From Idea to Impact: Journeys of Muslim Founders

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Location: The Landing Downstairs

Time: 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Moderator: Nourin Abubaker

Speakers: Nadah Feteih, Senan Khawaja, Alfarouk Ahmed

Abstract:

This session celebrates the stories of Muslim founders who turned their visions into world-changing ventures. Each journey highlights the grit, creativity, and faith that fueled success. The session leaves attendees inspired and equipped with the mindset that their ideas, too, can become forces for global impact.

Speaker Biographies:

Nourin Abubaker — 

Nadah Feteih — Nadah Feteih is the Founder and CEO of Ma’wa Collective: the largest travel and adventure company for Muslim women. In their first year, they grew exponentially to lead 26 group trips serving 500+ women from around the world. She is a previous Employee Fellow at the Institute for Rebooting Social Media (RSM) where she focused on tech ethics research and a previous Senior Software Engineer at Meta. She holds B.S and M.S degrees from UC San Diego in Computer Science with a focus on systems and security. In her free time, she enjoyed running, hiking, and mountaineering.

Senan Khawaja — Senan Khawaja is the co-founder and CEO of Kollegio AI, a rapidly growing platform connecting students, colleges, and educators through personalized, AI-powered counseling. In a year, Kollegio has empowered ~100,000 students globally, all completely for free. Kollegio is currently partnered with the California State University system and is partnering with universities worldwide to reinvent higher education access.  To date, Kollegio has raised $3.55 million from leading VCs like Reach Capital & national NGOs like Jobs for the Future.