Adnan Shahid

Senior Advisor – former CEO TPL Maps (Pvt) Ltd.

Adnan Shahid, a senior technology consultant with over 27 years of experience, brings hands-on operational expertise and a proven track record driving transformation. Adnan enables innovation through his leadership, creativity, customer engagement skills and accelerating digital ideas to life. Analytical and versatile with experience covering early-stage start-ups, hyper-growth phase and turnaround large companies. Domain Expertise includes Telecom, GIS, IoT, AI & Public Sector digitization.

He worked with Pakistan Telecommunication Ltd as Chief Commercial Officer (COO) and was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TPL Maps (Pvt) Ltd. As Director of Postpaid Solutions and Director of I.T. Strategy for Jazz & Mobilink, he led the corporate I.T. strategy for the telecommunications company. | Islamabad, Pakistan

An entrepreneur at heart, he was the Founder and Chief Ideas Officer for Ideogeny – the science of ideas, a boutique consulting company specializing in fast-tracking ideas from boardroom discussions to execution. His impressive career trajectory also includes stints at National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Micro Innovations & Technology (Pvt) Ltd, Premier – KUFPEC Pakistan B.V., Premier Oil Plc and Premier & Shell Pakistan BV PSP.

An avid speaker, he has spoken at numerous International professional conferences & has accumulated multiple awards during his professional career. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan & an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In addition to his professional talents, Adnan enjoys adventure sports such as wild water rafting and bungee jumping.