Muslamic Makers: What is #techforgood and what does it mean in the world we live in?

 

What is #techforgood and what does it mean in the world we live in?
Salams, we’re super excited to join up with ThoughWorks to spend an evening talking about #techforgood. We’ve got an awesome lineup of panelists and an amazing location. Get your tickets fast and help us spread the word

Our panel:
(More panelist being confirmed)

Zulfiqar Deo
Zulfiqar Deo
Zufi and Ondrej founded Bizgees in 2016 and are currently part of the F10 FinTech Accelerator program. Bizgees organise interest free microfinance for UN Refugee Entrepreneurs. They’re currently focusing their work in the Zaatari UN Camp in Jordon.
Sareh Heidari
Sareh Heidari
Sareh Heidari is a web developer. Interested in emerging technologies and how they can change the way we live and work, for the better.
Ghalib Khan
Ghalib Khan
Ghalib is the cofounder of Written Medicine, a health tech startup that have created a solution that translates and prints crucial bilingual medical information in the form of; pharmacy dispensing labels, discharge medication summary and e-prescriptions. Their system is being used in a number of NHS Trusts and part of an NHS Health Education England funded academic project.
Min Teo
Min Teo
Min Teo leads Finance and Fundraising for Techfugees, a volunteer-driven social enterprise focused on empowering displaced people with technology. In her day job, she’s VP of Operations & finance for a UK-based FinTech startup. She is heavily involved in the startup community and is involved in several charitable causes including organising events for UNICEF and tutoring under-privileged youth. She previously co-founded a not-for-profit education organisation focused on teaching financial literacy to women in shelters.
Devangana Khokhar
Devangana Khokhar
Devangana is an experienced Data Scientist focused towards role of Data Science and Machine Learning in revolutionizing not just businesses, but also the world that we live in. She has a deep interest in using data for social good. In her day job, she works at ThoughtWorks, a technology consulting company. She also leads the India chapter of DataKind, a non-profit that aims at harnessing the power of data science in the service of humanity. She has also authored a book titled “Gephi Cookbook” with Packt Publishing. She identifies herself as a non-apologetic feminist and has been an advocate for the absolute need of inclusivity and diversity in every dimension.

Format:
6.00 – Doors open
6.15 – #techforgood panel
7.00 – Questions and Answers
7.15 – Pizza and networking
8.00 – Everyone out!

Big big thanks to ThoughtWorks for sponsoring and hosting us.

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Who are we?
Murtaza – UX designer working on digital products and startups. I helped co-found casseroleclub.com alongside FutureGov.
Arfah – Head up the Marketing at Makers Academy, a 12 week coding bootcamp. I co-founded Discoverables and went through a social tech accelerator where I had a crazy #startupkid journey.
Faheem – Freelance product designer a product designer with equal amounts design and code, currently @amaliah_tweets
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Note: This event is open to people of all faiths and none! We just want to create a space to showcase what people in the muslim community are up too! Here’s why we started #muslamicmakers