Leadership Conference 2015 Review: Future of Arts in Iran

Ahmad Kiarostami has worked in cinema and software industries for more than twenty years. After taking on leadership roles at Microsoft Middle-East, he founded three companies in Iran and two companies in the United States, including Negah, the first multimedia and online production venue in Iran, where he published award-winning multimedia products in cinema and visual arts. His last company, Fotomoto, was acquired in 2012. Ahmad was a member of several national software standard committees, and developed a full-text search technology for Persian content which was adopted by different products and online newspapers. Ahmad has worked with several Iranian directors, and has served on the board of San Francisco Cinematheque, the oldest organization in North America promoting experimental cinema and video. His music videos are among the most viewed Iranian music videos on YouTube. Ahmad has studied Math and Computer Science at Sharif University and Philosophy at UCLA.

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