Past Events

Moghees Adil of rescom mortgage has graciously offered to sponsor this event.

Our annual event to celebrate the reason we work hard and seek impact on the world and our community: our friends and family. This year, we found out that OPEN Chicago boasts some standouts in cricket and also confirmed that none of our members is about to change careers to a professional tennis player.

This was a unique opportunity to learn from some of the most thought-provoking individuals and a chance to expand your network among professionals and entrepreneurs!

Mr. Ghaffar spoke about the power of data analysis and opportunities in the industry for
young entrepreneurs and professionals.

Mr. Dziedzic shed light on the role of FBI in addressing ever-evolving cyber threats and proactive
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Our conference was attended by over 250 for a full day of high-profile speakers, panel discussions, networking and socializing. We boasted an impressive line-up of speakers featuring many successful entrepreneurs and business executives, as well as an addition to this year event is OPEN-Chicago iGNITE Session – it featured 6 early-stage entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to potential customers and investors. In one case, a pitch received a seven-figure investment!

Mr Javed Ahmed Umrani, Consul General of Pakistan, Midwest
H.E. Ali Jehangir Siddiqui, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States
M. Raghib Hussain, Chief Strategy Officer, Marvell Semiconductor
Aiman Akhtar, CEO, 3D Smiths & Co-Creator, Fungisaurs
Hwa Kinoshita Kim, Co-Creator Fungisaurs
Sarah Abbasi, Founder & Creative Director, Sahroo
Omar Javed, Founder, Unduit
Asim Farooq, Co-Founder, Enablei
Raees Ebrahim, Co-Founder, Nannies4us
Nida Shekhani, Cofounder, Nannies4us
Mr Aslam Khan, Vice Chairman, TGI Fridays
Amna Shah, Founder i-Card Inc, CFO AHS Consulting
Tariq Khan, Founder & CEO Global Diversity Marketing
Jibran Ilyas, Managing Director, Stroz Friedberg
Vivek Mehra, Founder & CEO Parqex
Zain Jeewanjee, CEO Insure123 Insurance Agency

This was a terrific event to learn from entrepreneurs who are in the business of serving entrepreneurs.

Ms. Flener shared from her extensive experience managing international patent and trademark portfolios in a wide range of areas in addition to advising on M&A diligence.

Mr. Chalisa spoke of the critical role he has played in growing field sales forces through various recruiting programs, working closely with management and with the company’s Multicultural Marketing team to increase presence in diverse markets.

Held in collaboration with American Muslim Health Professionals (AMHP) and Muslim Urban professionals (MUPPIES), this event provided a peek into the future on two of the hottest trends: Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence followed by networking.

Topics ranged from how to transition from corporate to entrepreneur,
opportunities in the application of AI, social & regulatory challenges, industry cross-pollination and algorithms vs. machine learning. Our panellist provided thought-provoking and sometimes humorous insights into their success stories and their knowledge of what the future holds.