Welcome to the Digital Business Conference!
This conference is planned and produced by the Digital Business Management BComm students as part of the BUS 2504 Web Development class work in Winter 2022 semester. The event took place virtually through Blackboard Collab Ultra on Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Conference Program
Session 1: Careers in IT & Business (10:30 – 11:30 AM)
In this session, we will discuss with our guest careers in IT and Business, networking, as well as working in COVID and post-COVID |
Guests: – Amar Latchman, Business Analyst | Technology Strategy and Transformation @ Deloitte (LinkedIn) |
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Session 2: Shopify (11:30 – 12:30 PM)
In this session you will hear from Shopify employees who are graduates of the Digital Business Management program, find out how and why they chose to work for Shopify, and what a typical day is for them |
Guests: – Faria Islam, Senior Go to Market Manager @Shopify (LinkedIn) – Jonah Zapparoli, Merchant Support Advisor @ Shopify (LinkedIn) – Kiran Bajwa, Senior Program Manager, Canada, US East & EMEA at Shopify (LinkedIn) |
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Session 3: Grad Panel (12:30 – 1:30 PM)
Our panelists are graduates of the Digital Business Management program, they will be sharing with us their experience after graduating from the program, as well as interview and career tips. |
Guests: – Uche Umolu, Strategy & Innovation Program Specialist at Foresters Financial (LinkedIn) – Michallia Marks, Marketing Coordinator at Unbounce (LinkedIn) – Amanda Rice, Associate Product Manager at North West Rubber (LinkedIn) – Martin Perez, Digital Marketing Specialist at ParseHub (LinkedIn) |
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