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Yara’s 2nd Women’s Leadership Conference

September 29, 2019 @ 9:00 am 3:00 pm EDT

 

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Date:
September 29, 2019
Time:
9:00 am – 3:00 pm EDT
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The Globe and Mail Centre

351 King St East
Toronto, ON M5A 2W4 Canada

 

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Agenda

 

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Registration and Light Refreshments

 

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Opening Ceremony Conference Co-Chairs: Atoosa Mahdavian (Founder, Mahdavian Law) and Parna Sabet-Stephenson (Partner, Gowling WLG)

 

Opening remarks by Shohreh Aghdashloo

 

Master of Ceremony: Tina Yazdani (CityNews reporter)

 

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Panel Discussion– Entrepreneurs Panelists: Elle Ayoubzadeh (Founder and Creative Director, Zvelle) Bita Doagoo(Partner, The Detox Market, Toronto) Hoda Paripoush (Founder and Creative Director, Sloane Tea Company) Chakameh Shafi (Co-Founder, TranQool and Head of Product, Modigo GmbH)

 

Moderator: Roxana Tavana (Vice President and Head of Business Banking in Commercial Banking at Scotiabank)

 

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Brunch and Networking

 

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Dr. Parvaneh Gina Cody in conversation with Samira Mohyeddin

 

Dr. Parvaneh Gina Cody (Engineer, Business Leader and Philanthropist) Samira Mohyeddin (Journalist and Associate Producer, CBC Radio)

 

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Panel – Trailblazers Panelists: Shahla Ettefagh (Founder, Mother Miracle) Shermin Izadpanah Kruse (Author, Human Rights Activist, TEDx Speaker and Lawyer) Farinaz Lari (World Kickboxing Champion)

 

Moderator: Mehrdad Ariannejad, (Co-Founder and CEO Tirgan Festival)

 

2.30 Pm – 3:00 PM: Closing Remarks and Networking

 

Master of Ceremonies

 

Tina Yazdani

Report at CityNews Toronto

 

Opening Remarks

 

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Emmy Award-Winner Actress

 

Dr. Gina Cody in Conversation with Samira Mohyeddin

 

Dr Gina Cody

Engineer, Business Leader and Philanthropist

Samira Mohyeddin

Journalist and Associate Producer at CBC Radio on "The Current"

 

Speakers

 

Elle AyoubZadeh

Founder and Creative Director, Zvelle

Hoda Paripoush

Founder and Creative Director, Sloane Tea Company

Bita Doagoo

Partner, The Detox Market Toronto

Chakameh Shaffii

Co-Founder, TranQool and Head of Product, Modigo GmbH

Shahlah Etefagh

Founder, Mother Miracle

Shermin Kruse

Author, Human Rights Activist, Poet and Lawyer

Farinaz Lari

World Kickboxing Champion

 

Moderators

 

Mehrdad Ariannejad

President, Tirgan Festival

Roxana Tavana

Vice President and Head of Specialty Business Banking, Scotiabank

 

Sponsors

 

Presenting Sponsor

ScotiaBank

 

Keynote Sponsor

Concordia University

 

Champion Sponsor

Gowlings

 

Friends and Supporters

Baghbani Law Professional Corporation

Bellafornia Pizza, Burger, Restaurant and Bar

Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP

Hafteh Magazine

Jafari Law

Kamyar Tanha

Kati Asgari

Laura Garetson

Mana Saranj

Dr. Maral Nadjafi & Kaveh Shahrooz

Mehrdad Hariri and Lily Pourzand

Nazari-Pruden Law

Prime Physiotherapy & Sports Rehabilitation Inc.

Dr. Nicole Mirzakhani

Noohi Law & Associates Professional Corporation

Options Development

Simone Otis and Matt Lill

Shahrvand

STIM Canada 

TAS 

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University

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