Dr. Saad Liaquat Kiani

A technology leader with over two decades of experience building large-scale data processing, analytics and automation platforms across Europe, the Middle East and Pakistan. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and began his career at CERN, Switzerland, writing software to process data from high-energy particle physics experiments. Since then he has architected and delivered petabyte-scale analytics systems for public and private sector organisations, and serves as Chief Technology Officer to several technology companies alongside an independent directorship on the board of a listed company. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and works extensively with AI and machine learning applied to real-world measurement problems. At MADsemble 2026, Saad leads the engineering behind Boltlike Solutions’ television and digital audience measurement suite — a platform built to give Pakistan’s media industry a credible, independent currency for audience data.