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Robotics in Pakistan: Past, Present and Progressive Future for Pakistan (4P) 5

MR. USMAN SHAUKAT

  • RCCI President
  • Industry & SME Advocate

Dr. M Ali Nasir

  • Advisor R&D, HEC
  • Supervises NCRA Consortium

Mr. Imtiaz Ali Rastgar

  • Founder,Rastgar Group
  • Convener, Aerospace

Dr. Shoab Ahmed Khan

  • CEO, CARE & Chancellor, CASE
  • Tamgha-eImtiaz
    Recipient

Mr. Raja Sabri Khan

  • CEO & Founder, Integrated Dynamics
  • MIT

Moderator : Dr Hammid Jabbar

Head of Department, Mechatronics Engineering | Associate Professor, NUST CoEME
CEO, MatEnTx Pvt. Ltd. — Rawalpindi

Robotics in Pakistan: Past, Present and Progressive Future for Pakistan (4P) 5

Maj Gen Atique Bhatti

  • DGEME
  • Member NTFRAS

Maj Gen Adeel

  • DG C4I
  • Co –Chair NSCAI

Dr. Bilal A. Siddiqui

  • CEO &
    Founder,
    WooTech

Dr. Haroon Javed Qureshi

  • C E O & Founder, East West Infiniti
  • Pr e s i d e n t , P a k
    A e r o s p a c e

AVM Usman

  • NATSP

Moderator : Dr Mohsin Islam Tawwana:

Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechatronics Engineering, NUST CoEME | Co-PI,
NCRA — Rawalpindi

Framework for Robotics and Automation 7

Hamid Ali Mansoor

  • CEO – Engineering
    Development Board

Dr Zarar Hasham

  • Secy Ministry of IT and Telecomm

MoITT Nominee

Dr. Najeeb Ullah Marwat

  • Member
    (Science, Technology & ICT) Planning Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad
    Council

Dr. Muhammad Zahid Latif HI(M)

  • Rector, National
    University of Sciences & Technology (NUST

Moderator : Dr Umer Shahbaz:

Tenured Professor & Project Director, NCRA, NUST CoEME /
Pride of Performance Awardee 2024

Mr. Usman Shaukat

President, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industries (RCCI) — Rawalpindi

  • Elected representative of the Rawalpindi–Islamabad business community and head of one of Pakistan's most influential trade bodies.
  • Advocates for private-sector industrial growth, trade policy reform, and adoption of automation and Industry 4.0 technologies among SMEs.
  • Facilitates direct engagement between the business community and government to shape policies driving industrial modernisation and economic competitiveness.
Dr. Muhammad Ali Nasir

Advisor R&D, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) — Islamabad

  • Senior policy leader at HEC — Pakistan's apex body for regulating and funding universities and degree-awarding institutions nationwide.
  • Directs national research priorities, manages industry–academia linkages, and oversees major R&D funding programmes across Pakistani universities.
  • Directly supervises the National Centre of Robotics and Automation (NCRA) — an HECfunded consortium of research labs across 13 universities.
Mr. Imtiaz Ali Rastgar

Founder & Chairman, Rastgar Group | Convener, Pakistan Aerospace Council — Islamabad

  • Founded Rastgar Engineering Company in 1967; built it into a globally recognised manufacturer and exporter of precision heavy axle parts for Toyota, Hino, Nissan, Isuzu, and Massey Ferguson.
  • Served as CEO & Vice-Chairman, Engineering Development Board (EDB), Ministry of Industries & Production (2004–2007); authored Pakistan's Automotive Industry Development Program.
  • Led Pakistani engineering companies to the Hannover Messe — world's largest engineering trade fair — for three consecutive years, placing Pakistan on the global engineering export map.
  • Board Member of PAAPAM, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra, Pakistan Foundry Association, and TiE Islamabad.
  • Currently serves as Convener of the Pakistan Aerospace Council (PAeC) and advises the Government of Pakistan on manufacturing, industrial policy, and science & technology.