BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7@ibridges.org DTSTART:20190725T120000Z DTEND:20190728T203000Z DTSTAMP:20230706T160913Z URL:https://www.ibridges.org/events/tirgan-festival-2019/ SUMMARY:Toronto 2019 DESCRIPTION:Speakers and Panelists \n Please scroll down to see the sched ule. \n Kamran ElahianFounder and Chairman\nGlobal Innovation Catalyst \n \n Linkedin\n \n Fereydoun TaslimiFounder\nSensor call \n \n Linkedin\n \n Mehrdad AriannejadPresident \nTirgan Festival \n \n Linkedin\n \n Jonathan Dogte romSenior Vice President\nMaRS Discovery District \n \n Linkedin \n \n Asieh Namdar (MC)News Anchor\nCGTN America \n \n Linkedin\n \n Haleh BridiFormer Director\nThe world Bank \ n \n Linkedin\n \n Ali DadpayProfessor of Economics\n St. Edward’s University \n \n Linkedin\n \n Firouz NaderiScientist/ Former Director\nSolar System Exploration at NASA/JPL \ n \n Linkedin\n \n Ramin BagheriSenior Business Devel oper\nSAP \n \n Linkedin\n \n Mehrdad HaririFounder/ President\nCanadian Science Policy Center \n \n Linkedin\n \n Pirooz ParvarandehChief Operating Officer\nAquantia \n \n Linkedin\n \n Fay ArjomandiFounder/ President\nMimik Tech nologies inc. \n \n Linkedin\n \n Mahboob BolandiFou nder / President\nKarafarin Canada \n \n Linkedin\n \n Melody AdhamiCEO\nHavas Canada \n \n Linkedin\n \n Nadereh ChamlouFormer Senior Advisor\nThe World Bank Group \n \n Linkedin\n \n Negar RostamZadehResearch Scientist\nElement AI \n \n Linkedin\n \n Sepideh NasiriFounder/ CEO\nP ersian Women in Tech \n \n Linkedin\n \n Parisa Nara eiManager\nCanadian Institute for Health Information \n \n Linke din\n \n Sepi GhajarFounder/ CEO\nTAYGO \n \n Linked in\n \n Martin BasiriCo-Founder / CEO\nApplyBoard \n \n Linkedin\n \n Hamid AkbariCEO\nBlanc Labs \n \n Linkedin\n \n Brienne GhafourifarCo-founder\nEntefy \n \n Linkedin\n \n John ToryMayor\nToronto \n \n Li nkedin\n \n Conference Schedule \n Friday\, July 26th \n 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM \n Registration and Coffee Networking \n 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM \n Opening Session and Welcoming Remarks\nAsieh Namdar (MC) - N ews Anchor at CGTN AMERICA\nFereydoun Taslimi - President of iBRIDGES\nMeh rdad Ariannejad - President of Tirgan Festival\nJohn Tory - Mayor of Tor onto\nJon Dogterom - Senior Vice President\, Venture Services at MaRS DD \n 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM \n Opening Remarks\nPirooz Parvarandeh - Chief Operating Officer at Aquantia \n 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM \n AI and Big Da ta – Global Opportunities for Innovation and Entrepreneurships\nA Discus sion of AI Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Countries\nHamid Akb ari - CEO\, Blanc Labs\nNegar RostamZadeh - Element AI Research Scientist \nChair\nParisa Naraei - Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) \n 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM \n Coffee/ Networking Break\n 11:30 AM - 12: 15 AM \n Iranian Women in Tech – Emerging Movers and Shakers in Innova tion\nMelody Adhamy - CEO of Havas Canada\nNiki Bayat - Co-founder and CEO Aescula Tech\nSepideh Nasiri - Founder and CEO\, Persian Women in Tech\n Nadereh Chamlou - Former Senior Advisor\, The World Bank Group \n 12:15 AM - 1:15 AM \n Lunch \n 1:15 AM - 2:00 AM \n Keynote: “Nothing is Impossible”\nFirouz Naderi \n - Scientist/ Former Director\, Solar Sy stem Exploration at NASA / JPL \n 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM \n Amazing Entrep reneurship Stories\nFay Arjomandi - Founder and CPO\, mimik technologies i nc.\nMartin Basiri - Co-Founder and CEO\, ApplyBoard\nBrienne Ghafourifar - Co-founder\, Entefy\nSepi Ghajar\, Founder and CEO\, TAYGO\nMehrdad Hari ri - Founder/ President\, Canadian Science Policy Center \n 3:00 AM - 3 :30 AM \n Networking Break \n 3:30 AM - 4:00 AM \n iBRIDGES 2.0 – Next Steps\nHaleh Bridi - Former Director\, The world Bank\nKamran Elahia n - Founder and Chairman\, Global Innovation Catalyst\nNadereh Chamlou - Former Senior Advisor\, The World Bank Group\nFereydoun Taslimi Founder\, Sensorscall\nMahboob Bolandi - Founder and President of Karafarin Canada \n 4:00 AM - 4:30 AM \n Closing Remarks – Way forward\nKamran Elahia n - Founder and Chairman at Global Innovation Catalyst \n Conference Lo cation \n MaRS Discovery District\n101 College St\, Toronto\, Canada \ n \n Partners \n Driving technology for leading brands \n \n Community Partners \n Driving technology for lead ing brands \n \n \n \n Community Partners \n Driving technology for leading brands \n \n \ n \n Student Groups \n Driving technology fo r leading brands \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ibridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2020 /09/Tirgan-Poster-2019.jpg CATEGORIES:Conference LOCATION:MaRS Discovery District\, \, Canada X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10 0;X-TITLE=MaRS Discovery District:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR