The Vietnam <> Pakistan Venture Corridor

Please join us on January 9th for "The Vietnam <> Pakistan Venture Corridor Series" to be hosted in collaboration with Overseas Vietnamese. Panel will discuss parallels from these exciting tech emerging markets, lessons learnt, and areas of collaboration. Our panel will also take live questions from the audience.  ZOOM LINK: https://lnkd.in/dh_Jjy5J DATE/TIME: - 9am Pakistan & 11am Vietnam (Tues 10th Jan) - 8pm US-Pacific (Mon 9th Jan) GUESTS' BIO: Jonas Eichhorst is passionate about helping build businesses, products and teams across various industries (current focus: technology, finance, retail & mobility), geographies (current focus: Vietnam, Pakistan & Singapore) and at all organizational sizes, from early-stage startup to enterprise. Jonas's experience includes being an (early-stage) employee, (co-)founder as well as investor. Jonas is currently a CEO of Timo Vietnam, a leading digital bank. He is also the Executive Chairman & Director at Bykea, Pakistan's leading motorbike taxi, delivery and payments business. He has BSc Business Computing from Nordakademia - University of Applied Sciences. Duy Nguyễn Nguyen is Investment Officer at Wiziin Inc., an AI-based investment platform for PE, VC and Angel Investors in the Asia Pacific Region. Wizinn also invests and as investment manager, Duy's role is investment sourcing, due diligence and legal and relationship maintenance. Duy was previous Project Manager for Vietnam Venture Capital Network that is a national and regional source for early stage funding, deal flow and matching startup place. He has Bachelor's degree in Legal English from Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (ULAW).  Valerie Van V. is Founding Partner at Ansible Ventures. Valerie graduated from Temple University, Fox School of Business with a major in accounting and is Certified Public Accountant licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She has previously worked at Deloitte U.S., where she served various clients in the investment management industry, including hedge funds, and private equity in New York City market circle. Her interests include market research, financial analysis/ financial modeling, business development, technology, and strategic investment.  MODERATOR'S BIO: Misbah Naqvi is a trailblazer in Pakistani Tech ecosystem. She is Co-Founder and General Partner at i2i Ventures, Pakistan's first and only women led VC firm that has built an impressive portfolio with investments in startups such as Abhi (YC S21), Safepay, DealCart, Tazah Technologies , Rider (YC WC22), TelloTalk Inc., ezBike, Truck It In, Edkasa, Oraan and CreditBook. Misbah has 20+ years of global experience in corporate finance, entrepreneurship, impact investing, fintech and development in Pakistan, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the US. She has previously worked with Citigroup (in corporate banking), Acumen (an impact investment fund) and Boloro (a global fintech startup). Misbah has an MBA from Institute of Business Administration.