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At a time when entrepreneurship is often measured by speed - faster growth, faster scale, faster exits - Yasmeen Seedat offers a different perspective. For Yasmeen Seedat, Founder, Seedat Accounting, the real question isn’t how quickly a business can grow, but how well it is built to last. As the founder of Seedat Accounting and a driving force behind Elevate Business Summit, her work sits at the intersection of financial clarity, purposeful leadership, and long-term thin

As Elevate Business Summit, in Partnership with Salaam, prepares to bring together a new generation of ambitious founders and leaders, the conversation around growth is already taking shape. Much of it centres on capital, strategy, and opportunity, but beneath every successful business is something less visible: the legal infrastructure that determines whether that growth can actually hold. Hamza Alameddine Principal Solicitor, Birchgrove Legal - focused on building the le

Behind every growth story - whether in business, property, or investment - sits a more fundamental question: What role does capital really play? For Fawaz Sankari, Chief Executive Officer of Benchmark Capital, the answer has been shaped over nearly three decades - not just in capital markets, but across the table from the businesses trying to use it. Before leading Benchmark Capital, Sankari spent 27 years in banking across National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank, an

At the helm of Salaam, Talal Yassine AM is not just launching a financial institution - he is building an enduring platform designed to serve Australia’s Muslim community for generations. This is what institution-building looks like. Talal Yassine AM is known for building institutions that expand opportunity. His career has moved through law, investment banking, academia, community leadership, and now ethical finance. As the Founder and CEO of Salaam, he leads one of Austral

Few leaders understand the challenge of building lasting institutions quite like Professor Talal Yassine AM. With a career spanning law, investment banking, academia, and community leadership, Talal has spent decades creating structures that give people dignity, stability, and opportunity. As the Founder and CEO of Salaam, he now leads one of Australia’s pioneering Sharia-compliant financial institutions, built on the principles of fairness, transparency, and long-term stewar

When you meet Ranya Akacha, one thing becomes immediately clear: she has devoted her life to helping leaders rise above the noise. As a strategist, facilitator, and leadership advisor at Real Business Matters, she specialises in guiding organisations through the “messy middle” - the pivotal stage of growth where complexity rises, alignment slips, and leaders begin to feel the weight of carrying the entire business on their shoulders. Ranya emphasises that sustainable scale r

Few people in Australia are redefining Islamic finance and impact investing quite like Tanvir Uddin. A Bangladeshi-born Australian with a global career spanning management consulting, microfinance, venture philanthropy, and fintech, Tanvir has spent his professional life asking a simple but powerful question: How can capital genuinely uplift people? “Representation matters,” Tanvir says. “The more Muslim entrepreneurs we see building at scale, the more confidence the next gen

In today’s fast-evolving business landscape, the role of company directors has never carried greater weight - or greater scrutiny. For commercial and family lawyer Lamia Daher , helping directors understand the legal, ethical and strategic dimensions of their responsibilities has become both a professional mission and a personal calling. “As a commercial and family lawyer, I’ve always been drawn to the intersection of law, strategy and accountability,” Lamia shares. “It’s imp

Peter Gould’s story is one of faith, creativity, and courage - a journey that transformed him from a young designer experimenting with Photoshop in suburban Sydney to a globally recognised advocate for heart-centered design leadership . For over two decades, Peter has been helping brands, communities, and creative teams around the world rediscover what it means to design with authenticity and purpose. His studio has partnered with Apple, Google, Disney, Greenpeace, Dubai Is

As industries race toward digital transformation, few leaders have witnessed its impact across borders quite like Mohammad Chowdhury . Having advised governments, CEOs, and boards across nearly ninety countries, Mohammad brings a rare global perspective on how technology and geopolitics are converging to reshape business, leadership, and society. At the Elevate Business Summit 2026 , he will speak on “Technology, Geopolitics, and the Next Decade of Business” - a timely expl

Tasmeen Chopra OAM | Cross Cultural Consultant |Author When the Elevate Business Summit takes place in 2026, one of the most anticipated...

Interview with Zahra Towner, Founder The first event - Elevate: Muslims in Business 2026 - will be held at the luxurious...