
AI and the Muslim Community
Meet Our Experts
Learn from industry leaders who combine deep expertise in AI with a passion for community empowerment. Engage directly with our outstanding lineup and gain insights that will transform your organisation.

Ibtihal Aboussad
Engineering & Strategic Partnerships Lead at Yaqeen Institute
Keynote Speaker
AI & the Future of Muslim Communities
KEYNOTE
Ibtihal is the Engineering & Strategic Partnerships Lead at Yaqeen Institute, focused on scaling the organization's AI ecosystem.

Professor Dean Mohamedally
Professor of Computer Science, at University College London (UCL)
Keynote Speaker
Why Muslim Organisations Must Get Comfortable with AI
Keynote
Professor Dean Mohamedally is a Professor of Computer Science, at University College London's Department of Computer Science and the UCL AI Centre.

Zahid Mahmood
CTO & Founder, Anterior AI
Panellist
Why Muslim Organisations Must Get Comfortable with AI
DISCUSSION
Zahid is the founder of Anterior, a Series B AI startup based in the United States, that uses Generative AI to automate manual administration workflows in Healthcare.

Faz Kazmi
Vertical Launch Grants Manager at UK Space Agency
Workshop Host
The Art of the Prompt
BREAKOUT ROOM
Faz is a Vertical Launch Grant Manager at the UK Space Agency, working on the first-ever launches from British soil.

Adil Hussain
Senior Product Manager Financial Times
Workshop Host
The Art of the Prompt
BREAKOUT ROOM
Adil is a Senior Product Manager, entrepreneur and founder with over 7 years of experience delivering impactful digital products across the public and private sectors.

Dr Riasat Islam
Head of R&D at Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF)
Workshop Host
The Do’s and Don’ts of AI
BREAKOUT ROOM
Dr Riasat Islam is the Co-founder and Head of R&D at Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), a leading Islamic educational technology non-profit with over 15 million global users. He is also a Lecturer in Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London.

Boumediene Hamzi
Mathematician and Researcher
Workshop Host
The Do’s and Don’ts of AI as Muslims
BREAKOUT ROOM
Boumediene Hamzi is a mathematician and researcher specializing in the analysis of complex systems through the Theory of Dynamical Systems, Machine Learning, Algorithmic Information Theory, and their intersections.

Iblal Rakha
Clinical AI Fellow at Oxford University Hospitals
Workshop Host
3 Apps to Download & Use
BREAKOUT ROOM
Iblal Rakha is a Clinical AI Fellow at Oxford University Hospitals and an expert in healthcare informatics, AI, and machine learning.

Sherifat Akintunde-Shitu
Data Management Capability Lead at Accenture
Panellist
Why Muslim Organisations Must Get Comfortable with AI
DISCUSSION
Sherifat Akintunde-Shitu is a multi-award-winning data and AI leader and the UK, Ireland, and Africa Master Data Management Capability Lead at Accenture.

Shafiuddean Choudry
AI Author, PhD, Speaker, BFI
Panellist
Why Muslim Organisations Must Get Comfortable with AI
DISCUSSION
Shaf is career technologist focusing on big data and AI transformation projects.

Shaikh Dr Mahmood Chandia
Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire
Speaker
Islamic Reminder
Speaker
Senior scholar and graduate from Darul Uloom Bury and Al Azhar, as well as senior lecturer and programme lead at UCLAN and associate member of UCLan cybercrime unit.

Imam Ebrahim Esakjee
Imam, Bilal Academy Walsall
Speaker
Quran Recitation
Speaker
Imam Ebrahim Esakjee is trustee at Bilal Academy Walsall and Imam and Lecturer there as well Masjid Al-Farouq. Winner of most impactful Imam award 2022.