AUG 29, 2026 — COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM — SILICON VALLEY, CA
For the Muslim buildersof tomorrow.
Our Founders. Our Capital. Our Stage. One room in Silicon Valley for the $7.3T global Muslim economy — pitch the people writing checks, hire your next ten, and leave with deals already moving, not a stack of business cards.
Session 4 — Pitching Fest · All-Star Panel · Grand Close
Hosted by Taqi Hasan & Tanveer Ali
5:05
Muslim Economy Startup Pitch Competition — Pitching Fest
8–10 startups · 4 min pitch + 3 min Q&A · judges from investor panels · prize: expo slot + Niya Connect premium listing + investor intros · apply at niyasummit.com
5:35
AI, Ambition, and the Decade Ahead — Silicon Valley's Best Minds on What's Coming Next
All-star closing panel — Faysal Sohail (Presidio), Umair Khan (Mentor Fund), Razi Mohyeldin (Souq Capital), Dr. Ahmed Rushdi, Dr. Lamia Yousef, Dr. Mohamed Mohamed (Apple), Ahmed Reza (Yobi), Noha Rizq (Incorta) — moderated by Taqi Hasan & Tanveer Ali
6:05
Grand Close — Startup Pitch Winners & Closing Remarks
Taqi Hasan + Tanveer Ali + Dr. Amr Mohsen · all attendees
Prayer room and halal catering are on-site, all day — no need to leave the venue.
10 min away
Googleplex
Google's main campus — the Android statues and the original garage energy, Mountain View.
20 min away
Apple Park
The ring, visitor center, and rooftop café, Cupertino.
12 min away
Stanford & The Dish
Hoover Tower, the quad, and a favorite hilltop hiking loop.
12 min away
HP Garage
"The birthplace of Silicon Valley" — a one-car garage in Palo Alto, 1939.
On-site
Computer History Museum
You're already here — the permanent exhibits are open through the day.
8 min away
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Open-air venue and lake, right next to the museum.
Mountain View
Zareen's
Pakistani-Indian, local favorite — order the biryani.
Mountain View
Sakoon
Indian, downtown on Castro St — modern room, halal menu.
Palo Alto
Haji's Restaurant
100% certified halal — a Peninsula staple for Stanford & South Bay Muslims.
8 min away
Shoreline Lake
Trails, paddle boats, and views back toward the venue.
15 min away
Rancho San Antonio
Easy open-space hiking — a quiet reset between sessions.
Mountain View
Castro Street
Downtown strip — cafés, shops, and a walk after the room empties out.
$7.3T
Size of the global Muslim economy this summit is built for.
Curated
Attendees on the floor — curated, not a 5,000-badge expo hall.
200+
Founders across Islamic fintech, health, media, ed, and faith tech.
50+
Investors and VCs deploying capital into the ecosystem.
Founders & investors traveling from
United StatesCanadaTurkeySaudi ArabiaPakistanMalaysiaSingaporeQatar
01 — Why this room
Raising and building alone doesn't scale.
Muslim founders are building faster than ever — but scattered across a dozen WhatsApp groups and generic conferences that don't convert. Here's what changes when the founders and the capital of a $7.3T economy sit in one room, for one day.
Founders
Pitch people who already get it
Meet 50+ investors deploying directly into the Muslim economy — on the Main Stage and in the Startup Battlefield.
Investors
See a day of vetted deal-flow
200+ founders across Islamic fintech, health, media, ed, and faith tech — pre-screened, in one room, instead of a thousand cold decks in your inbox.
Everyone
Leave with a network, not a card stack
Sector deep-dives and a room capped near 1,000 — built for follow-through, not a badge and a business-card stack.
02 — Pick a side
Building for the Ummah, or building for the world?
Ask ten Muslim founders and you'll get two camps. One says build parallel infrastructure — halal banks, halal funds, halal everything — for the Ummah, by the Ummah. The other says build for everyone and let the values travel with the product. Niya Summit is the one room where both camps show up, argue it out, and still do business together — Building for the Ummah runs the AM sessions, Building for the World runs the PM sessions.
Building for the Ummah · AM Sessions
Parallel systems, built with intent.
Halal-first by design — banking, investing, and insurance built from scratch to serve the Muslim community's needs and values, without compromise.
Building for the World · PM Sessions
One product, values baked in.
Build for the mainstream market and bring ethical, values-aligned principles with you — bigger reach, same conviction, no separate lane.
03 — The program
Three arenas, engineered for deal-flow.
Main stage, an all-day hackathon, and focused breakout rooms — built so the room stays together instead of scattering across parallel tracks.
01
Main Stage & Startup Battlefield
Keynotes and panels with founders, ecosystem leaders, and global VCs — plus a live pitch competition where founders pitch directly to the people writing checks.
02
All-Day Hackathon
An eight-hour build day, run as its own program — separate $30 registration required, independent of your Summit pass. See the full hackathon program →
03
Ecosystem & sector tracks
Breakout rooms by region — the US, Middle East, Turkey, Pakistan — and by industry: fintech, health, media, ed, and faith tech.
04
Venue & logistics
Computer History Museum, Mountain View. Prayer room, halal catering, on-site parking, minutes from SFO & SJC.
All-Day Hackathon
Organized by Stanford Educated Tech Leaders
The All-Day Hackathon is run in partnership with education leaders from Stanford — its own eight-hour program, with separate $30 registration. Full hackathon program →
The venue
Computer History Museum
1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View — Silicon Valley
No tiers, no add-on pricing, nothing extra at checkout. The All-Day Hackathon is a separate program with its own $30 registration, independent of your Summit pass — see the full hackathon program.
Arena
Status
Main stage & Startup Battlefield
Included
Ecosystem & sector tracks
Included
Meals & beverages, catered halal, all day
Included
Networking with attendees
Included
Tickets and event operations are handled by Ummah Unite — checkout completes on their site.
Niya Summit Premium Pass
$149.99USD
245 passes available, max 5 per person. One line item — main stage, expo floor, and meals & beverages all included.
The morning track is Building for the Ummah, the afternoon track is Building for the World. Every speaker from both tracks is below — jump to a track or scroll through everyone.
Founders, investors, and entrepreneurs from banking, venture, fintech, takaful, and beyond — already building the $7.3T Muslim economy. Filter by industry to find your room.
Showing all 28 speakers
Junaid Wahedna
Chairman / Founder
Wahed
Wealth & Investment
Monem Salam
EVP & Portfolio Manager
Saturna Capital
Wealth & Investment
Irshad Rasheed
President
Stearns Salaam Bank
Banking & Deposits
Aijaz Hussain
EVP Sales & Director
UIF Corporation
Banking & Deposits
Umar Munshi
General Partner
HASAN VC
Venture Capital
Morrad Irsane
CEO & Co-Founder
Takadao
Insurance & Takaful
Sharene Lee
Co-Founder
Takadao
Insurance & Takaful
Owaiz Dadabhoy
Senior Vice President
Saturna Capital
Wealth & Investment
Mafaz Jaufer
CEO & Founder
VEPAY INC
Fintech & Payments
Souhail Meftah
Co-Founder & CTO
VEPAY
Fintech & Payments
Amber Gerstung
Chief Deposit Officer
Stearns Salaam Bank
Banking & Deposits
Anouar Adham
Founder
Bayuti
Halal Fintech
Zain Jeewanjee
CEO & Founder
Insure123 Insurance Agency
Insurance & Insure-Tech
Rayyan Naik
Founder
Ummah Unite
Community & Ecosystem
Yasin Amawi
Founder
Ummah Unite
Community & Ecosystem
Taqi Hasan
Co-Founder
Niya Venture Studio
Venture Capital
Tanveer Ali
Founder
Halal Money Forum
Community & Ecosystem
Abdullah ibn Oda
Co-Founder / Author
Bitcoin Majlis
Community & Ecosystem
Shakeb Kundiwala
Head of Platform Partnerships
Shariawiz
Wealth & Investment
Saad Hazari
Founder & CEO
Sarf
Fintech & Payments
Raza Abidi
Co-Founder
Dhow VC
Venture Capital
Souhayl Maronesy
Founder & CEO
EdificeX
Real Estate Tokenization
Saad Zariff
Co-Founder
NAMA Private Wealth
Wealth & Investment
Ali Farooq
Co-Founder
NAMA Private Wealth
Wealth & Investment
Kyle Natter
Co-Founder
Halal Wallet
Fintech & Payments
Farrukh Siddiqui
Founder & CEO
Defynance
Fintech & Payments
Sulaiman Hussaini
President
Ameen Housing
Community & Ecosystem
Dr. Mohammed Nadeem
Founder & CEO
Opulense
Venture Capital
PM Sessions
15 confirmed voices, one stage.
The afternoon track — founders, investors, and technologists bringing values-aligned, mainstream-facing products to the world stage. Filter by industry to find your room.
Showing all 15 speakers
Dr. Lamia Yousef
Board Director, GSB Alumni Association
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Academia & Ecosystem
Amer Haider
Co-founder
Growing Stronger
Founders & Entrepreneurs
Umair Khan
General Partner
Mentor Fund
Venture Capital
Dr. Mohammed Nadeem
Professional Faculty
UC Berkeley Haas
Academia & Ecosystem
Vaseem Anjum
CEO
Innowi
Founders & Entrepreneurs
Faysal Sohail
Managing General Partner
Presidio Partners
Venture Capital
Dr. Nur Hamdan
Product Head
Aixplain
Enterprise & AI Tech
Dr. Mohamed Mohamed
Director
Apple
Enterprise & AI Tech
Dr. Alaa Yousef
Sr. Staff Generative AI Data Scientist
Cotiviti
Enterprise & AI Tech
Saad Godil
Co-founder & CTO
Hippocratic AI
Enterprise & AI Tech
Ahmed Reza
Founder & CEO
Yobi
Enterprise & AI Tech
Noha Rizq
Chief Marketing Officer
Incorta
Enterprise & AI Tech
Razi Mohyeldin
Managing Partner
Souq Capital
Venture Capital
Dr. Ahmed Rushdi
Director
AI Industry Programs
Academia & Ecosystem
Dr. Amr Mohsen
Founder
SVEC
Founders & Entrepreneurs
06 — The ecosystem
Real entrepreneurs, already building this economy.
The founders and leaders from our confirmed speaker lineup, building the $7.3T Muslim economy across banking, venture, fintech, and takaful.
Junaid Wahedna
CEO / Founder (former)
Wahed
Monem Salam
EVP & Portfolio Manager
Saturna Capital
Irshad Rasheed
President
Stearns Salaam Bank
Aijaz Hussain
EVP Sales & Director
UIF Corporation
Kyle Natter
Co-Founder & CEO
Halal Wallet
Umar Munshi
General Partner
HASAN VC
Morrad Irsane
CEO & Co-Founder
Takadao
← Drag to see the full network →
07 — Organized by
A joint initiative, three organizations.
Powering the global Muslim founder ecosystem together — capital, community, and campus reach in one room.
SVEC
Co-organizer
sventclub.org — part of the three-organization team running Niya Summit.
Niya
Co-organizer
niyasf.com — part of the three-organization team running Niya Summit.
Halal Money Forum
Co-organizer
halalmoneyforum.com — part of the three-organization team running Niya Summit.
Sponsors & partners — hover or tap to see who they are
iUmmah UnitePaid sponsor — event & growth partner
The business, tech, and media behind Niya Summit — vendor marketplace, spot booking, and ticketing all in one platform.
iWahed
Global Islamic robo-advisor — halal investing app founded by Junaid Wahedna, managing $1B+.
iStearns Salaam BankPaid sponsor
Independent Minnesota bank — commercial & equipment financing.
iUIF
University Islamic Financial — Sharia-compliant home and commercial real-estate financing.
iAmana Mutual FundsPaid sponsor
Amana Funds, managed by Saturna Capital — halal mutual funds investing since 1986.
iAmeen HousingPaid sponsor
Halal home financing and housing solutions — led by Sulaiman Hussaini, President.
iHalal WalletPaid sponsor
Shariah-compliant digital banking app for everyday spending and saving — founded by Kyle Natter.
iVePay
Ethical, interest-free factoring and working-capital fintech for eCommerce sellers.
iHasan VC
Venture fund backing halal, ethical startups — founded by Umar Munshi.
08 — Our startup ecosystem
Companies already building the $7.3T economy.
A sample of the founders, funds, and platforms in Niya Summit's network — halal fintech, investing, and community tools already live today.
09 — Questions
Before you get your pass.
The short version of everything above, in case you skimmed.
Main Stage & Startup Battlefield, Ecosystem & sector tracks, the full expo floor, meals & beverages all day, and networking with a packed room of builders. One flat price — nothing extra at checkout.
No. The All-Day Hackathon is included with your Niya Summit pass at no extra cost, and it's also open without a pass. Either way, it requires its own separate, free registration to attend.
Founders raising or scaling in the Muslim economy, investors deploying capital into it, and builders/engineers who want in on the Hackathon. See "Choose your path" above for what each day looks like.
The AM sessions are Building for the Ummah — halal-first, parallel infrastructure built for the Muslim community. The PM sessions are Building for the World — mainstream products with Muslim values built in. Same pass, same room, both tracks in one day.
Yes — a dedicated prayer room and fully catered halal meals & beverages are on-site all day, included in your pass. No need to leave the venue.
Computer History Museum, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA. On-site parking, minutes from Palo Alto and San Jose, and a short drive from both SFO and SJC airports.
Secure your seat before the room fills.
Saturday, August 29, 2026 — Computer History Museum, Silicon Valley. A room built for depth, not a crowd of 5,000.
