Milestones & recognition

The moments that shaped 1 Sol.

Panels, awards, rallies and relief work — a few of the moments where our work left the office. Most of them feature our founder, Taha Rauf, because that is who gets invited; all of them were a team effort.

2×PanellistPakistan Baking Summit
2026Guest of HonourFuture Leaders Awards · ITCN Asia
30+Brands & organisationsUK and Pakistan
2022Founded in KarachiUK office since
2Countries, one teamStoke-on-Trent · Karachi
Timeline

Recognition, speaking and showing up.

2026 · Karachi

Guest of Honour, Future Leaders Awards 2026 at ITCN Asia

Taha Rauf was invited as Guest of Honour at the Future Leaders Awards 2026, held alongside ITCN Asia in Karachi — Pakistan's largest IT and telecom exhibition — and presented awards to the winners on stage. Recognition for a decade of taking AI products from concept to production, and for building a company that trades in two countries.

RecognitionAI & technologyITCN Asia
Taha Rauf receiving the Guest of Honour plaque on stage at the Future Leaders Awards 2026, ITCN Asia, Karachi
Guest of Honour · 2026Guest of Honour, Future Leaders Awards 2026 at ITCN Asia
August 2026 · Rural Sindh

Relief distribution and field visit with Global Helpline

Ration packs, clothing, milk and drinking water for families in a village in rural Sindh, followed by a review of local farmland and irrigation to scope longer-term support. 1 Sol documented the visit and produced the report for the welfare partner. Read about our social responsibility work →

Social responsibilitySDG 1 · 2 · 6 · 17
Taha Rauf walking with a community elder on a farm track during the field visit in rural Sindh
Social responsibility · 2026Relief distribution and field visit with Global Helpline
Pakistan Baking Summit & Expo · Karachi

Panellist: how AI can revolutionise Pakistan's confectionery industry

Invited back to the panel at the Pakistan Baking Summit & Expo, Taha spoke on the practical side of AI for bakers, confectioners and food manufacturers — automation that pays for itself rather than hype — alongside leaders from the ingredients, packaging and food-safety sectors.

SpeakingAI in food & FMCG
Taha Rauf speaking on the panel at the Pakistan Baking Summit & Expo, Karachi
Panellist · Pakistan Baking Summit & ExpoPanellist: how AI can revolutionise Pakistan's confectionery industry
15 May 2024 · PC Hotel, Karachi

Panellist: Pakistan Baking Summit 3.0 — World Baking Day

Taha joined the expert panel at Pakistan Baking Summit 3.0, held in the context of World Baking Day under the theme "Safe, Sustainable and Affordable Baking", to discuss where AI and digital tools fit in a traditional industry: forecasting, quality, costing and reaching customers.

SpeakingWorld Baking Day
Panel at Pakistan Baking Summit 3.0, PC Hotel Karachi, 15 May 2024, with Taha Rauf among the panellists
Panellist · 2024Panellist: Pakistan Baking Summit 3.0 — World Baking Day
2022 · Hub, Balochistan

Led the Master Oil Lubricants team at Hub Rally 2022

On the ground at Hub Rally 2022 — one of Pakistan's biggest off-road motorsport events — leading the Master Oil Lubricants team for a long-standing client: brand presence, coverage and content from the start line to the finish.

Marketing & eventsMaster Lubricants
Taha Rauf at the Hub Rally 2022 start line, leading the Master Oil Lubricants team
Hub Rally · 2022Led the Master Oil Lubricants team at Hub Rally 2022
2022 · Karachi

1 Sol Digital Services founded

Started as a one-stop digital service for businesses that didn't want to coordinate five suppliers. Today an AI-first delivery partner, registered with SECP, FBR and PSEB, trading in the UK as 1 Sol UK. Our story →

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Work with the team behind it

Everything on this page came from client work: AI assistants, automation, marketing that brings in the calls, and the engineering underneath.

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