Hyderabad ( ) Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry Vice President Shan Sehgal attended Education Expo 2026 held at Bahria Town Karachi as a guest of honour. The expo proved to be a unique and effective forum for bringing together the country’s leading educationists, former ministers of education, personalities associated with industry and commerce, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of various institutions, Vice Chancellors of universities, and representatives of chambers of commerce on a single platform, where detailed discussions were held on the mutual collaboration between education, industry and modern technology.
During the Expo, Vice President Shan Sehgal met with various dignitaries, including Muhammad Iqbal Memon, Additional Chief Secretary, Sindh Home Department and Chief Executive Officer, Sindh Center for Excellence on Countering Violent Extremism, Muhammad Uzair, Founder Community Hub Bahria Town Karachi, Yasir Hussain, General Manager Marketing Bahria Town, and Naveed Gilani, Chief Executive Officer, Kingston School and Colleges. Important topics such as education, youth vocational training, and employment opportunities, linkages between academia and industry, and development of future skills were discussed during the meetings.
On this occasion, Vice President Shan Sehgal said that Pakistan’s sustainable economic development depends on quality education, modern technology, research, innovation and the preparation of a skilled workforce. He said that traditional education alone is not enough, but equipping the youth with digital skills, business capabilities and practical training according to the needs of the market is the need of the hour so that they can play an effective role at the national and international levels.
He added that programs like Education Expo 2026 play an important role in bridging the gap between educational institutions, industry, business sector and policy makers. Such forums not only educate students about career planning, new educational dimensions, modern technology and future employment opportunities, but also provide them with an opportunity to utilize their skills in a better way.
Shan Sehgal expressed his determination that the Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry will continue its active role in promoting youth education, technical skills, entrepreneurship training, startup culture, digital economy and academia-industry collaboration in the future as well so that educated and talented youth can play an effective role in the economic development of the country. During the Expo, panel discussions, workshops and special sessions were held on important topics such as future education, artificial intelligence, digital skills, new economy, youth empowerment, startup ecosystem and academia-industry linkage, in which thousands of students, teachers, parents, representatives of educational institutions, industrialists and businessmen participated enthusiastically.
