| OF2011 Keynote Speaker Faran Tahir + OPEN Networking Event |
| | Contact Us | If you’re interested in volunteering for OF2011, please email us. To view our event calendar and learn about other member services, visit the OPEN SV Website today.
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| | OPEN Forum 2011 | | OPEN Forum 2011 will feature three tracks: - Entrepreneurial
- Corporate
- Youth
Last week, we announced Raymie Stata, Yahoo! CTO as one of the keynotes. Today we are proud to announce Hollywood actor, Faran Tahir, as another keynote speaker. Early Bird Discount (valid through May 7th) - $65 - Non-members
- $45 - OPEN SV members
- $15 - Students
- $90 - Membership + Registration
Normal - $95 - Non-members
- $65 - OPEN SV members
- $30 - Students
- $120 - Membership + Registration
If you’re interested in volunteering for OF2011, please email us. |
| | Speaker Profile - Faran Tahir | | Faran Tahir is a third generation Pakistani/American actor who has shown his talents equally in film, television and theater. His most recent film credits include the vicious villain, Raza, in the 2008 Marvel live action blockbuster, Iron Man, starring alongside Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow and Terence Howard. In 2009, he followed the success of Iron Man with another super hit, Star Trek, as the dashing and heroic Federation Captain. The casting marks a historic moment in the Star Trek saga and for him as well. He played the first Federation Captain of South Asian/Middle Eastern ethnicity. Tahir’s vast television resume includes over 40 television appearances. He has been seen as guest leads in notable shows like Lost, Chuck, NYPD Blue, NCIS, NCIS- Los Angeles, Cold Case, The West Wing, Warehouse 13 etc. Faran also plays a lead role in Shoieb Yunus’ feature film TWO MOTHERS (now in post-production). Faran graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BA in Theatre before acquiring a graduate degree from Harvard University’s Institute for Advanced Theatre Training. |
| | Neworking Event - An evening with Dr Erfa Iqbal | | Dr. Erfa Iqbal, has been Staff Officer to the Prime Minister of Pakistan since 2008. She manages and coordinates the Prime Minister’s development program addressing religious extremism by improving the social and economic conditions in the poorest regions. She is currently visiting U.S. as an Eisenhower Fellow. She will be making a stop in SF Bay area primarily to interact with the Pakistani diaspora. Please come to network and participate in Q&A with Dr. Efra Iqbal. This will be an evening to listen to the progress being made and have an opportunity to give her direct input from our community. - $15 - Non-members
- $10 - Members
- Free - Students
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