Schedule
Please find below a schedule of the program over the 4 days of the Congress. Please note that there may be some changes in the program over the course of the next few weeks, due to reasons outside of our control. We will continue to update this page, so please visit this page often.
Room Locations:
Level 3: Grand Ballroom | Level 2: All Other Rooms
Day 0: Thursday June 30, 2022
Registration Desk Opens
Hours: TBA
Young Adults Social & Mixer
Time: TBA
Day 1: Friday July 1, 2022
| Start | End | Ball Room | Beekman-Sutton North | Sutton Center | Sutton South | Regent |
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| 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM | Doors Open | ||||
| 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Inauguration and Opening Day Celebration | ||||
| 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM | Intro to Congress & Keynote Speaker | ||||
| 10:15 AM | 11:00 AM | Keynote Address Justice Rohinton Nariman |
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| 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Coffee Break |
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| 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Interfaith Panel: Faith MattersPanelists:Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, Father Brian E. McWeeney, Rabbi Potasnik, Swami Sarvapriyananda, Bhai Sahib Satpal Singh Ji.ModeratorErvad Tehemton F. Mirza | Youth for Youth A Collaboration with ZYNA & ZYNGYouth & Young Adults 18-35 years | |||
| 12:30 PM | 1:00PM | Zoroastrian Youth Across Borders | ||||
| 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Lunch |
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| 2:30 PM | 4:00 PM | Custodians of Zamyad - The Spirit of the EarthSpeakers:Rashneh N. Pardiwala, Daniel Sheffield, Anahita (Ana) Verahrami. | Contemporary Research on Modern Narratives to a Zoroastrian IdentityThe Children of Intermarriage and the Formation of Identity:Speaker:Nazneen EngineerBecoming Zoroastrian:Speaker:Ruzbeh Hodiwala | Documentary Films | ||
| 4:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Coffee Break |
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| 4:30 PM | 6:00 PM | We, the Zoroastrian Women: Voices of Today, Leaders of TomorrowSpeakers:Shahin Bekhradnia, Katayun Kapadia, Freny Nina Pavri, Arzan Sam Wadia, Rashna WriterModerator:Zerbanoo GiffordFacilitatorsMantreh Atashband, Shazneen Munshi, Aban Rustomji, Benafsha Shroff | Documentary Films | |||
| 6:00 PM | End of Formal Day's Programming |
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| Start | End | Ball Room | Beekman-Sutton North | Sutton Center | Sutton South | Regent |
Daily PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
Hours: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Playroom & Child Care Center (for ages 0-4 years): Gibson, 2nd Floor
Children’s Program (5-9 years): Nassau East, 2nd Floor
Tween/Teen Track (10-14 years): Nassau West, 2nd Floor
Hours: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Day 2: Saturday July 2, 2022
| Start | End | Ball Room | Beekman-Sutton North | Sutton Center | Sutton South | Regent |
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| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | The Khorshed Jungalwala Memorial LectureSpeakersJamsheed Choksy & Yuhan VevainaModeratorNerina Rustomji | ||||
| 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM | Coffee Break |
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| 10:30 AM | 12;30 PM | Identity, Belonging and Community in Zoroastrianism Speakers James Darius Ball, Homa Dashtaki, Narges Kakalia, Anne KhademianModeratorKeki Dadachanji | Living Zoroastrianism, an Immersive ExperienceFacilitatorTashan Mistree-Byramji |
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| 12:30 PM | 1:00 PM | Break |
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| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Awards Luncheon: |
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| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good PeopleSpeakerMahzarin Banaji | Gen-Z and Beyond: A Survey for Every GenerationSpeakerSarah Stewart | Living Zoroastrianism, an Immersive ExperienceFacilitatorTashan Mistree-Byramji |
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| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | |||||
| 5:00 PM | 5:15 PM | The AVESTAGENOME Project®: The Variant Enriched Biobank to promote human improvement Video & Talk by Villoo Morawala-Patell | Conquering the Unquiet Mind: A Guide to Mental WellnessSpeakersFirdaus Dhabhar, Khushro Unwalla, Delna PaliaModeratorFarin Bakhtiari | Engage, Educate, Empower: Religious Education for All Developmental Stages SpeakersPersis Driver & Artemis Javanshir | ||
| 5:15 PM | 6:00 PM | Linking Arms Across the Word: Global Working GroupSpeakersSam Balsara, Alayar Dabestani, Xerxes Dastur, Katayun Kapadia, Firoz Pestonji, Rohinton Rivetna, Arzan Sam WadiaModeratorDorab Mistry |
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| 6:00 PM | 6:15 PM | |||||
| 6:15 PM | 7:15 PM | Break | We've Got the Power, Now We're Getting LouderFacilitator: Benafsha ShroffFor Youth & Young Adults 18-35 years | |||
| 7:15 PM | 7:30 PM | Doors Open for Orchestra | ||||
| 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM | World Zoroastrian Philharmonic |
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| 8:30 PM | End of Formal Day's Programming |
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| Start | End | Ball Room | Beekman-Sutton North | Sutton Center | Sutton South | Regent |
Daily PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
Hours: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Playroom & Child Care Center (for ages 0-4 years): Gibson, 2nd Floor
Children’s Program (5-9 years): Nassau East, 2nd Floor
Tween/Teen Track (10-14 years): Nassau West, 2nd Floor
Day 3: Sunday July 3, 2022
| Start | End | Ball Room | Beekman-Sutton North | Sutton Center | Sutton South | Regent |
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| 8:45 AM | 10:00 AM | One Zarathushtra, Many Zoroastrians: Iraqi Kurds Reclaim Their Heritage. Abstract SpeakerFaiza FoadModeratorMatthew Travis Barber | Global Innovations in Religious EducationSpeakerHavovi Antia, Khursheed Choksey, Shazneen Munshi, Kainaz ShroffModeratorPersis Driver | |||
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Leading through crisis the Zoroastrian wayDistinguished SpeakerLord Karan Bilimoria | ||||
| 10:30 AM | 11:00AM | Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 AM | 12:15 PM | Leaders Asking Leaders – Q&A with Youth Leaders from Around the GlobeSpeakersDelzin Banajee, Tanya Hoshi, Parshan Khosravi, Shazneen MunshiModeratorBenafsha Shroff & Pearl Mistry | Zoroastrian Genes and Disease SusceptibilitySpeakersUshta Davar Canteenwalla,Freny V. Modi, Saroja Voruganti,ModeratorVilloo Morawala-Patell | Zoroastrian Digital Humanities: From Ancient Texts to Digital DataSpeakersJerry W. Beersdorf II, Ruzbeh Hodiwalla, Aban RustomjiModerator and SpeakerKersi Shroff | ||
| 12:15 PM | 12:45 PM | STORY OF CREATION – as told in the Bundahishn - A Multimedia Presentation | ||||
| 12:45 PM | 2:00 PM | Lunch |
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| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Making the Impossible Possible: Enhancing the Global Zoroastrian Excellence Through EntrepreneurshipSpeakersJehaan Kotwal, Piruz Khambatta, Daryush Mehta, Poras Balsara, Mira Mehta, Ruyintan Mehta,SynthesizerKarishma KokaModeratorFarrokh Mistree | Healthy Aging SpeakersDr. Nikkan Khatibi, Dr, Firuza ParikhModeratorDr. Parmis Khatibi | The Era of Divine Awakening! Hear from our Female Mobed-yārsSpeakersTeshtar Irani Panteha SoroushpoorModeratorArmita Dalal | Zoroastrians at the United Nations Opportunities to EngageSpeakersFreyaz Shroff & Afreed MistryModeratorMahtab Dastur | |
| 3:00 PM | 3:15 PM | |||||
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| 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | Global Mobed Community: Serving Zoroastrians WorldwideSpeakersVada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, Er. Kaivan Antia- Er. Yazad Bhadha, Er Sheherazad PavriModeratorEr. Arda-e-Viraf Minocherhomji | How to Become a Joyful Centenarian
| An Overview of the Kurdish Zoroastrian Movement SpeakerMatthew Barber | The Future God SpeakerArman Ariane | |
| 4:30 PM | 5:15 PM | Zoroastrian Voices from IranSpeakerSarah Stewart | How to Become a Joyful Centenarian
| Zoroastrian Return to Roots: Looking Back to Move ForwardSpeakersLeea Contractor, Nerissa Mavalvala, Mahfrin SantokeModeratorKayras Irani | ||
| 5:15 PM | 5:30 PM | |||||
| 5:30 PM | End of Day's Formal Programming |
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| 7:30 PM | Lobby Opens for Pre-Gala Reception. Cash Bar Opens | |||||
| 8:00 PM | Doors Open for Gala Seating | |||||
| 8:30 PM | Gala Banquet Entertainment |
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| 9:30 PM | Dinner Served | |||||
| 10:15 PM | Live Band: Music & Dance |
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| 1:00 AM | Gala Ends | |||||
| Start | End | Ball Room | Beekman-Sutton North | Sutton Center | Sutton South | Regent |
Daily PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
Hours: 8:45 am to 12:15 pm and 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Playroom & Child Care Center (for ages 0-4 years): Gibson, 2nd Floor
Children’s Program (5-9 years): Nassau East, 2nd Floor
Tween/Teen Track (10-14 years): Nassau West, 2nd Floor
Day 4: Monday July 4, 2022
| Start | End | Ball Room | Beekman-Sutton North | Sutton Center | Sutton South | Regent |
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| 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM | Recap SessionSpeakersAnahita Kotval, Zal Shroff | ||||
| 9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Zoroastrian FootprintsSpeakerAstad J. Clubwala | ||||
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Passing of the Torch & Closing Ceremony | ||||
| 11: AM | 12th World Zoroastrian Congress Officially Over |
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| Start | End | Ball Room | Beekman-Sutton North | Sutton Center | Sutton South | Regent |