Parallel Sessions (choose one)
10:00 - 10:50 AM Saturday October 22nd
10:00 - 10:50 AM Saturday October 22nd
Room |
Session Title |
Speaker |
International Ballroom A |
Making an Impact in your Career in Technology In this presentation and Q&A, Andrea will showcase some of the ways to make an impact in a technical role in Technology and/or Software roles. She will describe some of the ways that companies think about impact, and some personal stories from her career, both her experiences and those of others she has worked with. |
Andrea Corey VP Engineering, Freshbooks |
International Ballroom B |
The Personal Branding Playbook 101 Personal branding is about showcasing who you are, what makes you unique, and what is your value to other people. Building your brand helps you get noticed and ultimately gets you opportunities! In this talk, you’ll learn about personal branding, why it’s useful in the remote world we currently live in, and what it means to be your authentic self when doing so. Slides for Talk |
Sanaa Syed Carleton University/Shopify Dev Degree |
New York |
Exploring the baby steps to the colourful world of research This workshop will introduce you to some fundamental research skills. We will discuss and practice 1) Critical thinking, 2) Generation of research ideas, and 3) Teamwork. You will practice these essential skills through game playing while you interact with a cognitive tutor with your peers. Bring your laptop; you will only need internet access! |
Christabel Wayllace Tianpei Yang Srijita Das University of Alberta |
Toronto |
Chatbots as Lecturers? What does the future of digital university teaching look like? Should more explanatory videos, podcasts, and virtual rooms and labs be offered in the future? Should students be supported by chatbots? Future technology opportunities abound, but will students make use of them? What does implementation require? |
Zeynep Tuncer Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule, Germany |
Montreal |
Cybersecurity Journeys: From Accounting to AppSec Join us for a candid chat on one unusual career journey. Victoria will cover her adventures transitioning from a career in accounting to becoming a cybersecurity professional. Victoria will also share her experience working at AppSec in AWS!” |
Victoria Granova, Technical Program Manager, Application Security, AWS |
Ottawa |
Moderated by: Hanady Abdulsalam, Kuwait University |