JABC TechWorks

Date: December 5-6, 2023
Time: Session 1 – 9:00 AM- 9:40 AM PST | Session 2 – 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM PST | Session 3 – 11:00 AM – 11:40 AM PST
Location: Virtual

On December 5-6, JABC TechWorks was delivered to grade 6-12 students via a life-like virtual conference platform.

Over the course of two days, 23 volunteer speakers from across B.C.’s Tech sector interacted with around 3,140 students to educate them about tech-related careers. The program welcomed an additional 145 students from Alberta and 115 student from Ontario in partnership with our Alberta and Ontario JA Charters.

Special guest speakers:

Jill Tipping, BC Tech; Chris Silver, Sumas First Nation; Greg Malpass, Uncommon Purpose

Representatives joined us from the following companies:

Accenture
Acuitas Therapeutics
BC Tech
Big Viking Games
Blanka
Carbon Engineering
Centre for Digital Media
Eastside Games
Electronic Arts
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
LMI Technologies
Microsoft
Open Ocean Robotics
Redbrick
RIGID ROBOTICS
TechBrew Robotics
Teck Resources
TELUS
ThoughtExchange
Trulioo
Uncommon Purpose
Vancouver Tech Journal

JABC TechWorks Agenda, December 2023

Time (AM//PST)	Day One December 5, 2023	Day Two December 6, 2023
9:00-9:40	Welcome and Land Acknowledgment Sheila Biggers, President & CEO, JA British Columbia Territory Welcome Chris Silver, Council Member, Sumas First Nation State of Tech in B.C. Jill Tipping CEO, BC Tech Keynote Speaker Greg Malpass, Tech Founder, Board Member, Uncommon Purpose	Game Development: Where Art Meets Code Explore the exciting world of the game development industry, delving into the creative and technical forces that power this dynamic career field. Moderator: Susannah Skerl, Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships + Faculty, Internships and Venture Projects, Centre for Digital Media Speakers: Megan Moreau Biomechanist & Human Movement Scientist, Electronic Arts Joshua Nilson Retired, Eastside Games Tim Heusken, Art Director, Big Viking Games
10:00-10:40	Jobs in Tech: Beyond the Coder The booming tech industry offers a wide range of non-technical career opportunities, so discover exciting jobs that align with other fields of study, such as marketing, finance, human resources and more. Moderator: Basil Onyia, Sr. People and Culture Specialist, Redbrick Speakers: Kaylee Astle Tech Founder, 30 Under 30 Anna Stukas VP Business Development, Carbon Engineering Kirsten Sutton Technology Executive, YWCA Woman of Distinction Marc Coderre, Director, Customer Success, Trulioo	AI: Shaping Our Future As the significance of Artificial Intelligence soars, learn more about the thrilling array of occupational possibilities it unlocks in our lives now and the near future. Moderator: William Johnson, Founder, Vancouver Tech Journal Speakers: Jessica Nordlander COO, Canada 40 Under 40 Alexandre Guilbault, Director Artificial Intelligence, TELUS Julia Sprague AI Product Manager, Microsoft Photo Experiences
11:00-11:40	Robotics: Revolution Across Industries Discover exciting career opportunities within the ever-expanding field of robotics and witness the applications across burgeoning sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and more. Moderator: Tam Dinh, Manager, Business Development, JA British Columbia Speakers: Mark Radford CEO, LMI Technologies Madeleine Bouvier, Marine Project Scientist, Open Ocean Robotics Sean O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer, TechBrew Robotics Aryan Maghsoud, Systems Lead, RIGID ROBOTICS	Tech Transformations: Powering Growth Across Industries As technology transforms the way every industry works, learn about some of the most promising opportunities throughout other rapidly expanding sectors, like retail, construction, healthcare, mining and others. Moderator: Sheila Biggers, President & CEO, JA British Columbia Speakers: Michael Artley Senior Director Information Technology, Acuitas Therapeutics Ryan Sword, Acting Head, Innovation, Autonomy and Enterprise Improvement Planning, Teck Resources Inga Seelemann, Principal Director, Tech Strategy & Advisory Lead for Resources in Canada, Accenture

Time (AM//PST)

Day One December 5, 2023

Day Two December 6, 2023

9:00-9:40

Welcome and Land Acknowledgment

Sheila Biggers, President & CEO, JA British Columbia

Territory Welcome

Chris Silver, Council Member, Sumas First Nation

State of Tech in B.C.

Jill Tipping CEO, BC Tech

Keynote Speaker

Greg Malpass, Tech Founder, Board Member, Uncommon Purpose

Game Development: Where Art Meets Code

Explore the exciting world of the game development industry, delving into the creative and technical forces that power this dynamic career field.

Moderator:

Susannah Skerl, Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships + Faculty, Internships and Venture Projects, Centre for Digital Media

Speakers:

Megan Moreau Biomechanist & Human Movement Scientist, Electronic Arts
Joshua Nilson Retired, Eastside Games
Tim Heusken, Art Director, Big Viking Games

10:00-10:40

Jobs in Tech: Beyond the Coder

The booming tech industry offers a wide range of non-technical career opportunities, so discover exciting jobs that align with other fields of study, such as marketing, finance, human resources and more.

Moderator:

Basil Onyia, Sr. People and Culture Specialist, Redbrick

Speakers:

Kaylee Astle Tech Founder, 30 Under 30
Anna Stukas VP Business Development, Carbon Engineering
Kirsten Sutton Technology Executive, YWCA Woman of Distinction
Marc Coderre, Director, Customer Success, Trulioo

AI: Shaping Our Future

As the significance of Artificial Intelligence soars, learn more about the thrilling array of occupational possibilities it unlocks in our lives now and the near future.

Moderator:

William Johnson, Founder, Vancouver Tech Journal

Speakers:

Jessica Nordlander COO, Canada 40 Under 40
Alexandre Guilbault, Director Artificial Intelligence, TELUS
Julia Sprague AI Product Manager, Microsoft Photo Experiences

11:00-11:40

Robotics: Revolution Across Industries

Discover exciting career opportunities within the ever-expanding field of robotics and witness the applications across burgeoning sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and more.

Moderator:

Tam Dinh, Manager, Business Development, JA British Columbia

Speakers:

Mark Radford CEO, LMI Technologies
Madeleine Bouvier, Marine Project Scientist, Open Ocean Robotics
Sean O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer, TechBrew Robotics
Aryan Maghsoud, Systems Lead, RIGID ROBOTICS

Tech Transformations: Powering Growth Across Industries

As technology transforms the way every industry works, learn about some of the most promising opportunities throughout other rapidly expanding sectors, like retail, construction, healthcare, mining and others.

Moderator:

Sheila Biggers, President & CEO, JA British Columbia

Speakers:

Michael Artley Senior Director Information Technology, Acuitas Therapeutics
Ryan Sword, Acting Head, Innovation, Autonomy and Enterprise Improvement Planning, Teck Resources
Inga Seelemann, Principal Director, Tech Strategy & Advisory Lead for Resources in Canada, Accenture