Defying the strained relations between the US and Pakistan governments, more than one dozen American start-ups and business greats, among them Kevin France, who is mentor to 150 plus Fortune 500 companies and several Forbes billionaires, hyper-growth expert Jason Gilbert, and Tcat Houser, who is the author of 50 plus books, are coming to Pakistan next month. Their goal is to steer the Pakistani start-ups and entrepreneurs towards success and integrate with international markets of America, Canada, and Europe.
"All-time great success creators and mentors to successful companies are coming to Pakistan first-time ever to share not only their success stories but also guide us to be a model of success," said Amir Jafri, founder of Momentum Pakistan, who is hosting the foreign delegates at the Momentum Tech Conference being held in Karachi on February 19 and 20.
The conference where Pakistani start-ups and entrepreneurs can register and participate free of cost will also feature the representatives of Facebook, Amazon Web Service, IBM and Microsoft who will share their tools and resources with the participant enterprises.
"World governments can have their relations ups and downs but this mentors-to-enterprises connectivity will grow the bonds of cooperation between the people of Pakistan and the world," said Jafri, unveiling the list of international participants of the conference.
Among the international speakers is Kevin France, mentor to more than 150 Fortune 500 and several Forbes billionaires and also chief executive officers of several companies. He is excited to be in Karachi, to meet the Pakistani enterprises and boost their morale by sharing tips to win over success. He shares his own experience of success.
"The real secret to growing your enterprise is to surround yourself with the people who are much smarter than you; I had several mentors, in fact, we all need mentors," he tells in a video interview. "We need to admit what we don't know, is we don't know." He says success lies in thinking out of the box, and the best mentorship is to help people think out of the box.
He said as some mentors had helped him scale the success stairs, now he wanted to teach people how to do it, especially in emerging nations such as Pakistan. Mostly he advises the start-ups to think in the future and visualize success. He will be travelling from Sydney to Karachi sparing one day from his tight schedule for the Momentum Tech Conference. He has a word for start-ups and entrepreneurs: "Show up at this conference and other such events as 98 percent of the success is driven from showing up."
Among the most sought-after delegates at the Momentum Tech Conference will be Tcat Houser, who is the author of more than 50 books on success formulas and beating hurdles on way to success. In his own word "I am well known for innovation. Disruptive Technology is built-into my DNA". He is famous around the world for helping people outsmart their competitors by the cross-analyzing public and private data sources. He says his first love is studying the most amazing computer, the human brain, and fussing with electronic/computers, and audio/visual (analog-digital) experience. His new books, "New Life Secrets", and "L E G Formula," he has co-authored with Muhammad Siddique, the founder of Global Social Entrepreneurship Foundation, will be launched at the Momentum Tech Conference.-PR