GDSC Women in Tech Conference

Name: GDSC Women in Tech Conference
Start: 2022-03-26T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2022-03-26T18:00:00-04:00

University of Toronto - Mississauga

Join us for full day event featuring various women in tech providing their experience in their fields, students sharing insight to getting a tech internship, workshops to learn a new skills and a competition to win exciting swag and cash prizes! The aim of this event is to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and empower the future generation of women!

Mar 26, 2022, 2:30 – 10:00 PM

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Key Themes

International Women's Day (IWD)

About this event

Join us for full day event featuring various women in tech providing their experience in their fields, students sharing insight to getting a tech internship, workshops to learn a new skills and a competition to win exciting swag and cash prizes! The aim of this event is to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and empower the future generation of women! 
All majors, backgrounds and years are invited to attend and it is completely FREE!
We're excited to have you a part and make sure to RSVP above so you don't miss this exciting opportunity!
Make sure to add this to your calendar after registering so you can add it to your schedule!

🌟 What you'll gain:Meaningful connections with leaders, changemakers and problem solvers in various careers in technology
Insight and advice when pursuing a career in tech
New technical and development skills to further your tech careers
Chance to win various prizes through the competition

📢 What to expect:Speaker Talks: 30 minute talks with leaders in various careers in technology. They are here to share their insight and advice in pursuing a career in technology and growing as a leader
Panel Session: Open QnA and discussion where you can learn and hear about the experience in various tech opportunities for students
Workshops: Learn a new technical skill through various GDSC Chapters globally and connect with other student developers in the community! This is a chance to learn all about Google developer technologies!
Tech Challenge: Apply and practice your development and design skills to solve a weekend challenge with others. This is a chance to win some exciting prizes from Google and you gain another project to add to your portfolios!

📍 Where: VirtualWe will be hosting our live event online through Zoom. Come back to the event page the day/time of the event and you will be able to join the event. The speakers, facilitators and panelists will be using their camera and mics, and you are welcomed to join us. Of course, we will understand if you prefer to keep your video or mic (or both) off and just participate in the live chat. 

❓ Frequently Asked Questions:Is this event free? YES!
Who can join? Any student in any major, year or background can be a part!
How do I register? If you are not logged in, click the "Log In" button above. Create an account and tickets will be available to view and register.
How do I join the Tech Challenge? When registering, you'll be able to indicate "yes" or "no" in signing up for the Coding Competition and join our Discord Server below to stay in communication with everything around the challenge
Do I need coding experience to participate? Nope! We want to create an event where ALL students can participate no matter what skill level you are at. Throughout the event we'll be hosting workshops where students can learn a new technical skill which can later be applied in the challenge.

💬Submit a questionWant to submit an anonymous question to any of the talks happening at the conference? Submit them here: https://forms.gle/mS51Amvoy8XeBw8P9

👋 Connect with others!In the meantime, come join us in our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/KUHUfMuUsn

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When

Saturday, March 26, 2022
2:30 PM – 10:00 PM UTC

Agenda

2:30 PM	Opening Remarks	𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/89930442627 Join the team as we introduce the conference and share the tech challenge prompt!
3:00 PM	Pinterest Panel	𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/89553247719 Join Patrick Halina, Azadeh Attar, Charlotte Harris, and Jennie Kong from Pinterest's Toronto office as they will be discussing tech careers in sales, engineering, management and recruiting.
4:00 PM	Journey into Technology	𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/89259133794 Learn the lessons learnt by Elizabeth Leung's to becoming a software developer - let's talk about making the most of your co-op experience, planning for uncertainty and building your network.
5:00 PM	Machine Learning - Theory, Practice, and My Personal Journey Through It	𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/84274151753 Join Inmar Givoni for a light technical discussion of what ML is and isn't, what does it mean to work in the field, and a bit about her own personal journey, insights, and human learnings along the way.
6:00 PM	So you want to be a Product Manager?	𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/87911471060 A funny thing happened when Angelina Fomina added “Product Management” to her LinkedIn profile. People start asking her “HOW?”. I never planned on becoming a Product Manager. In University I studied business, and didn't know this career path existed. Everyone's path to Product Management is very different and in this talk, she will share with you what Product Management is, if it's for you and how you can become a PM too.
6:30 PM	I am a Venn Diagram: Working in the Interface of Science and Business	𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/85084945474 Tech is more than computer science and coding! Allison shares her journey of how she combined various STEM and non-STEM interests to find her ideal spot in the life sciences ecosystem and the options available to anyone.
7:00 PM	Q&A with Tina Li	𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/83788324943 Join us to meet Tina Li and learn about computer science, graduate school, internships and more!
7:30 PM	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/82941141582 A decade ago SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud) created a new “normal”. Those changes required new skills and roles in the workplace, changed organizational and competitive structures, etc. Artificial Intelligence is poised to have an even bigger impact on every single industry and job role in the next decade. Join us for a quick introduction to some of these technologies to see how they could affect your future workplace.
8:30 PM	How to Robot-Proof Students: AI, Education, and The Future of Work	𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/85239690727 During a visit to the Department of Education a few years ago, some of the world’s top education researchers posed this question: “How do we robot-proof students?” The simple truth is that there is no skill or knowledge that is robot-proof. Still, every major government in the world has a policy paper about AI and the workforce. They are all wrong. None of them seem to understand anything about the most important component of the future of work: people. How to Robot-Proof Students is about people. We are the complex, flawed, central characters in this story, one that explores what it means to be human in an increasingly automated world. Insightful, engaging, hilarious, vulnerable, and shocking, Dr. Vivienne Ming undertakes a truly fun and unusual tour through how natural and artificial intelligence will co-exist in the future.
9:30 PM	Closing Remarks	𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/87914035446 Join the conference organizers as we close off the event and share exciting news around the Tech Challenge!