SHAHRZAD RAFATI, FOUNDER & CEO, BROADBAND TV CORP, Hootsuite Board Member
Shahrzad has been a Director since 2017, and is the founder and CEO of BroadbandTV Corp, a digital media and technology company operating the largest multi-platform network in the world. She was recognized by Fast Company as one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business and was appointed her to represent Canada on the G20 Business Women Leader’s task force by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a global initiative to drive actionable, measurable, and results-driven solutions to impact women’s economic empowerment.
CREDENTIALS: BSC Computer Science UBC, Board Member—BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), Board Vice Chair—Invest in Canada, Co-Chair G20 EMPOWER, Named: Business Woman of the Year, Top 19 Tech Titans, Visionary/Founder of the Year, Canadian Innovation Awards Winner - Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur of the Year, Pacific, Technology Category, 25 Most Powerful Women in Global Television, Canada’s Top 40 under 40, Cynopsis Digital “It List” Honouree, RBC Canadian Immigrant Award Winner, Top 100 list of Canada's Most Powerful Women, BCTIA's Person of The Year, CEO World Awards Founder/Entrepreneur of the Year, Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner in the BMO Arts & Communications category, Influential Women in B.C.Leadership Excellence Award.
