🌟 We are thrilled to announce our breakout session for MPOWER 2026: “Islamophobia: Addressing Anti-Muslim Hostility in the Workplace”
Too many Muslim professionals have experienced it. Too few workplaces are equipped to handle it.
This session brings the conversation into the open with evidence, with clarity, and with practical tools to help you recognise, report, and respond to anti-Muslim hostility wherever it occurs.
On the agenda:
→ The working definition of Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim hatred
→ The scale of the issue, what the UK statistics actually tell us
→ How to report Islamophobic incidents in the workplace, in public, and on social media
→ Your rights as a Muslim professional, and how to use them
→ Strategies and tools for navigating difficult conversations with confidence
We are honoured to be joined by:
🎙️Sobiya Jawaid (Host) - Leadership Coach & D&I Consultant, SJ Coaching & Consulting
🎙️Sufia Hussain - Founder, RB+ (Religion & Belief+)
🎙️Dr Abida Malik - Lecturer & Chaplain, University of Nottingham
This is not a session about fear. It is a session about knowledge, resilience, and knowing your rights. Come prepared to engage and leave equipped.
🎫 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/mpower2026 (Link in bio)
🌟 We are delighted to welcome Salma Hussain, Management Consultant at Deloitte, as a host for our “Faith In The Workplace: Considerations in Applying our Faith within our Careers” panel session at the MPOWER Muslim Professionals Leadership Summit 2026!
About Salma:
Salma is a Management Consultant at Deloitte specialising in AI and Data. Her experiences in the corporate world sparked her passion for muslim employee advocacy through volunteering with CUBE Network, Muslim Tech Fest, Muslim Leadership Foundation, Deloitte Muslim Network and more. For her continual community work, she is a multi award winner including from the Mayor of London, Top 50 Influential Muslims in Europe and more.
We look forward to hearing from her and the panellists in an insightful conversation on navigating faith, identity, and career with confidence and authenticity.
🎫 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/mpower2026 (Link in bio)
Ready to grow in your faith and strive for professional excellence? 🚀
We’re excited to be attending the MPower Leadership Summit this year, and it’s happening in the Midlands! 🙌
If you’re a professional, creative, student, entrepreneur, or leader looking to grow, and be inspired alongside like-minded Muslims, this is a day you don’t want to miss.
🎟 Early bird tickets are live NOW, secure your spot before prices go up!
Link in the Bio
🌟 We are thrilled to announce our breakout session for MPOWER 2026: “From Employee to Entrepreneur: Freedom, Pressure and Everything in Between”
🚨 Thinking about leaving your 9–5 and building something of your own?
This is the conversation you NEED to be in.
We’re proud to announce our powerful breakout session:
🌙 From Employee to Entrepreneur: Freedom, Pressure & Everything In Between 🚀
More Muslims than ever are dreaming of building businesses, creating halal income streams, gaining financial freedom, and building a legacy for their families and the Ummah.
But entrepreneurship isn’t just “be your own boss” quotes and social media highlights.
Behind every founder is pressure. Risk. Sacrifice. Sleepless nights. Doubt. Tawakkul. Growth.
This session pulls back the curtain on what it REALLY takes to go from employee to entrepreneur, financially, mentally, professionally, and spiritually.
If you’ve ever thought:
→ “Could I actually start my own business?”
→ “Am I ready to leave employment?”
→ “How do Muslim entrepreneurs deal with pressure and uncertainty?”
→ “Can I build wealth without compromising my values?”
…then this session was made for you.
🔥 Expect honest insights, practical advice, powerful networking, and real stories from Muslim founders who’ve actually done it.
You’ll learn:
✅ The truths nobody tells you about entrepreneurship
✅ How to know when it’s time to take the leap
✅ The mindset shifts needed to succeed in business
✅ How to build with purpose, barakah, and long-term vision
✅ Mistakes to avoid before leaving your job
✅ How faith and tawakkul play a role during uncertainty
Featuring an incredible panel of Muslim founders and leaders:
🎙️ Mobeen Butt (Host) - Founder, Jabril Network
🎙️ Farid Khan - Partner, Salonia Group
🎙️ Fallaq Ujalla - Founder & CEO, Skylight Lounge
🎙️ Sobiya Jawaid - Leadership Coach & D&I Consultant,
SJ Coaching & Consultancy
💥 Whether you’re a student, professional, side-hustler, founder, or future entrepreneur - this is your chance to learn directly from people who’ve walked the path.
🎫 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/mpower2026 (Link in bio)
🌟 We are delighted to welcome Hussain Muhamed, GP Registrar & Tarbiyah Twins, as a host for our “The Leadership Multiplier: Nurturing With Purpose, Multiplying Impact” panel session at the MPOWER Muslim Professionals Leadership Summit 2026!
About Hussain:
A doctor passionate about helping the next generation of Muslims connect with and be transformed by their faith. Alongside my twin, we are the Tarbiyah Twins, creating content, workshops, and programs that nurture spiritual growth while striving for professional excellence.
We look forward to hearing from him and the panellists in a powerful conversation on purposeful leadership, faith, and lasting impact.
🎫 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/mpower2026 (Link in bio)
🌟 We are delighted to welcome Fallaq Ujalla, Founder & CEO of Skylight Lounge, as a speaker on our “From Employee to Entrepreneur: Freedom, Pressure and Everything in Between” breakout session at the MPOWER Muslim Professionals Leadership Summit 2026!
About Fallaq:
Fallaq is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker and the founder of Skylight Lounge, an award-recognised specialty coffee and community space redefining what modern third spaces can look like in the North.
Before entrepreneurship, she built her career in STEM, working as a scientist before moving into global ingredients specifications management at the Birmingham headquarters of Mondelez International. While balancing corporate life, chronic health challenges and long working weeks, she simultaneously spent nearly two years building Skylight Lounge from the ground up before eventually leaving the security of her career to pursue entrepreneurship full-time.
What started as an ambitious idea with limited resources has since grown into one of Bradford’s most talked-about independent spaces, known for blending specialty coffee, culture, creativity and community under one roof. Entirely self-designed and community-driven, Skylight Lounge has become a hub for workshops, networking events, artist showcases and meaningful conversations, earning recognition for both its impact and atmosphere.
Fallaq was also recognised as Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the QED YAYA Awards, reflecting her growing impact as a founder building spaces and businesses that challenge convention while creating genuine human connection.
Through her journey from scientist to founder, she has become known for her honest perspective on risk, resilience, identity and the realities of entrepreneurship behind the highlight reel.
We look forward to hearing Fallaq’s insights in what promises to be a powerful and unmissable conversation on entrepreneurship, ambition, and navigating the realities behind the journey.
🎫 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/mpower2026 (Link in bio)
We are thrilled to announce our breakout session for MPOWER 2026: “Your AI Colleague: Using AI Agents to Supercharge Your Working Day” 🤖✨
What if you had a brilliant colleague who never slept, never missed a deadline, and was always ready to help for free?
AI agents can be exactly that. This session isn’t about replacing how you work, it’s about removing the tasks that drain your time and energy, so you can show up fully for the work that actually matters.
On the agenda:
→ What AI agents actually are, and why they’re different from ChatGPT
→ Real-world examples of AI handling emails, scheduling, research, and reporting
→ How to build a simple AI-assisted workflow, no coding required
→ The prompts and tools that get results from day one
→ Common mistakes to avoid when bringing AI into your work
→ How to stay in control and keep your judgment at the centre
We are delighted to be joined by:
🎙️ Mohammed Pakwashee - Founder, Digital Muslims North
🎙️ Rehan Hussain - Data & AI Architect, ANS Group
Whether you’re in operations, finance, HR, or communications, AI agents are quietly transforming how the sharpest professionals spend their day. This session will show you exactly how to join them. 🚀
🎫 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/mpower2026 (Link in bio)
🌟 We are delighted to welcome Ruzwan Boota, Tax Director at I Will Solicitors, as a speaker on our “Faith In The Workplace: Considerations in Applying our Faith within our Careers” panel session at the MPOWER Muslim Professionals Leadership Summit 2026!
About Ruzwan:
Tax Director at I Will Solicitors (which is part of the Wahed Group). Spent over 16 years working as a tax advisor at some of the leading global accountancy firms, and now is leading on Tax Advisory at I Will Solicitors where the focus is on helping bring quality tax advice to the Muslim community. As part of my time at Mazars, I helped found the Muslim Network and helped grow it to the most active network in the firm, such that it was held as the example for all of the other networks.
We look forward to hearing his insights and experiences as we bring together Muslim professionals, leaders and changemakers for a day of meaningful conversations, growth and connection.
🎫 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/mpower2026 (Link in bio)
🌟 We are delighted to welcome Sufia Hussain, Founder of RB+ (Religion & Belief+), as a speaker on our "Islamophobia: Addressing Anti-Muslim Hostility in the Workplace" breakout session at the MPOWER Muslim Professionals Leadership Summit 2026!
About Sufia:
Sufia Hussain is an award-winning organisational culture and inclusion leader with over two decades of experience shaping equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategies for global matrix organisations. As a thought leader grounded in cultural intelligence, she specialises in bridging gaps between faith inclusion and broader EDI implementation.
In 2025, Sufia founded RB+ (Religion & Belief Plus), a specialist consultancy dedicated to pioneering faith inclusion within corporate people strategies. Since launching RB+, Sufia has partnered with organisations to challenge their blindspots on anti-Muslim hostility through a series of listening circles, faith literacy programs and leadership conversations.
A highly sought-after speaker and empathetic facilitator, Sufia is known for successfully navigating sensitive social justice issues and building psychological safety across all levels of an organisation.
We look forward to hearing her insights in a critical conversation on addressing Islamophobia and advancing inclusive workplace cultures.
🎫 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/mpower2026 (Link in bio)
🌟 We are delighted to announce our breakout session for MPOWER 2026, “The 5-9 Impact: Creating Your Charitable Legacy”
Your 9–5 builds your career. What is your 5–9 building?
Charity is not just about what you give financially. Your time, your skills, your network, your voice. These are some of the most powerful assets you can offer your community.
This session challenges the traditional view of charity and equips you with a practical framework to create real, lasting impact.
On the agenda:
→ Reframing charity, beyond zakat and sadaqah
→ The 5 Pillars of Professional Impact
→ Mentorship as Sadaqah Jariyah
→ Skills-based volunteering in your field
→ Creating access and opening doors for others
→ Applying a professional mindset to community challenges
→ Building sustainable initiatives with a legacy that outlasts you
This session is led by:
🎙️Nasir Khan - Independent Mediator & Arbitrator | Co-Founder, Muslims in Rail
You already have more to give than you realise. Come ready to be challenged, leave with clarity and start making your 5–9 count. 🚀
🎫 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/mpower2026 (Link in bio!)
Assalaamu alaykum,
Alhamdulillah, we are so excited to announce Warwick ISoc Alumni has joined Consortium Muslim Professional Network - a collective of communities of Muslim professionals across the UK.
Through this, our alumni will now have access to mentorship and career development programmes, and the opportunity to attend large-scale summits and networking events (at a discounted rate) inshaAllah 🌷 We hope this will be a means for our alumni community to flourish even more, inshaAllah.
May Allah guide us all, place barakah in this collaboration, and strengthen the ummah upon goodness always, Aameen
🌟 We are thrilled to announce our panel session for MPOWER 2026, “The Power of Senior Leadership in Mentoring the Next Generation”
Is having a mentor really enough? In today’s landscape, doing a good job is the bare minimum. To truly get ahead, your voice needs to be heard in rooms you may not even be in yet.
This session draws a clear line between mentorship and allyship, and gives you the tools to do something about it.
On the agenda:
→ The real distinction between a mentor and an ally
→ Why performance alone no longer guarantees progression
→ Practical steps to identify, build, and activate the right ally relationship
→ Why senior leaders should step into the ally role, and what they gain from it
We are honoured to be joined by an outstanding panel:
🎙️ Dr. Nadia Ahmed (Host) - Consultant & Specialist Orthodontist
🎙️ Sohail Ali - Partner, DLA Piper
🎙️ Bano Sheikh - Partner, KPMG UK
🎙️ Bilal Hafeez - CEO, Macro Hive
Whether you are just starting out or leading from the front, this conversation is for you. Come ready to listen, reflect, and leave with a new perspective on the relationships that shape careers. 🚀
🎫 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/mpower2026 (Link in bio!)
