28th ITCN Asia Β· Expo Centre Karachi

The "Made in GB" Pavilion
is not a booth. It's a 3-year platform.

Ten Gilgit-Baltistan companies. One unified pavilion. A single operational system that runs the entire business β€” sponsors, leads, meetings, MOUs, KPIs and the 30/60/90-day follow-up β€” so the value compounds past the show floor.

Event
28th ITCN Asia Β· Karachi
Dates
22–24 Sep 2026
Venue
Expo Centre Karachi
Pavilion
β‰ˆ90 mΒ² Β· "Made in GB"
Companies
10 confirmed + 2 reserves
3-Year commitment
2026 β†’ 2028 Β· annual upgrades
Backed by
P@SHA Β· ECG Β· GBSHA
Next edition
Lahore Β· 29–31 Jan 2027
01 Β· Why this exists

From mountain visibility to measurable business

The pavilion is a free three-year commitment from P@SHA and ECG (the ITCN organizer). The job is to convert that visibility into leads, partnerships, MOUs and ultimately contracts and revenue for the GB tech ecosystem β€” not just photos.

$15–18MGB tech sector size
100–120Active software houses
3–4kFreelancers (GB)
10Companies on the floor
β‰₯40B2B meetings target
β‰₯150Leads target
β‰₯5MOUs target
β‰₯3Closed wins by day 90

"Use the free three-year GB Pavilion as a strategic platform: position Gilgit-Baltistan as a credible technology ecosystem and convert visibility into measurable business for ~10 GB companies β€” leads, clients, investors, federal & international connections, MOUs, exports. Each ITCN must be stronger than the last."

β€” Pavilion Mission Β· ratified at kickoff 3–4 Sep 2026
02 Β· The 7-stage funnel

What success actually looks like

The pavilion is built around a single funnel. Every activity, KPI and follow-up is mapped to one of these seven stages. They are not interchangeable β€” an MOU is not revenue, a meeting is not an MOU, a lead is not a meeting.

1 Β· Visibility
Brand, media, ecosystem wall, social reach β€” get GB on the national & international IT map.
Awareness
2 Β· Connections
VIPs walk the booth, B2B meetings booked, international delegations engage.
β‰₯40 meetings
3 Β· Leads
Every visitor scanned at the booth lands in the Lead Tracker with an owner & follow-up date.
β‰₯150 leads Β· β‰₯50 qualified
4 Β· Partnerships
Real conversations turning into proposals, pilots, scoping work β€” often with co-build intent.
β‰₯10 proposals by day 30
5 Β· MOUs
Signed MOUs with dated commitments per side. Not photos β€” concrete purpose + authority + action.
β‰₯5 signed Β· β‰₯2 at Proposal+ by day 60
6 Β· Business
Closed-won contracts traceable to the pavilion. Revenue attributed at the 90-day review.
β‰₯3 wins by day 90
7 Β· Economic Impact
Jobs, internships, freelance contracts, exports β€” public impact story at 23 Dec 2026.
Reported at 90-day impact report
03 Β· How it gets done

The 11-Phase Roadmap Β· 3 Sep β†’ 23 Dec 2026

Eleven phases, eleven workstream leads, one Project Director. Every phase has a WHAT β†’ WHY β†’ WHO β†’ WHEN β†’ HOW β†’ DEPENDENCY β†’ OUTPUT β†’ KPI. If an activity has no owner and no deadline, it does not exist.

P1
3–5 Sep
Strategy & Governance
Project Director
Live
P2
3–12 Sep
Company Mobilization
Companies Lead
Call β†’ Applications 4 Sep β†’ Roster lock 9 Sep
P3
4–19 Sep
Funding & Sponsorship
Sponsorship Lead
8-stage pipeline Β· β‰₯60% of budget
P4
8–21 Sep
Pavilion Design & Branding
Design Lead
Asset freeze 12 Sep Β· proofs 15 Sep
P5
8–24 Sep
Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Lead
A-list invites 14 Sep Β· β‰₯8 VIP visits
P6
9–24 Sep
BD & B2B Meetings
BD Lead
β‰₯40 booked Β· β‰₯40 held
P7
10 Sep β†’ 23 Dec
MOU & Partnerships
PD + PMO
β‰₯5 signed Β· β‰₯2 converting
P8
5 Sep β†’ 15 Oct
Social, PR & Media
Comms Lead
β‰₯40 posts Β· β‰₯8 earned mentions
P9
5–27 Sep
Logistics
Logistics Lead
Travel waves Β· weather fallback armed
P10
19–25 Sep
ITCN Execution
Project Director
Show days Β· setup β†’ run β†’ dismantle
P11
25 Sep β†’ 23 Dec
Post-Event Follow-Up
PMO / Follow-up
30/60/90 reviews Β· Year-2 booking
04 Β· How the system supports the plan

One platform. Replaces 23 disconnected spreadsheets.

The current workbook has 23 interlinked sheets that get double-entered daily. The system replaces that with a single web app where a sponsor confirmed in the pipeline auto-updates the dashboard, the budget gap, and the sponsor's fulfillment report β€” no copy-paste, no drift.

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One source of truth

A single PostgreSQL/MySQL database, multi-role web app (PWA for the booth). Offline lead capture at the booth. Audit log on every status change.

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Lead β†’ Meeting β†’ MOU β†’ Revenue

The funnel is enforced in the data model. You can't fudge a metric β€” every conversion has a recorded handoff, owner, and due date.

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Offline at the booth

Expo Centre Wi-Fi is unreliable. The lead-capture PWA queues in IndexedDB and syncs within 30 s of reconnect β€” zero data loss.

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Sponsor Portal

Sponsors sign in and see only their record, tier, fulfillment proof, and renewal status. No leakage of leads or other sponsors.

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SLAs enforced

Hot leads ≀48h. All leads ≀5 working days. "No response Γ—3" closes the loop honestly. System triggers alerts before SLAs breach.

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Year-2 clone

After Lahore 29–31 Jan 2027, the entire workspace β€” stakeholders, sponsor history, lead learnings, design assets β€” gets cloned in one click for the next stop.

System modules (mapped 1:1 to the workbook)

FR-DASHLive
Executive Dashboard
KPI cards, phase status, top risks, command contacts. Drill-down to any source.
FR-COMPANIESSelection
Participating Companies
Public call-for-applications, 100-pt rubric scoring, conflict-of-interest rules, per-company readiness checklist.
FR-SPON8 stages
Sponsor Pipeline
Prospect β†’ Contacted β†’ Meeting β†’ Proposal β†’ Negotiation β†’ Verbal β†’ Confirmed β†’ Fulfilled. Probability-weighted value.
FR-BUDGET3 scenarios
Budget Tracker
MVB / Recommended / Enhanced. Live funding gap auto-fed by the Sponsor Pipeline. Two-signature rule on >100K spend.
FR-STK / VIPA/B/C
Stakeholder & VIP Engagement
Priority-routed invitations, "every visit produces an ask" rule, photo log, follow-up.
FR-B2B200 accounts
B2B Meetings
45-min slots Β· 2 concurrent Β· meeting corner. End-of-meeting next-step required before save.
FR-LEADBooth-critical
Lead Capture (PWA)
QR scan Β· per-pod & central QR Β· paper fallback Β· offline queue Β· auto-assign to company rep within 5 min.
FR-MOUQualification bar
MOU & Partnership Tracker
MOU must have concrete purpose + authority + dated commitment per side. Tracking continues to revenue.
FR-PREditorial calendar
Social Media & PR
Pre / during / after content plan, hashtag library, earned-media log, amplification kit.
FR-RISK22 risks
Risk Register
Scored LΓ—I risks, score-6+ flagged for standup, escalation banners, closed risks kept (year-2 audit).
FR-LOGWeather math
Logistics
Travel waves (Advance / Main / Skardu), NATCO road fallback armed by 11 Sep, hotel manifest, equipment, emergency contacts.
FR-FUAuto scorecards
30 / 60 / 90 Follow-Up
Cadence machine: 48h thank-yous β†’ 7d retro β†’ 30/60/90 reviews β†’ Year-2 decision & booking.
FR-DESIGNβ‰ˆ90 mΒ²
Pavilion Design
Zone plan, brand assets, production checklist with deadlines, ECG-vs-ours split.
FR-KPILive formulas
KPIs & Impact
Each KPI: definition Β· baseline Β· target Β· actual Β· source Β· owner Β· review cadence.
FR-GOVRBAC
Committee & Governance
Roles, backup contacts, decision matrix, meeting cadence, two-signature rules.
FR-PERPDF export
Post-Event Report
7-day v1 + 90-day impact edition. Auto-fills from live trackers. Public summary cut.
FR-FACTSTruth engine
Facts & Assumptions
Verified facts (cited) vs working assumptions (owner + resolve-by). Blocks if assumption due-date passes.
FR-Y2Clone
Year-2 Workspace
One-click clone: copies master data + carry-forward assets, resets KPIs to baseline.

"A lead is not a meeting. A meeting is not an MOU. An MOU is not revenue. Report all four levels separately in every scorecard."

β€” Measurement honesty rule, Pavilion playbook
05 Β· How it's funded

Three scenarios, one working number

The Recommended scenario (β‰ˆPKR 5.12M) is what the sponsorship drive works against. Minimum Viable cuts everything optional. Enhanced adds GB Night, custom fit-out, investor breakfast. All unit costs are placeholders until 6 Sep quotes land.

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Minimum Viable

β‰ˆ PKR 4.5M

Credible pavilion, nothing else. Cuts all optional lines β€” GB Night, polos, social boosts, dinners.

Cost-share floor β‰ˆ PKR 2.1–2.3M if companies cover own travel/hotel.

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Recommended Working number

β‰ˆ PKR 5.12M

The plan as designed. Mandatory + key optional: print, screens, photographer, GB networking dinner, polos.

Coverage target β‰₯ 60% of PKR 5.12M from sponsorship + cost-share.

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Enhanced

β‰ˆ PKR 6.59M

Adds GB Night (60-pax reception), custom fit-out, investor breakfast, PR micro-retainer, daily reels.

Title sponsor showcase β€” only enabled if Title-tier lands.

Funding-route breakdown (Recommended scenario)

RouteWhat it coversExample lines
Negotiated freePavilion space + ECG inclusions (passes, hall branding, delegate list)β‰ˆ90 mΒ² space (3-year)
SponsorableVisible sponsor-attractive lines (brand, media, events)Backdrop, pod graphics, screens, photographer, GB Night
In-kind targetPartner-provided (hotel, screens, SIMs, fares)Karachi hotel, AV screens, Jazz/Zong SIMs, PIA discount
Cost-share candidateCompanies cover own travel/hotel unless sponsor closes gapFlights (GIL/Skardu/ISB→KHI), per-company one-pagers
Must-fund (cash)Central budget floor β€” only what is non-negotiableRoad-fallback reserve, stationery, first-aid, tips, contingencies

Operating rules

06 Β· How we measure it

KPIs at every layer, sourced to truth

Each KPI has a definition, baseline, target, actual (live), source-of-truth module, owner, and review cadence. No metric is double-counted: a lead does not become a meeting, a meeting does not become an MOU, an MOU does not become revenue β€” they are reported as four separate layers.

KPIDefinitionBaselineTargetSourceOwner
Companies exhibitingConfirmed GB companies on the floorn.a.10Participating CompaniesCompanies Lead
Trained reps on floor2 per company, passed rehearsal & lead-capture testn.a.20Rehearsal scorecardsBD Lead
Budget coverageCommitted sponsorship + contributions vs budgetn.a.β‰₯ 60%Budget TrackerSponsorship Lead
Sponsors closedSigned commitments (cash or in-kind letter)n.a.β‰₯ 5Sponsor PipelineSponsorship Lead
Leads capturedUnique L-IDsn.a.β‰₯ 150Lead TrackerBD Lead
Qualified leadsHot + Warmn.a.β‰₯ 50Lead TrackerBD Lead
B2B meetings heldLog rows with Status = Heldn.a.β‰₯ 40B2B MeetingsBD Lead
Investor conversationsMeetings with Type = Investor heldn.a.β‰₯ 10B2B MeetingsBD Lead
International connectionsForeign leads/meetingsn.a.β‰₯ 15Lead + B2BBD Lead
VIP visits hostedGov-VIP rows marked Visitedn.a.β‰₯ 8Gov-VIP EngagementStakeholder Lead
MOUs signedSigned at/post ITCNn.a.β‰₯ 5MOU TrackerPMO
MOUs convertingAt Proposal/Contract/Revenue stagen.a.β‰₯ 2 by day 60MOU TrackerPMO
Proposals out (leads)L-rows at Proposal+n.a.β‰₯ 10 by day 30Lead TrackerPMO
Contracts / winsL-rows Won + MOUs at Contract/Revenue0β‰₯ 3 by day 90Lead + MOUPD
Pipeline valueΞ£ Est. value of L-rowsn.a.Quantified by day 60Lead TrackerPMO
Revenue attributedClosed revenue traceable to pavilion0Reported day 90Company declarationsPD
Jobs / opportunities createdHires, internships, freelance contractsn.a.Reported day 90Company declarationsPD
Social posts publishedCalendar rows Publishedn.a.β‰₯ 40Social & PR CalendarComms Lead
Earned media mentionsArticles/segments naming the pavilionlimitedβ‰₯ 8Coverage logComms Lead
Year-2 momentumWaitlist applicants for Lahore Jan 2027n.a.β‰₯ 15Selection round 2Companies Lead
07 Β· What blocks the build

Six open decisions β€” six blocking questions

These are the working assumptions the plan rests on. The PD needs a clean answer before sprint starts; otherwise scope stays soft.

A1 Β· Free pavilion + 3-year commitment

Blocking Β· by 5 Sep

Verbal commitment from P@SHA + ECG. Needs written confirmation: space, location, inclusions, passes, 3-year frame including Lahore Jan 2027.

A2 Β· Exact booth dimensions

Blocking Β· by 8 Sep

β‰ˆ90 mΒ² assumed (10 Γ— 9 mΒ² modules per ECG's booking units). Need exact dims, orientation, open sides, ceiling height from exhibitor manual.

A4 Β· Delegation size = 25

10 companies Γ— 2 reps + ~5 core team. Ratify at kickoff 3–4 Sep β€” drives budget, travel, hotel, passes.

A5 Β· Budget unit costs

All amounts in Budget Tracker are placeholder estimates pending quotes. Replace with real quotes by 6 Sep.

A6 Β· Cost-share policy

Default: sponsorship covers shared costs (pavilion branding, common infra, media); companies cover own travel/hotel unless sponsorship closes the gap.

A9 Β· KPI targets

All current KPI targets are recommended for ratification at kickoff 3–4 Sep. Once frozen, baselines carry forward to Lahore Jan 2027.

08 Β· Documents for handoff

Everything a programmer needs to build this

The system requirements specification, the source workbook, and this site are the three artifacts the developer reads. Click to download β€” they're free to share with the build team.

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Complete Plan Β· SRS Β· Workbook NEW

The single file with everything. Plan narrative + Software Requirements Specification + every cell of all 23 workbook sheets. ~152 KB, 38 tables, 771 data rows.

Download .md (single file) Read in browser

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SRS Β· Markdown

Full Software Requirements Specification. 22 functional modules, data model, non-functional requirements, acceptance criteria.

Download .md

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SRS Β· Word Document

Same SRS, formatted for Word. Headings, tables, page-ready for printing or sharing as PDF.

Download .docx

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Master Workbook

23 interlinked sheets β€” single source of truth the SRS is built from. Open in Excel or Google Sheets.

Download .xlsx

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Full Plan (interactive)

Every workbook sheet browsable on the site with search + filters. Click any tab.

Open plan.html β†’

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Site Bundle (zip)

All site files + workbook + SRS + complete md in one downloadable zip (offline install).

Download .zip