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Why Book?

  • A skilled orator with 25 years of experience in corporate, academic and nonprofit speaking engagements
  • A passionate innovator for social change
  • A visionary leader, founder of brown girl surf and creator of several mission-driven organizations and ideas

Topics

  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership for Social Change
  • brown girl surf: Creating Waves of Change in Surf and Ocean Spaces

Bookings:  [email protected]

Prior Speaking Engagements

  • American Institute of Architects (AIA); San Francisco, CA
  • Commonwealth Club; San Francisco, CA
  • Patagonia; San Francisco, CA
  • San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA
  • Stanford University Women's Leadership Conference; Stanford, CA
  • Stanford University School of Design; 2024 No Man's Land Film Festival Panelist; Stanford, CA 
  • Tufts University; Medford, MA
  • University of Hawaii, Hilo
  • U.C. Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy; Berkeley, CA
  • U.C. Berkeley Haas Women in Leadership Conference (2013 & 2014)
  • U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health; Berkeley, CA
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Wells Fargo; San Francisco, CA 
  • William J. Worthen Foundation Collaborative
  • Women@Google, Google; Chicago, IL
  • Women@Google, Google; Los Angeles, CA
  • Women@Google, Google; Mountainview, CA
  • Women in Business Conference, Muscat, Oman
  • Young Women Social Entrepreneurs; San Francisco, CA

Invited

  • Association of Surfing Professionals Supergirl Pro Contest; Oceanside, CA US
  • The CityPossible III, National University of Singapore; Singapore
  • Women in Boardsports Retreat; Biarritz, France
  • Women's Surf Forum, Byron Bay Surf Festival; Byron Bay, Australia
  • University of California Santa Barbara BABEL Conference; Santa Barbara, CA US
  • United Way of California SparkPoint Retreat; Berkeley, CA US
  • U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program; San Francisco, CA US

Prior Workshops

Genentech; San Francisco, CA
Topic:  Healthcare Businesswomen's Association Boot Camp for Women in Transition

Halozyme; San Diego, CA
Topic:  Healthcare Businesswomen's Association Boot Camp for Women in Transition

SF Mom Entrepreneur; San Francisco, CA
Topic: Lessons learned surfing the waves of entrepreneurship

Center for Volunteer and Non-profit Leadership of Marin; San Rafael, CA
Topic: Overcoming personal and professional setbacks as non-profit leaders and professionals. 



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Testimonials

"In May of 2018, AIA San Francisco welcomed Farhana Huq to present 'Brain Architecture and the Neuroscience of Stress' to a group of 20 design professionals.
 
In working with AIASF to prepare for the event, Farhana was attentive, responsive, and insightful. She brought warmth, clarity, and concision to the planning process, and these qualities carried over into her presentation. The program was both informative and enjoyable, and even after only an hour participants left feeling optimistic and empowered to tackle issues related to stress. Our audience was engaged in both Farhana’s talk and the activity that she facilitated, and expressed an interest in further coaching.
 
AIASF would enthusiastically recommend Farhana to speak to other audiences."


Karsen Alexander Maruca
Manager, Member Programs
AIASF

"Farhana is a dynamic, engaging and insightful speaker. She spoke at a workshop (“Beyond Yourself: Women Advancing Women”) that I recently led at the Haas School of Business’ Women in Leadership (WIL) conference. Her collaboration and ideas throughout the planning process were invaluable. Farhana inspired the audience with her personal story, while drawing on the lessons and knowledge that she’s gained through her fascinating experiences. I hope to work with her again in the future!"

- Aisha Taylor,
Senior Account Manager, Media and Entertainment
Google Inc.

"I met Farhana through the 85 Broads network where I attended one of her talks on making courageous transitions.....Farhana's experience, advice and genuine warmth appealed to me greatly. Her presentation was spot-on and filled with personal stories and positive outcomes. I'd highly recommend Farhana as a speaker, coach or sounding board for senior executive women in transition."

Deborah A. Bussiere
Global Marketing, Business Development
and Operations C-level Executive |
start-ups to F100s


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March 6, 2008 Women@Google event at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
Excerpted from October 8, 2013 debut screening of Surfing Possibility at Patagonia, San Francisco
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