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Mission-Oriented Work: How Your Entrepreneurial Skills Can Make a Difference
Session was held at the Diamond Jubilee Alliances Conference held September 2018.
Program Overview
Social Enterprise breeds social responsibility. In this session, we’ll discuss key lessons on how to work with people on the ground, empower others to make choices, model the values of respect, equality, and transparency, be open-minded, do meaningful work and empower others to do the same.
Speakers
Alif Khalfan
Nageeb Sumar
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[DJAC Video] The Pitch: Social Impact
The Pitch: Social Impact
Session was held at the Diamond Jubilee Alliances Conference held September 2018.
Program Overview
Social Impact Pitches was a platform to showcase how entrepreneurship & innovation can be used to make huge social impacts in front of 500+ peers. The 6 presenters pitched various projects including healthy products, incubators in emerging markets and non-profits. And they each touched on the problem they are tackling along with their innovative solutions.
Moderator
Shakil Prasla
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[DJAC Video] Idea Lab: Start-up Pitches
Idea Lab: Start-up Pitches
Session was held at the Diamond Jubilee Alliances Conference held September 2018.
Program Overview
Do you have an idea but don’t quite know how to communicate it? In this session, you learn the components of a strong pitch and you get a chance to learn from others on developing a meaningful pitch.
Moderator
Farah Remtulla
Speakers
Zul Momin
Danish Dhamani
Zeeshan Ali
Sahil Kurji
Zain A. Gulamali
Sheila Merchant
Shanif Dhanani
Shoaib Kabani
Sonya Keshwani
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Silicon Valley is a Mindset, Not a Location
Session was held at the Diamond Jubilee Alliances Conference held September 2018.
Program Overview
What makes entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley so special is their ability to take on big challenges, fail fast and persevere to new heights. The key ingredient in this is continuing to learn and grow with the help of your network. In this session, we explore how tech luminaries are using these traits to prove that Silicon Valley is not only a location, but also a mindset that’s driving startup success in New York, Boston, Austin and Los Angeles, and how it can be expanded to the rest of the country.
Moderator
Karim Bhalwani
Speakers
Saba Karim
Michelle Noorali
Arif Virani
Faizal Kassamali
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Farzana Nayani
IPN Spotlight: Farzana Nayani (Professional Education Consultant, Diversity & Inclusion Trainer at Farzana Nayani, Consulting & Training)
Farzana Nayani is a recognized Diversity and Inclusion specialist, keynote speaker, trainer, and consultant. She has worked with Fortune 500 corporations, non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, and public agencies to help cultivate inclusion, belonging, and employee
engagement. Her extensive work with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) has created a platform for programming and advocacy from the White House to Silicon Valley.
An expert on global community relations, her work has been engaged by institutions like the Smithsonian and the East-West Center. She is the mother of two young children and was an athlete at the Jubilee Games in Dubai.
What skills have helped you in your career?
Playing competitive sports from an early age has taught me that both winning and failing are equally a part of growth and development. The key is how you pick yourself up from a loss and get back in the game. This choice to continually face challenge is fundamental to having resilience, grit, and ultimate success. The other part of this formula is to aim for mastery and continued effort and dedication can lead you there.
Growing up in a multi-ethnic, multi-faith family with Filipino and Pakistani parents has offered me the understanding that there are different perspectives in the world, and we can honor all of them with respect and care. This truth has helped me reach and teach across different groups, modeling empathy and appreciation, in order to help people, find unity and cultivate community in and amongst the differences.
What do you do for continuing education and improvement?
I am involved in a coaching program and also coach and mentor others. I learn so much from talking with people from all backgrounds, ages, experiences – as everyone has a unique point of view. Reading books on the latest thought leadership related to my line of work keeps me current on impactful issues and approaches. I find attending conferences extremely inspiring and a way to connect with others who are interested in making a difference in a similar way. Lastly, I do a lot of reflection through dialogue and writing and that helps me crystallize all of these sources of information into deep learning that I can share with others.
What do you wish you had known or done differently throughout your career?
That I don’t have to follow a career path that others have done or that we think standard educational tracks or implicit cultural or gender norms will lead to. Instead, I can chart my own. That has been extremely empowering and rewarding.
No one has ever told me “no”, but the absence of visible leaders in my career with my identity may have made me think that it is not possible. I am here and openly telling young women of color and anyone else who feels limited, that *they* can choose the course of their own future, and actions toward that path can start NOW.
What is next for you in your career?
I am working on a book and am also going to publish videos and e-learning courses to help my message reach wider audiences. Please connect with me on social media and stay tuned for more!
Areas where you can help other Ismailis:
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion initiatives
• Organizational Change for deep impact
• Inclusive Communications Strategy
• Understanding Identity & Cultivating Belonging
Please provide the link to your LinkedIn profile:
Farzana Nayani
Please provide your preferred email address so interested professionals can network with you:
[email protected]
Region:
Western Region- Los Angeles
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*Live Virtual Event: Married Co-Founders on Building a Company Together*
WHEN : Sunday, January 27th 2019 at 3pm CST
Click Here To Attend The Live Virtual Event
About the Co-founders:
Shireen Jaffer: CEO & Co-founder of Edvo, previously CEO of Skillify
Shireen began her career as a solo-founder of Skillify, where she scaled career-readiness programs across 220 schools and bootstrapped the company to profitability. She founded Skillify at the age of 19 during her time at the University of Southern California. She is now CEO and Co-founder at Edvo where her mission is to get 1 million people jobs by making it easy and delightful.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shireenjaffer/
Raaid Hossain: COO & Co-Founder of Edvo, previously Co-Founder @Wiser (acquired by Wiser Solutions)
Raaid began his career in eCommerce. Driven by solving operational problems, he started Wiser (wiser.com) in 2013 with two co-founders. Wiser raised over 10M in venture capital and was acquired by private equity late 2016. He is now the COO and Co-Founder at Edvo where he’s focused on fixing the hiring marketplace.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raaid/
Edvo
Edvo is changing the way people search for and get jobs. Candidates chat with Edvo to find the best jobs, get guidance on skill gaps, and a path to effectively up-skill. Employers use Edvo to hire qualified candidates 42% faster and save 32% on internal hiring costs.
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Reef Karim
IPN Spotlight: Reef Karim (CEO & Founder at The Control Center Beverly Hills)
Reef Karim leads a mission driven life centered on storytelling, content creation and the blend of science and entertainment. Reef’s motto is: “Don’t Be Normal, Be You” and he tries to live every day with passion, creative pursuit and the ability to impact others. The three most important qualities to Reef Karim are: Self Expression, Authentic Identity and having an Original Point of View.
Reef’s Science CV: Double board-certified physician in psychiatry and addiction medicine with an expertise in the neuroscience of self-sabotage and self-empowerment. He is also, UCLA Assistant Clinical Professor & Chief Medical Officer of Vitality HealthTech.
Reef’s Entertainment CV: Television host, feature film actor, international speaker, author & stand-up comic. He has worked with Oprah, Anderson Cooper, & Larry King and worked on Bourne Identity, Shark Tank, Private Practice, Veep, Time, ABC World News & CNN. He recently started Mad Lab; a media, personal transformation & nonprofit company- ReefKarim.com.
What skills have helped you in your career?
I pride myself on drive, ambition and developing a unique point of view. These aren’t just “learned” qualities you can pick up in school; they are “experienced” qualities. Yes, you have to go to school, train, learn information and learn how to connect with others but you also have to live, be willing to fail, experiment with different careers and develop your own sense of self; your originality. The most successful people are not clones; they are originals.
What do you do for continuing education and improvement?
I frequently attend conferences to both skill build and stay current with changes in the field. For me personally, I’m always working on improving myself; improving my ability to host better, act better, write better, speak better and disseminate current, cutting edge information in the most effective way possible.
What do you wish you had known or done differently throughout your career?
I wish someone would have told me, on a questionnaire like this, to FIND MY ORIGINAL SELF and not allow other people, no matter who they are, to dictate what I do or what I should believe in. It’s imperative that people don’t succumb to “group think” and instead utilize your unique experiences, background and training to blaze your own path.
What is next for you in your career?
Reef Madness Show, Mad Lab Company (ReefKarim.com) Next, the focus is a bigger media presence; both in hosting our upcoming show, Reef Madness and writing, acting and producing original entertainment content for television and digital media at Mad Lab. Reef Madness is a new late-night talk show & podcast blending science, comedy and entertainment, similar to John Oliver or Bill Maher. He hopes to be able to entertain people, influence people and help people with personal transformation on the screen and stage.
What advice would you offer to others?
It’s hard to figure out what you want to do and how you want to live your life, especially in our current climate of over-stimulation, noise and division. But, you can’t live in fear; fear is paralyzing, it invites procrastination, indecision and distraction. Sometimes that distraction is not doing what you were destined to do. Other times, that distraction is self-sabotage, doing destructive things you shouldn’t be doing that diminish your emotional and spiritual growth. I wish everyone the courage to blaze your own path and the clarity to find your vision.
Areas where you can help other Ismailis:
• Speaking/Hosting
• Creative Coaching and collaboration
• Media Training
• Self Help
• I also consult with people to build their personal brand story.
Please provide the link to your LinkedIn profile:
Reef Karim
Please provide your preferred email address so interested professionals can network with you:
[email protected]
Region:
West
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Alliance Conference Keynote – David Lee (Slides)
Keynote Address by David Lee, VP, Innovation & Strategic Fund, UPS
Keynote was given at the Diamond Jubilee Alliances Conference held on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018
Program Overview
In this insightful and thoughtful talk, David Lee provides a general overview of how AI and machine learning are shaping the world today and how it might affect our working lives in the near future. How will this technology affect what humans are asked to do? What should we be doing to prepare for these imminent changes? It’s possible we are headed to a jobless future, but probably not. So, how can we robot-proof our jobs and create work that allows human beings to be bring their unique skills and talents into the workplace? David is the Vice President for Innovation and New Ventures at UPS (United Parcel Service). His TED talk, “Why Jobs of the Future Won’t Feel Like Work” was one of the most popular talks of 2017.
Speaker Profile
DJAC is excited to bring this extraordinary visionary to our conference. David’s TED Talk on the Future of Work was ranked best of 2017 and has received over 1.7 million views! David is the VP of Innovation and the Strategic Enterprise Fund at UPS.
The Strategic Enterprise Fund is UPS’s strategic venture capital group. His team works to build collaborative bridges with start-up companies, large firms, universities, and research entities. Prior to joining UPS, David co-founded and led Innovation Programs at SunTrust Bank. He has a BA in economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. David lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA which the global headquarters for United Parcel Service.
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Alliance Conference Keynote – Asiff Hirji (Slides)
Keynote Address by Asiff Hirji, President & COO of Coinbase.
Keynote was given at the Diamond Jubilee Alliances Conference held on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018
Program Overview
As Asiff explores key technology changes of the coming decade, such as autonomous vehicles, cryptocurrencies, and the gig economy, he will frame our discussions centered around emerging trends that pervade industry boundaries. We will not only conceptualize these innovations, but also understand their impact on our lives in a very tangible way. In the face of rapid change, we will learn how vital professional networks and alliances are for successfully navigating and thriving through these disruptions. Join us for an invigorating session to glean key insights into paving the pathway to success.
Speaker Profile
Asiff Hirji is President & Chief Operating Officer of Coinbase. Prior to Coinbase, Asiff focused on accelerating growth at a number of portfolio companies for venture capital partner, Andreessen Horowitz. In 2002, Asiff rose from CIO to COO and ultimately President of TD Ameritrade, the world’s largest online broker, helping them grow to 4,000 employees. He also ran HP Enterprise Services (Reporting to Meg Whitman) with nearly 200,000 employees and $14B in revenue. He has also held senior leadership and governance roles at TPG Capital, Saxo Bank, and Bain Capital including being on the board of directors for several companies including Eze Software Group, TES Global, RentPath, and Citrix Systems.
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