Global venture bridge board member Amir Husain Delivers keynote address at LUMS convocation 2026

Global Venture Bridge (GVB) today recognized Amir Husain, esteemed Board Member, and one of the few Pakistani-origin founders of a unicorn tech firm, following his keynote address at the LUMS Convocation 2026 in Lahore.

The address placed Mr. Husain before one of Pakistan’s most accomplished graduating classes at a moment when artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and cross-border capital are reshaping the global economy. Speaking to students, faculty, families, and distinguished guests, Mr. Husain reflected on the kind of leadership required in an era defined not only by technological acceleration, but by the discipline, judgment, and purpose needed to convert talent into enduring impact.

A serial entrepreneur, technologist, inventor, and author, Amir Husain is widely recognized for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence and its applications in the physical world. He is the Chairman of WorldQuant Foundry, a US-based venture studio, the co-founder of Argon Mechatronics, a robotics company, board member of Long Table Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: LTGRU), the founder of SparkCognition (now Avathon) and the founding CEO of SkyGrid, an AI-based aviation company acquired by Boeing. He holds more than 30 patents and has advised and briefed governments the world over on AI technology, applications and policy.

Mr. Husain’s keynote carried particular significance for Global Venture Bridge, whose mission is to connect exceptional founders, operators, investors, and institutions across markets. The address underscored a central belief for GVB: that fast-rising countries such as Pakistan are full of talent, but access to mentorship, capital, networks, and commercial opportunity must be deliberately built.

Drawing from a career spanning artificial intelligence, autonomy, industrial technology, and investing, Amir Husain urged graduates to approach the future with intellectual humility, long-term conviction, and a bias toward action. Amir Husain’s remarks reflected the view that Pakistan’s next generation should not see itself merely as participating in the global technology economy but as capable of shaping it.

The keynote also highlighted the importance of institutions that can bridge ambition and execution. For GVB, Amir Husain’s address at LUMS reflects the organization’s broader commitment to strengthening the pathways through which emerging-market talent can build companies, attract capital, and create durable value across borders.

Reflecting on the occasion, Amir Husain captured the tremendous potential embodied in the graduating class:

“Youth, potent with possibility, is a phenomenon more awe inspiring than quantum mechanics. You are all in a state of superposition. You hold the key to all possible futures.”

GVB celebrates Amir Husain on this meaningful occasion and remains committed to fostering global collaboration, visionary leadership, and high-impact entrepreneurship.