Ejaz Asi is a Lahore-based digital strategist and serial technopreneur with over 20 years of experience at the crossroads of culture, technology, and design. Co-founder of Chameleon Worldwide - a full-service digital agency serving clients from North America to the Middle East - and ALRUG, a handmade carpet e-commerce venture, he is a passionate advocate of User-Centered Design and Ubiquitous Computing. Beyond building businesses, he shaped the next generation as visiting faculty at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, where he created the institution's first-ever Digital Strategy course. Father of three, avid reader, and a persistent optimist about what technology can do for people.
Sheba Najmi is a Stanford-trained UX leader, civic technologist, and founder of Code for Pakistan — the country's first civic tech nonprofit. Over two decades she has shaped digital products for hundreds of millions of users (Yahoo Mail, LinkedIn, FreeWill) while simultaneously running a parallel mission: using open-source technology to make Pakistani government services work for ordinary people. Her work has served 2.1 million citizens, trained 600 government officials, and opened 6,000 public datasets. In 2024 she received the HUM Women Leaders Award for her contributions to civic innovation in Pakistan.