TEDxUT 2026TEDx University of Tehran
Meet the TEDxUT 2026 speakers
Five speakers and one host: from the construction industry to computers and reading in the most remote villages.
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The confirmed speakers of “Shared Shelter”. Select a name to go to their introduction.
Amirhossein Shahmir
PhD in International Trade; consultant to Iran Garment Trading Company
Holds a PhD in International Trade from Belford University, London, and is a consultant to Iran Garment Trading Company, part of Etka Holding. Host and narrator of the TEDxUT 2026 stage.
Pejman Jozi
Builder and entrepreneur in the construction industry
One of Iran's most prominent builders, entrepreneurs and figures in the construction industry; president of the Construction Industry Employers' Association and author of Delmashghouliha (“Preoccupations”), a book on the challenges of housing and construction.
Setareh Beheshti
PhD in Music and orchestra conductor
Orchestra conductor, violinist and faculty member of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran, who has performed with orchestras and at festivals internationally.
Zainalabedin Navabi
Full Professor of Computer Engineering, University of Tehran
Full professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, and a pioneer of digital design and hardware description languages; author of internationally recognized reference books in the field.
Amirmeysam Giahi
Entrepreneur in information technology
The largest importer of Microsoft products in Iran; an entrepreneur and business mentor in information and communications technology.
Nasrin Khezri Moghaddam
Social activist and reading advocate
A social activist who promotes reading among children in underserved areas, from villages to the tents of nomadic communities.
The lineup is still being completed; new names will be added to this page soon.
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