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Zane Dalal

Chair

Zane Dalal was born and educated in England holding degrees from the University of Oxford, and Indiana University. He serves as Associate Music Director of the Symphony Orchestra of India. In addition to Western Classical music, Zane’s wide ranging academic pursuits include European Medieval History, US Constitutional Law, Comparative Theology, and Zoroastrian themes. His blogs, conversations, talks and commentaries on current socio-political topics are extremely well received.
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Joseph Y. Ahmad


Joseph Y. Ahmad, is a founding partner in the Houston law firm of Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., He was elected to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates, an elite group of the country’s leading judges and civil trial lawyers. He has been selected by his peers as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” since 2003 and he was named a “2015 Lawyer of the Year” in the Houston area. Mr. Ahmad has been recognized as a leading lawyer in “Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.” He has been named to the Texas Super Lawyers list since 2003, been on the Texas Super Lawyers Top 100 in Houston since 2006, and been in the Texas Super Lawyers Top 100 in Texas every year but one since 2006. He was also named a Benchmark Litigation Star in 2016 and 2017.
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Nabeela Rasheed


Dr. Nabeela Rasheed serves as the Senior Vice President for Intellectual Property at Amunix. Before joining Amunix, Dr. Rasheed served as Section Head of Intellectual Property at AbbVie, where she devoted her time to building and securing intellectual property portfolios in therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, antiviral, women’s health, renal disease, and neuroscience. Prior to that, she spent 20 years working at a law firm specifically focused on intellectual property law as it applies to the biopharmaceutical industry, as well as advising clients on related regulatory and legislative changes in fast-evolving legal markets. She has been integrally involved in implementing strategic plans and launches of several pharmaceutical products. Dr. Rasheed is a member of the State Bar of Illinois, holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Chicago Kent College of Law.

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