JABC TechWorks Virtual

Date: December 6-8, 2022 & March 7-9, 2023
Time: Morning Sessions – 9:00 am – 11:45 am PST | Afternoon Sessions – 1:00 pm – 2:45 pm PST

Over the course of three days in December 2022 and March 2023,  56 volunteer speakers from across B.C.’s Tech sector interacted with almost 4,500 students to educate them about careers in the industry. The program welcomed an additional 500 students from Alberta in partnership with our Alberta JA Charters.

Representatives joined us from the following companies:

JABC TechWorks In-person

Date: February 22, 2023
Time: 9:30 am – 3 pm PST
Location: Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C.

Over 400 B.C. high school students participated in in-person JABC TechWorks on February 22, 2023.

22 industry speakers donated their time to speak to youth about the many different tech-related career opportunities that existing in B.C. rapidly growing tech sector.

Check out the photo gallery HERE.

Breakout sessions:

• Accenture – Virtual Reality Showcase
• Best Buy – Fun with Robotics
• Finning – Using Animation to Enhance the Employee Learning Experience
• Jelly Marketing – The Manipulation of the Media. Understand Digital Marketing as a Job
• KPU – Creating an Image for Digital Content
• KPU – Storytelling for Games
• KPU – What is a level in a game?
• KPU – Visual Vocabulary
• SAP – The Power of Gamification in Driving Sustainability Impact
• TELUS – The AI Revolution: Predicting the Future and What it Means for You

Special guest speakers:

• Andrew MacLean – Community Manager, Battlesnake
• Abi Coman-Walker – Chief Operating Officer, Acuitas Therapeutics
• Randall Heidt – Vice President, External Affairs, KPU
• Kristine Steuart – Executive in Residence, Inovia Capital
• Brian Anderson – Director of Performance and Fun Times, Science World
• Elder Lekeyten – Kwantlen First Nation, KPU

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Provincial Partners

Thank you to all the organizations providing speakers!