Boycat:The Digital Silk Road
A private gathering for builders working on infrastructure.
A Working Room
A private, approval-based gathering for people building and backing real systems.
Everyone in the room is either shipping product or deploying capital. The focus is execution, ownership, and long-term infrastructure.
Boycat convenes the room and provides the distribution layer.
The Infrastructure Pathway
From talent to infrastructure: three layers of capability
Individual Capability
Technical skills, domain expertise, and execution capacity.
Networked Collaboration
Strategic partnerships, shared resources, and coordinated deployment.
Owned Infrastructure
Platforms, systems, and capital vehicles that operate independently.
Participants operate across these layers. The event connects capability with capital, ideas with infrastructure, and builders with strategic partners.
Agenda
January 27, 2026. 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Doha, Qatar.
Arrival and Check-In
Registration and welcome.
Opening Talk
The Red Thread: individual, community, infrastructure.
Speaker Segment
Three discussion anchors framing infrastructure questions.
Ummah Product Reveal
Financial rails and payment infrastructure.
Firepit Breakout Sessions and Networking
16 sessions across 2 waves. Snacks provided.
Closing and Mini Fireside
Event roadmap. Event souvenirs distributed.
Event Concludes
Welcome dinner together.
Schedule respects prayer times.
Firepit Chats
Working discussions, not panels. Participants sign up for one session only. Outputs captured and shared post-event.
15 active participants per session. Moderator and note-taker assigned. Silent observers allowed outside the circle.
Finance and FX
Moderated by TBD
Cross-border payments, currency exchange, and financial infrastructure.
Fintech founders, payment operators, treasury managers
Payments Infrastructure
Moderated by TBD
Payment rails, merchant services, and transaction processing.
Payment processors, fintech builders, infrastructure engineers
Cybersecurity
Moderated by TBD
Network security, data protection, and threat mitigation.
Security engineers, CTOs, infrastructure operators
Cloud and Compute
Moderated by TBD
Hosting, compute resources, and cloud infrastructure.
Infrastructure engineers, DevOps, platform builders
AI Deployment
Moderated by TBD
Model deployment, inference infrastructure, and AI operations.
ML engineers, AI operators, platform builders
Data Privacy and Identity
Moderated by TBD
Identity verification, data sovereignty, and privacy infrastructure.
Identity builders, privacy engineers, compliance operators
Ads and Distribution Infrastructure
Moderated by TBD
Ad networks, distribution channels, and marketing infrastructure.
Growth operators, ad tech builders, distribution engineers
Media and Narrative Control
Moderated by TBD
Content platforms, publishing infrastructure, and narrative systems.
Media operators, content platform builders, narrative strategists
Logistics and Supply Chains
Moderated by TBD
Supply chain infrastructure, logistics networks, and fulfillment systems.
Logistics operators, supply chain engineers, fulfillment builders
Endowments and Capital Vehicles
Moderated by TBD
Fund structures, endowment management, and capital deployment vehicles.
Fund managers, capital operators, endowment administrators
Policy and Regulation
Moderated by TBD
Regulatory frameworks, compliance infrastructure, and policy systems.
Policy operators, compliance builders, regulatory strategists
Education and Talent Pipelines
Moderated by TBD
Talent development, education infrastructure, and skill pipelines.
Education operators, talent builders, training platform creators
Each session: 15 active participants, 1 moderator, 1 note-taker. Silent observers welcome outside the circle.
Discussion Anchors
Practitioners anchoring infrastructure discussions, not keynote celebrities
Adil Abbuthalha
Founder, Boycat
Infrastructure and distribution
What systems do we need to stop depending on external platforms?
TBD
Security and privacy infrastructure operator
Cybersecurity
What does real digital sovereignty require in practice?
TBD
Financial infrastructure builder
Payments and FX
What financial rails are missing for a global Muslim economy?
TBD
Payments or banking founder
Fintech
What breaks when systems scale across borders?
TBD
Platform or tooling founder
Cloud and AI
What must we own versus rent?
TBD
Media platform or policy operator
Media and communications
Who controls distribution and how do we reclaim it?
TBD
Physical infrastructure builder
Logistics
What does resilient supply actually require?
TBD
Investor or steward
Capital and endowments
How do we deploy capital without distorting incentives?
TBD
Advisor or operator
Regulation
How do we build without waiting for permission?
Each anchor frames one infrastructure question. Discussion follows. Outputs documented.
Speaker lineup confirmed. Details shared to approved attendees.
What to Expect
A working room. Structured discussions. Documented outputs. Infrastructure focus.
Curated Attendee List
Approval-based access. Builders, funders, operators, technologists.
Structured Networking
Guided introductions and connection mapping.
Documented Outputs
All sessions captured. Synthesis shared post-event.
Prayer Schedule Integration
Event timing respects prayer times.
Clear Outcomes
Builder pipeline, product pilots, follow-on sessions.
Production Quality
High standards, minimal theatrics. Focus on substance.
Format
Working discussions, not presentations. Firepit sessions are the centerpiece. All outputs documented and synthesized. Post-event continuity built into the design.
Strategic Partners
Organizations building infrastructure and deploying capital
Boycat
Distribution and certification infrastructure
Convening and distribution layer for infrastructure builders.
boycat.io
Ummah
Financial rails and payment infrastructure
Financial infrastructure enabling cross-border transactions and independent operation.
TBD
Boycat and Ummah are the convening and infrastructure layers enabling this event.
The Boycat Ecosystem
Boycat is the convening and distribution layer. BuycatVPN is proof of cybersecurity distribution. Ummah is the financial rails.
Boycat
Distribution and CertificationCertification framework and distribution platform. Infrastructure others can plug into.
BuycatVPN
Cybersecurity InfrastructureNetwork security and data protection infrastructure for organizations.
Ummah
Financial RailsPayment infrastructure and financial rails for cross-border transactions.
These platforms enable others to build. Distribution, security, and financial infrastructure that operates independently. The goal is owned infrastructure, not dependency.
Outcomes
Builder pipeline, post-event groups, product pilots, follow-on working sessions, capital and partnership continuity.
Builder Pipeline
Post-event groups organized by infrastructure domain. Continuity built into the design.
Product Pilots
Working sessions translate to product pilots. Infrastructure projects move forward.
Capital Continuity
Funders and builders connected. Strategic partnerships documented. Follow-on sessions scheduled.
Building global infrastructure with values, competence, and ownership.