LEAD Summit 2026

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JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria · Houston, TX

September 18–20, 2026 · JW Marriott, Houston, Texas

LEAD Summit 2026 Agenda

Three days of keynotes, workshops, panels, and community. Here is the full schedule.

Please note: The agenda is subject to last-minute changes.
Friday September 18, 2026
  1. 5:00 PM
    Registration & Networking Reception
  2. 6:15 PM
    Welcome & Opening Remarks
    Speaker: AMCOB Leadership
  3. 6:45 PM
    Opening Keynote
    Speaker: Omair Tariq (cart.com)
  4. 7:45 PM
    Maghreb Prayers, Dinner, & Community Conversations
  5. 10:00 PM
    End of Evening
Saturday September 19, 2026
  1. 7:30 AM
    Breakfast
  2. 8:30 AM
    Morning Welcome & Day Overview
  3. 8:45 AM
    Find Your Greater Why 90 min
    Qur'anic Lessons for a Purpose-Driven Life
    Speaker: Imam Adnan Adrian Wood-Smith
  4. 10:15 AM
    Strategic Foresight in Seerah 75 min
    Lessons in Long-Term Planning and Execution
    Speaker: Assad Koshul
  5. 11:30 AM
    Build It Right. Protect What You've Built. Know When to Sell. 30 min
    A Founder's Legal Playbook for the AI Era
    Speaker: Syeda Nazifa Nawroj
  6. 12:00 PM
    Lunch & Duhr Prayer Break
  7. 1:30 PM
    EOS Vision Building 90 min
    Vision, people, data, issues, process, and accountability
    Speaker: Malik Khan
  8. 3:00 PM
    Mining the Miracle Machine 45 min
    A Blueprint for Merging Human and Artificial Intelligence
    Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Shehata
  9. 3:45 PM
    Break
  10. 4:00 PM
    Growth With a Compass 45 min
    A Working Session with a PE Investor
    Speaker: Kamal Solaiman
  11. 4:45 PM
    Featured AMCOB Members: Presentations
  12. 5:45 PM
    Free Time / Asr Prayers / Refresh
  13. 6:30 PM
    Saturday Dinner & Networking
    Open mic for attendee stories — 2 min each, volunteer basis
  14. 8:30 PM
    Keynote – Breaking Boundaries with Your Identity Intact 45 min
    Speaker: Aneesa Muthana
  15. 9:15 PM
    Networking
  16. 10:00 PM
    End of Evening
Sunday September 20, 2026
  1. 7:30 AM
    Breakfast
  2. 8:30 AM
    Morning Reflection & Day Overview
  3. 8:45 AM
    The Trust Economy 30 min
    Doing Business with Integrity in a Skeptical Marketplace
    Speaker: Sajjad Chowdhry
  4. 9:15 AM
    Panel: Sales & Marketing 60 min
    Speaker: Ayesha Qureshi, Moubeen Shahid & Faruk Bhagani
  5. 10:15 AM
    Break
  6. 10:30 AM
    Leading in the Age of AI: The Leadership Shift from Strategy to Execution 45 min
    Moving from Strategy to Execution in AI
    Speaker: Nejat Abdurrahman
  7. 11:15 AM
    Vulnerability: The Road to Courage 45 min
    Understand vulnerability as essential to courageous leadership
    Speaker: Tasnim Benhalim
  8. 12:00 PM
    Housekeeping
  9. 12:15 PM
    Lunch / Prayer
  10. 2:00 PM
    Closing Keynote: Success to Significance 45 min
    Speaker: Umair Khan
  11. 2:45 PM
    Closing Remarks, Commitments & Send-Off
    Speaker: AMCOB Leadership
  12. 3:15 PM
    Networking Session
  13. 4:00 PM
    End of Summit

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September 18–20, 2026 · JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria, Houston, TX

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  • Cancellations made on or before June 15 are fully refundable.
  • Cancellations between June 16 and August 15 are eligible for a 50% refund.
  • After August 16, participation is non-refundable.
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September 18–20, 2026 · JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria · Houston, TX

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