A limited allocation of local tickets is available for residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Email adam@muslimtechfest.com to enquire about eligibility and access.
On the edge of what’s next
At MTF Bosnia, we’re giving you more time to stop, find deeper ideas to tussle with, and more opportunities to imagine with the people courageous enough to face the challenges ahead.
2,000+ people will descend on Sarajevo for the largest AI summit in the Balkans to explore the future of AI.
In this vibrant hum, we’ve carved out a focused space across 3 days to put your skills, curiosity, and experience at the heart of the questions that will shape the next century.
If you've felt the ground shifting beneath your feet, wondered what comes next, or keep asking yourself where you fit in - join us to shape Muslim Capital and the AI application layer.
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Why Sarajevo?
Perspective: Sarajevo is more than a backdrop — it’s part of the conversation. Bosnia knows what it means to build with limited resources and innovate under pressure.
Culture: From ćevapi and coffee to centuries-old mosques, experience a Muslim culture that has endured, adapted and remained distinctly its own.
People: Through our local partnerships, meet 2,000+ founders, scholars and builders from across the Balkans that you might never otherwise encounter:
Join unapologetic Muslims committed to excellence
Three days of content, networking and building together
Thursday — AI Summit · 15th October 2026
Grants access to a full day of strategic insights, visionary talks, and high-level discussions on AI’s role in industry transformation at the Main Stage, National Theatre Sarajevo (Obala Kulina bana 9), on October 15. Built for executive decision-makers across banking, insurance, telecoms, government, manufacturing, retail, consulting, and legal. The decisions you make tomorrow start with the conversations you have here — on the stage hundreds of C-suite professionals have already chosen.
Built for Senior Engineers, AI/ML Engineers, CTOs, Solution Architects, DevOps, Data and Software Engineers, and technical founders. Grants access to two full days of live coding, deep technical talks, panels, and a Build-Off finale at the Engineering Stage, BKC Sarajevo (Branilaca 24). Learn from and connect with the most successful global tech leaders at the largest dedicated AI engineering programme in Southeast Europe. Day 1: what you can build. Day 2: how you ship it.
Sam Morrow
Senior Software Engineer, GitHub
Dr. Maria Grazia Frontoso
Director of Field Engineering, Databricks
Marcus Eagan
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, NativeLink
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Grants access to a full day of hands-on AI workshops at the Create & Grow with AI Stage, BKC Sarajevo (Branilaca 24). No theory. No technical background required. Just you, global and local experts, and real content you create on the day: finished video, campaign assets, a social media pipeline, or a brand toolkit. Built for marketing managers, social media leads, content creators, video producers, brand managers, agency creatives and founders who run their own marketing.
Matej Zalar
Co-Founder & CEO, HolyShift
Alen Malkoč
Founder & CEO, FlyRank.ai
Edin Mehić
CSO, Bloomteq
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Grants access to a full day of high-impact sessions on AI in finance, legal, and compliance at the Youth Theatre Sarajevo (Kulovića 8). Contract review, financial close, GRC automation, EU AI Act compliance, and live-build workshops from a blank canvas on screen. Built for General Counsel, CFOs, Chief Compliance Officers, Heads of Internal Audit, Legal Ops, and Finance Transformation leads. AI is already reshaping the departments that run your company. Every session applies to every industry.
Isabel Neto
Practice Manager, Digital Transformation, The World Bank
Nikola Petrović
Co-Founder & CEO, Isonapse
Christopher Cortese
Chief Technology Officer, Green Cabbage Inc.
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Your machines are already talking. Are you listening? Grants access to a full day at the Energy & Manufacturing Stage, Youth Theatre Sarajevo (Kulovića 8) — built for Plant Directors, Production Managers, Maintenance Engineers, Energy Managers, COOs, and Heads of Digital Transformation across manufacturing, automotive, food processing, chemicals, pharma, and packaging. The gap between where you are and where you could be is profit that already exists. Come collect it with this ticket.
Nađa Dizdarević
Co-Founder & CEO, RenewXchange
Kristijan Jarc
Chief Digital Officer, Salzburg AG
Džefris Dizdarević
Senior Enterprise Architect, Lufthansa Technik
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The MTF Pass includes full access to the KTF AI Summit, with a value of £300, bringing together 2,000+ people in Sarajevo for one of the Balkans’ leading gatherings around AI and technology. View more details here.
An intimate evening bringing together VIPs, speakers, partners and invited guests for dinner and conversation ahead of the Summit.
* Note: Subject to change. Access to the agenda will depend on your package selection. VIP Experience Pass covers everything mentioned across day 1-3. Compare the passes
World class speakers
This is the firepit of the biggest and most exciting names in the Tech & Entrepreneurship scene from both MTF and KTF Summits. We bring together the very best in the game from all backgrounds and levels of experience. MTF Experience passes get access to both Summits.
World class speakers
This is the firepit of the biggest and most exciting names in the Tech & Entrepreneurship scene from both MTF and KTF Summits. We bring together the very best in the game from all backgrounds and levels of experience. MTF Experience passes get access to both Summits.
Before you arrive, we’ll match you with someone to share your learnings and discoveries with.
Pray in the Heart of Sarajevo
Begin each day with Qur’an and end with Qiyām in places shaped by centuries of Muslim history.
Find Your Circle
Gather in a halaqah to reflect, challenge one another and make sense of what you’re here to build.
Break Bread Over Bosnian Ćevapi
Sit down with new friends for an evening of local food, stories and conversation hosted by our Bosnian friends.
Step Into Sarajevo’s Story
Wander the streets of Baščaršija, visit the Tunnel of Hope and reflect on what Bosnia can teach us about technology, resilience and sovereignty.
The MTF Summit: Think and Build Together
The future will be shaped by the people willing to ask difficult questions, imagine what doesn’t exist yet, and then do the hard work of building it.
Following the Prophetic practice of shura (consultation), the MTF Summit is designed not simply for you to listen, but to participate, contribute, challenge, and build the future of Muslim Capital and the AI application layer.
The Theory
Visionary Track: What should we back?
Imagine the future of AI and identify where Muslims are uniquely positioned to make the greatest impact with their capital.
The Application
Builders Track: What should we build?
Ideas, capital and technical capability together in one room to turn possibilities into products and policy.
There’s more...
Mentorship Majlis Circle
Intimate conversations with founders, scholars, and investors three steps ahead.
Some conversations are worth travelling for. One hour, four attendees, one mentor. An honest conversation about what you're working on and where you're stuck.
Past facilitators have included
Husayn Kassai
Co-Founder, Onfido
Haroon Mokhtarzada
Founder, Rocket Money
Ustadh Hisham Abu Yusuf
Founder, Roots Academy
Iqbal Khan
CEO, Fajr Capital
Ibrahim Khan
Founder, Cur8 Capital
Humna Khan
Founder, ASTRO
Chris Blauvelt
Founder, LaunchGood
Sujude Dalieh
Growth, Replit
Husayn Kassai
Co-Founder, Onfido
Haroon Mokhtarzada
Founder, Rocket Money
Ustadh Hisham Abu Yusuf
Founder, Roots Academy
Iqbal Khan
CEO, Fajr Capital
Ibrahim Khan
Founder, Cur8 Capital
Humna Khan
Founder, ASTRO
Chris Blauvelt
Founder, LaunchGood
Sujude Dalieh
Growth, Replit
2026 lineup - revealed soon
Who's in the room?
The best gatherings have a certain rhythm: the right people, the right questions, and enough space and time for unexpected ideas to collide. That’s the formula we're bringing to Bosnia. People defined less by their titles and more by what they build, how they think, and what they believe is possible.
One can change everything
Which one are you?
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What each pass covers
MTF Access Pass
Day 1 — Friday
MTF Summit Visionary Track
MTF Summit Builder Track
Full access to the MTF Summit
Access to the Marsoos directory
40% off partner hotels
MTF Experience Pass
Day 1 — Thursday
Main Stage
Engineering Stage
Create and Grow with AI Stage
Finance, Legal & Compliance Stage
Energy & Manufacturing Stage
Day 2 — Friday
MTF Summit Visionary Track
MTF Summit Builder Track
MTF Dinner
Day 3 — Saturday
Sarajevo tour
Everything in the MTF Access Pass
Access to Thursday's Stages
Access to the MTF dinner and MTF Tour
VIP Experience Pass
Day 1 — Wednesday
Arrival & Check-in
Day 2 — Thursday
Main Stage
Engineering Stage
Create and Grow with AI Stage
Finance, Legal & Compliance Stage
Energy & Manufacturing Stage
Day 3 — Friday
MTF Summit Visionary Track
MTF Summit Builder Track
MTF Dinner
Day 4 — Saturday
Sarajevo tour
Day 5 — Sunday
Departure & Check-out
Everything in the MTF Experience Pass
VIP networking dinner
4 nights: 5-star king-size hotel room, including breakfast, gym and sauna, within 4 minutes of all Summit venues
Experience the MTF effect with 4,800+ others.
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I'm blown away by the energy in the expo hall outside, I went to see many companies, some of which I invested in.
Iqbal Khan
CEO of Fajr Capital
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You absolutely need to experience this. It's not just a tech event — it's where ambition meets purpose. The networking is real, the talks are inspiring, and you'll leave feeling energized, connected, and proud.
Gufran Shah
COO of Metsi Group, London
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Incredible experience at the Muslim Tech Fest! It was a pleasure to connect with such a vibrant community of innovators, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts from around the world.
Mustafa Ursavas
Founder of TAKVA
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This year, Muslim Tech Fest events have shifted the narrative and inspired a new generation of founders, changemakers & dreamers. At both events I felt deeply inspired and profoundly hopeful for the journey ahead, inshaAllah.
Peter Gould
Author of The Heart Of Design
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I'm blown away by the energy in the expo hall outside, I went to see many companies, some of which I invested in.
Iqbal Khan
CEO of Fajr Capital
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You absolutely need to experience this. It's not just a tech event — it's where ambition meets purpose. The networking is real, the talks are inspiring, and you'll leave feeling energized, connected, and proud.
Gufran Shah
COO of Metsi Group, London
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Incredible experience at the Muslim Tech Fest! It was a pleasure to connect with such a vibrant community of innovators, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts from around the world.
Mustafa Ursavas
Founder of TAKVA
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This year, Muslim Tech Fest events have shifted the narrative and inspired a new generation of founders, changemakers & dreamers. At both events I felt deeply inspired and profoundly hopeful for the journey ahead, inshaAllah.
Peter Gould
Author of The Heart Of Design
FAQ
Muslim Tech Fest 2026 Bosnia runs Thursday 15th to Saturday 17th October 2026 in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Wednesday the 14th and Sunday the 18th are travel days — the VIP package's four nights cover both. The exact days you're there depend on your package: see the individual package details above for day-by-day itineraries. The main MTF Summit day itself is Friday 16th October.
In the company of Ihsaan
Cur8 Capital
Yobi
Replit
Google
Muzz
Financial Times
Islamic Relief
Fajr Capital
Pfida
StrideUp
Kestrl
Ocado
Cur8 Capital
Yobi
Replit
Google
Muzz
Financial Times
Islamic Relief
Fajr Capital
Pfida
StrideUp
Kestrl
Ocado
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