World Zarathushti Chamber Of Commerce

Minutes Of Meeting for WZCC BC Chapter
2016-04-29 08:00 - 2023-12-27 17:00 UTC
DATE: 24th April, 2016 TIME: 1:30 to 4:30 PM
LOCATION: Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr, 6900 Halifax Street, BURNABY, BC V5B 2R5
We thank ZSBC B of D & Trustees of Arbab Rostam Guiv Foundation BC for use of the facilities.
ATTENDEES: Total 22, including Speakers (M) = Members
Dr. Farah Shroff (SPEAKER)
(M) Murzban Eruch Chinvala (SPEAKER)
Lorelei Tolosa (SPEAKER)
(M) Nevill Bhagat
(M) Fariborz Rahnamoon
(M) Firdosh Mehta
(M) Behramsha Mizan
(M) Rostam Sasani
(M) Arian Sasani
(M) Kayras Irani
(M) Homi Italia
(M) Perviz Madon
(M) Pesi Balsara
(M) Percy Billimoria
(M) Aubtin Yazdgardian
(M) Farah Mistry
(M) Kerman Kasad
(M) Ruzbeh Lalkaka
(M) Kersasp Bharucha
And other non-members.
The meeting was called to order at 1:30 pm and chaired by Firdosh Mehta.
Firdosh recapped the previous meeting issues and invited younger members Kayras Irani, Aubtin Yazdgardian and Farah Mistry, to introduce and present gifts of appreciation to the speakers.
1:45 PM Presentation by Dr. Farah Shroff, PhD.
Dr Shroff, is the principal of Shroff Consulting, and a part time faculty member at the UBC Department of Family Practice and School of Population and Public Health. She is also a teacher of yoga, dance and other movement arts. Her passions are about making the world a healthier place and her consulting and teaching emphasize the limitless possibilities for mind-body wellness. She has recently started a project to improve infant and maternal health in India.
Farah’s Consulting firm has worked in the area of public health, social and educational issues, focusing on research, writing, facilitation, training and more. She gave us an overview of her early days growing up in a Parsi Colony in Mumbai. She talked about how Shroff Consulting emerged around the time of birth of her son Zubin, and how working from home as a mother helped care for her children, as well as consulting and part time university professor. We heard about the benefits of being self-employed and the rewards of self-marketing, as well as how to cope with the challenges of the feast and famine days in life. She discussed her latest ventures into real estate investing and shared how opportunities can be found. She talked about the applications of various Social Media, such as LinkedIn and others, and how they can be utilized in her work from home.
2:30 PM Refreshments – Tea/Coffee, Pop, Spanakopitas, Chicken Nuggets, Cake and Coconut
macroons. Rashna Mehta looked after the procuring and preparation of the refreshments.
2:45 PM Presentation by Murzban Eruch Chinvala

Murzban’s power point presentation was on “Mortgages – An insider’s viewpoint & all you need to know about it”. He provided insights on how one can save money and avoid making costly mistakes on our biggest debt, usually in homes.
Being a mortgage professional with Dominion Lending Centers’ Clear Trust Mortgages, with access to various sources of funding from big banks, monolines and private lenders, Murzban explained the pros & cons of various funds. Murzban was Finance Controller of Canada’s largest private post-secondary education group before migrating to Canada,
Murzban was Head of Finance & Member of the Board of Directors of GlobeOp Financial Services (I) Pvt. Ltd., a leading fund administrator co-headquartered out of London & New York, having USD 190 billion of assets globally. Prior to that he was Head of Finance for Yahoo in India having been employed with the company since its initial stages. He was also instrumental in playing a lead role in the incorporation and registration of Yahoo’s global Software Development Center in Bangalore, India.
Murzban explained how he became a licensed mortgage broker with certification from University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. In addition, he is a Commerce graduate, has an MBA with specialization in finance from Australia and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He presented various scenarios of mortgage funding with charts and some hands-on activities, weighing different parameters applicable to mortgage funds.
3:45 PM Presentation by Ms. Lorelei Tolosa
Her background has been in the entertainment and film industry where she spent 10 years as a production coordinator.
An event led her to go the entrepreneurial route, a decision she’s very happy to have taken. Lorelei shared her story about her journey as an independent distributor of a personal franchise system in areas of whole-food nutrition and wellness, which is being marketed in 60 countries and discussed opportunities available to our members wishing to pursue this either full-time or on a part-time basis and create residual income.
She helped us understand the over-all health benefits of using a unique plant based product from South East Asia and many other parts of the world. Brochures and her cards we made available to all.
As an independent distributor, Lorelei’s business excelled quickly qualifying her for the award program in just a few months. She gave us an insight into her role as a major leader and trainer, building and supporting distribution teams globally.
There were 5 new memberships added for FY 2016 at this meeting, to bring the TOTAL so far to 16 Individual + 1 Student. We would appreciate some Corporate memberships also.
The following will be the newly elected Board of BC Chapter for 2016:
Homi Italia Fariborz Rahnamoon
Perviz Madon Firdosh Mehta
Percy Billimoria Nevill Bhagat
And the following will continue as the executive for 2016:
Fariborz Rahnamoon (Chairman) Homi Italia (Treasurer)
Firdosh Mehta (Secretary & Program Coordinator)
Firdosh informed those present about the upcoming WZCC North American AGM,
on 29 APR 2016, in Michigan, in conjunction with FEZANA AGM.
Chapter Chair Fariborz Rahnamoon is scheduled to attend. Further details available next meeting.
4:45 PM Firdosh thanked the Speakers and all who attended for their support.
The meeting was adjourned and attendees were requested to further partake of the
refreshments served, and encouraged to engage in networking.
Fee Structure for 2016 year is :
Corporate (Business, with 2 individual members)…. $ 50
Individual (1 each)……………………………………………..$ 25
Student [Full Time] (1 each) …….…………………………$ 10
This was our second meeting for 2016. The next meeting is scheduled for 5 June 2016.
Minutes Prepared by: Firdosh Mehta Date: 27 April 2016

Here are some photos of the meeting which we hope you will enjoy.

All you need to know about Crowd Funding and Peer-to-Peer Lending!
2016-04-14 08:00 - 17:00
WZCCUK has organised an event about Crowd Funding and Peer-to-Peer Lending on 26th April 2016, at the Café Spice Namaste. Speakers for the event are Jonathan Hill and Ruby Sayed

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A Event On Mental Health
2016-04-05 08:00 - 2024-04-05 17:00
The Houston Chapter of WZCC holds dinner events for its members several times a year featuring distinguished speakers from various disciplines. The speakers are carefully chosen for their expertise in topics that help our members in their profession, business, or personal lives.
On March 10, 2016 the Houston Chapter of WZCC presented Dr. Bahadur Sarkari, M.D., a distinguished psychiatrist with a long and successful clinical practice in London and the U.S. Dr. Sarkari is double Board Certified − in Adult Psychiatry as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
In his one-hour presentation titled: “All You Wanted to Know About Mental Health But Were Afraid to Ask”, Dr. Sarkari kept the audience totally engaged with fascinating myths, facts, and actual cases of the wide variety of disorders that make up mental illness. In a very well organized talk, Bahadur Sarkari exposed the myths and wrong attitudes people have towards mental disorders. The spectrum of disorders that psychiatrists have to deal with ranges from anxiety, the most common problem, to schizophrenia, the most devastating mental illness. For each of eight different disorders, Dr. Sarkari covered its cardinal features and symptoms, along with the treatment and medications that help alleviate them. Particular attention was paid to Alzheimer’s disease and the special problems that mental health creates in the work place.
He presented alarming statistics that highlighted the widespread and serious consequences of mental illness, leading to poor job performance, dysfunctional family life, and sometimes even suicide. Typical cases of mental illness that Dr. Sarkari encountered in his practice often brought humorous and astonishing reactions from the audience.
Dr. Sarkari’s presentation was very well received, as evident from the animated discussions and questions that followed. WZCC (Houston) is grateful to Dr. Bahadur Sarkari for taking the time to share his knowledge with our members.
“WZCC (Houston) helps members succeed as entrepreneurs and professionals through career enhancement, better financial management, and enrichment of their personal lives.”

ANNOUNCEMENT for the WZCC BC Chapter meeting
2016-04-05 08:00 - 17:00
DAY: Sunday 24th APRIL 2016
TIME: 1:00 to 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr,
6900 Halifax Ave. BURNABY, BC V5B 2R5
We thank ZSBC Board of Directors & Trustees of Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar e Mehr BC.
PROGRAM: Please email fdjmehta@shaw.ca or call 604-544-8983, and confirm
attendance by Friday 15th April 2016.
1:00 PM Arrive and Register
1:15 PM Presentation by Dr. Farah Shroff PhD.
Dr Shroff, is the principle of Shroff Consulting, and a part time faculty member at the UBC Department of Family Practice and School of Population and Public Health. She is also a teacher of yoga, dance and other movement arts. Her passions are about making the world a healthier place and her consulting and teaching emphasize tthe limitless possibilities for mind-body wellness. She has recently started a project to improve infant and maternal health in India. Trent University awarded her the Spirit of Trent Award in 2015 for her contributions to society.
Topic: Since 1997, Shroff Consulting has worked in the area of public health, social and educational issues, focusing on research, writing, facilitation, training and more. Discussion on how Shroff Consulting emerged around the time of birth of Zubin, and how working from home as a mother helped care for her children, as well as consulting and part time university professor. Hear about the bonuses of being self-employed and the fun of self-marketing as well as the challenges of the feast and famine life. We will also discuss her latest ventures into real estate investing and the wonderful opportunities that can be had. Social Media like LinkedIn and others will also be part of her talk.
2:00 to 2:15 PM Q/A, Discussions
2:15 PM Refreshments – Tea/Coffee
(No charge for members & speakers, $ 3 for Non-Members per person)
2:30 PM Presentation by Murzban Eruch Chinvala
Topic: Mortgages – An insider’s viewpoint & all you need to know about it.
Murzban will provide pointers on how you can save money and avoid making costly mistakes on your biggest debt! This is one presentation you do not want to miss. He is a mortgage professional with Dominion Lending Centers’ Clear Trust Mortgages with access to various sources of funding from big banks, monolines and private lenders.
Murzban is a licensed mortgage broker with certification from University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. He is also Commerce graduate, has an MBA with specialization in finance from Australia and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
He has had an extensive career in Corporate Finance & Accounting in senior management capacity with multinational corporations. He was the Finance Controller or Canada’s largest private post-secondary education group, Head of Finance of GlobeOp Financial Services Pvt. Ltd and Head of Finance of Yahoo in India. He was also instrumental in playing a lead role in the incorporation and registration of Yahoo’s global Software Development Center in Bangalore, India.
Presentation by Lorelei Tolosa
Topic: Presenting a distribution opportunity in Health & Wellness Marketing
Her background has been in the entertainment and film industry where she spent 10 years as a production coordinator.
An event led her to go the entrepreneurial route, a decision she’s very happy to have taken. Lorelei will share her story about this journey as an independent distributor of a personal franchise system in the whole-food nutrition and wellness space, being marketed in 60 countries and discuss opportunities available to our members wishing to pursue this either full-time or on a part-time basis and create residual income.
As an independent distributor, Lorelei’s business excelled quickly qualifying her for the Company’s free Mercedes Benz program in just 5 months. She is a major leader and trainer, building and supporting distribution teams globally.
3:30 PM Q/A, Discussions
3:45 PM Vote of Thanks. Speaker appreciation.
3:50 PM Future program announcements and speaker selections
4:00 PM Adjourn meeting
Please attend and participate in this educational and informative sessions.
Current Board members of WZCC Vancouver BC Chapter for 2016
Fariborz Rahnamoon Chair
Homi Italia Treasurer
Firdosh Mehta Secretary & Program Coordinator
Perviz Madon
Percy Billimoria
Nevill Bhagat
Even if you cannot make it to the meeting, we would like your response to Firdosh Mehta by email: fdjmehta@shaw.ca or call 604-544-8983
Please let us know:

Would you be willing to become a Member of this Chapter?
Would you be willing to work on the board or a committee of this Chapter?

For more information on WZCC Chamber…….. visit www.wzcc.net
Thank you for your interest in WZCC.
Firdosh Mehta
WZCC BC Chapter Secretary & Program Coordinator

Talk Show On Wills & Probate
2016-04-04 08:00 - 2023-12-27 17:00
WZCCME has arranged a Talk Show on 23rd April 2016, at the Park Regis Hotel, Dubai. The topic is WILLS and PROBATE including attestation of WILLS at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a new facility for expatriates.

Senior Advocate Bindu Chettur, Mohamed Salman Advocates and Legal Consultants, Kamkshi Mehlwal, Advocate Supreme Court of India along with two other judges will speak on significant aspects of succession and inheritance laws in the emirate and provide guidance to expatriates on how they can register their Wills at DIFC. All members are cordially invited to the meeting from 5.00 p.m to 8.00 p.m, which will be followed by refreshments

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AN EVENING WHERE ME (MIDDLE EAST) BECAME ‘WE’
2016-04-04 08:00 - 2023-12-27 17:00
AN EVENING WHERE ME (MIDDLE EAST) BECAME ‘WE’

WZCCME arranged a Member’s meeting on 12th February 2016 at the Dubai Creek Club, to introduce the Super Six – the new WZCCME Team. Mr. Alan Gordon (Head of Marketing, Majid Alfuttaim) was invited as a speaker. He amazed the audience by showcasing how Dubai will grow in the next few years and how mega events have played a major role in fueling the growth story of Dubai. RJ Vineet Sharma of Suno 102.4 FM gave an entertaining twist to the evening by taking the audience on a musical journey of 100 years of Bollywood.

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Talk on Property Market
2016-02-15 08:00 - 2023-12-27 17:00
Talk on Property Market – Mr.Trevor Evans, Vice President Exhibition and Events, Damac Properties.

Interviewing skills program.
2016-02-15 08:00 - 2023-12-27 17:00

Save the Date-Feb 26
2016-02-01 00:00
World Zarathusthi Chamber of Commerce, Pune invites you to a networking evening on Friday Feb 26, 2016 at the Poona Club, Bund Garden Road. More details to follow! Look forward to seeing you all. The WZCC Pune Committee

It’s all about supporting your business growth and career ambition
2015-10-08 08:00 - 17:00
Date: Thursday 8th October 2015
Venue: Assado
157 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8XA
(Tube/rail: Waterloo/Southwark – 5 min walk)
www.assado.co.uk
Time: 6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Cost: £10 for WZCC members, £15 for guests (free for those under 18, students and unwaged Zoroastrians).
Speaker: Sir Bob Reid

Sir Bob Reid is Chairman of ICE Futures and ICE Clear Europe. He is a Director of Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Diligenta Limited (TATA Group), Jubilant Energy and EEA Helicopter Operations. He is also Chairman of the Foundation for Young Musicians, Learning through Landscapes and the Edinburgh Business School.
He joined Shell in 1956 and spent much of his career overseas, including posts in Brunei, Nigeria, Thailand and Australia. He was Chairman and Chief Executive of Shell UK Limited from 1985 until he retired in 1990. He was also Chairman of British Rail and Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland until he retired in 2004.
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