Arfah Farooq

Arfah Farooq is the co-founder of Muslim Tech Fest, Europe’s biggest gathering of Muslims shaping the tech world, and Muslamic Makers, a community helping Muslim changemakers thrive in tech and beyond. With a background in both public and private sectors, Arfah has launched impactful initiatives like the Number 10 Innovation Fellowship and a 1,500-strong product and delivery manager network for the UK Government. Recognized as one of Computer Weekly’s Top 11 Most Influential Women in Tech (2023) and a London Tech Week Changemaker (2018), Arfah is passionate about creating spaces where diversity drives innovation. When she’s not building communities, she’s researching and advocating for the next generation of Muslim women in tech as a Winston Churchill Fellow.