Wednesday, 17th November, 2021
Welcome and Keynotes
10:00am – 10:10am Welcome from VPL’s Julie Iannacone
10:10am – 10:25am Welcome from ISSofBC’s Gabby Korcheva
10:25am – 10:55am Keynote 1- Damineh Akhavan, Aerospace Engineer
10:55am – 11:20am Keynote 2 – Reza Jooyandeh, Microsoft Manager & Engineer
11:20am – 11:30am 10-Min Break
11:30 – 11:55am Panel discussions – Choose 1 of 3 to attend
| Panel 1 | Panel 2 | Panel 3 |
| Social & emotional skills that became important to employers in the pandemic | I invested in myself & here’s what happened | Career Portfolios – How employers view them |
| Dr. Poh Tan – Founder, STEMedge Academy Inc. and SCWIST VP and Director Strategic Partnership Development & Fundraising Maryse Pellerin – Senior HR Manager, Raymond James Fernanda Ave – Head of Tech Programs, CICCC Moderator: Hala Helmy, Job Quest | Serah Metpalli – Technical Writer, Ensemble Systems Andre Coetzee – Director and Co-Founder, iworx Anika Mahmud – Software Developer, Ziva Dynamics Moderator: Freda Fernandes, Global Talent Loans | Liz Barraza – Product Designer, Virtro Technology Andre Souza – Front End Engineer, League Inc. Meri Ghazaryan – National Manager of Employer Relations, Lighthouse Labs Moderator: Laura Pasut, Compass |
12:00 – 12:25pm Panel discussions – Choose 1 of 3 to attend
| Panel 4 | Panel 5 | Panel 6 |
| Getting experience – Small/Medium-size companies seeking short-term project work | Hired during the pandemic – Newcomer stories of persistence and self-care | Outlook on the Tech Labour Market – Employers forecast the future for their companies |
| Carla Vecino – Community Liason and Talent Acquisition Manager, Zen Maker Labs/Access2Innovate Mina Phaisaltantiwongs – Career Success Specialist, BrainStation Olga Konstantinidou – E-learning Advisor, Small Business BC Moderator: Sarah Rolling, TechWomen | Mythri Raveendra – Senior Software QA (Customer Experience), Fortinet Olga Ivakhnychenko – CST Business Support Analyst, Vancouver Coastal Health Gita Zareikar – Ph.D., Research Analyst, In-TAC Moderator: Bita Firouzian, Career Paths | Cassandra Jovicic – Director of Talent Acquisition, Unbounce Neil D’Sena – Senior Manager of Cloud & Infrastructure Security, Accenture Dean Prigge – Talent Acquisition Specialist, Global Relay Moderator: Vanessa Lee, Job Quest |
12:30 – 12:55pm Panel discussions – Choose 1 of 3 to attend
| Panel 7 | Panel 8 | Panel 9 |
| How I adapted my career to include parenting | Micro-credentials that make a difference – What employers want | How employers are using Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for fairer workplaces |
| Dr. Poh Tan – Founder, STEMedge Academy Inc. and SCWIST VP and Director Strategic Partnership Development & Fundraising Reda Meghari – Independent IT Consultant Kenneth Ip – Careerin Moderator: Kim Abram, Job Quest | Leah Veloso – HR Professional, Foreseeson John Webber – Community Manager Vancouver Downtown at RBC Kristina Fiedrich – Manager of Credential Programs, Continuing Studies @ Emily Carr University of Art + Design Moderator: Ryan Morwick, Career Paths | Mohammad Kallas – Senior HR Talent Acquisition Partner, CIBC Saina Beitari, Ph.D. – SCWIST Board Member Daniel Chen – Learning & Inclusive Workplaces Specialist, IECBC Moderator: Hooman Homayoon, Career Paths |
1:00 to 1:25pm Linking Lunches – Network with others through the chat
| Room 1 | Room 2 | Room 3 |
| Software & Web Developers Moderator: Jackie Gootee | Digital Marketing & Graphic Design Moderator: Jose Duarte | IT Professionals Moderator: Simrat Sathi |
Main Room
1:30pm – 2:25pm Back by popular demand! Networking with Curiosity – Mark MacKichan, Vancouver Public Library
2:30pm – 3:30pm Pitch 2Us: Employer Pitches on why to join their teams – Hear two-minute pitches
| Round 1 : Global Relay, Procurify, SCWIST |
| Round 2 : Ziva Dynamics, BeConfident.io, LMI Technologies |
| Round 3 : Microsoft |
Technology Together 2021 