Naeem Zafar
Keynote Speaker: Silicon Valley Entrepreneur & Technology Innovator; CEO of Five Startups; Author of "7-Steps to a Successful Startup"; UC Berkeley Lecturer
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Naeem Zafar Biography
Naeem Zafar is a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, educator, and author with a career spanning innovation in technology and agriculture. Zafar has led five companies as CEO, raised over $100 million in venture capital, and participated in dozens of startups as an investor, board member, and advisor. After graduating from Brown University with a degree in electrical engineering, Zafar began his career designing chips and electronic systems at Honeywell before launching his first startup.
Zafar later joined Quickturn Design Systems in Silicon Valley, where he contributed to the development of the first emulation system for chip design verification. The company went public and was subsequently acquired by Cadence. He went on to serve as CEO of Veridicom, a company specializing in silicon fingerprint sensors that was acquired by Apple. Following two additional CEO roles at electronic design automation companies, Zafar co-founded Bitzer Mobile, an enterprise security company acquired by Oracle.
Building on his experience in enterprise technology, Zafar founded TeleSense to apply IoT and AI technologies to agriculture, focusing on democratizing data for post-harvest grain management. TeleSense developed wireless sensors for monitoring temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide to reduce spoilage in the post-harvest grain industry. The company provided real-time wireless sensing and predictive analytics solutions for stored grain and was acquired by UPL, a food sustainability company with revenue exceeding $6 billion.
In addition to his entrepreneurial work, Zafar has established a career in academia. He has taught entrepreneurship at the University of California, Berkeley, at both Berkeley-Haas and the College of Engineering, as well as in the department of Sociology. Zafar is a Dean's Teaching Fellow, lecturer, and Industry Fellow at the Center of Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley, a Professor of the Practice at Brown University, and a lecturer at Santa Clara University. He teaches courses in entrepreneurship, technology strategy, innovation, and new venture finance. Zafar is also an amateur historian and lectures at the Institute for the Study of Western Civilization.
Zafar founded Startup-Advisor, a company dedicated to educating and advising entrepreneurs on business formation and management. He has authored five books on entrepreneurship, including "7-Steps to a Successful Startup," "Get Funded," "The Entrepreneur's Legal Guide to Starting Up!," "Market Research on a Shoestring!," and "Finance Essentials for Entrepreneurs." Through his writing and teaching, Zafar shares insights on startup strategy, venture capital, and business innovation. He is also an angel investor, providing seed capital to several Silicon Valley startups.
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Naeem Zafar is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Executive Leadership, Business and Business Leadership. The estimated speaking fee range to book Naeem Zafar for live events is Below $10,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Naeem Zafar generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Nicole Yeary, R "Ray" Wang and Jez Humble. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Naeem Zafar for an upcoming event.
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How much does it cost to book Naeem Zafar for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Naeem Zafar, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Naeem Zafar are Below $10,000 for live events and Below $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Naeem Zafar, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Naeem Zafar speak about?
Naeem Zafar is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Executive Leadership, Business, Business Leadership, Marketing, Business Growth, Computer Science, Technology, Futurism, Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Data, Finance, Venture Capital and Business Authors. -
Where does Naeem Zafar travel from?
Naeem Zafar generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Naeem Zafar?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Naeem Zafar for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805, and one of our agents will assist you to book Naeem Zafar for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Naeem Zafar or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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