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US envoy visits IBA’s CED to endorse startups landscape

By Our Correspondent
January 25, 2024

Karachi: The Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi welcomed the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome, for a networking meeting where Executive Director IBA, Dr. S Akbar Zaidi provided an overview of the IBA Karachi.

Executive Director IBA Dr. S Akbar Zaidi presents the shield to the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) on January 24, 2024. — Facebook/IBA - Institute of Business Administration
Executive Director IBA Dr. S Akbar Zaidi presents the shield to the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) on January 24, 2024. — Facebook/IBA - Institute of Business Administration

Director, IBA-CED, Dr. Lalarukh Ejaz presented a compelling overview of the center’s programs and initiatives. The ambassador was accompanied by U.S. Consul General in Karachi, Mr. Conrad Tribble; and Public Affairs Officer, Mr. Lee MacManis and others.

The Ambassador enthusiastically engaged in discussions with founders of several notable startups of IBA-CED, including Valeem, Logexcourier, Get Go Rides, Khud Muhafiz, and winners of IBA-CED’s GreenEnovate Waste Management Challenge Royella Trading, and Dominator Bio Tech. He commended their work and appreciated their vision behind the startups.