Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia
Babur Mian
CEO of Terra Site
Constructors
Zeinab Abourawi
Senior Development
Manager at MRP Realty
Ibrahim Moiz
Partner at NOVA Business Law Group LLP
Previous Speakers
Haroon Mokhtarzada
CEO & Cofounder at Rocket Money (formerly Truebill)
Shahed Amanullah
Co-Founder & CEO at Zabihah
Hafeezah Muhammed
CEO of BackPack Healthcare
Juan Pablo Segura
Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade
MORE SPEAKERS
Saddam Salim
Virginia State Senator
Va-37
Phyllis Randall
Chair, Loudoun county Board of supervisors
Deshundra Jefferson
Chair, Prince William county Board of supervisors
Jeff McKay
Chair, Fairfax county Board of supervisors
Akram Abdallah
CEO & Founder Of Nominal
Farhan Zaveri
VP of Marketing, Noor Kids
Hakeemah Cummings
Inventor of doublepinit
Melike Ayan
Bloomberg News Correspondent
Don Slaiman
political director, IBEW Local 26
Amer Alnajar
CMO at VYTALIZE HEALTH
Anas Aljumaily
Co-Founder, Gently
Mohamed Hafez
Chief AI Officer, ByteWise
Chris Tran Ley
Moderator | VA Dept. of Small Business & Supplier Diversity
Fazal Mirza
Procurement Analyst & Small Business Specialist,
U.S. SBA
Manisha Morris
Founder & President,
MSM Technology
Marryam Chaudhry
CEO, XR 2 LEAD
Khuram Zaman
Chief Technology Officer, University Startups
Amany Killawi
Co-founder at LaunchGood.com & PayGood.co
Suhaib Webb
Founder of SWISS
Farhad Chowdhury
Founder | Vianova AI – RPM
Marco Rubin
Senior Investment Director at Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
What to Expect
Connecting for Growth
The 2025 MOVE Business Conference unites private and public sector professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs. This premier event focuses on connecting minority-owned businesses with potential clients and organizations that can drive their growth. This year, we anticipate over 1,000 attendees and more than 20 high-level exhibitors and sponsors.
Programming
Enjoy a full day of dynamic sessions featuring business leaders and government officials.
Networking
AI Powered Networking
Engagement
Meet buyers, decision-makers, and vendors.
Opportunity
Explore business opportunities and investments.
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exhibitors
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Sponsors and Partners
Exhibitors
Previous Sponsors & Exhibitors
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Exhibitors
Prime Networking
A signature networking session designed to connect subcontractors with larger companies leading major local projects. This is a chance for small and growing businesses to build direct relationships, learn about upcoming opportunities, and position themselves for new contracts in the region.
Conference Schedule
*Tentative. Subject to Change
Time
Session
Speaker/Moderator
9:00 AM
Registration Opens
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Networking Session 1
• Meet the Primes • Speed Networking
11:00 AM– 11:30 AM
Opening Ceremony
Featuring The Chairs of the Boards of Supervisors
Phyllis J. Randall
Jeffrey C. McKay
Deshundra Jefferson
11:30 AM– 12:15 PM
“Staying True to Values on the Road to Half a Billion”
Fireside Chat Featuring
Kenan Basha (Moderator)
Nasser Chanda
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
VIP Lunch
*Tickets Purchased Separately
General Lunch
Juan Pablo Segura
*VIP Lunch
Babur Mian
*VIP Lunch
Zeinab Abourawi
*VIP Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Break
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
“Enterprise Thinking: Building Beyond the Startup Mindset”
The MOVE Business Conference Venture Challenge is a premier competition that ignites creativity and entrepreneurship. Participants are invited to develop and present innovative solutions with the potential for significant impact.