PEC, FPCCI, ASPIRE to promote entrepreneurship
PEC, ASPIRE Pakistan sign MoU; FPCCI to follow suit; PEC delegation visits FPCCI in Lahore

A Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) delegation led by Chairman Engr. Najeeb Haroon visited the offices of the Federation Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPPCI) in Lahore.
The President of the federation Irfan Qureshi welcomed the PEC delegation that included members of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee (ICE), led by Dr. Samreen Hussain and Lahore-based GB members.
The Founding Chairperson of ASPIRE Pakistan also attended the moot through Zoom.
The primary purpose of the moot was to break the ice between the two organizations and also aimed at highlighting the importance of collaboration between FPCCI, PEC and v ASPIRE.
ASPIRE Pakistan is engaged in developing innovative startups and promoting entrepreneurship in Pakistan.
Dr. Samreen Hussain, Vice Chancellor of Aror University proposed the following points that were agreed upon in principle in the meeting.
To provide exclusive space for the PEC pavilion in the upcoming event to be jointly organized by FPCCI, and the National Idea Bank by ASPIRE Pakistan on 31st July 2022 to showcase the top 30 to 50 ideas of engineering business ideas and highly innovative startups.
Selection of top five projects by Joint Committee/jury for subsequent support for investment through relevant forums and PEC.
Continued collaboration between PEC, FPCCI and ASPIRE to promote entrepreneurship as a tool to eradicate the issue of Engineers’ unemployment hence encouraging engineers’ role in knowledge-based economic development.
To provide “Entrepreneurship Support Offices” in all regional offices of FPCCI after a formal agreement between PEC and FPCCI.
During the event, ASPIRE Pakistan signed the MoU with the PEC on four points proposed by Dr. Samreen Hussain; FPCCI to follow suit after their legal vetting.
ICE has also proposed FPCCI to identify sick or close to bankrupt industrial units so that they can be assigned to skilled unemployed engineers to make them up and running with due shareholding.
People present in the meeting included President FPCCI Irfan Iqbal Shaikh, Chairman PEC Engr Najeeb Haroon, Chairperson ASPIRE Pakistan Mr. Hassan Syed, Convener PEC ICE Engr. Dr. Samreen Hussain, FPCCI Vice President Ms. Riffat Malik, and many members of ICE and FPCCI office bearers attended the meeting