Road to 10 Billion $ IT Exports in Pakistan Ft. Syed Ahmad | 395 | TBT Dubai

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/6oEaFEdAXbGe69... Syed Ahmad is CEO and Co-Founder at DPL. #thoughtbehindthings #muzamilhasan #IT #digitalpakistan Check out the trainings from Sarmaaya Financials: Training List: https://sarmaaya.pk/trainings/?src=tbt Technical Training Masterclass 2.0: https://sarmaaya.pk/trainings/details... Fundamentals of Capital Market: https://sarmaaya.pk/trainings/details... 00:00 Introduction 02:07 The Current IT Landscape in Pakistan 04:00 Global Talent Migration: Assessing Pakistan's Brain Drain 06:22 Muzamil’s Opinion 07:42 The Influx of Talent in Today's Market 09:40 Issues in the Current Talent Pool 11:23 IT Investment: Private Sector Solutions for Success? 16:48 Where to Invest in IT? 23:00 Growth Insights 23:42 Potential Impact of New Policies on the IT Sector 25:19 Pushing Towards an Informal Economy? 29:28 Current Tax Regime 34:52 The Ethical Deficit 41:00 Roots of the Issue 48:30 STZA’s: What happened there? 57:21 Dollars Parked Abroad, Recent Policy & Financial Dynamics 1:03:18 IT Services Industry vs. IT Enabled Jobs 1:06:35 Future-Proofing Freelancers in the Space 1:10:13 Strategic Global Expansion 1:18:08 Work Culture: Indians vs Pakistanis 1:26:06 Steps to Build Opportunities 1:34:20 Future Outlook of the Industry 1:42:33 Is 10 Billion $ Possible in 5 Years? 1:43:55 Would he work in the Govt? 1:46:26 Current Pasha Leadership 1:49:10 Factors Keeping the Industry Leaders Apart 1:56:04 Ending Note Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Socials: TBT’s Official Instagram:   / thoughtbehindthings   Muzamil’s Official Instagram:   / muzamilhasan   Support our podcast: https://anchor.fm/syed-muzamil-hasan-... Ahmad’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedahmad...  Podcast Links: • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3z1cE7F • Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/2S84VEd • Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3cgIkf