Speaking & Press - Farwa Kazmi

Speaking & Press

Farwa is an avid keynote speaker, panelist, guest lecturer, and facilitator. For speaking engagements, articles, press, or podcast features please reach out via email.

Farwa is an avid keynote speaker, panelist, guest lecturer, and facilitator. For speaking engagements, blog, press, or podcast features please reach out via email.

Farwa is an avid keynote speaker, panelist, guest lecturer, and facilitator. For speaking engagements, please reach out via email.

2024

Incubating New AI Products from $0 to 20 Million Series A Raise

Incubating New AI Products from $0 to 20M Series A Raise

University of Toronto, Master of Information, Course INF2200H: UX Leadership and Influence

University of Toronto, Faculty of Information, Course INF2200H

Guest Lecturer • Mar 2024

Feature: iGP Innovation Governance Program Graduates

Feature: iGP Innovation Governance Program Grads

Canadian Council of Innovators

Featured in the Globe & Mail • Mar 2024

Globe & Mail feature • Mar 2024

Panel: Strategies on UX Leadership & Building Influence

UX Leadership & Influence

University of Toronto, Master of Information, Course INF2200H: UX Leadership and Influence

University of Toronto, Faculty of Information, Course INF2200H

Panelist • Feb 2024

UX Design Careers: Making the Most of Today's Job Market

Hiring & Interviewing Strategies for Product Design

Hiring & Interview Strategies for Product Design

Cherry on Tech - career support for marginalized genders

Speaker • Feb 2024

2023

How to Create Value: Products, Services, & Ventures People Love

How to Create Value: Products, Services, & Ventures People Love

Junior Achievement Company Program, Deloitte

Junior Achievement Program, Deloitte

Junior Achievement, Deloitte

Educator & Facilitator • Nov 2023

Facilitator • Nov 2023

Know Your Legal Rights: Navigating Hiring, Dismissals & Layoffs in Tech

Know Your Legal Rights Panel: Navigating Hiring, Dismissals & Layoffs

Know Your Legal Rights Panel: Navigating Hiring, Dismissals & Layoffs in Tech

LatinX in Tech Toronto

Panel Moderator • July 2023

Panelist • July 2023

Panel Moderator • July 2023

AI & Design - How the Role of Designers Will Evolve with AI

Business Perspectives: AI & Design

AI & Design: How the Role of Designers will Evolve with AI

RGD Canada

Article Feature • Mar 2023

Industry Insights: What Makes a
Compelling Creative?

Industry Insights: What Makes a Compelling Creative?

Industry Insights: What Makes
a Compelling Creative?

Industry Insights: What Makes a
Compelling Creative?

Industry Insights: What Makes a Compelling Creative?

York University, Bachelor of Design, Course DESN 4202: Professional Practices in Design

York University, School of Design. Course DESN 4202

York University, School of Design, Course 4202

York University, School of Design. Course DESN 4202

Panelist • Mar 2023

Designer to Founder - Shaping the Canadian Tech & Innovation Ecosystem

Designer to Founder - Shaping the Canadian Tech and Innovation Ecosystem

Designer to Founder - Shaping the Canadian Tech & Innovation Ecosystem

Designer to Founder: Shaping the Canadian Tech & Innovation Ecosystem

Designer to Founder - Shaping the Canadian Tech & Innovation Ecosystem

York University, Bachelor of Design, Course DESN 3201

York University, Bachelor of Design,
Course DESN 3201

York University, School of Design. Course DESN 3201

York University, School of Design, Course 3201

York University, School of Design, Course DESN 3201

Guest Lecturer • Feb 2023

Building Blocks to Billions: The Business Value of Design

Western University Founders Network

Western University, Founders Network

Western University Founders Network

Keynote Speaker • Feb 2023

2022

Design Thinking Workshop Series: Product Ideation for Launching New Ventures

Design Thinking Workshop Series: Product Ideation for Launching
New Ventures

Design Thinking Workshop Series: Product Ideation for Launching New Ventures

Junior Achievement Company Program at Deloitte

Junior Achievement Company Program, Deloitte

Junior Achievement Program, Deloitte

Junior Achievement, Deloitte.

Speaker & Facilitator • Nov 2022

Facilitator • Nov 2022

Keynote Speaker & Facilitator • Nov 2022

The Power of Mentorship

The Power of Mentorship 

Cactus Kids Health - NFT Community
Junior Achievement, Deloitte

Cactus Kids Health - NFT Community.
Junior Achievement, Deloitte

Cactus Kids Health - NFT Community. Junior Achievement, Deloitte

Guest Speaker & Panelist • Feb 2022

2021

User Research Methods for AI - Enabling Lawyers with Machine Learning

User Research Methods - Leveraging AI in Legal Tech

User Research Methods: Leveraging AI in Legal Tech

User Research Methods - Leveraging AI in Legal Tech

User Research Methods: Leveraging AI in Legal Tech

York University, Bachelor of Design. Course YSDN 3112: Reseach in Design

York University, School of Design. Course YSDN 3112: Reseach in Design

York University, School of Design.
Course YSDN 3112: Reseach in Design

Guest Lecturer • Mar 2021

200 Questions: Embracing Curiosity for Product Innovation

200 Questions: Embracing Curiosity for Innovation

200 Questions: Embracing Curiosity for Product Innovation

World Information Architecture Day, University of Toronto, Faculty of Information

World IA Day, University of Toronto, Faculty of Information

World Information Architecture Day, University of Toronto, Faculty of Information

Keynote Speaker • Feb 2021

2020

Idea to Product: How to Build Products Customers Love

Idea to Product: How
to Build Products Customers Love

Idea to Product: How to Build Products Customers Love

Junior Achievement Ontario Wide Webinar

JA Central Ontario Wide Webinar

JA Ontario Wide Webinar

Keynote Speaker • Nov 2020

Google Panel - Passing the ToothBrush Test: How to Design Products for Daily Use

Google Panel: Passing the Tooth Brush Test - How to Design Products for Daily Use

Google Panel - Passing the ToothBrush Test: How to Design Products for Daily Use

Passing the ToothBrush Test: How to Design Products for Daily Use

Global Experience Summit, London UK

Global Experience Summit, London UK
Panel hosted by Google

Panelist • Nov 2020

Building Blocks to Billions: The Business Value of Design

Western University Founders Network

Keynote Speaker • Aug 2020

Rotman BDC: MBA Case Competetion - Social Impact Edition

Rotman MBA Case Competetion - Social Impact Edition

Rotman MBA Design Challenge

University of Toronto & Participating MBA Schools

Judge • Mar 2020

Women in Innovation: The Dichotomy Between Success & Failure

The Dichotomy Between Success & Failure

Women in Innovation: The Dichotomy Between Success
& Failure

Women in Innovation Series by The Moment

Keynote Speaker • Mar 2020

Driving Tech Forward: Legal Issues for Startups

Conference by McCarthy Tetrault and Uber Canada

Panelist • Mar 2020

2019

Product Pitch Night for Young Entrepreneurs

Junior Achievement Canada at Kira Systems

JA Canada: Deloitte Team at Kira Systems

Host & Guest Judge • Nov 2019

An Approach to Building Future Leaders

JA World Board of Directors Luncheon at PwC

JA World Board of Directors Luncheon at PwC Canada

Speaker • Oct 2019

Rapid Prototyping for Testing & Validation

Rapid Prototyping for Validation

Next Canada Startup Sprint

Speaker • Oct 2019

Elevate Youth: Sustainable Cities Challenge

Elevate Tech Fest at The Design Exchange

Guest Mentor • Sept 2019

Design Thinking: Idea to Minimum
Viable Concept (MVC)

Design Thinking: Idea to Minimum Viable Concept 

Design Thinking: Idea to Minimum Viable Concept (MVC)

Western University Founders Network

Keynote Speaker & Judge • Feb 2019

Spotlight: Lessons from a Career in Product Development

York University, Bachelor of Design, Course YSDN 3111

York University, School of Design, Course YSDN 3111

York University, School of Design

York University, School of Design.
Course YSDN 3111

Speaker • Feb 2019

Call of Data Hackathon 

Call of Data Hackathon

Call of Data Hackathon in AI

Hosted by Acorn Talent at PagerDuty

Organizing Team & Guest Judge • Aug 2020

Organizing Team & Judge • Aug 2019

2018

The Founder's Mindset

The Founder Mindset

The Founder's Mindset

Enlight Canada at Loyalty One

Keynote Speaker • Nov 2018

Portfolio Reviews: What Hiring Managers Are Looking For

DesignX Canada at Connected Labs

DesignX, Connected Labs

DesignX Canada at Connected Labs

Speed Mentor • Nov 2018

Rapid Prototyping: Testing and Validating Ideas

Next 36 Startup Sprint at Next Canada & Protohack

Speaker • Aug 2018

Innovation in Blockchain

Elevate Tech Fest - Blockchain Track

Elevate Tech Fest: Blockchain Track

Elevate Tech Fest - Blockchain Track

Emcee • Oct 2018

Women in Leadership: Building Inclusive Teams, Diversity, & Design

Shopify UX Summit

Panelist • July 2018

Gamification Principles to Influence Human Behaviour

York University, School of Engineering & Blockchain Hub

Speaker • June 2018

Design Thinking for Social Impact

Protohack for York Catholic District School Board

Speaker & Workshop Host • June 2018

Toronto Crypto Summit

Hosted by myCryptoHippo at Loyalty One

Organizing Team • Mar 2020

Organizing Team • Mar 2018

Know Your Worth: Pricing, Promotion, and Value

HexagonUX at Wealthsimple

Panelist • Feb 2018

Leveraging Design Thinking for Education

Protohack for Open Education at Brainstation

Keynote Speaker • Feb 2018

Spotlight: A Career in Interaction Design

York University, Bachelor of Design, Course YSDN 3111.

York University, School of Design. Course YSDN 3111.

York University, School of Design
Course YSDN 3111

Speaker • Feb 2018

User Experience Methodologies

User Experience Course

User Experience Methodologies

6 Week Course at Brainstation

6 Week Winter Course at Brainstation

Educator for Winter Cohort • Jan - Mar 2018

Educator • Jan - Mar 2018

Feature: Canadian Women in Blockchain Building Up The Industry

Canadian Women in Blockchain Building Up The Industry

Featured by Coinsquare • Jan 2018

2017 & PRIOR

Building Blocks: Idea to MVP

Junior Achievement: Management Training at RBC

JA Management Training RBC

JA Management Training at RBC

Speaker & Judge • Nov 2017

Speaker • Nov 2017

Design Thinking: Going from Idea to Minimum Viable Product

Design Thinking: Going from Idea to MVP

Design Thinking: Going from Idea to Minimum Viable Product

JA Canada Sprint, Deloitte Team at StackAdapt

JA Product Sprint at StackAdapt

JA Canada Sprint, Deloitte Team at StackAdapt

Organizer & Speaker • Oct 2017

Co-Creation: Pain Point Mapping Workshop

Junior Achievement at Deloitte Canada

Educator & Advisor • Oct 2017

Educator • Oct 2017

Top 6 Finalist at Disaster Tech Hackathon

Disaster Tech Hackathon

OneEleven and Aviva Canada

Top 6 Finalist • Oct 2017

Bringing the In-Store Experience Online for Canada's Largest Pharmacy Retailer

Bringing the In-Store Experience Online for a Pharmacy Retailer

Bringing the In-Store Experience Online for Canada's Largest Pharmacy Retailer

IxDA Toronto Showcase

IxDA Toronto Showcase at Momentum Digital

Speaker • July 2014

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