Saqib Azhar, Chief Executive Officer of Enablers, spoke as chief guest at a session hosted by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, addressing an audience that included Gen Z attendees, professionals, women, entrepreneurs, business owners and senior citizens. The gathering brought together participants from markedly different age groups and professional backgrounds, united by a shared interest in learning about opportunities within the digital economy.
The conversation centred on eCommerce, artificial intelligence, freelancing, digital skills and online entrepreneurship, framing the digital economy as a source of expanding opportunity for those willing to adapt to changing ways of working and doing business. Azhar’s session touched on how these different areas intersect, from AI tools reshaping how small businesses operate to freelancing platforms giving individuals new ways to earn independent of traditional employment structures.
The breadth of the audience, spanning from younger Gen Z attendees to senior citizens, reflects a broader recognition that digital skills and online entrepreneurship are no longer relevant to a single demographic but increasingly touch people across different life stages and professional circumstances. Sessions that bring such varied audiences together under one roof offer a chance to address digital literacy and entrepreneurship as a shared societal shift rather than a niche interest limited to younger, more tech native participants.
Azhar’s appearance at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry reflects continued engagement between established business chambers and speakers focused on the digital and entrepreneurial economy, a pairing that brings together the chamber’s traditional business community with newer conversations around eCommerce, AI adoption and freelance work. Enablers, the organisation Azhar leads, has continued to position itself around helping individuals and businesses navigate this shift toward digital skills and online entrepreneurship.
The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s decision to host this kind of session points to a broader interest among established business institutions in engaging directly with the digital economy’s implications for their members and the wider business community, rather than treating the shift toward eCommerce, AI and freelancing as separate from their core mandate. Azhar thanked the chamber for the invitation and those who attended, describing the session as part of a broader effort to build the country’s next generation of digital entrepreneurs one learner and one success story at a time.
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