62 | IBRIDGE BARCELONA From December 8 - 10, 2016, over 750 Iranians gathered in Barcelona for the inspiring three-day iBRIDGE Conference. iBRIDGE brings together high-tech entrepreneurs of Iranian decent for three days of collaboration, creation, and connection. On December 9, participants were invited to join the IAWF, “Entrepreneurial Challenges and Success Stories” panel. The panel comprised of Sara Ahmadian, Zohre Elahian, Elnaz Sarraf, and moderated by Anousheh Ansari. Each panelist shared their unique story and connected the audience to a place of internal ambition and motivation. IAWF’s Founder, Mariam Khosravani, delivered a speech on the importance of building bridges within our community. Her speech discussed the necessity of these bridges between areas of diversity for the well-being and growth of our vibrant community. IAWF is honored to be part of their creation and community. IAWF would also like to thank trustee member Zohre Elahian, one of the iBRIDGE co-founders, for inviting IAWF to participate at the conference.