Time: 8:30-5:30pm 

Location: Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Description: Mahnaz Afkahmi will be honored with the Shirzan Award for life-long leadership and community involvement at this year’s Iranian American Women Foundation (IAWF) Conference. The IAWF is a non-profit organization providing networking, leadership, and mentorship services to women of Iranian descent across all professional industries in the United States and internationally. The conference will bring together accomplished representatives of academia, business, entertainment, and politics who advocate for women’s leadership. Azita Raji, the first female U.S. ambassador to Sweden, and the first Iranian-born American to serve as a U.S. ambassador, will serve as the keynote speaker for the event.

Link to the Women’s Learning Partnership Blog about this Award.