8:00 AM | Delegate Check-in and breakfast | |
9:00 AM | Islamic Reminder | Hamid Slimi, Resident Scholar & Founder Sayeda Khadija Center |
9:05 AM | Beyond Borders Kick-off | Mahrukh Tahir, Brand Marketing at PepsiCo |
| Keynote Address - Global Leadership | Haroon Ullah, Chief Strategy Officer for the US Agency for Global Media |
| Keynote Address - Global Solutions | Mehmood Khan, Vice Chairman & Chief Scientific Officer at PepsiCo |
10:30 AM | NETWORKING BREAK | |
10:50 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |
| Demystifying Crypto | Usman Sheikh, National Head Blockchain & Smart Contracts at Gowling WLG |
| Ali Hassan, CEO of Crescent Crypto Asset Management |
| Power of Your Individual Narrative | Qasim Rashid, Best-selling critically acclaimed author and attorney |
| The Art of Storytelling | Tendisai Cromwell, Executive Director of The Regent Park Film Festival |
| Modest Fashion | Ayana Ife, Fashion Designer |
| Exclusive Group Mentorship Session - Limited Availability | Mehmood Khan, Vice Chairman & Chief Scientific Officer at PepsiCo |
11:35 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |
| Women Empowered - Building a Seat At the Table | Luma Badran, Vice President of AML/ATF Solutions and Transformation at Scotiabank |
| Maleeha Sheikh, Reporter & Weather Specialist at the CBC |
| Moderated by Saima Malik, Assistant VP of Portfolio Planning & Prioritization at TD |
| The Future of Work With Artificial Intelligence | Arif Virani, Chief Operating Officer at DarwinAI |
| Moderated by Danish Munir, VP Technology, Telepsychiatry |
| Going Beyond Borders With A Growth Mindset | Zayna Bhanji, 14 Year Old AI Prodigy & TEDx Speaker |
| Creating a Strong Personal Brand | Nabeel Shah, VP Goldman Sachs |
| Maryam Ishtiaq Shah, Lifestyle Influencer and Founder of Thread & So |
12:30 PM | Lunch & Innovation Pitch Competition | Pitch Competition Judging Panel: |
| Taleeb Noormohamed, CEO & Chief Operating Officer of Casaza |
| Farhan Manjiyani, Sales Development at TrendKite |
| Jahanzaib Ansari, Co-Founder of Knockri |
| Huda Alvi, Founder of Workshops by Huda and The Girls Trip |
2:00 PM | Muppies Address | Naiel Iqbal, Tiger Global |
| Nabeel Ali, Strategy and Operations at MongoDB |
2:15 PM | Keynote Address - Leading From Outside Your Comfort Zone | Qaisar Shareef, Former Country Manager for Pakistan & Ukraine at P&G, Author |
2:40 PM | Exclusive Screening & Talk with The Secret Life of Muslims | Joshua Seftel, Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker & Cast Members |
| Moderated by Muneeza Sheikh, Partner at Levitt LLC & Canadian Media Personality |
3:30 PM | Pillars Fund Fireside Chat - How to Build & Scale a Global Organization | Kashif Shaikh, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Pillars |
| Shakeeb Alam, President of East Bridge Capital Management |
3:50 PM | ANNOUNCEMENTS & NETWORKING BREAK | |
4:30 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |
| Avoiding Burnout | Hamza Khan, Managing Director at Student Life Network, Tedx Speaker, Author, and Award-Winning Marketer |
| Building Your Tribe - Lessons from a Public Sector Leader | Safeeya Faruqui, Civic Leader and Founder of Pontio |
| | Zeeshan Hamid, Milton Town Councilor and Software Development Manager at Amazon |
| Fueling Growth With Disruptive Technology | Taleeb Noormohamed, CEO & Chief Operating Officer of Casaza |
| | Moderated by Maaz Rana, Co-Founder at Knockri |
| Making Meaningful Community | Ahmed Haque, Chief Academic Officer at Trilogy Education Services |
5:15 PM | Keynote Address - Re-imagining Inclusion | Farzana Nayani, CEO Manazil Management LLC & Chief Strategist at Rework Work |
5:40 PM | Closing Remarks | Naiel Iqbal, Tiger Global |
8:00 PM | Global Community Gala | Sponsored by KPMG & featuring an incredible line up of local Muslim artists! |
| | Dress to impress & celebrate your heritage! |