Pakistan Innovation Foundation held an Innovation “Brainstorming Session” with Senior Leadership of Toyota Pakistan Limited. This was part of Toyota’s committment to fund the Manufacturing Innovation Prize at the National Innovation Grand Challenge (NIGC) to be launched later this year.

The Session was attended by senior technical leadership of Indus Motor Company and chaired by Mr. Pervaiz Ghias, the Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Pakistan – itself a sign of Toyota’s commitment to being a corporate innovative leader in Pakistan.

The session was moderated by Dr. Athar Osama, Founder – Pakistan Innovation Foundation, and deliberated on potential ideas for the IMC – Manufacturing Innovation Prize at the National Innovation Grand Challenge (NIGC). This session formally kicks of the process of setting up a prize that will culminate in the announcement of the IMC – Manufacutring Innovation Prize in July 2013. The second session of the Prize Specification Committee shall be held in mid-April, 2013.