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August 2017 Newsletter
Issue I
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International Iranian Women's Leadership Conference in London, UK!
A Day of Enlightenment and Empowerment
Get to know our speakers:
IAW Foundation is pleased to launch its International Iranian Women's Leadership Conference in the culturally rich city of London, UK.
The event is hosted in association with
Persia Educational Foundation
at the
Royal Garden Hotel
on Saturday,
September 23 2017
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Early Bird registration ends on
Friday, September 10 2017, at midnight
!
Purchase your tickets
here before prices go up
to
225 GBP
on September 11, 2017!
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TORONTO Conference Highlights
On July 29, 2017, IAWF, in partnership with Tirgan, held its first international Iranian Women's Leadership Conference in the prestigious Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada. By any measure, our first international conference was a great success. The conference was sold-out one month in advance, with more than 80 people on the waiting list. The conference, being the first Women's Leadership Conference with a focus on Iranian women, received a strong support from the Canadian government at both federal and provincial levels. A special video-message from Prime Minister Trudeau was a pleasant surprise for the audience. In addition, we were honored to have Minister Kirsty Duncan, Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Minister Reza Moridi speak in person at our opening session.
Panels and workshops featured speakers from Canada and the United States, including
Parisa Khosravi
(Keynote speaker), former CNN Senior Executive, Founder and President of Payam Global Strategies LLC and many other accomplished women.
Attendees were uplifted and inspired by successful women from all walks of life to work hard, pursue their dreams, and show the world how strong Iranian women are. The strong positive feedback that we received from the audience in Toronto reminds us that our contribution knows no boundaries and encourages us to expand our operations to other countries.
The Iranian American Women Foundation would like to thank all the speakers, exhibitors, participants, Toronto planning committee, and volunteers for joining IAWF and making the event possible with their great support. We are particularly grateful for Tirgan's dedication to this project and commitment to perfecting every single aspect of this event.
Please click
here
to see the special moments of the Toronto Iranian Women's Leadership Conference.
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New York
Hedieh Fakhriyazdi is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and a Senior Manager in Global Diversity and Social Responsibility at the international law firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. In this capacity, she helps to oversee the recruitment, retention and advancement of the Firm's diverse attorneys globally, in addition to overseeing the Firm's social responsibility and pipeline initiatives. Fakhriyazdi previously spent a number of years at Bloomberg LP in the Corporate Philanthropy, Employee Engagement & Human Resources and Diversity & Inclusion functions.
Read more about Hedieh Fakhriyazdi here.
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Northern California
Dr. Iravani is the founder & CEO of EyeXam. EyeXam app is a patented method for self guided vision screening using a mobile device. EyeXam was the second most downloaded free app, in the medical category on iTunes and is currently the leading app when searching for Eye Exam and other key related words. EyeXam was featured on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. Prior to founding EyeXam, She was the Vice President of Clinical and Professional Affairs at CooperVision, the world's second largest contact lens manufacturer. She is an optometrist with extensive experience in clinical ophthalmology & optometry and is on the advisory board for ophthalmic and health care start-ups.
Read more about Dr. Nikki Iravani
here.
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Homa Sarshar is a published author, award-winning journalist, writer, and media personality. She is the author of four books and the editor of eleven other volumes, including five volumes of the Iranian Women's Studies Foundation Journal & four volumes of The History of Contemporary Iranian Jews. Homa has worked for Zan-e Ruz weekly magazine and Kayhan daily newspaper, and as a television producer, director, and talk-show host for National Iranian Radio & Television. She moved to Los Angeles in 1978. She was the co-producer of Omid Radio. Since 2006, Sarshar has been producing, writing, and hosting a weekly radio show at 670AM KIRN.
Read more about Homa Sarshar
here.
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Circle of 1000's Featured Member:
Bita Milanian is a dynamic and driven team builder and outstanding communicator whose passion is helping people and businesses thrive. A marketing and business development professional with extensive experience in strategic planning and maximizing market opportunities, Bita has contributed to the growth and success of many corporations and non-profit and industry organizations. She has held senior executive roles in diverse industries, having worked at various start-ups, Fortune 500, and multinational corporations within the telecommunications, consumer electronics, construction development and real estate industries for nearly two decades. With her unique mix and depth of experience in branding, marketing services and solutions for service providers, as well as from the arts, entertainment and non-profit worlds, she brings a very creative and energetic addition to any organization she contributes to. She continues to support many non-profit and cultural organizations, while also helping individual artists raise visibility and succeed, employing her mastery of digital communications and social networking.
Read more about Bita Milanian
here.
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