WELLSPRING ARK PRESENTS · 2026
Islamic Impact
Investing
Summit
21·09·26
A world where Islamic finance is a guiding engine of just, regenerative economies – capital realigned with people and the planet.
TICKETS LAUNCH AUGUST 2026 · LIMITED CAPACITY
70+
LEADERS
+40
2025 NPS
2026 Partners & Sponsors
What 2025 attendees said
I was really impressed and excited by the quality of speakers, in-depth knowledge and tangibility of the information they shared.
2025 Attendee
At a time when it is easy to feel downcast, this was an uplifting and thought-provoking event — especially the sessions on debt and proxy votes.
2025 Attendee
It was a fantastic event - you brought together the best of the best.
2025 Attendee
I've not been to a conference that felt so true to values in a long time!
2025 Attendee
Registration — 2026
Secure your place
Registration is open. Capacity is limited and access on the day is reserved for confirmed ticket holders.
- Date
- Mon 21 Sept 2026
- Location
- London, UK
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General Admission
Full day access, lunch & networking
£1451Student / Concession
Limited allocation, ID required
£450Supporter Ticket
Funds a grassroots seat at the summit
£2950
Subtotal
£145
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Why we convene
Capital, carried back to where it was always meant to go
Global economies are being restructured by climate disruption, inequality, geopolitical instability, and the failures of extractive financial systems. Wellspring Ark exists to meet this moment.
We bridge Islamic trading principles with impact investing, realigning the $6 trillion Islamic finance ecosystem toward socially responsible enterprises that drive meaningful, long-term socio-economic and environmental improvement — aligned with Maqasid al-Shariah (the higher objectives of Islamic law) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The vessel
Both Islamic finance and impact investing began pure in intent, but gradually lost their way — through misaligned incentives, a broken system, and disconnection from the communities they were built to serve. Wellspring Ark is the vessel carrying them back: serving grassroots communities, unlocking capital for social enterprise, and building infrastructure for a just economy.
The convening
Our flagship summit is back
We bring together wealth holders, managers, practitioners, impact and faith-based investors, economists, philanthropists, academics and social enterprises — and discuss how to meaningfully redistribute capital through Islamic impact investing.
How the day works
Six ways we convene
A full day of formats designed for depth, exchange and the real work of moving capital.
01
Plenaries
02
Keynotes
03
Workshops
04
Pitches
05
Fireside conversations
06
Panels
How the day unfolds — 02
The 2026 agenda
MON 21 SEPT
08.30 — 18.00
8.30AM
Doors Open
9.15AM
Welcome & Holy Qur'an Recitation
9.30AM
Opening Keynote
To be announced
10.15AM
Breakout Sessions
Tech Justice · Global Islamic Fintech Report · Wealth Inequality · Radical Philanthropy and more
11.30AM
Keynote: The Accounting Paradox
Why financial accounting is damaging the world (but can help repair it) · Jeremy Nicholls
12PM
Networking
1PM
Lunch, prayers & networking
2PM
1:1 Fireside Conversation
Tarek el Diwany (The Problem with Interest) & Umar Moghul (A Socially Responsible Islamic Finance)
3PM
Plenary Session
To be announced
4PM
Plenary Panel: The Debt of Capital
Zakat, Wealth Tax & Impact Investments · Dr Sohail Hanif (National Zakat Foundation), Rizvan Khalid (Ihsan Family Office)
5PM
Funding Pitch Competition
5.15PM
Summit Reflections & Close
5.30PM
Networking
6PM
Close
Breakout
themes
- Tech Justice
- Wealth Tax
- Innovative Finance
- Redistributing power, ownership & capital
- Legal structures
- Radical philanthropy
- Economic justice & job creation
- Housing & land
Voices — 2026
This year’s speakers
A cross-section of the voices joining us in London, with more announced through the summer.
Jeremy Nicholls
Author
The Accounting Paradox
Tarek el Diwany
Author
The Problem with Interest
Rizvan Khalid
Principal
Ihsan Family Office
Dr Sohail Hanif
Chief Executive
National Zakat Foundation
Abdul Haseeb Basit
Principal
Madinah Angels
Sabah Gilani
Chief Executive Director
Local Community Business Network
Umar Moghul
Principal
Threshold Development
Shaf Choudry
Founder
The Riz Test
Some of our 2025 speakers
Abdul Haseeb Basit
Kashif Shabir
Yu-Shan Chiu
Sulaiman Moolla
Amir Khayat
Omar Shaikh
The 2025 experience
Moments from last year
70+ senior leaders, two days of plenaries, workshops and fireside conversations.
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2025 participants included senior leaders from
- Ihsan Family Office
- Wahed
- Pfida
- Good Ancestor Movement
- Social Value International
2026 sponsors
2025 community partners
2025 partners & sponsors
The organisers
Built from the grassroots, for the grassroots
Wellspring Ark’s flagship event, the Islamic Impact Investing Summit is a gathering for people who believe in a world where capital should enhance the wellbeing of people and planet, not just enrich the few — and for those who want to resource, connect, and stand behind that vision.
Islamic Impact Investing Summit · 2025
FAQ
Good to know
Wellspring Ark is a new initiative by Sheeza Shah, Dr Tanvir Uddin and Omar Khaliel. It exists to restore the flow of capital to where it was always meant to go — bridging Islamic trading principles with impact investing, and redirecting the $6 trillion Islamic finance ecosystem toward socially responsible enterprises. The Islamic Impact Investing Summit is our flagship event: the annual gathering where funders, investors, philanthropists, scholars and grassroots enterprises come together to make that flow real.