At
this
fireside
chat
moderated
by
Professor
Wayne
Chang of
the
Conrad
Centre,
two
of
the
four
co-founders
of
Flipp Corporation
will
talk
about
how
they
started
their
company
and
grew
it
from
four
to
400
employees
in
12
years,
how
they
initially
and
successfully
identified
a
problem
and
solved
it
for
consumers,
and
how
they
recently
raised
$61
million
in
venture
capital.
David
Au-Yeung
BASc 2004,
Computer
Engineering
Vice
President
of
Engineering and
Co-Founder
Flipp
Corporation
David
Au-Yeung
is
the
vice
president
of
engineering
and
a
co-founder
of
Flipp,
a
leading
retail
technology
company
that
is
reinventing
the
digital
shopping
experience.
Prior
to
David’s
current
role
in
Engineering,
he
played
a
significant
role
defining
and
leading
the
employee
brand
at
Flipp.
David
also
implemented
the
company’s
first
leadership
framework
to
help
drive
excellence
in
the
company’s
coaching
model.
Under
his
leadership,
Flipp
was
recognized
for
its
unique
culture
through
numerous
industry
accolades.
As
the
VP
of
Engineering,
David
leads
a
team
of
over
140
people.
He
creates
the
technology
vision
to
drive
innovation
in
the
retail
industry
including
the
Flipp
app
that
is
used
by
millions
of
shoppers
to
save
time
and
money
everyday.
David
is
an
active
member
of
the
tech
community
and
has
appeared
in
The
Globe
and
Mail,
Benefits
Canada,
The
Ottawa
Citizen
and
Forbes.
David
Meyers
BASc 2004,
Computer
Engineering
Principal
Engineer
and
Co-Founder
Flipp
Corporation
David Meyers is a co-founder and principal engineer at Flipp, a leading retail technology company that is reinventing the digital shopping experience. In this role, David leads the design and development of Flipp’s scalable backend architecture. Prior to starting Flipp, David worked in the technology sector, holding positions at Hydro-One and Sun Microsystems. David has been published in The Globe and Mail and Techvibes and appeared in both Forbes and Forbes (Asia). He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from University of Waterloo's Computer Engineering program.
Light
refreshments
will
be
provided.