This event is cancelled. If you paid an event registration fee, you will be refunded as soon as possible.
Join young alumni from your city as they share the experiences that redefined their personal and professional lives.
Lightning talks by local grads of the last decade (GOLDs) will showcase the career paths and passion projects that helped them disrupt industries, pursue their passions, develop their skill sets and build their networks.
After the talks, mix and mingle with your fellow GOLDs (including our incredible speakers), meet your local alumni chapter members and enjoy food and drinks with Waterloo’s finest!
Event Details
Thursday April 21, 2022 | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Doors open at 6:00 PM
Limited
in-person
audience:
$15.00
ticket
@Catalyst
Commons,
137
Glasgow
St
Unit
210,
Kitchener,
ON
N2G
4X8
Virtual: $5.00 ticket @Hopin
Agenda
6:00 p.m.
Doors open, bar opens
6:30 – 7:45 p.m.
Lightning talks and QA
7:45 p.m.
Mix and mingle, enjoy food and drinks
Speakers
Ashna Mankotia (BGBDA '17)
Product Manager, Education at Morning Brew
Alex Ille (BSc '15)
Head Director, STEM Biomedical
Rubin Kataki (BA '17)
Development Officer, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
Health guidelines
All University of Waterloo alumni events will follow local public health guidelines (and provincial guidelines if applicable), and may be subject to change. Events may be required to be adjusted in terms of numbers, type of event (change to virtual) or may have to be cancelled. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate these changes to safely deliver excellent alumni programming!
In order to visit the University of Waterloo campus, all visitors are required to abide by the university policies around COVID-19 as identified online.
Career Perspectives
Career perspectives are stories where we share a conversation between two Waterloo alumni, sharing their insights into various industries, career paths and stories of their journey from Waterloo student to proud alumnus!
Career perspectives: Breaking into tech
In this conversation, Akailah Wilson (BA ’15) and Joanna Woo (BA ’09) discuss their experiences as Human Resources (HR) professionals in the Kitchener-Waterloo technology industry. Read on to get an inside view of talent recruitment in tech and uncover new inspiration for your own career.
Career perspectives: Become your own boss
In this conversation, Anne-Marie Marais (BES ’95) and Karlena Waugh (BA ’14) discuss their experiences as freelance entrepreneurs. Anne-Marie offers digital marketing services through her business Long Legs Media, and Karlena is the events and community-building expert behind Mini K Creations. Read on to discover how their businesses have grown, how their client lists have changed and the continual challenge of pricing.