Organised by

Iranian American Women Foundation, in partnership with Persia Educational Foundation

Supported by

Iran Heritage Foundation

International Iranian Women’s Leadership Conference

Date

Saturday 23rd September 2017
IAWF Conference
08:30 – 17:30

Followed by a social event hosted by Persia Educational Foundation.

Location

Royal Garden Hotel
2-24 Kensington High Street
​London W8 4PT 

Description

The Iranian American Women Foundation is hosting its 15th Women’s Leadership Conference in London, in association with Persia Educational Foundation. This world-class event is expected to attract over 400 participants from across America, Asia and Europe.

This conference will feature a diverse array of engaging speakers, empowering stories, and will serve as a global platform for expansion of professional and personal networks and opportunities for collaboration among some of the most accomplished figures in a range of important fields. The conference language is English, and past conferences have attracted many non-Iranians and also many men.

There will be a number of varied sessions taking place on the following topics:

• Women in Technology
• Authors and Power of the Narrative
• Contemporary Iranian Art
• Breaking Traditional Taboos: Let's Have a Courageous Conversation
• Embracing the Inner-Critics and Overcoming Obstacles
• Lead Like a Woman
• Women in Cultural Heritage
• Women in Media

IHF is sponsoring and organising the session on ‘Women in Cultural Heritage’, which will be a panel discussion with the following expert speakers: Sussan Babaie (The Courtauld Institute of Art), Narguess Farzad (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) and Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis (The British Museum), and will be chaired by IHF trustee and curator, Ina Sandmann (Sarikhani Collection of Iranian Art).

​About IAWF

The Iranian American Women Foundation provides a platform of empowerment for women of Iranian heritage of all ages. For more information please visit www.iawfoundation.org.

About Persia Educational Foundation

Persia Educational Foundation, a UK-registered charity, advances education among the 110-million Persian-speakers of all backgrounds worldwide. To learn more about Persia please visit: www.persia.education.

Tickets & Info

For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit the conference website or contact fariba@iawfoundation.org.
Early-bird tickets are being sold at £175 until the beginning of September and will increase to £225 thereafter.

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