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Can Pakistan be the next Digital Destination of the World? - Javed Iqbal Syed - BAT GBS - #TPE 362
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Javed Iqbal Syed is the Director Digital and Information at British American Tobacco. Javed Iqbal joined BAT as a MT in 1996 working at the factory in Jhelum and is now on the global Management Board of BAT. Javed Iqbal comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss how Pakistan can be the next Digital Destination of the world. On today's episode we discuss Javed Iqbal's journey from Jhelum to a Fortune 500 Company, BAT GBS, Changing the story of Pakistan, Shared Services, Pakistani I.T. Graduates, The Importance of Diversity and Pakistan's Economy. Connect with Javed Iqbal on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javed-iqbal-syed-1589b321/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Life story of Javed Iqbal: From Jhelum to BAT 8:00 How can someone from Multan can go to the Board of BAT 13:30 How BAT is giving the next generation hope hope and dreams 17:00 Changing the story of Pakistan 21:45 What are Shared Services and bringing BAT to Pakistan 28:30 Can Pakistani graduates compete with the rest of the world? 34:30 Why is BAT looking at Pakistan and why a Tobacco company is looking at Technology 39:20 Inflow of Foreign Currency and Services Industry 43:30 Why should candidates apply to BAT GBS? 46:40 The importance of Diversity 53:00 Cultural Differences and Learning from Others 56:50 Government Support and Knowledge Exchange
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Manage episode 428634546 series 2599143
Javed Iqbal Syed is the Director Digital and Information at British American Tobacco. Javed Iqbal joined BAT as a MT in 1996 working at the factory in Jhelum and is now on the global Management Board of BAT. Javed Iqbal comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss how Pakistan can be the next Digital Destination of the world. On today's episode we discuss Javed Iqbal's journey from Jhelum to a Fortune 500 Company, BAT GBS, Changing the story of Pakistan, Shared Services, Pakistani I.T. Graduates, The Importance of Diversity and Pakistan's Economy. Connect with Javed Iqbal on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javed-iqbal-syed-1589b321/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Life story of Javed Iqbal: From Jhelum to BAT 8:00 How can someone from Multan can go to the Board of BAT 13:30 How BAT is giving the next generation hope hope and dreams 17:00 Changing the story of Pakistan 21:45 What are Shared Services and bringing BAT to Pakistan 28:30 Can Pakistani graduates compete with the rest of the world? 34:30 Why is BAT looking at Pakistan and why a Tobacco company is looking at Technology 39:20 Inflow of Foreign Currency and Services Industry 43:30 Why should candidates apply to BAT GBS? 46:40 The importance of Diversity 53:00 Cultural Differences and Learning from Others 56:50 Government Support and Knowledge Exchange
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