Report: Hurish Shah
ISLAMABAD –The Nutshell Group will host the 9th edition of the Leaders in Islamabad Business Summit (LIIBS) 2026 on September 17 at a local hotel in Islamabad under the theme “The Next Move.”
The summit will bring together federal ministers, global institutional leaders and leading corporate executives for discussions on Pakistan’s economic, technological and geopolitical direction.
The inaugural session, “The Next Move: Reading the Moment,” will feature Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani, Federal Minister and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Privatisation Muhammad Ali, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, and ACCA Global Executive Director Lucia Real Martin.
The summit will feature strategic dialogues on geopolitics and geoeconomics, business and technology, artificial intelligence and digital transformation, and capital and finance. Speakers will include senior representatives from IFC, UNDP, VEON, TCS, easypaisa, ABACUS, SAP, S&P Global, Mobilink Bank, foodpanda and other leading organizations.
The event will conclude with a session titled “Pakistan’s Moment of Choice,” featuring former caretaker Prime Minister Senator Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Dr Musadik Malik, former Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Pakistan Business Council Chairman Ziad Bashir and other prominent business and media leaders.
LIIBS 2026 is supported by leading national and international companies and institutions, including Coca-Cola Pakistan, ABACUS, Systems Limited, S&P Global, ACCA, Serena Hotels and several major banks and corporate organizations.
