CAN-CWIC 2022
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All events will take place at the Delta Hotel. 
Friday, October 21st
Noon – 5:00 pm:  Faculty Meeting  (professors from across Canada will meet -- this is separate from the main conference)  
4:00pm - 8 pm - Registration outside the International Ballroom.
6:30 p.m. - Dinner (International Ballroom)
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                    Keynote Speaker:  
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Unleashing your Superpower - Thriving as a woman in tech 
Morgan Klein-MacNeil, VP, Finance Technology at TD
Join Morgan Klein-MacNeil, VP Technology at TD Bank, as she shares stories from her 11 year career journey from new graduate to executive leadership. 
Saturday, October 22nd
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast in Plaza C (2nd floor)
8:00 a.m. - 2 p.m.  - Registration outside International Ballroom

8:45 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.:   International Ballroom
                  NCWIT Aspirations in Computing National Award Presentation
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                  Keynote Speaker: 
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 An Unlikely Pathway to the Gaming Industry
 Melissa Gilliam, Senior Software Engineer​, Electronic Arts 
A conversation with Melissa Gilliam, Senior Software Engineer at Electronic Arts. Join Melissa as she shares her path from studying pre-med to computer science and navigating her way through the male-dominated industry of gaming. Learn about her 18-year journey at EA and how she's became a force within the industry and building pathways to supporting more women in tech.
​10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. -  Parallel sessions (several speakers and workshops to choose from, several locations)
                  (Click the link to see Saturday sessions)

11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. - Parallel sessions

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m -  Plaza Ballroom (2nd floor)
                  Lunch and Career Fair 

2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. - Parallel sessions

3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. - Parallel sessions

Short break

4:10 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - International Ballroom
                  Panel Session: Moderated by Joanne Atlee, Professor, University of Waterloo
                  Speakers:
                              Beryl Tomay, VP, Last Mile at Amazon
                              Hanady Abdulsalam, Associate Professor & Former Vice Dean, Kuwait University 
                              Anne Steptoe, VP, Infrastructure, Wealthsimple
                              Munmun Chatterjee, Technical Program Manager , Google
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