{"id":5542,"date":"2023-09-17T19:31:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T23:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techaidemontreal.org\/?page_id=5542"},"modified":"2023-10-16T09:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T13:50:17","slug":"samira-khajehi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.techaidemontreal.org\/en\/product4good\/samira-khajehi\/","title":{"rendered":"Samira Khajehi | Community Speaker Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:35px;--awb-margin-top:-50px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#262e44;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:120px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-font-size:60px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Inter&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:60;line-height:1.2;\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\">Samira Khajehi<\/div><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-font-size:32px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:32;line-height:1.2;\">Head of Operations, AssistHQ<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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40px;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-position:center 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271300%27%20height%3D%271300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201300%201300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271300%27%20height%3D%271300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:40px;--awb-padding-left:40px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Bio<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Samira has spent the majority of her career in tech, creating and operationalizing strategy. She is currently the Head of Operations at AssistIQ, an early stage startup, focused on scaling supply intelligence products in health systems across North America. She has a wealth of experience across various industries including digital health, manufacturing, e-comm and services. Making a social impact is a defining characteristic of both her personal and professional commitments. She built the ESG strategy at Sheertex; competed at the Hult Prize regionals pitching a social enterprise for tech-backed goods distribution; and spent a summer in Lithuania co-leading a development project. Samira completed a MBA in Strategy and Finance at McGill University, and a Honours B.Sc. in Biology and Political Science from the University of Western Ontario. She regularly mentors women and acts as an advisor for startups.<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-linkedin fab circle-yes fusion-text-flow fusion-link\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color7);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-color7);--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:36.96px;--awb-width:73.92px;--awb-height:73.92px;--awb-line-height:71.92px;--awb-margin-right:21px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/samirakhajehi\/\" aria-label=\"Link to https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/samirakhajehi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right-medium:15%;--awb-padding-left-medium:15%;--awb-padding-right-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:70px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:70px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-body-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:transparent;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:#ffffff;--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"background-color:transparent;border-color:transparent;height:auto;width: 50px;line-height:normal;font-size:50px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-user-circle far circle-no\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:32px;--fontSize:32;line-height:1.2;\">Samira's Session at Product4Good<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 32; line-height: 1.4; --minfontsize: 20; font-size: 32px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fontsize=\"32\" data-lineheight=\"44.8px\"><i>&#8220;Product-led societal transformation&#8221;<\/i><\/h3>\n<p>In tech &#8211; whether in product or any other role &#8211; we challenge the status quo, frequently asking &#8220;are we delivering on our customer&#8217;s needs? can we do it better?&#8221; As someone who feels called to contribute to the advancement of society, I frequently consider the impact of my work and find ways to push to new heights. This talk will share some of my reflections on tech today and explore how we can create value for society beyond how we might typically conceive of it. I hope that this can be a conversation; would love your feedback after the event!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f <b>October 18, 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u23f0 3:45 pm<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udccd Main Stage, Rialto Theater &#8211; Community Lightning Talks<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2>Why are you interested in participating at Product4Good?<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-small:11.52%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-quote-left fas circle-yes\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:#ec2c24;--awb-iconcolor-hover:#ec2c24;--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:44px;--awb-width:88px;--awb-height:88px;--awb-line-height:86px;--awb-margin-top:0;--awb-margin-right:0;--awb-margin-bottom:0;--awb-margin-left:25px;--awb-align-self:flex-end;\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_5_6 5_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:15px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:83.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.304%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.304%;--awb-width-medium:83.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.304%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.304%;--awb-width-small:83.333333333333%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.304%;--awb-spacing-left-small:30px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-font-size:25px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:300;\"><p style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-weight: 200; font-size: 20px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Montserrat\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"200\">I appreciated the effort the organizers made to be intentional about showcasing women, in particular those from underrepresented groups, as part of the event. 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