Tareq Hadhad

Founder and CEO of Peace by Chocolate | Founder of Peace on Earth Society

Session Details:

An inspirational true story of one immigrant’s journey from war-torn Syria to peaceful Canada. Once a successful entrepreneur and owner of a chocolate factory in Syria, Tareq Hadhad and his family lost everything to war and conflict. While seeking refuge in Canada, they rebuilt their lives and their chocolate factory – Peace by Chocolate – with the strong support of the community in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Tareq will take you on an emotional journey from fear, desperation, struggle and displacement, to hope, compassion, kindness, and success. Tareq’s story will leave you inspired to reflect on what we can each strive for as we build community through entrepreneurship.

Bio:

Tareq was a Syrian refugee and now living his new life with his entrepreneurial family in Canada’s east coast. He is the founder and CEO of Peace by Chocolate.

Passionate about peace and entrepreneurship, his family relaunched the family business to recreate the chocolates they exported across the Middle East and their story turned into an international inspiring phenomenon.

Tareq has done over 500 interviews with news teams across the globe and is a keynote speaker who talks about his family’s compelling story, the positive impact of Syrian newcomers and the spirit of entrepreneurship.

Most recently, he awarded Atlantic Business Magazine’s 30 under 30 Innovators.