan. We recommended him that Google should increase its footprint and visibility in Pakistan by establishing a full office and provide technical guidance, training, etc., to young entrepreneurs.
Eric was carrying a blackberry and a young tech entrepreneur, Haris, asked him why he wasn't using an Android phone. He said that his android phone was having roaming issues in Pakistan and Afghanistan (and perhaps in some other countries), that's why he was carrying a blackberry!
Mian Mansha gave Eric and his Google colleagues a very positive insight on capabilities of Pakistani people and a bright future of Pakistan. His punch line was "after 30 years, Americans would be lining up to get visas for Pakistan".
Kind regards….Wahaj
From: pakgrid@yahoogroups.com [mailto:pakgrid@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Shiraz Bashir
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 1:37 AM
To: pakgrid@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [pakgrid] Pakistan and its Image Problem- By Google CEO Eric Schmidt
Did anyone from this list met him ? If yes, please share your thoughts.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/104233435224873922474/posts/4UcNomnhipX
-Shiraz
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