9:00 – 9:10am

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mr. Butan Amedi, KAYO Board Member

9:10 – 9:20am

First Guest Speaker
Mr. Hemin Qazi, Kurdish Youth Club Member

9:20 – 10:35am

PANEL: Kurdistan
Panel Chair: Mr. Aram Torabian, KAYO Director
Dr. Michael Gunter, Tennessee Tech University Professor
Mr. Kani Xulam, American Kurdish Information Network (AKIN)
Mr. Ali Ezzatyar, International Law Student
Ms. Neval Pektas, Active KAYO Member

10:35 – 10:45am

10:45– 12:00pm

PANEL: Kurdish Society & Women
Panel Chair: Ms. Sheinei Saleem, KAYO Director
Mr. Ahmed Brifkani, Educator
Dr. Kay Mizell, CCCCD Professor
Ms. Nora Brifkani, Active KAYO Member

12:00 – 1:30pm

1:30 – 1:40pm

A Message from Kurdistan
Letter to KAYO & the Kurdish-Youth in America

1:40 – 1:45pm

1:45 – 3:00pm

PANEL: Kurdish Culture & Bridging the Gap
Panel Chair: Mr. Ara Alan, KAYO Board Member
Dr. Kamal Artin, Kurdish National Congress of North America (KNC)
Ms. Helene Sairany, PharmD PhD Student
Ms. Kajin Abdullah, Active KAYO Member

3:00– 3:10pm

3:10 – 3:25pm

KAYO Flood Relief Project
Mr. Luqman Barwari, Kurdish-American Education Society (KAES)

3:25 – 4:30

Kurdish American Youth Organization
Panel Chair: Mr. Goran Sadjadi, KAYO President
Mr. Rebaz Qaradaghi, KAYO Director
Ms. Sheinei Saleem, KAYO Director
Mr. Nezar Ahmet Tovi, KAYO Secretary
Ms. Ayrin Torabian, Active KAYO Member