Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh addresses Pak-US Tech Connect 2026, stresses IT cooperation

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, addressed Pak-US Tech Connect 2026. He highlighted wide opportunities for investment and cooperation in existing tech partnerships and emerging technologies.

The third edition of Tech Connect 2026 began in Silicon Valley, San Francisco. This time it is being held in three more US cities. The next conferences will be held on 19, 21 and 23 October in Dallas, Washington DC and Chicago respectively.

Silicon Valley conference

Representatives of Pakistani technology companies, industrialists, business figures and partners took part in large numbers. Special attention was paid to strengthening links between Pakistan’s technology sector and Silicon Valley and to exploring opportunities for cooperation.

Leading Pakistani IT companies presented information about their performance. Experiences and views were exchanged on promoting technology in the US market.

A panel discussion on building and expanding global technology companies from Pakistan to Silicon Valley covered entering the US market, winning large businesses as clients, expanding global teams and making use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.

Ambassador’s address

Rizwan Saeed Sheikh stressed the importance of further strengthening Pak-US economic ties through technology, innovation and business activity. He said Pakistan’s IT sector needed to build partnerships based on mutual interest, widen access to US markets and increase joint investment in emerging technologies.

He said initiatives such as Tech Connect were important platforms for highlighting Pakistan’s capabilities in the technology sector, making use of favourable demographic factors and promoting modern partnerships. According to him, investment in modern technology is the most important pillar of lasting economic relations between Pakistan and the United States.

The ambassador reaffirmed the embassy’s commitment to supporting long-term ties between businesses and technology stakeholders of Pakistan and the United States.

He urged Pakistani-American experts based in Silicon Valley and on the US West Coast to play an active part in joint efforts to introduce and establish Pakistan as a low-cost, quality and competitive tech destination.