Bridges to Career Success: Newcomer Mentorship & Networking Virtual Event

Event Mentors

Mentors

Veronica Seeto

Mentor for IT Newcomer Professionals

Mentoring Roundtable:
Building Connections: How Networking Drives IT Career Success

Mehran Vahedi

Data Analyst/Implementation Specialist

Mentoring Roundtable:
Data Analytics

Vasajit Mestha

CEO & Founder, Vasa Consulting Sutras; Former Big4 Consultant

Mentoring Roundtable:
Management Consulting in an AI world-What does it mean for new immigrants

Monica Stagno

Career Counsellor

Mentoring Roundtable:
Leveraging Transferable Skills for Career Success

Slava Apel

CEO of Canada Business Consulting

Mentoring Roundtable:
Leveraging Social Media for Career Growth

Erin Dames

International Medical Graduate

Mentoring Roundtable:
Healthcare

Valerii Kucherenko

MBA, M.Eng, CCLP, Director, Railway Education, Michigan State University

Mentoring Roundtable:
Networking and finding first supply chain job in Canada

Kanwardyal Singh

Lead Product Manager at Opentext

Mentoring Roundtable:
Find your place in Software/IT companies in Canada

Viraj Sathe

Senior Business Analyst, ATB(Alberta Treasury Branches)

Mentoring Roundtable:
Business Analysis

Michèle Thibeau

Data-Driven Creative

Mentoring Roundtable:
Explore four C's to building your career bridge

Kushagra Gupta

Senior Manager, Governance & Controls

Mentoring Roundtable:
From Resume to Interview: Mastering the Job Search Journey

Jordan Haberman

Transformation Leader | Driving Change, Innovation & Automation.

Mentoring Roundtable:
Change Enablement: A Discussion on Leading and Adapting to Change

Sonal More

Solicitor at the City of Toronto

Mentoring Roundtable:
Elevator Pitch and Communication Skills

Idriss Ampere kamapi Wepadjui

Electrician & owner of Fitelectrician

Mentoring Roundtable:
Turning Hands-On Skills into a Career in Canada

Sandeep Dani

Partner, Risk Services

Mentoring Roundtable:
Market Branding and Networking

Eduardo Almeida

Director, Procure to Pay

Mentoring Roundtable:
Networking on LinkedIn

Garth Gibbes

Associate Director, Corporate Recruiting

Mentoring Roundtable:
Networking 101

Mehdi Zahed

Professor of Architectural Technology, Architect OAA, MArch, MRAIC

Mentoring Roundtable:
Navigating the Hiring Process in Colleges for a Faculty position

Olabisi Adesina

Senior Project Manager

Mentoring Roundtable:
Project Management, Business Analysis and Solution Architecture

Ehsan Jahani

Entrepreneur, OAA Architect, BCIN, Part-time Professor

Mentoring Roundtable:
Architectural Practice in the Current Canadian Market

Carlos Serrato

Project Manager at Cenovus

Mentoring Roundtable:
How to Not do networking in Canada

Helia Sohrabi

PhD, Founder and Principal at MontWave Consulting

Mentoring Roundtable:
Analytics for strategic Operations and Supply Chain Planning

Tamuno-Opubo Cookey-Gam

Technical Advisor

Mentoring Roundtable:
Exploring opportunities beyond big cities

Denis Gravelle

Co-Founder, Devant

Mentoring Roundtable:
AI skills employers are looking for

Roundtable Schedule

10:30 am – 10:45

Networking - all participants should go the networking tab to be matched with others

10:45a.m – 11:15

Mentoring Roundtables

Explore four C's to building your career bridge
Michèle Thibeau

Management Consulting in an AI world - What does it mean for new immigrants
Vasajit Mestha

Change Enablement: A Discussion on Leading and Adapting to Change
Jordan Haberman

Networking and finding first supply chain job in Canada
Valerii Kucherenko

Market Branding and Networking
Sandeep Dani

How to Not do networking in Canada
Carlos Serrato

Networking on LinkedIn
Eduardo Almeida

Navigating the Hiring Process in Colleges for a Faculty position
Mehdi Zahed

Data Analytics
Mehran Vahedi

Analytics for strategic Operations and Supply Chain Planning
Helia Sohrabi

AI skills employers are looking for
Denis Gravelle

11:15 a.m – 11:30

Networking – all participants should go the networking tab to be matched with others

11:30 – 12:00 p.m

Mentoring Roundtables

Explore four C's to building your career bridge
Michèle Thibeau

Management Consulting in an AI world - What does it mean for new immigrants
Vasajit Mestha

Change Enablement: A Discussion on Leading and Adapting to Change
Jordan Haberman

Networking and finding first supply chain job in Canada
Valerii Kucherenko

Market Branding and Networking
Sandeep Dani

How to Not do networking in Canada
Carlos Serrato

Networking on LinkedIn
Eduardo Almeida

Navigating the Hiring Process in Colleges for a Faculty position
Mehdi Zahed

Data Analytics
Mehran Vahedi

Analytics for strategic Operations and Supply Chain Planning
Helia Sohrabi

AI skills employers are looking for
Denis Gravellei

12:00 – 12:15 p.m

Networking – all participants should go the networking tab to be matched with others

12:15 – 12:45 p.m

Mentoring Roundtables

Building Connections: How Networking Drives IT Career Success
Veronica Seeto

Elevator Pitch and Communication Skills
Sonal More

Turning Hands-On Skills into a Career in Canada
Idriss Ampere kamapi Wepadjui

Project Management, Business Analysis and Solution Architecture
Olabisi Adesina

From Resume to Interview: Mastering the Job Search Journey
Kushagra Gupta

Architectural Practice in the Current Canadian Market
Ehsan Jahani

Find your place in Software/IT companies in Canada
Kanwardyal Singh

Exploring opportunities beyond big cities
Tamuno-Opubo Cookey-Gam

12:45 – 01:00 p.m

Networking – all participants should go the networking tab to be matched with others

01:00 – 01:30 p.m

Mentoring Roundtables

Building Connections: How Networking Drives IT Career Success
Veronica Seeto

Elevator Pitch and Communication Skills
Sonal More

Turning Hands-On Skills into a Career in Canada
Idriss Ampere kamapi Wepadjui

Project Management, Business Analysis and Solution Architecture
Olabisi Adesina

From Resume to Interview: Mastering the Job Search Journey
Kushagra Gupta

Architectural Practice in the Current Canadian Market
Ehsan Jahani

Find your place in Software/IT companies in Canada
Kanwardyal Singh

Exploring opportunities beyond big cities
Tamuno-Opubo Cookey-Gam

01:30 – 01:45 p.m

Networking – all participants should go the networking tab to be matched with others

01:45 – 02:15 p.m

Mentoring Roundtables

Leveraging Social Media for Career Growth
Slava Apel

Leveraging Transferable Skills for Career Success
Monica Stagno

Networking 101
Garth Gibbes

Business Analysis
Viraj Sathe

Healthcare
Erin Dames

02:15 – 02:30 p.m

Networking – all participants should go the networking tab to be matched with others

02:30 - 03:00 p.m

Mentoring Roundtables

Leveraging Social Media for Career Growth
Slava Apel

Leveraging Transferable Skills for Career Success
Monica Stagno

Networking 101
Garth Gibbes

Business Analysis
Viraj Sathe

Healthcare
Erin Dames