Iranian Cultural Foundation-Houston
کانون فرهنگی ایرانیان هیوستون

An Entrepreneur’s State of Mind

This event is a quarterly evening event hosted by the

Association of Iranian-American Professionals

Thursday, March 8, 6-9 PM

Golden Samavar

12126 Westheimer Road

Houston, TX 77077

Please call 281-497-3290 for more information.

An Entrepreneur’s State of Mind
What characters define an entrepreneur? How to seize opportunities and turn them into achievements? How to maintain balance in your life while building a start-up? What exit strategies to adopt? Please join us to hear Mr. Shahin Shadfar CEO omNovia Technologies present the various issues to consider before starting a technology start-up.  Mr. Shadfar  will discuss opportunities as well as challenges an entrepreneur will face in their journey. Relying on personal experience, he will focus his presentation on the human factor, as the most critical in defining the success or failure of a start-up company.  This will be an exciting presentation – DON’T MISS IT! –  We look forward to seeing you there.  Please note, admissions is $30 per person and includes dinner.

Speaker Bio:
Shahin Shadfar is the founder and CEO of omNovia Technologies Inc, a Houston-based software company providing cutting edge web conferencing and webinar solutions in over 40 countries. Prior to starting omNovia in 2004, Shahin was a member of the engineering team that invented the first Java and cryptography based smart card in 1997 and later co-founded the Information Security group at Schlumberger. Shahin’s rare combination of technical skills with business leadership has proven critical to omNovia Technologies’ rapid growth. Shahin holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité in Paris and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in Atlanta.