Fatima Jinnah Park · Islamabad
The first Future Fest brought the technology ecosystem into one national arena.
EDITION 01
Our legacy
Four editions. Two cities. One movement.
Future Fest began in Islamabad in 2022, then grew through three Lahore editions in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This archive documents the road to the 2028 comeback.
Lahore · 21, 22, 23 January 2028
Expo Center · Lahore
The festival moved to Expo Center Lahore and expanded international market access.
EDITION 02Expo Center · Lahore
The movement returned to Expo Center Lahore with a larger platform for founders, brands and creators.
EDITION 03Expo Center · Lahore
A third edition at Expo Center Lahore completed four Future Fest gatherings before the comeback.
EDITION 04Legacy in numbers
$200M+
MoUs facilitated
500,000+
legacy attendees
4,000+
speakers across related events
1,500+
partners
1,000+
exhibitors
50M
digital reach
Reported across Future Fest and related programmes in the partnership deck. Historical results are not projections for 2028.
Previous speakers
Pakistan in conversation with the world.
Founders, policymakers, investors, engineers and creators from more than 50 countries have taken part across the wider event ecosystem. This is legacy proof, not the 2028 lineup.
The decade ahead · 2028—2033
One comeback. Then a national circuit. Then the world.
Future Fest returns in 2028 to build a permanent home for Pakistan's tech economy — growing city by city, every January and February, toward its 10th anniversary.
2028
Lahore
The Comeback
21, 22, 23 January 2028
Pakistan's largest tech gathering returns to the nation's innovation capital.
Confirmed · Registration live
2029
Lahore + Islamabad
The Twin-City Circuit
January 2029 · 2 consecutive weekends
Lahore's builders and engineers meet Islamabad's policy, diplomatic and regulatory power centres.
National expansion
Partnership enquiries2030
Lahore + Islamabad + Karachi
The National Triad
February 2030 · 3 consecutive weekends
The full innovation corridor — product talent, public policy, and capital markets at enterprise scale.
National expansion
Partnership enquiries2031—32
Lahore · Islamabad · Karachi
The National Circuit
Q1 each year · 3 consecutive weekends
One pan-Pakistan delegation journey: international investors tour the country across three curated weekends.
National circuit
Partnership enquiries2033
Pakistan + a global host city
10 Years · The Global Leap
Q1 2033 · 10th anniversary
A decade of impact, celebrated with Future Fest's first international edition alongside the national circuit.
Global host city · To be revealed
Partnership enquiries
Only 2028 dates are confirmed. Future editions are scheduled around Ramadan; exact dates are announced each year.
