Ron Kaufman is one of the world’s leading motivational keynote speakers on the topics of achieving service excellence, increasing customer satisfaction, retaining loyal customers, and building sustainable service cultures. Rated one of the “Top 25 Who’s Hot” speakers by Speaker magazine, Ron presents powerful insights and global best practices from working with clients in every industry and on every continent for more than thirty years. His energetic keynote speeches have inspired millions, frequently earning standing ovations from audiences of all ages. In 2018, GlobalGurus rated Ron the #1 customer service guru in the world. Ron travels worldwide to speak at company meetings, industry conferences, and association events throughout the year.

Ron is author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller, “Uplifting Service! The Proven Path to Delighting Your Customers, Colleagues and Everyone Else You Meet” and 14 other books on service, business and inspiration. He is the founder of Uplifting Service, a global education and consulting company that enables leaders and organizations to build sustainable cultures that win the hearts and minds of customers, colleagues, and partners.

With a population of 14.9 million, Karachi is the most populated city in Pakistan and the sixth more populated one in the world. It is situated close to the Arabian Sea and is home to the two largest seaports from Pakistan, the Port of Karachi and the Port Bin Qasim. Karachi is Pakistan’s major financial, economic, commercial, transportation and industrial center, with over 90% of the country’s multinational corporations being headquartered here, including the Hyundai Corporation, Ghandhara Nissan Limited, BSN Medical, Deutsche Bank, and J.P. Morgan Pakistan Broking. In terms of architecture, the city is very diverse, combining Neo-Classical, Neo-Gothic, Indo-Gothic, Renaissance, Mock-Tudor, Italianate, Mughal-Revival, Indo-Saracenic, Modern and Postmodern styles. Some of the most notable landmarks include the Jehangir Kothari Parade, the National Mausoleum (Mazar-e-Quaid), the Frere Hall, the Khaliq Deena Hall, as well as several skyscrapers such as the MCB Tower, the Habib Bank Plaza and the PRC Towers. Karachi is also an important cultural center, home to a variety of cultural institutions such as the National Museum of Pakistan, the National Academy of Performing Arts, and the National Arts Council. Moreover, the city is hosting major cultural events including the Kara Film Festival and the All Pakistan Music Conference.

Karachi as a Conference Destination

Karachi is an important center for international conventions, conferences and summits. Some of the most notable ones include: the Service Excellence & Customer Experience Management Conference and the Customer Experience Leadership Summit, two of the most important events about customer service strategies and customer experience management from Pakistan; the Tri-Services Conferences, focused on technological innovations and the modernization of the defense industry; the Momentum Tech Conference, Pakistan’s largest conference on startups, entrepreneurship and technology; Digit 2.0 – the Digital Marketing Conference, a major venue for national and international experts in digital marketing; and the Cyber Secure Conference, a leading event about internet security.

Karachi Food Options for Conference Delegates

There are a large number of amazing restaurants you can try during your conference in Karachi, including: Kolachi (Phone: +92 21 111 111 001), Zahid Nihari (Phone: +92 21 34387042) and Usmania (Phone: +92 21 34982525), three perfect places to try traditional Pakistani cuisine; Sakura (Phone: +92 21 111 505 505), an excellent Japanese restaurant, famous for its sushi dishes; TAO (Phone: +92 336 0826826), serving dishes from all Asia; Pompei (Phone: +92 21 35214684), one of the best Italian restaurants in the city; El Rancho (Phone: +92 321 2365105), an Argentinian steakhouse renowned for its grilled meats; and N’eco’s Natural Store & Café (Phone: +92 21 35844517), a fantastic restaurant specializing in organic dishes.

Karachi Attractions for Convention Attendees

There are many high-rated tourist attractions you can visit after your conference in Karachi, Pakistan. Some of the most important ones include: various wonderful beaches, such as Clifton Beach, the French Beach and Hawke’s Bay Beach, ideal for strolling, sunbathing and swimming; the Frere Hall, an iconic building completed in 1865, which was originally designed to be the city hall and is currently serving as an exhibition space and library; the National Museum of Pakistan, a large museum exhibiting various artworks and rare manuscripts connected to the history of Pakistan; and Mazal-e-Quaid, the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan (Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah).

Conference Center Venues

Karachi, Pakistan has a large number of great conference centers and facilities, such as:

Conference Hall (Location: Pakistan Steel Pakistan Steel Mills Bin Qasim Town)
Convention Center, PAF Museum (Location: PAF Faisal Air Base, Shahrah-e-Faisal Rd.)
Karachi Expo Center (Location: Block 15 Gulshan-e-Iqbal)
MAI Convention Center (Location: Block 7 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi)
Q Star Convention Center (Location: Karachi Cantonment Karachi)
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Chair UOK (Location: KU Circular Rd.)