50-year Class Reunion

11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

(45 minutes: 30 minutes for lecture with 15 min Q&A)

The Dean’s Lecture at Reunion will be delivered by professor Mary Wells, the newest Dean of Engineering at the University of Waterloo who began her term as Dean on July 1, 2020. 

The Dean will deliver an inspirational and visionary lecture about the future of engineering at the University of Waterloo. Interactive Q&A during and following the lecture. 

12:15 - 1:00pm

Take a break to make and eat your lunch, grab a drink, or check in with a classmate or two. In the meantime, watch a slideshow of nostalgic photos from your time in Waterloo Engineering. Also, see the results of photo submission campaign!

Submit your favourite photo from your time on campus through our online submission form! 

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(45 minutes for lecture with 15 min Q&A) 

"Economic Outlook: In the Shadows of the Pandemic"

Professor LARRY SMITH
BA 1968, Economics
MA 1975, Economics

Our world faces a truly unprecedented combination of circumstances: global pandemic, a concurrently sharp economic contraction, war-scale government intervention, soaring debt levels, interest rates at 400-year lows, a stock market that had been priced for perfection, massive social disruption and the technology sector built on shifting sands. What does the immediate future hold?

See the legendary Professor Larry Smith deliver one of his famous addresses. You'll feel like a student all over again in DC 1351, the classroom where you may have taken one or more of Larry's economics courses.

Can't wait to hear Prof. Smith speak at Reunion? Check out his outrageously popular TEDxUW talk, "Why you will fail to have a great career", which has over 6.7 million views.

2:00 pm 

(60 minutes or longer)

Hosted by your Class Rep, grab a beer or your favourite beverage, and join your classmates for a virtual happy hour (optional). Connect with your classmates from your year and program who you may not have seen since graduation - those who are close by or far across the country and the world. Stay as long as you like. Have a toast to Waterloo and everyone’s health! 

Please register to indicate your interest in participating in this optional event - we’re still working out the details! 

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

(60 minutes total, with Q&A)  

In 2020, the University of Waterloo is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Nanotechnology Engineering program – and ten years of graduating classes. We invite all alumni to join us and celebrate this occasion. This virtual event will include remarks from the Director of the Nanotechnology program, VIP’s and a panel of Nanotechnology alumni who will speak about their careers, any career advice they may have for students and alumni, highlight their experiences and any mentorship opportunities they offer; includes a Q&A session. 

PANEL  
Moderator: 
Bo Cui, Incoming Associate Director (September 1, 2020), Nanotechnology Engineering Program, University of Waterloo

Speakers: 

• Yusuf Bismilla (BASc 2010, Nanotechnology), Product Manager at Kindred.ai

• Ryan Denomme (BASc 2010, Nanotechnology; MASc 2012, Mechanical), Founder and CEO at Nicoya Lifesciences

• Mina Labib (BASc 2012, Nanotechnology), MBA candidate in the Class of 2021, Rotman School of Management

• Veronica Tsou (BASc 2011, Nanotechnology), Lawyer - Intellectual Property Litigation, Lenczner Slaght