Parvez Iftikhar

Self-employed consultant, Pakistan

Academic background: Chairperson of Steering Committee of ‚Pakistan School on Internet Governance‘ (PkSIG), a graduate electronics and telecom engineer with over 40 years’ experience – 30 in Siemens (ended as Country Head Siemens Com Pakistan), 5 as CEO of a state-owned company responsible for providing telecom/internet services in un-served areas (USF.ORG.PK), and last 6 years as Consultant (ICT Policy/Regulation) in over a dozen countries (Piftikhar.com). In parallel, doing volunteer work (inc. PkSIG) to increase awareness about Internet and its utility for our citizens, particularly youth.