JABC TechWorks

Date: March 5-6, 2024
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 March 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 1000 students to educate them about tech-related careers. The program welcomed an additional 50 students from Alberta and 28 student from Ontario in partnership with our Alberta and Ontario JA Charters.

Special guest speakers:

Jill Tipping, BC Tech; Chris Silver, Sumas First Nation; Anastasia Kiku, Reusables.com

Representatives joined us from the following companies:

Accenture
Acuitas Therapeutics
Amazon Web Services
BC Tech
Eastside Games
Electronic Arts
FortisBC
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
LMI Technologies
Nicola Wealth
NoW of Work Inc
OnActuate
Open Ocean Robotics
Prospera Credit Union
Redbrick
Reusables.com
SAP Canada
TELUS
Vancouver Tech Journal

JABC TechWorks Agenda, March 2024

Time (AM//PST)	Day One March 5, 2024	Day Two March 6, 2024
9:00-9:40	Welcome and Land Acknowledgment Deborah Wakeham, VP, Operations and Strategic Initiatives, 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 Anastasia Kiku, Forbes 30 Under 30, Co-Founder, Reusables.com	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: Rocky Ozaki, Founder & CEO, NoW of Work Inc Speakers: Tim Heusken, Art Director Megan Moreau, Biomechanist & Human Movement Scientist, Electronic Arts Joshua Nilson, Retired, Eastside 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: Emma Andrist, People & Culture Coordinator, Redbrick Speakers: Kim Halowski, Community Relations Manager, FortisBC Sonia Singh, Director of Sales – ISV and DNB, Amazon Web Services Kirsten Sutton, Governor, Past Chair, Board of Directors, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Sarah Spratley, Program Manager, SAP Canada	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: Inga Seelemann, Principal Director, Tech Strategy & Advisory Lead for Resources in Canada, Accenture Abdul Moiz, Manager – AI Accelerator, TELUS Nikhil Gupta, Sr. Manager, OnActuate
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: Selena Woo, Vice President, Advisory Services – Associates and Operations, Nicola Wealth Speakers: Madeleine Bouvier, Marine Project Scientist, Open Ocean Robotics Mark Radford, CEO, LMI Technologies	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: David Burns, Associate Vice President, Academic, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Speakers: Michael Artley, Senior Director Information Technology, Acuitas Therapeutics Laurie Desautels, VP Digital Transformation, Prospera Credit Union Steve Banick, Vice President, Strategy & Transformation, TELUS

Time (AM//PST)

Day One March 5, 2024

Day Two March 6, 2024

9:00-9:40

Welcome and Land Acknowledgment

Deborah Wakeham, VP, Operations and Strategic Initiatives, 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

Anastasia Kiku, Forbes 30 Under 30, Co-Founder, Reusables.com

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:

Rocky Ozaki, Founder & CEO, NoW of Work Inc

Speakers:

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

Emma Andrist, People & Culture Coordinator, Redbrick

Speakers:

Kim Halowski, Community Relations Manager, FortisBC
Sonia Singh, Director of Sales – ISV and DNB, Amazon Web Services
Kirsten Sutton, Governor, Past Chair, Board of Directors, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Sarah Spratley, Program Manager, SAP Canada

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:

Inga Seelemann, Principal Director, Tech Strategy & Advisory Lead for Resources in Canada, Accenture
Abdul Moiz, Manager – AI Accelerator, TELUS
Nikhil Gupta, Sr. Manager, OnActuate

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:

Selena Woo, Vice President, Advisory Services – Associates and Operations, Nicola Wealth

Speakers:

Madeleine Bouvier, Marine Project Scientist, Open Ocean Robotics
Mark Radford, CEO, LMI Technologies

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.