Given the uncertainties brought about by the pandemic, are you interested in knowing more about what the future of work might be?
Conversations Café: Future of Work will give you the opportunity to hear from distinguished Arts alumni from the HR industry. Come hear about recent trends in the work force and seek their valuable advice and insights. Stay for the breakout session to speak with alumni.
1:00PM to 1:40 PM Panel Discussion, 1:40 to 2:00 PM Breakout Room Discussions
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Our featured alumni, at a glance:
Alumni Guests
Lisa Moore graduated from the Arts and Business Co-op program with a major in Political Science and a specialization in Human Resource Management. She has her Certified HR Leader Designation and Masters of Human Resource Management from York University. Lisa has worked in HR in a variety of industries and is currently the Director of People & Culture for a medical technology scale-up, Intellijoint Surgical. In her current role, Lisa leads the HR function by building a high-performing culture with a focus on wellbeing. Lisa currently sits on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region and recently became a Yoga Teacher!
Tammy Connelly (BA '96 Sociology)
Tammy graduated from the University of Waterloo with a major in Sociology. She joined Shopify in November 2015 to grow and lead a team of recruiters, coordinators and researchers supporting Shopify’s fastest-growing product, Shopify Plus. Today, she leads recruiting teams for multiple products and services across North America, Europe and APAC. A core theme of Tammy’s leadership has been partnering with the business to design and build new and evolving teams. Whether hiring for Shopify's first multilingual support teams in Ireland; growing commercial teams in Asia; or hiring some of Shopify's first product teams in Waterloo, Tammy understands how to engage and connect people with the Shopify story.
Mari-Beth graduated with a major in English Rhetoric & Professional Writing and a minor in Speech Communication. She has experience working in UWaterloo's Alumni Relations as well as for World Vision, a non-profit organization, as the Marketing Manager. In her current role as a Business Developer, for Co-operative Education & Career at UWaterloo, Mari-Beth generates, develops and converts potential employers into paid, creditable co-op jobs for all programs, and fosters strategic relationships with prospective employers, with current co-op employers and Waterloo alumni to actively bring in new business to Co-operative Education. Mari-Beth also loves connecting and developing meaningful relationships with people in the business world. The passion that she sees for work-integrated learning in everything she does really excites her-as well the passion and excitement about the skills and talents of co-op students.
Moderator
Kenny
graduated
from
the
University
of
Waterloo,
with
a
major
in
Legal
Studies
and
Human
Resources
Management
minor.
He launched
his
career
at
RBC
as
an
Associate
in
the
RBC
Career
Launch
Program.
The
program
provides
new
graduates
the
opportunity
to
learn
from
and
work
alongside
RBC
employees
in
a
wide
variety
of
roles
through
three
different
work
rotations
(client
advisory,
global
citizenship,
and
HR
recruitment).
Currently,
he
is
a
Recruiter
in
the
Early
Talent
Acquisition
Team,
responsible
for
Capital
Markets
at
RBC.
Primarily
leading
co-op/internship
opportunities
in
Global
Investment
Banking,
Global
Markets
and
Capital
Markets
Operations.