Speaker Profile

Mujtaba Hashimi

Founder & CEO, Guardalis Technologies

"The TechX Summit is incredibly excited to welcome Mujtaba Hashimi onboard. From his profound journey of resilience as an Afghan immigrant to his visionary leadership in AI-powered GovTech and education, his perspective is exactly what the world is ready to hear. We are deeply honored to feature his inspiring story on our global stage."
GovTech & Public Safety Responsible AI Architecture EdTech & Community Mobility High-Stakes Engineering

Executive Overview

Mujtaba Hashimi is an Afghan-American technology entrepreneur, software architect, public-safety leader, and educator based in Seattle, Washington. He is the Founder and CEO of Guardalis Technologies, a cutting-edge, AI-powered GovTech and Public Safety Operations company. Born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan amid war and instability, Mujtaba taught himself to code at age eight on a Toshiba Satellite. After serving as a U.S. government contractor and surviving a suicide bombing at his compound, he relocated to the United States through the Special Immigrant Visa program with just five dollars in his pocket. Today, he is a multilingual powerhouse seamlessly blending his lived immigrant experience with software engineering, responsible AI, and high-level entrepreneurship.

Professional Journey & Impact

Mujtaba rebuilt his life in America from the ground up, with a career traversing Amazon’s robotics operations, executive protection, and large-scale public-transit safety, eventually rising to Director of Training and Development. Experiencing firsthand how outdated systems and fragmented technology impact high-pressure environments, he founded Guardalis Technologies in 2025. Writing the foundational code himself, he designed a platform tailored to the realities of public-safety operations. Beyond GovTech, Mujtaba is a deeply committed philanthropist and educator. Guided by nineteen leadership principles entrusted to him by his father, Ustad Mohammad Hashim, he established Fanoos Academy and CodeLab—AI-powered initiatives expanding STEM and language education for Afghan girls and underserved learners. He is also the creator of CivixApp, an adaptive AI U.S. citizenship preparation platform built by immigrants for immigrants, and the driving force behind ClearPoint Digital and the Afghan Mobility Lab, which focus on economic mobility and digital access for the global Afghan diaspora.

Core Areas of Expertise

  • GovTech & Public Safety Infrastructure: Building scalable, unified systems for incident command, evidence integrity, workforce readiness, and secure communications.
  • Responsible AI Architecture: Designing highly accountable AI ecosystems that extend human capability without replacing human authority or relying on unexplained "black boxes."
  • EdTech & Community Mobility: Developing impactful digital learning platforms and community-centered initiatives to empower immigrants and historically excluded populations.

What to Expect at TechX Summit

Mujtaba builds for moments that cannot be undone. His session at the TechX Summit will offer a profound masterclass in engineering philosophy—focusing on correctness, resilience, auditability, and failure tolerance in high-stakes environments. Residing in Seattle with his wife and four children, his work is driven by an unyielding dedication to service and integrity. Attendees will leave deeply inspired, armed with actionable insights on how to build technology systems that people can genuinely trust when the consequences are real. We are absolutely thrilled to have him onboard!

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We are honored to welcome Mujtaba Hashimi to Tech X Summit Global Singapore 2026.
His high-stakes engineering blueprint will inspire trust, resilience, and purpose-driven innovation.