BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250906T050457EDT-1253sZzHPW@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250906T090457Z DESCRIPTION:Learn how specific industry sectors are organized and what kind s of roles might be available within it.\n\n \n\nIndustry Insider: A Close r Look at AI Careers\n\nWednesday\, July 22\, 2020\n 1:00 pm - 2:00pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n \n Wondering how to apply your advanced AI knowledge and build a career in industry? related questions. This talk will be of parti cular interest to PhD’s & Postdocs across STEM fields\, Electrical Enginee ring\, Computer Science & Physics.\n\nBio:\n\nRole - Jacomo Corbo is a cof ounder of QuantumBlack and its Chief Scientist. He focuses on the problem of applying AI and other technology to improving the quality and scalabili ty of QuantumBlack’s client delivery. He is passionate about helping organ izations adopt AI at scale to radically improve their performance\, and is responsible for architecting and overseeing work at some of QuantumBlack’ s most important clients to ensure they do just that.  Jacomo leads Quantu mBlack’s R&D efforts in QB/Labs\, with a specific focus on methodological innovations and lately the use of deep learning and AutoML to solve the mo st complex challenges that QuantumBlack works on across industries.\n\nSel ected Experience - Since 2011\, Jacomo has served as a Senior Fellow at th e Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the University of Pennsylvan ia’s Wharton School.  For five years previously\, he served as the Canada Research Chair in Information and Performance Management (2011 – 2015). Pr ior to this\, he was a visiting scholar and research fellow in the Operati ons and Information Management Department at the Wharton School (2008 – 20 10). Between 2006 and 2008\, Jacomo was the Race Strategist for the Renaul t F1 Team Ltd. and was subsequently the Chief Race Strategist for the Lotu s Renault F1 Team\n\nBackground - Jacomo holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Computer Science at Harvard University\, an S.M. in Applied Mathematic s from the Harvard Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences\, a nd a B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from ºÚÁÏÉç.Jacomo's rese arch has been funded by grants from the National Research Council of Canad a\, the National Science Foundation\, the Florence Gould Foundation\, as w ell as by companies such as The Boeing Company\, GE\, and IBM.\n\nThe Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the start time .\n\n\nIndustry Insider Talk: A Closer Look at Policy Careers\n\nWednesday \, July 29\, 2020\n 4:00 pm - 5:00pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nInterested i n building a policy career in the private or public sector? Wondering wher e to start?  Hear what Mario Iacobacci\, PhD \, Partner\, Economic Advisor y\, Deloitte Canada has to say about careers in private sector consulting and within the various levels of government in the public sector. A Q & A will follow.\n\nPresented in conjunction with the Max Bell School of Publi c Policy\n\nBio:\n\nMario Iacobacci is a Partner in the Economic advisory practice at Deloitte Canada. He has led a career at the intersection of ec onomics\, public policy and business strategy. With over 25 years of exper ience at board and executive levels with clients in North America and Euro pe\, Mario brings a commercial perspective to problem solving in the econo mic and public policy realms. He has an international track record in infr astructure economics\, including cost-benefit analysis\, funding and finan cing. He has also led multiple projects examining competition\, pricing an d regulatory issues in a range of different markets. Mario’s primary secto rs of expertise include transportation and industrials\, infrastructure\, labour markets and the public sector.\n\nMario holds a PhD in Economics fr om Cambridge University in the UK.\n\nThe Zoom meeting link will be sent t o all registrants in advance of the start time.\n\n\nIndustry Insider: The Pharma Sector Under a Microscope\n\nWednesday\, August 5\, 2020\n 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nCurious to learn more about employment opportunities in the Pharma sector for PhD’s? Nathalie Magnus MSc\, PhD w ill give you an overview of key career paths and answer your questions!\n \nBio:\n\nNathalie Magnus completed her PhD in the department of Experimen tal Medicine at ºÚÁÏÉç in 2014\, at this time she started her first role i n pharma medical affairs as a medical science liaison. In 2018\, Nathalie began a new role as Associate Director of Medical Affairs and Medical Info rmation for Teva Canada\, where she is today. Nathalie is happy to answer questions about the pharmaceutical industry and eager to share the possibi lities for graduate students ready to start new careers.\n\nThe Zoom meeti ng link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the start time.\n\n \nIndustry Insider: A Closer Look at Science Communications Careers\n \n Wed nesday\, August 12\, 2020\n 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nInt erested in learning more about science communication & medical writing?  C ome hear Jordanna Bermack\, PhD share what it takes to break into this fie ld and answer questions you may have.\n \n Bio:\n \n Jordanna Bermack complete d her PhD in Neuroscience from ºÚÁÏÉç in 2004 followed by a pos t-doctoral position in Molecular Neuroscience from University of Ottawa. J ordanna then decided to leave research to work as a medical writer for a m edical communications agency before moving to a position at a medical devi ce/pharmaceutical company. There she worked for 6 years for both the Canad ian and Global Medical Departments. She then worked at a medical education agency before making the decision to go out on her own as a freelancer/co nsultant in March 2014. Over the years\, she has had the opportunity to wo rk on a variety of different types of medical publications and educational programs in a wide range of therapeutic areas and with many different hea lthcare professionals nationally and globally. She has also taught medical writing courses as part of the Continuing Education Program at Concordia. \n \n The Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of th e start time.\n\n\nIndustry Insider: A Closer Look at Careers in Policy Ma king \n \n Wednesday\, August 19\, 2020\n 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm\n RSVP through myF uture\n\nInterested in building a career in policy making? Wondering where to start? Wondering what is the difference between a career in politics v s. a career in public service?  Hear what Lionel Fritz Adimi\, MA Politica l Science – International Relations\, and Senior Policy Advisor at the Off ice of the President of the Treasury Board\, has to say and answer your qu estions.\n\nPresented in conjunction with the Max Bell School of Public Po licy\n\nBio:\n \n Lionel Fritz Adimi cumulates more than four years working as a political staff both at the federal and provincial levels. He is curr ently serving as a senior policy advisor for the Honorable Jean-Yves Duclo s\, President of the Treasury Board of Canada. Prior to that\, he worked a s a policy advisor for then-minister of Tourism\, Official Languages and l a Francophonie\, the Honorable Melanie Joly. Lionel Fritz Adimi also serve d as a political advisor to two ministers in the Quebec government.\n\nThe Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the start time.\n\n\nIndustry Insider: A Closer Look at Environmental Engineering & Water Management\n Wednesday\, August 26\, 2020\n 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm\n RSVP t hrough myFuture\n\nInterested in learning more about how your bioresource engineering degree can help you build a career in environmental engineerin g and water management?  Come to this talk by Nicolas Francoeur-Leblond\, to hear more about the career path and answer your questions.\n\nBio:\n\nN icolas Francoeur-Leblond - Nicolas is a senior water management engineer a t Teck Resources\, Canada’s largest diversified mining company\, and curre ntly works toward reducing the impact of mining activities on water qualit y in the Elk River watershed\, British Columbia. Nicolas obtained his Bach elor of Engineering (Bioresource) at Macdonald Campus of ºÚÁÏÉç and went on to pursue a Master’s degree in Water Science at the National Institute for Scientific Research in Québec City. He now enjoys a solid tr ack record in water resources management covering a vast array of projects in the fields of mining\, contaminated site characterization and remediat ion as well as irrigation engineering. Prior to working for Teck\, Nicolas was employed at the Detour Lake gold mine in Northeastern Ontario where h e developed an integrated water management plan and oversaw the implementa tion of associated infrastructure across the mine site.\n\nThe Zoom meetin g link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the start time.\n\n\n  \n\n \n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200830 LOCATION:Virtual Event SUMMARY:Industry Insider URL:/caps/channels/event/industry-insider-322847 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR