Berkeley 2014

Berkeley 2014

When

September 6, 2014 - July 28, 2019    
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Where

University of California
110 Sproul Hall #5800, Berkeley, California

Event Type

Speakers and Panelists

Introduction, Welcome and Acknowledgments

Roya Soleimani

Communications Manager,
Google

Robert Price

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research,
UC Berkeley

Jack Citrin

Director,
Institute of Governmental Studies,
UC Berkeley

Keynote Speakers

Behrooz Abdi

CEO,
InvenSense

Kamran Elahian

Dr. Maryam Rofougaran

SVP Engineering,
Broadcom

Mahmoud Nazzari

Founder & President,
System Group Company

Dr. Shahrokh Sheybani

Co-Founder and Director,
Micro Moj Company

Dr. Yahya Tabesh

Professor of Mathematical Sciences,
Sharif University of Technology

Dr. Massih Tayebi

Chairman,
Bridgewest Business Group

Babak Pahlavan

Global Head of Products, Director
Google Analytics

Panel 1
Rising Stars: Challenges in the Rearview Mirror

Mojdeh Eskandari

Licensee and Curator,
TEDxKish

Dr. Payman Arabshahi

Associate Professor of EE,
University of Washington

Yasi Baiani

Manager, Innovative Products,
athenahealth

Dr. Narges Baniasadi,

Founder and CEO,
Bina Technologies

Nazanin Daneshvar

Founder,
takhfifan.com

Yasi Baiani

Manager, Innovative Products,
athenahealth

Dr. Fereidoun Ghassemzadeh

CEO,
Afranet

Shahab Javanmardi

CEO,

Fanap Co.

Dave McClure

Founding Partner,
500 Startups

Dr. Babak Parviz

VP,
Amazon

Arad Rostampour

Founder and CEO,
Zen Health

Panel 2
Ecosystem for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Tony Perkins

Founder and Editor,
AlwaysOn

Saeed Amidi

CEO, Partner,
Plug and Play Tech Center, Venture

Robert Shahrokh Babay

Managing Partner,
Vector IP Law Group

Dr. Hamed Ghoddusi

Assistant Professor of Finance at the School of Business,
Stevens Institute of Technology

Reza Karami

CEO,
Golsoft

Pejman Nozad

Founding Managing Partner,
Pejman Mar Ventures

Farhad Rahnema

President,
Rahnema Co.

Panel 3
Mentorship: A Pillar of Entrepreneurship

Dr. Amir Zarkesh

Co-founder and Executive VP,
iCelero

Daniel Epstein,

CEO,
Unreasonable Group

Dr. Ali Fotowat

Professor at Dept. of EE,
Sharif University

Mohsen Malayeri,

EVP,
Iran Entrepreneurship Association (IEA)

Farshad Nowshadi

Business Mentor,

Level39

Arman Pahlavan,

Partner,
Perkins Coie

Tony Perkins

Founder and Editor,
AlwaysOn

Dr. Amin Saberi

Assoc. Prof. of Management Science & Engineering,
Stanford

Carol Sands

Founder and Managing Member,
The Angels’ Forum

Fereydoun Taslimi

Founder and CTO,
RapidFire Tools

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

Host

Gold Sponsor

Sponsors

Supporters

Speakers and Panelists

Introduction, Welcome and Acknowledgments

Roya Soleimani

Communications Manager,
Google

Robert Price

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research,
UC Berkeley

Jack Citrin

Director,
Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley

Keynote Speakers

Behrooz Abdi

CEO,
InvenSense

Kamran Elahian

Dr. Maryam Rofougaran

SVP Engineering,
Broadcom

Mahmoud Nazzari

Founder & President,
System Group Company

Dr. Shahrokh Sheybani

Co-Founder and Director,
Micro Moj Company

Dr. Yahya Tabesh

Professor of Mathematical Sciences,
Sharif University of Technology

Dr. Massih Tayebi

Chairman,
Bridgewest Business Group

Babak Pahlavan

Global Head of Products, Director
Google Analytics

Panel 1
Rising Stars: Challenges in the Rearview Mirror

Mojdeh Eskandari

Licensee and Curator,
TEDxKish

Dr. Payman Arabshahi

Associate Professor of EE,
University of Washington

Yasi Baiani

Manager, Innovative Products,
athenahealth

Dr. Narges Baniasadi,

Founder and CEO,
Bina Technologies

Nazanin Daneshvar

Founder,
takhfifan.com

Yasi Baiani

Manager, Innovative Products,
athenahealth

Dr. Fereidoun Ghassemzadeh

CEO,
Afranet

Shahab Javanmardi

CEO,
Fanap Co.

Dave McClure

Founding Partner,
500 Startups

Dr. Babak Parviz

VP,
Amazon

Arad Rostampour

Founder and CEO,
Zen Health

Panel 2
Ecosystem for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Tony Perkins

Founder and Editor,
AlwaysOn

Saeed Amidi

CEO, Partner,
Plug and Play Tech Center, Venture

Robert Shahrokh Babay

Managing Partner,
Vector IP Law Group

Dr. Hamed Ghoddusi

Assistant Professor of Finance at the School of Business,
Stevens Institute of Technology

Reza Karami

CEO,
Golsoft

Pejman Nozad

Founding Managing Partner,
Pejman Mar Ventures

Farhad Rahnema

President,
Rahnema Co.

Panel 3
Mentorship: A Pillar of Entrepreneurship

Dr. Amir Zarkesh

Co-founder and Executive VP,
iCelero

Daniel Epstein,

CEO,
Unreasonable Group

Dr. Ali Fotowat

Professor at Dept. of EE,
Sharif University

Mohsen Malayeri,

EVP,
Iran Entrepreneurship Association (IEA)

Farshad Nowshadi

Business Mentor,
Level39

Arman Pahlavan,

Partner,
Perkins Coie

Tony Perkins

Founder and Editor,
AlwaysOn

Dr. Amin Saberi

Assoc. Prof. of Management Science & Engineering,
Stanford

Carol Sands

Founder and Managing Member,
The Angels’ Forum

Fereydoun Taslimi

Founder and CTO,
RapidFire Tools

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

Host

Gold Sponsor

Sponsors

Supporters