Innovation Hive
Notice: Temporary Closure
The Innovation Hive and Lincoln Corner at the USEFP office in Islamabad will be closed on
Saturday, September 26, 2026. Regular operations will resume on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
If you have a scheduled event or visit, our team will contact you directly. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
About the Innovation Hive @ USEFP
The Innovation Hive @ USEFP connects Pakistan's emerging entrepreneurs with American expertise, technology, networks, and markets, creating opportunities to exchange ideas, build relationships, and turn connections into action.
Whether you're launching your first startup, scaling an existing business, or looking to engage with the U.S. ecosystem, the Hive is a place to find the people, knowledge, and opportunities to move your ideas forward.
Lower Ground Floor, USEFP, Islamabad
Tuesday–Saturday | 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Additional evening events are listed below.
Upcoming Events @ The Innovation Hive
Links & Leads: Practical AI Skills for Business Marketing
Meet the Speaker
Turab Gilani brings his 25+ years in Marketing & Communications to a session exploring how existing businesses can effectively use AI and LLMs to generate and scale marketing content around their existing products and business functions.
American Innovation & the Digital Frontier
Join us for a film screening of Steve Jobs, followed by a panel discussion exploring technology and the role of creative industries in driving employment and economic growth.
Stay afterward for a networking reception and connect with fellow entrepreneurs, technology professionals, creative-industry leaders, and members of the startup ecosystem.
Register NowStartup Commercialization & Go-to-Market Workshop Series
Join us for an intensive in-person three-day workshop series with David D'Angelo, a U.S. entrepreneur, startup commercialization specialist, and B2B technology executive.
The workshops will draw on David's experience in:
- Entrepreneurship
- Technology commercialization
- Go-to-market strategy
- Enterprise sales
- Partnerships
- B2B marketing
- International engagement
Meet the Speaker
David D'Angelo has worked with hundreds of university-based hard-tech startups through VentureWell, including ventures affiliated with MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Northwestern, and Johns Hopkins. He helped founders become investment-ready and develop pathways to commercialization.
He subsequently spent five years in go-to-market roles at venture-backed B2B technology companies, working across enterprise sales, partnerships, and B2B marketing.
In 2026, he founded Executive Media Network, a U.S.-based B2B podcast and thought-leadership company that has placed more than 1,000 senior executives on business and leadership podcasts.
His earlier experience includes entrepreneurship in Nepal and a Virtual Foreign Service internship supporting Cultural and Educational Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu.
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