iBRIDGE TORONTO 2019
iBRIDGES as a global hub for high tech entrepreneurs of Iranian descent will hold its 2019 Conference on Fri, July 26th in the beautiful multicultural city of Toronto. This gathering will take place at MaRS Discovery District, the biggest startup hub in Toronto and will be an unparalleled opportunity for entrepreneurs, VCs, and executives from around the world to jointly explore global advances in high tech entrepreneurship.
The conference will be held in conjunction with Tirgan Festival, the largest Iranian cultural festival with over 160,000 visitors from within Canada and around the world, 250+ artists, and 140+ performances, talks, presentations, and workshops.
Location: MaRS Discovery District
Date/ Time: Fri July 26th 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Register at: iBridges.org
#ibridges #iBridgeToronto #toronto #GlobalEconomy #karafarin #investment #idea #HighTech #business #startups #StartupToronto
iBRIDGES as a global hub for high tech entrepreneurs of Iranian descent will hold its 2019 Conference on Fri, July 26th in the beautiful multicultural city of Toronto. This gathering will take place at MaRS Discovery District, the biggest startup hub in Toronto and will be an unparalleled opportunity for entrepreneurs, VCs, and executives from around the world to jointly explore global advances in high tech entrepreneurship.
The conference will be held in conjunction with Tirgan Festival, the largest Iranian cultural festival with over 160,000 visitors from within Canada and around the world, 250+ artists, and 140+ performances, talks, presentations, and workshops.
Location: MaRS Discovery District
Date/ Time: Fri July 26th 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Register at: iBridges.org
#ibridges #iBridgeToronto #toronto #GlobalEconomy #karafarin #investment #idea #HighTech #business #startups #StartupToronto
🔉SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:
We are happy to announce that Kamran Elahian: High Tech Entrepreneur with 3 Unicorn IPO’s, Founder and Chairman, Global Innovation Catalyst, LLC will be speaking in iBRIDGE TORONTO on July 26 at MaRS Discovery District.
As an Innovation Catalyst, Kamran advises various governments on the needed transition from fossil based economies to sustainable innovation economies. In the past, as a global high-tech entrepreneur, he co-founded ten companies, had 6 exits, 3 of them were Unicorn IPOs with a total market cap of over $8B. For 15 yrs., he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners, a global VC firm ($350M under management) with investments in the U.S., Japan, China, India, Israel and Singapore. Underlying his vision for global philanthropy is the conviction that modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be instrumental in dissolving barriers between nations and bridging the social and political differences among people. This vision was reflected in Schools-Online, a nonprofit he co-founded in 1996 to connect the world, one school at a time (6400 schools in 36 countries were provided with computers and access to the Internet) and merged with Relief International in 2003; Global Catalyst Foundation, co-founded in 2000 to improve lives through effective education and empowerment of the youth (with special emphasis on young women) using the leverage of ICT, and UN-GAID, a United Nations global forum that promotes ICT in developing countries where he served as Co-Chairman (2009-2011).
REGISTRATION FOR #iBRIDGETORONTO :
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#karafarinmixer #entrepreneurship #grow
We are happy to announce that Kamran Elahian: High Tech Entrepreneur with 3 Unicorn IPO’s, Founder and Chairman, Global Innovation Catalyst, LLC will be speaking in iBRIDGE TORONTO on July 26 at MaRS Discovery District.
As an Innovation Catalyst, Kamran advises various governments on the needed transition from fossil based economies to sustainable innovation economies. In the past, as a global high-tech entrepreneur, he co-founded ten companies, had 6 exits, 3 of them were Unicorn IPOs with a total market cap of over $8B. For 15 yrs., he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners, a global VC firm ($350M under management) with investments in the U.S., Japan, China, India, Israel and Singapore. Underlying his vision for global philanthropy is the conviction that modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be instrumental in dissolving barriers between nations and bridging the social and political differences among people. This vision was reflected in Schools-Online, a nonprofit he co-founded in 1996 to connect the world, one school at a time (6400 schools in 36 countries were provided with computers and access to the Internet) and merged with Relief International in 2003; Global Catalyst Foundation, co-founded in 2000 to improve lives through effective education and empowerment of the youth (with special emphasis on young women) using the leverage of ICT, and UN-GAID, a United Nations global forum that promotes ICT in developing countries where he served as Co-Chairman (2009-2011).
REGISTRATION FOR #iBRIDGETORONTO :
www.iBridges.org
#ibridges #toronto #GlobalEconomy #globalcatalyst #unicorn 🦄 #karafarin #investment #idea #HighTech #business #startups #startupcanada #connections #networking #entrepreneurship #grow #business #entrepreneur #investment #investors #idea #social #business #startuptoronto #startupcanada #scaleup #businessgrowth #connections #networkingevent #businessnetworking
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🔉SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:
Pirooz Parvarandeh, COO of Aquantia
Pirooz has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Aquantia since January 2018. He has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. From January 2015 to January 2018, he served in senior advisory and consulting roles across a broad range of technologies including Roche’s DNA sequencing unit, as well as multiple startups in the biotech, semiconductor, software and systems sectors. From July 1987 to January 2015, he was formerly the Group President and the first CTO at Maxim Integrated, where he spent 27 years building leading-edge technology businesses. During his tenure at Maxim Integrated he helped scale the company from 150 employees, when he joined, to more than 8,000 employees and annual revenue of $2.4 billion. Pirooz held technical and management positions with P&L responsibility for highly profitable business units generating up to $800M per year in revenue. He launched multiple initiatives to enhance innovation at Maxim Integrated and started their Automotive Business Unit, which he grew to well over $100 million annual revenue prior to becoming their CTO in 2009. In 2016, Pirooz launched a non-profit organization name IACP (Iranian Americans’ Contributions Project). He completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA and holds 30 issued and pending patents.
REGISTRATION LINK FOR #iBRIDGETORONTO AT
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@aquantiacorp
@TorontoTirgan @KarafarinCanada
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Pirooz Parvarandeh, COO of Aquantia
Pirooz has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Aquantia since January 2018. He has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. From January 2015 to January 2018, he served in senior advisory and consulting roles across a broad range of technologies including Roche’s DNA sequencing unit, as well as multiple startups in the biotech, semiconductor, software and systems sectors. From July 1987 to January 2015, he was formerly the Group President and the first CTO at Maxim Integrated, where he spent 27 years building leading-edge technology businesses. During his tenure at Maxim Integrated he helped scale the company from 150 employees, when he joined, to more than 8,000 employees and annual revenue of $2.4 billion. Pirooz held technical and management positions with P&L responsibility for highly profitable business units generating up to $800M per year in revenue. He launched multiple initiatives to enhance innovation at Maxim Integrated and started their Automotive Business Unit, which he grew to well over $100 million annual revenue prior to becoming their CTO in 2009. In 2016, Pirooz launched a non-profit organization name IACP (Iranian Americans’ Contributions Project). He completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA and holds 30 issued and pending patents.
REGISTRATION LINK FOR #iBRIDGETORONTO AT
www.iBridges.org
@aquantiacorp
@TorontoTirgan @KarafarinCanada
#ibridges #toronto #GlobalEconomy #globalcatalyst #aquantia #karafarin #investment #idea #HighTech #business #startups #startupcanada #connections #networking #entrepreneurship #grow #business #entrepreneur #investment #investors #idea #social #business #startuptoronto #startupcanada #scaleup #businessgrowth #connections #networkingevent #businessnetworking #entrepreneurship #grow
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🔉OUR MASTER OF CEREMONY:
We are happy to announce that Asieh Namdar will be the Master of Ceremony at #iBRIDGEToronto:
Asieh is an Anchor for CGTN America in Washington, D.C. She comes to CGTN with more than 20 years of experience at CNN, where she served as an anchor for CNNI, a senior writer for HLN, and a contributor to CNN.com.
Namdar has written and reported on many international stories, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the tsunami disaster in Asia, the disputed 2009 election and protests in Iran, and typhoon Haiyan as it hit the Philippines in 2013.
Namdar has conducted one-on-one interviews with Nobel Peace-Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Jordan’s Queen Rania, Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and best-selling author Azar Nafisi.
Recently, she spoke one-on-one with Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
In 2004, she traveled to ancient city of Bam in Iran for a humanitarian mission after a deadly earthquake. It was her first trip to her native Iran since she left at the age of 12. Asieh has been recognized for her work by numerous Iranian-American organizations.
Asieh is originally from Iran and speaks Farsi fluently. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications. Asieh is married and has two daughters, Leila and Roya.
REGISTRATION LINK:
www.iBridges.org
@torontotirgan @karafarincanada
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🔉OUR MASTER OF CEREMONY:
We are happy to announce that Asieh Namdar will be the Master of Ceremony at #iBRIDGEToronto:
Asieh is an Anchor for CGTN America in Washington, D.C. She comes to CGTN with more than 20 years of experience at CNN, where she served as an anchor for CNNI, a senior writer for HLN, and a contributor to CNN.com.
Namdar has written and reported on many international stories, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the tsunami disaster in Asia, the disputed 2009 election and protests in Iran, and typhoon Haiyan as it hit the Philippines in 2013.
Namdar has conducted one-on-one interviews with Nobel Peace-Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Jordan’s Queen Rania, Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and best-selling author Azar Nafisi.
Recently, she spoke one-on-one with Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
In 2004, she traveled to ancient city of Bam in Iran for a humanitarian mission after a deadly earthquake. It was her first trip to her native Iran since she left at the age of 12. Asieh has been recognized for her work by numerous Iranian-American organizations.
Asieh is originally from Iran and speaks Farsi fluently. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications. Asieh is married and has two daughters, Leila and Roya.
REGISTRATION LINK:
www.iBridges.org
@torontotirgan @karafarincanada
#ibridges #toronto #asiehnamdar #newsanchor #CGNAmerica #CNN #GlobalEconomy #globalcatalyst #aquantia #karafarin #investment #idea #HighTech #business #startups #startupcanada #connections #networking #entrepreneurship #grow #business #entrepreneur #investment #investors #idea #social #business #startuptoronto #startupcanada #scaleup #businessgrowth #connections #networkingevent #businessnetworking #entrepreneurship #grow
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🔉SPEAKERS ANNOUNCEMENT:
We are happy to announce that Dr Firouz Naderi will be our keynote speaker at #iBRIDGEToronto:
Dr. Naderi is the former Director for Solar System Exploration at NASA’s JPL where he spent more than 30 years in various technical and senior executive positions. Best known for his leadership of the Mars exploration program, he has contributed to some of the most iconic NASA robotic missions to various corners of solar system. He is a “Fellow” of the American Institute of Aeronautic and Astronautic (AIAA) and has been honored multiple times including NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal as well as NASA’s highest award the Distinguished Service Medal. Most notably for his career contributions to space science and exploration, in March 2016, Asteroid 1989 EL1 was renamed Asteroid “Naderi 5515”. He is frequently invited as a keynote & motivational speaker at conferences and workshops where he inspires the audience with wonders of space exploration. His universities talks have taken him to Oxford, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, University of Toronto, and Duke University among others. Currently, he serves as consultant, and advisor to early-stage startups.
REGISTRATION LINK:
www.iBridges.org
@TorontoTirgan @KarafarinCanada
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🔉SPEAKERS ANNOUNCEMENT:
We are happy to announce that Dr Firouz Naderi will be our keynote speaker at #iBRIDGEToronto:
Dr. Naderi is the former Director for Solar System Exploration at NASA’s JPL where he spent more than 30 years in various technical and senior executive positions. Best known for his leadership of the Mars exploration program, he has contributed to some of the most iconic NASA robotic missions to various corners of solar system. He is a “Fellow” of the American Institute of Aeronautic and Astronautic (AIAA) and has been honored multiple times including NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal as well as NASA’s highest award the Distinguished Service Medal. Most notably for his career contributions to space science and exploration, in March 2016, Asteroid 1989 EL1 was renamed Asteroid “Naderi 5515”. He is frequently invited as a keynote & motivational speaker at conferences and workshops where he inspires the audience with wonders of space exploration. His universities talks have taken him to Oxford, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, University of Toronto, and Duke University among others. Currently, he serves as consultant, and advisor to early-stage startups.
REGISTRATION LINK:
www.iBridges.org
@TorontoTirgan @KarafarinCanada
#ibridges #toronto #NASA #MARS #Physics #plugandplay #GlobalEconomy #globalcatalyst #aquantia #karafarin #investment #idea #HighTech #business #startups #startupcanada #connections #networking #entrepreneurship #grow #business #entrepreneur #investment #investors #idea #social #business #startuptoronto #startupcanada #scaleup #businessgrowth #connections #networkingevent #businessnetworking #entrepreneurship #grow
Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 ❤️ We are happy to announce that for the joy of Canada day, the early bird deadline was extended until July 7th. Get your tickets now before they are sold out.
#canadaday #happycanadaday🇨🇦 #happybirthdaycanada🇨🇦
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🔉SPEAKERS ANNOUNCEMENT:
Melody Adhami
Chief Executive Officer of Havas Canada
Co-Founder of Plastic Mobile
Melody started career in the pre-iPhone days, working in marketing at the billion dollar company, Unilever on brands like Dove, Hellmann's and Lipton. Then, she reached a fork in the road. Deep inside the row of cubicles at Unilever, she watched the first signs of a new mobile age appear. Steve Jobs launched the iPhone, unleashing a new concept: a world where mobile phones can do more than make calls.
Then, one day after she ordered a cab by texting them for the first time, she made up her mind. She quit her steady job to launch a company that would focus on the emerging world of mobile apps. And over the last ten years, that’s exactly she did. Plastic’s clients are top-tier in their industries, like Rogers, Loblaw, RBC, Cadillac Fairview among others. Her work has earned her accolades including Canada’s Top 40 under 40 and Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2015, Plastic was acquired by Havas, a global agency network 19,000 people strong. In 2019, Melody was appointed Chief Executive Officer for the Canadian operations, where they have become a leading creative experience consultancy recognized by the likes of Digiday, Forrester, IDC, the Webby’s, among others.
REGISTRATION LINK:
www.iBridges.org
@torontotirgan @karafarincanada
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🔉SPEAKERS ANNOUNCEMENT:
Melody Adhami
Chief Executive Officer of Havas Canada
Co-Founder of Plastic Mobile
Melody started career in the pre-iPhone days, working in marketing at the billion dollar company, Unilever on brands like Dove, Hellmann's and Lipton. Then, she reached a fork in the road. Deep inside the row of cubicles at Unilever, she watched the first signs of a new mobile age appear. Steve Jobs launched the iPhone, unleashing a new concept: a world where mobile phones can do more than make calls.
Then, one day after she ordered a cab by texting them for the first time, she made up her mind. She quit her steady job to launch a company that would focus on the emerging world of mobile apps. And over the last ten years, that’s exactly she did. Plastic’s clients are top-tier in their industries, like Rogers, Loblaw, RBC, Cadillac Fairview among others. Her work has earned her accolades including Canada’s Top 40 under 40 and Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2015, Plastic was acquired by Havas, a global agency network 19,000 people strong. In 2019, Melody was appointed Chief Executive Officer for the Canadian operations, where they have become a leading creative experience consultancy recognized by the likes of Digiday, Forrester, IDC, the Webby’s, among others.
REGISTRATION LINK:
www.iBridges.org
@torontotirgan @karafarincanada
#havascanada #plasticmobile #ibridges #toronto #NASA #MARS #GlobalEconomy #globalcatalyst #aquantia #karafarin #investment #idea #HighTech #business #startups #startupcanada #connections #networking #entrepreneurship #grow #business #entrepreneur #investment #investors #idea #social #business #startuptoronto #startupcanada #scaleup #businessgrowth #connections
Following the success of iBridge Toronto the iBridges board decided to start launching chapters to connect entrepreneurs of Iranian descent to a global network of mentors, advisors and entrepreneurs. The first of these chapters will be launched in Toronto under the leadership of Mahboob Bolandi, the founder of Karafarin Canada and iBridges board member.
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iBridges is coming to Sweden 🇸🇪 in June 2020 🙌🏻
Please check out our website for iBridge Stockholm and let us know if you have any thoughts on this!
If you are interested in sponsoring or volunteering, let us know by email at info@iBridges.org
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Please check out our website for iBridge Stockholm and let us know if you have any thoughts on this!
If you are interested in sponsoring or volunteering, let us know by email at info@iBridges.org
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