Nabeel A. Qadeer

Nabeel Akmal Qadeer (Born May 10, 1982) is a Pakistani entrepreneur, anchor, content producer and lecturer. He is the lead, anchor and content producer for Pakistan's First Business Reality show; Idea Croron Ka (Million Dollar Idea). Nabeel is a Director of Entrepreneurship at Punjab Information Technology Board and co-founded Technopsis UK Ltd, a software development & consultancy firm with operations spanning across Pakistan, Middle East & United Kingdom. He is a lecturer at Information Technology University, Lahore and visiting faculty at FAST-National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore respectively. Nabeel is a strong supporter and promoter of entrepreneurship. Alongside many others, he has played an important role in laying down the foundations of the fast evolving startup ecosystem of Pakistan. He is a Certified , holds a master's degree in Business & Management from Strathclyde Business School, UK and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from FAST- NU Lahore, Pakistan.
Early life
Nabeel was born in Lahore on 10 May 1982. He is the grandson of Col. Dr. Abdul Qadeer, a medical doctor in the army who authored 5 renowned books on subjects relating to history and religion. His paternal great grandfather was Irish who married an Indian Muslim woman with Punjabi roots. He was a quiet and observant boy in his youth, Nabeel grew up with his two younger brothers in relatively affluent circumstances and received a privileged education. Nabeel was always a debater par excellence and captained his school and college table tennis & cricket teams respectively. He completed his O levels from The Lahore Alma, A Levels from LACAS, followed by a 4-year BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering from FAST-NU Lahore. He later went on to complete his master's degree in Business & Management from University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK.
Professional career
Nabeel has designed Pakistan's First Business Reality show by the name of Idea Croron Ka, the sole purpose of which is to promote entrepreneurship in masses. With nearly twelve years of managerial experience, Nabeel A. Qadeer is currently the Director of Entrepreneurship Wing at Punjab Information Technology Board.In the past he has worked on automating 30 local businesses using the power of ERP and supply chain management systems. His work experience encompasses multiple domains including management information systems, entrepreneurship, change management, strategy & planning, business analysis and project management.
Lead anchor and content producer, Idea Croron Ka
Nabeel Qadeer is the man behind Idea Croron Ka, Pakistan’s First Business Reality Show in Pakistan. The show was jointly designed by Nabeel & Ch. Abdul Rehman (the Chairman of NEO TV) and it has created ripples ever since its launch. His show aims to promote entrepreneurship, instill hope & positivity in the youth of Pakistan directly impacting the rate of unemployment in the country. While working for the government in the space of entrepreneurship for over 4 years he recognized the dire need for capital & venture financing of startups in Pakistan. He believed that the only way to kick start a culture of investments in startups is to bring the life & struggle of young entrepreneurs on television for households, prospective investors and youth in general to seek inspiration from, and in effect, offer their support & encouragement to them, Thus, with the notion to help entrepreneurs scale their startups into large scale companies, he spearheaded the effort of launching Pakistan's first business reality show in early 2017. The show is well placed to act as a bridge between investors and aspiring entrepreneurs in the country. More importantly, this show is fast becoming a source of entrepreneurial education & awareness for the masses of Pakistan. There are 3 different segments in the show, each designed to target a different niche. One of them features startups that pitch in front of the potential investors to raise investment. The other segment is 'Himmat Karo Pakistan' that introduces small scale struggling entrepreneurs who may be given a prize money to scale their business. The last segment is about 'Pakistaneo Kay Superheroes' that features success stories of startups who have now grown into large scale companies. The basic purpose is to transform people into becoming job creators rather than job seekers. More investors are showing interest and thus this show is meant for a lot of success in the times to come
Director Entrepreneurship, PITB
In his role at PITB, a high performing Government organization under the leadership of Dr. Umar Saif, Nabeel has steered numerous initiatives that fall under the umbrella of technology entrepreneurship. Projects like Plan9 - Pakistan’s Pioneer Technology Incubator, PlanX - Technology Accelerator and TechHub Connect - a co-working space for freelancers and a bridge between academia and industry, are few of the initiatives that he steered on behalf of PITB.
Co-founder, Technopsis UK Ltd.
Nabeel founded a software development and IT consultancy firm by the name of Technopsis UK Ltd. Their premier product included a smart automated number plate recognition car park software which is built and deployed across various locations in Europe. With offices in two major cities of Pakistan and a client base spanning across the Middle East, Asia and United Kingdom; he has ample experience in effective strategy development, positioning a brand in new markets and managing end to end operations of an organization effectively.
Lecturer at ITU and FAST University, Lahore
He is also a visiting faculty at FAST-NU and ITU and have taught courses relating to Entrepreneurship, and Project Management. He has even taught Ethics and Management Information Systems in some universities. He hopes to bring a change in the conventional mindset of students of acquiring a job by motivating and encouraging students of Bachelors and Masters at different universities to pursue the career path of entrepreneurship by teaching them the required skills.
Previous employments
Previously he worked for a good period of 3 and a half years at Shapes as a Project Manager ERP. He headed the implementation process of an end to end ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) by using various techniques of management to align the company’s business processes with its IT needs.
Philanthropy
He is actively involved in co-managing a family run fund that aims to educate the underprivileged children from primary education up to University studies. He is also closely working with various hospitals in Pakistan in their fund raising initiatives for patients who can’t afford expensive medical treatments.
Awards and honors
Among his major achievements is the Young Leaders Award 2016 presented to him by the Government of Pakistan for his exemplary services in entrepreneurship.

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