Day 1: Friday, June 18, 2021
Day 1: We are excited to kick off our 2021 Global Summit. We are starting the day off with a leadership panel featuring Ebru Köksal (Turkey), Rana Hussain (Australia), and Mariam Mell'Osiime Mpaata (Uganda). This panel of women will talk about how they are using their positions to pave the way for future leaders in sport as well as how they are shaping the governance and leadership of the global sports industry for the better. Our keynote speaker is Nadia Nadim (Denmark) who will share her journey around becoming a footballer as well as other areas she is passionate about. The second part of her talk will bring in young leaders in sports who will have an opportunity to speak with Nadia. The third session is with Nyimas Bunga Cinta (Indonesia) who will share with us her story on becoming a professional skateboarder. The next two sessions demonstrate the impact of athletes and researchers using their position and voice to shape society for the better. First, hear from Dr Haifa Tlili (France) who will be speaking about the Hijabeuses Campaign to abrogate the FFF Hijab Ban. She will be joined by Leïla Kellou, one of the members of Les Hijabeuses, an organisation that is leading social change both offline and online in France. The last session features, Zainab Alema (United Kingdom) who will speak to us about her life as a Black Muslim woman in rugby. She will share with us how she is juggling her identity within the rugby community and her goals to bring about change through her passion for rugby.
Session 1: Business and Leadership Panel
Moderator: Assmaah Helal
Ebru Köksal
Ebru Köksal is a former investment banker turned top-level international football executive, Ebru has run the leading football club in Turkey, Galatasaray, for 15 years.
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Rana Hussain
Rana Hussain is a Diversity and Inclusion leader making important inroads into Australian sporting culture and the community at large.
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Mariam Mell’Osiime Mpaata
Mariam Mell’Osiime Mpaata, an award-winning sports activist and CEO of Afrika Sports Foundation Center (Uganda), has since 2008 used the power of sports to bring East African communities together.
Read MoreKeynote: Nadia Nadim
Moderator: Shireen Ahmed
Session 2: Stories of Inspiration – One on One with Nyimas Bunga Cinta
Moderator: Solehah Misnan
Nyimas Bunga Cinta
Nyimas Bunga Cinta is an Indonesian skateboarder who has competed in the Asian Games.
Read MoreSession 3: Athlete Activism – One on One with Dr Haifa Tlili and Leïla Kellou
Moderator: Zuleikha Chikh
Dr Haifa Tlili
Dr Haifa Tlili research is centred on a comparative analysis of bodily and movement issues among women of Arabic-Muslim culture involved in departments of sport and physical education in France and Tunisia.
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Leïla Kellou
Leïla Kellou, Paris, 29 years old, Social Media Manager Sport, currently learning Arabic at the university.
Read MoreSession 4: Athlete Activism – One on One with Zainab Alema
Moderator: Shireen Ahmed
Zainab Alema
Zainab Alema is a rugby player for Barnes RFC and a trailblazer, working to encourage more Black and Muslim women to follow her lead and take up rugby.
Read MoreDay 2: Saturday, June 19, 2021
Day two continues the conversation around how Muslim sportswomen are spearheading both social and policy changes at the local and international level. We start the day off with Houda Loukili (Netherlands) how she is creating and advocating for young girls to make sports more accessible. The athlete activism panel features Noor Alexandria Abukaram (United States of America) and Amreen Kadwa (Canada). These young trailblazers will be sharing their stories around sports and policy and the work they are doing to ensure all young women have opportunities to participate in sports. We end the day with Khalida Popal (Afghanistan), she will share with us how she is using football (soccer) as a tool for inclusion and empowerment for women. She will also provide solutions on how to develop women's football both at the grassroots and professional level.
Session 1: Athlete Activism – One on one with Houda Loukili
Moderator: Fitriya Mohamed
Houda Loukili
Houda Loukili grew up in the Netherlands and she first came into contact with kickboxing at the age of 11.
Read MoreSession 2: Athlete Activism Panel with Noor Alexandria Abukaram and Amreen Kadwa
Moderator: Fitriya Mohamed
Noor Alexandria Abukaram
Noor Alexandria Abukaram is a senior at The Bounty Collegium, a non-traditional high school that challenges students to identify their passions.
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Amreen Kadwa
Amreen Kadwa is the founder and Executive Director of non-profit organization Hijabi Ballers.
Read MoreSession 3: Business and Leadership – One on One with Khalida Popal
Moderator: Haneen Al-Khateeb
Khalida Popal
Khalida Popal is the Former Capitan and one of the founding members of the first Afghanistan Women’s National Football Team.
Read MoreDay 3: Sunday, June 20, 2021
The final day of the summit hits on various themes. First, we will start off with a panel featuring Khadijah Diggs (United States of America), a triathlete, and Samira Asghari (Afghanistan), IOC member from Afghanistan. They will be sharing their inspirational stories around how they are using their positions to create opportunities for Muslim women in sport. We will also hold a workshop, which will be led by Ebru Köksal. This special workshop is for a limited number of attendees (please visit our social media page where the link is posted to sign up), will focus on key leadership growth areas of confidence building and the critical elements around it to which aid in one's growth. Attendees will have a chance to partake in the modules which are used in leadership courses delivered for the likes of FIFA and UEFA.
Session 1: Stories of Inspiration Panel with Khadijah Diggs and Samira Asghari
Moderator: Tala Damra
Khadijah Diggs
Khadijah Diggs is a mother, Project Manager and a Team USA and Silver Ironman All-World Triathlete.
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Samira Asghari
Samira Asghari is the first ever Member of the International Olympic Committee from Afghanistan since 2018.
Read MoreSpecial workshop exploring leadership with Ebru Köksal
Moderator: Dr Rimla Akhtar
Ebru Köksal
Ebru Köksal is a former investment banker turned top-level international football executive, Ebru has run the leading football club in Turkey, Galatasaray, for 15 years.
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