Conference

Toronto 2019

July 25, 2019
Toronto 2019

When

July 25, 2019 - July 28, 2019    
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
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Speakers and Panelists

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Kamran Elahian

Founder and Chairman
Global Innovation Catalyst

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Fereydoun Taslimi

Founder
Sensorcall

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Mehrdad Ariannejad

President
Tirgan Festival

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Jonathan Dogterom

Senior Vice President
MaRS Discovery District

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Asieh Namdar (MC)

News Anchor
CGTN America

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Haleh Bridi

Former Director
The world Bank

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Ali Dadpay

Professor of Economics
St. Edward’s University

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Firouz Naderi

Scientist/ Former Director
Solar System Exploration at NASA/JPL

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Ramin Bagheri

Senior Business Developer
SAP

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Mehrdad Hariri

Founder/ President
Canadian Science Policy Center

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Pirooz Parvarandeh

Chief Operating Officer
Aquantia

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Fay Arjomandi

Founder/ President
Mimik Technologies inc.

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Mahboob Bolandi

Founder / President
Karafarin Canada

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Melody Adhami

CEO
Havas Canada

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Nadereh Chamlou

Former Senior Advisor
The World Bank Group

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Negar RostamZadeh

Research Scientist
Element AI

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Sepideh Nasiri

Founder/ CEO
Persian Women in Tech

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Parisa Naraei

Manager
Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Sepi Ghajar

Founder/ CEO
TAYGO

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Martin Basiri

Co-Founder / CEO
ApplyBoard

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Hamid Akbari

CEO
Blanc Labs

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Brienne Ghafourifar

Co-founder
Entefy

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John Tory

Mayor
Toronto

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Conference Schedule

Friday, July 26th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Coffee Networking
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Opening Session and Welcoming Remarks
Asieh Namdar (MC) – News Anchor at CGTN AMERICA
Fereydoun Taslimi – President of iBRIDGES
Mehrdad Ariannejad – President of Tirgan Festival
John Tory – Mayor of Toronto
Jon Dogterom – Senior Vice President, Venture Services at MaRS DD
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Pirooz Parvarandeh – Chief Operating Officer at Aquantia
9:15 AM - 11:00 AM
AI and Big Data – Global Opportunities for Innovation and Entrepreneurships
A Discussion of AI Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Countries
Hamid Akbari – CEO, Blanc Labs
Negar RostamZadeh – Element AI Research Scientist Chair
Parisa Naraei – Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee/ Networking Break
11:30 AM - 12:15 AM
Iranian Women in Tech – Emerging Movers and Shakers in Innovation
Melody Adhamy – CEO of Havas Canada
Niki Bayat – Co-founder and CEO Aescula Tech
Sepideh Nasiri – Founder and CEO, Persian Women in Tech
Nadereh Chamlou – Former Senior Advisor, The World Bank Group
12:15 AM - 1:15 AM
Lunch
1:15 AM - 2:00 AM
Keynote: “Nothing is Impossible”
Firouz Naderi – Scientist/ Former Director, Solar System Exploration at NASA / JPL
2:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Amazing Entrepreneurship Stories
Fay Arjomandi – Founder and CPO, mimik technologies inc.
Martin Basiri – Co-Founder and CEO, ApplyBoard
Brienne Ghafourifar – Co-founder, Entefy Sepi Ghajar, Founder and CEO, TAYGO
Mehrdad Hariri – Founder/ President, Canadian Science Policy Center
3:00 AM - 3:30 AM
Networking Break
3:30 AM - 4:00 AM
iBRIDGES 2.0 – Next Steps
Haleh Bridi – Former Director, The world Bank
Kamran Elahian – Founder and Chairman, Global Innovation Catalyst
Nadereh Chamlou – Former Senior Advisor, The World Bank Group
Fereydoun Taslimi Founder, Sensorscall
Mahboob Bolandi – Founder and President of Karafarin Canada
4:00 AM - 4:30 AM
Closing Remarks – Way forward
Kamran Elahian – Founder and Chairman at Global Innovation Catalyst

Conference Location

MaRS Discovery District
101 College St, Toronto, Canada

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