The Path to Success: Dinner and Conversation with Muslim Trailblazers

1221 McKinney Street,Houston TX 77010

05 May, 2022

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Conversations with Muslim trailblazers that will inspire your professional and personal growth We are excited to invite you to the first MAX event held in the U.S. and the launch of MAX Texas, including our Mentorship program! You will have the opportunity to network with successful Muslim professionals, hear about how they paved their career paths, what techniques they used to build their unique “brands” and what advice they would give to their younger selves. If you have a passion for Entrepreneurship or Intrapreneurship, this will be a great opportunity to learn from some of the brightest minds in our community! Our launch event will help us celebrate Muslim excellence, and serve as a platform to meet likeminded, successful Muslims in the greater Houston area.  We will also be introducing our Mentorship and Aspire programs, which can help you grow your personal professional network and skills. Join us on May 5 for some delicious dinner, and help us build a professional community for Muslims here  in Texas. We look forward to seeing you soon! Dinner: Dimassi's Mediterranean Grill and refreshments will be served Parking: TBD Dress Code: Business-Casual Don't forget to register below! Please arrive on time and be ready to engage! Houston, we’re coming for you. Muqsit AshrafSenior Managing Director and Global Energy Industry Lead at Accenture | View Profile Muqsit Ashraf leads Accenture’s Global Energy Industry practice. Muqsit has a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, and a Master's in Business Administration from Yale University. With 20+ years’ experience in this sector, Muqsit guides the vision and strategy of the practice, manages the client portfolio, and supports a network of alliance partners. He also serves on Accenture’s Global Leadership Council. Joseph AhmadFounding partner in the Houston law firm of AZA | View Profile Joseph Y. Ahmad, a founding partner in the Houston law firm of AZA, is a lawyer for executives and has been recognized nationally as one of the best lawyers in his field. He represents executives in a variety of matters, including breach of contract, trade secrets, covenants not to compete, breach of fiduciary duty and other matters. Aziz GilaniVenture Capitalist at Mercury Fund and Adjunct Professor at Rice University | View Profile Aziz Gilani is a Managing Director at Mercury Fund, a venture capital firm, where he focuses on investments in enterprise SaaS, Cloud and data science startups. He is also a Professor at the Jones School at Rice University teaching a class on Startup Finance as well as a 2021 National Venture Capital Association award winner. Dr. Ketam HamdanA licensed therapist, educator, presenter, and influencer | View Profile Dr. Hamdan runs her own private practice, Brain Health, while also co-founding and running a non-profit Mental Health team for Annisa Hope Center’s trauma clients. Dr. Ketam Hamdan holds a Ph.D. in Psychology as well as a Master’s in religion and psychology from Harvard University and a Master’s of Science from Columbia University. Bassant El-ShazlyMAX Texas Moderator | View Profile