Muslim Women and Financial Inclusion Symposium

🕌 Muslim Women & Financial Inclusion Symposium
📅 Date: Friday, 27 June 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Venue: Level 9, Peter Shergold Building 169 Macquarie Street, Parramatta (Western Sydney University)

🤝 Connect | 💰 Empower | 🧠 Learn
Join us for a unique opportunity to network, learn, and lead. This symposium brings together Muslim women, academics, industry professionals, and community leaders to explore how we can break barriers and build financial confidence in our communities.
Whether you're a student, entrepreneur, community advocate, academic or simply curious about financial empowerment—this event is for you.
☕ Tea, coffee, and lunch provided | 🧕 Prayer facilities available

🎯 Why Attend?

✅ Meet successful Muslim women in finance, business & law
✅ Build valuable professional and personal networks
✅ Learn about ethical and faith-aligned financial options
✅ Share experiences and shape inclusive solutions
✅ Gain insights on investment, entrepreneurship & leadership

🗓️ Program Highlights

🔹 10 AM: Welcome by Professor Catherine Renshaw (Dean, School of Law, WSU)

🔹 10:15 AM: Introductory Remarks by Professor Geoff Lee (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Western Sydney and External Engagement)

🔹 10:30 AM – Morning Keynotes
Theme: Ethical Leadership & Financial Inclusion: Muslim Women Leading with Purpose
🎤 Samina Akram (Managing Partner, Samak Ethical Finance)
🎤 Miriam Silva AM (Experienced CEO, Board Chair, Trustee and Director)

💬 Panel Discussion: Navigating Leadership, Investment & Ethical Finance
Moderated by Dr Maria Bhatti
• Armina Rosenberg (Co-Founder, Portfolio Manager, Minotaur Capital)
• Nina Fashik (Founder, Muslima Mindset)
• Dr Anisa Buckley (Authorised Credit Representative, Amanah Islamic Finance)
• Tasnia Alam Hannan (Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Arise Foundation)
• Tasnim Saeid (Legal Counsel, Awqaf Australia)

🔹 12:00 PM – Lunch & Prayer Break

🔹 1:00 PM – Roundtable Discussions & Report Back
Led by Dr Ayda Succarie and Dr Aila Khan Topic: Building Pathways – Financial Literacy, Inclusion & Entrepreneurship
This session explores how Muslim women can access, shape, and lead in financial spaces—whether through entrepreneurship, employment, or faith-aligned financial tools. It asks what inclusion means in practice and how legal, cultural, and institutional systems can better support women’s economic agency.

🔹 2:30 PM – Final Reflections & Closing