Our first Book Reading was well-attended by both OPEN members and the general public. The event took place at and was co-sponsored by East-West University, and featured author H.M. Naqvi, reading from his book The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack. This book reading aligns with OPEN Chicago’s increasing focus on supporting all forms of entrepreneurship and promoting global partnership.
Chairman of OPEN Chicago and Founder and CEO of Pragmatium Consulting Group, Haris Ahmed, shared his thoughts after attending the reading: “H.M. Naqvi has written a wonderfully human story that speakers to the universality of the human condition. While it is based in Karachi, Pakistan, the themes ring true in Chicago, Illinois.”
OPEN is an Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of entrepreneurship in the Pakistani-American business community. Established in Boston in 1998, OPEN has chapters in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Silicon Valley. Washington DC. OPEN Chicago is the fastest growing chapter of a global, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of entrepreneurship and professional excellence within diaspora communities.
