Empower Your Students with JABC TechWorks

Our In-Person Event Details | Victoria

  • Duration: Full-day, in-person event (December 4, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 2:15 PM)
  • Location: Camosun College, 4461 Interurban Rd, Victoria
  • Cost: Offered at no cost, thanks to donor support – includes school bus transportation (if needed) and lunch
  • Activities: Keynote speakers, interactive breakout sessions, hands-on activities, and exposure to emerging tech trends

Special Guest Speakers

Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker

Andrew Wilkinson
Co-founder
Tiny

Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker

Chris Sparling
Co-founder
Tiny

Emcee
Emcee

Andrew MacLean
Staff Developer Educator, Ecosystem
Twilio

Presenting Sponsor Remarks
Presenting Sponsor Remarks

Neil Henderson
CEO
Shift

Camosun College Welcome
Camosun College Welcome

Ruthanne Orihuela
Associate Vice President Student Success
Camosun College

Breakout Room Speakers

Accenture: Alan Hadle Hamilton, AI Value Strategy Principal

BCI: Matthew Hagkull, Senior Analyst – Partnership Portfolio | Shikhar Agarwal, Credit Investments Analyst – Global Partnership Fund

BRNKL: Darren Beckwith, Chief Technology Officer

Camosun College: Saryta Schaerer Chair, Computer Science Department | Stephen Lang, Instructor, Computer Science Department | James van Oort, Department Chair, Electronics and Computer Engineering | Brendon Restall, Faculty Leader | Julianna Kwan, Grant Worker – Mechanical Technologist | Ross Lyle, Chair, Instructor, Mechanical Engineering Department | Robin Ley, Chair, Civil Engineering Technology | Barb Wolfe, Lab Tech, Civil Engineering Technology

KPMG: Christina Compton, Consultant, Technology Strategy & Digital Transformation | Beth Nuniam, Manager

Line Zero: Anisha Kapoor, Associate Community Manager

Open Ocean Robotics: Madeleine Bouvier-Brown, Marine Operations Lead

Schneider Electric: Tom Stevenson, Director Of Engineering, Advanced Metering Group | Jason Allan, Engineering Manager

Agenda | December 4, 2025

Time Agenda Item
9:45 – 10:15 AM Morning Plenary Session
10:20 – 10:55 AM Breakout Session 1
11:00 – 11:35 AM Breakout Session 2
11:40 – 12:20 PM Lunch
12:25 – 1:00 PM Breakout Session 3
1:05 – 1:40 PM Breakout Session 4
1:45 – 2:05 PM Closing Plenary Session