NUSTIAN USA

Silicon Valley Annual Gala 2026

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Computer History Museum, Mountain View, California

Meet the team behind the Silicon Valley Annual Gala — the people planning the evening, from the venue and design to communications and coordination.

Gala Team

Sundas Zahra

Sundas Zahra

Gala Chair | Trustee

Sarmad Saeed

Sarmad Saeed

Gala Director

Usaid Akram

Usaid Akram

City Lead, Silicon Valley Chapter

Farheen Asif

Farheen Asif

Venue Operations Lead

Rehmah Firoz

Rehmah Firoz

Design & Décor Lead

Yasha Laila

Yasha Laila

VP Communications, NEC

Jarrar Haider

Jarrar Haider

Project Coordinator

Ahsan Rehman

Ahsan Rehman

Advisor | Trustee, Co-founder

Hammad Khan

Hammad Khan

Advisor | Ex-Secretary General

Dr. Maria Riaz

Dr. Maria Riaz

Event Day Team | Co-Founder, Ex-Chair, Board of Trustees

Haleema Sadia

Haleema Sadia

Event Day Team

Maryam Majeed

Maryam Majeed

Event Day Team

Talal Azam

Talal Azam

Event Day Team

Mehwish Nasir

Mehwish Nasir

Event Day Team