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Iranian – Canadian Women’s Leadership Conference
September 29, 2018 @ 8:30 am – 2:00 pm EDT
Event Details:
Yara Leadership Society (Yara) has created a forum to celebrate success stories of Canadians of Iranian descent, those who have distinguished themselves in Canada and/or globally in their chosen fields. The Iranian Canadian Women’s Leadership Conference being held on Saturday September 29, 2018 at the Ismaili Centre will showcase a number of Iranian Canadian women leaders, who by sharing their stories, will help inspire and foster a connection with the younger generation. The conference is open to women and men.
Agenda:
8:30 – 9:30 Registration
9:30 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony
10:00 – 11:00 Panel – Lessons from the Trenches
11:00 – 12:00 Brunch
12:00 – 12:45 Mehrangiz Kar in Conversation with Rudi Bakhtiar
12:45 – 1:45 Panel-Leading with Authenticity
1:45 – 2:00 Closing Remarks
For a detailed agenda of the 2018 Iranian-Canadian Women’s Leadership Conference, please click here.
Tickets:
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Student Tickets:
Thanks to the generous donation by Dr. Amin Taherzadeh (Amin Dental Clinic) and Azadi Jewellery, a limited number of student tickets are available. For more information, please contact us.
Conference Co-Chairs
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Parna Sabet-Stephenson is an advocate for women's advancement, and has led and participated in initiatives for the advancement of women to leadership roles and increased access for girls to careers in which women are traditionally underrepresented. Parna is a partner...
Atoosa Mahdavian
Atoosa Mahdavian is a commercial litigation lawyer with more than 20 years of experience.Prior to establishing her own litigation practice, she was a partner at a leading Bay street firm. She has served on the executive of the Women’s Law...
Master of Ceremonies
Shabnam Rezaei
Shabnam founded Big Bad Boo Studios in New York and Vancouver, producing quality content for kids. Productions include 16 Hudson(TVO Kids), Lili & Lola(ICITV), Mixed Nutz(PBS) and 1001 Nights(Teletoon), nominated for 13 LEOs with 5 wins. 1001 Nights airs in...
The Honourable Ratna Omidvar
Ratna Omidvar is an internationally recognized voice on migration, diversity and inclusion. In April 2016, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada as an independent Senator representing Ontario. As a member of the Senate’s Independent Senators Group she holds...
Mehrangiz Kar in Conversation with Rudi Bakhtiar
Mehrangiz Kar
Mehrangiz Kar is a prominent lawyer, human rights activist, and author. She is a celebrated activist of women’s right in Iran, recipient of Ludovic Trarjeux Prize in recognition of her lifetime work, and honoured by Human Right First. She has...
Rudi Bakhtiar
Rudi (Rudabeh) Bakhtiar is an international correspondent with over two decades of experience reporting from major conflict zones in Syria, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Rwanda, Mali, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Iran. She is best known for her lead roles anchoring CNN’s...
Speakers
Dr Nimâ Machouf
Born in France in 1965, Nimâ Machouf grew up in Montreal until the age of 8 when her parents returned to Iran after completing their studies. At 18, she had to leave Iran following political repression and has been living...
Dr. Maria Sabaye Moghaddam
Maria received her Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry from the University of Toronto and worked as a scientist until 2006. Maria is one of the founders of Tirgan Festival, where she volunteered as an artistic director, publicity coordinator, and spokesperson and...
Fariba Anderson
Fariba Anderson is a member of Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada Department Audit Committee and ITAC Health Board. As a subject matter expert in digital economy and cyber security, Fariba's strategic advisory and business development contributions have turned around a number...
Marjan Horst Ehsassi
Marjan Horst Ehsassi is the Senior Director, Governance & Global Health at Global Communities at Meridian International Centre. Marjan is the Founder and President of BlackFish Advocates, an organization dedicated to engagement with civil society in complex and closed environments....
Mehrak Mehrvar
Mehrak Mehrvar is an international senior gender specialist and a passionate women’s rights advocate. She has extensive experience in research, advocacy, movement building and policy reform with a focus on governance, land rights, and women’s economic empowerment. She has worked...
Nelly Faghani
Niloofar Faghani (Nelly) graduated from the University of Toronto Physiotherapy Program in 1996. She was the first physiotherapist in Toronto to start practicing pelvic health and has been exclusively treating pelvic dysfunction since 1998. She currently co-owns and operates seven...
Niloo Boroun
Niloofar (Niloo) Rezaei-Boroun until recently served in the Office of the Premier as a Senior Advisor to the Hon. Kathleen Wynne with a focus on economic development, innovation, international trade, and immigration. She worked on the settlement of recent Syrian...
Roxana Tavana
Roxana Tavana is currently President & CEO and Managing Director and Head, Scotiatrust with Scotiabank. Before joining Scotiatrust in 2016, Roxana was Associate General Counsel and Head of Legal for Global Asset Management at Scotiabank and led a team of...
Rozita Moazemi-Farhani
Rozita Moazemi-Farhani is the VP of Change Enablement for the CBRE Group, the world’s largest commercial real estate company, headquartered in Los Angeles. In her current position, she oversees the Change Management Center of Excellence in support of change practitioners...
