About OPEN

OPEN (Organisation of Pakistani Entrepreneurs) is a global network of Pakistani entrepreneurs and professionals, with chapters in 13 cities from Silicon Valley to New York to London to Islamabad. OPEN provides a platform for Pakistani entrepreneurs and professionals of a city to connect, network, collaborate, mentor and support each other. For more than 15 years, OPEN has established itself as the most reputed global brand of Pakistani professionals and has helped countless in their entrepreneurial journeys.

Vision

Foster entrepreneurship, business acceleration, partnerships, cross chapter collaboration, and belief in the brand ‘Pakistan

Mission

Our mission is to promote entrepreneurship and professional growth by connecting the professional Pakistani community through workshops, events and mentoring opportunities. Our members include professionals, entrepreneurs, business leaders, venture capitalists, scientists, social leaders, academics, and students.

Objective

OPEN's goals include fostering entrepreneurship, business acceleration, professional growth, bridging the gaps, cross-chapter collaboration and belief in brand Pakistan. Our team at OPEN is committed to providing opportunities to the individuals and organizations to Connect, Innovate & Disrupt.

Meet Our Chairman & President

Dr. Arshad Ali

Chairman, Open Islamabad

Sidra Jalil

President, Open Islamabad

Whether you are an entrepreneur building your first venture, a seasoned professional looking to give back, or someone who simply believes Pakistan's best days are ahead, you have found your community.
OPEN Islamabad has been a home for Pakistan's entrepreneurial spirit for over a decade. What has kept it alive is not any single event or initiative — it is the people who show up, share generously, and invest in one another's success. That spirit of collective ownership is what makes this community worth belonging to.
Under this chapter's leadership, we are committed to building something that goes further. A community where emerging founders find mentors, where policymakers hear directly from practitioners, where women in enterprise and technology are not just represented but celebrated, and where Pakistan's diverse talent, regardless of background has a platform to grow, connect, and lead.
Inclusion is not a programme that we run, infact it is how we operate. We believe a stronger, more representative entrepreneurial ecosystem is one of the most patriotic things we can build for this country.
I joined OPEN Islamabad as a volunteer in 2014 with no agenda other than to contribute. That instinct, to give back before you take, is one I hope defines everything we do together in the years ahead.
Pakistan has no shortage of brilliant, determined people. What it needs are spaces where that brilliance can find each other.
In this role as President, my northstar is to make OPEN Islamabad that space - the one that elevates women in leadership and enterprise, creates structured pathways for first-generation founders, and ensures that OPEN Islamabad reflects the full breadth of Pakistan's entrepreneurial talent.
نہیں تیرا نشیمن قصرِ سلطانی کے گنبد پر
تو شاہیں ہے بسیرا کر پہاڑوں کی چٹانوں میں