Speakers

Islamabad
9:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Conference Theme

Theme: From Awareness to Action: Turning Ideas into Measurable Business Outcomes

ACP26 explores how AI is reshaping work, delivery, leadership, education, and public services — and how Agile mindsets help organizations adapt with purpose.

Propose a talk that fits a sub-theme or any of the topic areas below.

Sub-Themes

Five focus areas that define the ACP26 conversation.

1

The Future of Work in the Age of AI

Exploring how AI is reshaping jobs, skills, teams, leadership, organizational structures, and the workplace of tomorrow.

2

AI-Augmented Product & Project Delivery

Exploring how AI can enhance product thinking, project delivery, planning, decision-making, collaboration, productivity, and execution.

3

Human-Centered AI: Trust, Ethics & Impact

Examining responsible AI, trust, ethics, human-AI collaboration, organizational impact, and the principles required to ensure technology creates meaningful value.

4

Future-Ready Education for an AI World

Exploring how education, institutions, educators, and learners must evolve to prepare for an AI-driven economy and future of work.

5

AI-Powered Government: Agile Public Services

Exploring how governments can leverage AI, digital transformation, agile approaches, and citizen-centric innovation to build smarter and more responsive public services.

Topic Areas

Topic areas for talks, panels, and workshops across the conference.

AI, Automation & Future of Work

  • AI-Augmented Workplaces
  • Human + AI Collaboration
  • Future Skills & Workforce Transformation
  • AI & Organizational Agility
  • Automation & Productivity
  • Responsible AI
  • AI Adoption & Change Management

Product, Project & Technology Delivery

  • AI-Augmented Product Management
  • AI in Project Management
  • Product Discovery & Delivery
  • Agile Product Thinking
  • AI-Assisted Decision Making
  • DevOps & Engineering Excellence
  • Modern Software Delivery

Business & Organizational Transformation

  • Business Agility Beyond IT
  • Strategy Meets Execution
  • Enterprise Transformation
  • Leading Organizational Change
  • Scaling Innovation
  • Adaptive Organizations
  • Building High-Performance Organizations

Leadership & Human-Centered Transformation

  • AI Leadership
  • Leading Through Change
  • Trust & Ethics in AI
  • Human-Centered Innovation
  • The Adaptive Leader
  • Culture & Organizational Change
  • Leadership in Uncertain Times

Education & Future Learning

  • AI in Education
  • Future-Ready Curriculum
  • AI-Augmented Teaching & Learning
  • Digital Learning Ecosystems
  • Skills for the AI Economy
  • Education Leadership & Transformation
  • Preparing Students for the Future of Work

Government & Public Sector

  • AI-Powered Public Services
  • Agile Government
  • Digital Government Transformation
  • Citizen-Centric Services
  • AI in Public Administration
  • Innovation in Government
  • Future-Ready Public Institutions

Call for Speakers

Share your experience and help shape the ACP26 conversation. Submit your talk proposal today.

Call for Speakers

Previous Speakers

Voices who have inspired Agile Conference Pakistan over the years.

Salim Ghauri

Salim Ghauri

CEO and Founder NETSOL Technologies Ltd

Shahzad Shahid

Shahzad Shahid

Group CEO at TPS Worldwide, Director at Covalent Pvt Limited

Wahaj Siraj

Wahaj Siraj

Cofounder & CEO Nayatel

Nauman Faridi

Nauman Faridi

Chief Information Officer, DPL

Adeel Ali

Adeel Ali

Agentic AI Architect, ClickChain

Shazia Touseef

Shazia Touseef

AVP Telco - Systems Arabia

Allison Pollard

Allison Pollard

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Middlegame Partners

Naeem Iqbal

Naeem Iqbal

Government of Pakistan, Head of Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE)

Ashar Zia-ur-Rahman

Ashar Zia-ur-Rahman

Leading Management Consultant based in GCC for 30 years

Zeenat Fadwani

Zeenat Fadwani

CEO, Founder – Agility Whiz

Call for Speakers

Inspired by our past speakers? Join the ACP26 lineup and share your story with the Agile community.

Call for Speakers