A ticket gets you in the room. Preparation decides what you walk out with.
Muslim Tech Fest is a few days of compressed access — to founders, engineers, investors, mentors and a community you won't find clustered in any other room of the year. The attendees who get the most out of it aren't the loudest or the most senior. They're the ones who showed up ready.
Here's how to be one of them.
1. Book early — the cheapest seat is the earliest one
Earlybird tickets are priced to reward people who commit early. The closer we get to the doors, the higher the price, and the more limited the perks — early access slots, workshops with capped seats, first dibs on roundtables. If you already know you're coming, lock it in.
Pro Tip: Earlybird isn't just a discount. It often unlocks earlier profile matchmaking and earlier access to side events, which means more email intros and more options before the room fills up.
2. Plan for 2–3 days — make it Muslim Tech Week
MTF sits at the heart of Muslim Tech Week. Around the main festival there are dinners, demo nights, mosque visits, founder breakfasts, mentor hours and side events you won't see on the main schedule.
If you're travelling in, give it 2–3 days where you can. The hallway moments and the late-night conversations are where the real connections happen.
If you fly in for one day, you'll get value. If you stay for the week, you'll get a network.
3. Fill out your ticket profile — early, and properly
Your profile is how the matching engine introduces you to other attendees by email — fellow Muslims in tech, people from your industry, coaches, founders, mentors and investors who share your interests. A blank profile means a quiet inbox.
Fill it out fully:
- What you're working on
- What you're looking for
- What you can offer
Do it as soon as you book, not the night before. The earlier you complete it, the longer the matching has to work in your favour, and the more intros land before you've even packed a bag.
Reflect: What do you want the right stranger to know about you before they shake your hand?
4. If you're collecting leads, upgrade to the Badge Scanner
If you have a company, a side business, or you're attending to collect leads — and you're not already sponsoring — consider the Badge Scanner upgrade.
It lets you:
- Scan attendee badges to capture their contact details
- Build a clean list of the people you met
- Store notes against each one so you remember who said what
It's the difference between a phone full of half-readable business cards and a follow-up list you can actually work on Monday morning.
5. Engage actively — the people are the product
The talks are good. The expo floor is good. But the reason MTF works is the people in it.
Don't spend the whole day in your seat. Talk to the person next to you in the queue. Walk the floor. Find the people whose work you've been reading online and tell them so. Make introductions between people who should know each other — being the bridge is one of the most valuable things you can do at an event like this.
If you came to take, you'll leave with a goody bag. If you came to give, you'll leave with a network.
Reflect: Who in this room would be glad you introduced yourself?
6. Review the schedule the week before — plan your day
Open the schedule the week before you arrive. RSVP to the talks you don't want to miss. Pick the workshops you want a seat in. Note the roundtables that match what you're working on.
There's more happening in parallel than any one person can attend, so five minutes of planning the night before saves you an hour of indecision on the day.
Leave gaps. The unscheduled half-hour where you bumped into someone is often the most valuable slot of the day.
Final Thought
A few minutes of preparation turns a ticket into an unfair advantage. The room is full of people you'd benefit from knowing — and who'd benefit from knowing you. Book early, fill in your profile, plan your day, and show up ready to give as well as take.
As-salamu alaykum, and we'll see you there.