performances + readings
speaking
2025
LA Story, Hollyweird, Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles
The Benny Diaries, Dyke Storytelling, Dynasty Typewriter, Los Angeles
2024
What is Love? NOT FUNNY at The Lyric Hyperion, Los Angeles
The Benny Diaries, Mortified at Dynasty Typewriter, Los Angeles
2023
What I know Is Not What I Remember at The Broad museum, Los Angeles
Loving, Michael performance at Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles
LMNOP Shelf Talkers, original audio piece at One Archives Circa Festival, Los Angeles
2022
I Am Iran’s Daughter, Weirdo Night at Zebulon, Los Angeles
2021
Barnard College, Athena Film Festival, on making a short film during the pandemic
2020
PSFK Conference, Keynote on designing extraordinary digital and IRL events
2019
Subway Book Review Book Club at the Wing: On food and culture
Advertising Week, panel on Finding Your Own Leadership Style In A World of Dated Paradigms
Museum of Food and Drink, In conversation with Dina Begum on immigrant food cultures in London and New York City
Harvard University, the intersection of food and culture
Olio Club, fireside chat, interviewed by Dana Cowin about immigration, creativity and entrepreneurship
2018
Film Forum, Chef Flynn filmmaker panel moderator
Museum of Food and Drink, women in food panel for GRLSQUASH
Bitten 2018, MC
PSFK 2018, on the future of food roundtable
LMHQ x Wolf & Wilhelmine, How Brands Can Navigate the Shifting Landscape of Identity
2017
Bitten 2017
LMHQ x Local Projects, Future of Food Design panel
Bitten x Food + Future, MC
Northside Innovation Festival, Food as a Pillar of Pop Culture keynote
Food Book Fair, communication workshop
2016
Bitten 2016, MC
Bitten LA, MC
2015
Bitten 2015, MC
2014
Applied Brilliance Conference, On Millennials keynote