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Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual Office Hour with engineering alumnus Paul-Michael Dekker (BASc '80), Professional Networker, Futurist, Systems Design Engineer and Entrepreneur!

Monday, July 27, 2020 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Entrepreneurship Series: Panel discussion on Business of Research Chemicals

Developing new functional materials is the foundation of nanotechnology. You can learn about the whole spectrum of new amazing nanomaterials in the research publications, but you can only find a few of them to be commercially available. Ever wondered why? Join us and learn what one needs to consider when spinning a novel nanomaterial into a business opportunity.

Speakers:
- Darren Anderson, Founder and CEO, VIVE Crop Protection (Toronto)
- Elena Polyakova, Founder and CEO, Graphene Labs Inc.

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual Office Hour with engineering alumna Kirusha Srimohanarajah (BASc 2015), Electrical Engineer at Synaptive Medical.

Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Engineering Our Way Through a Pandemic: How Waterloo Engineers are Finding Solutions

In a worldwide race to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, Waterloo Engineering professors and alumni are working on engineering a variety of unique solutions. Join us for this virtual webinar to learn about vaccine development and the complexities involved, portable and rapid diagnostic testing, and innovative ways of using imaging for screening and diagnosis.

Friday, August 21, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Office Hour with Oscar Nespoli to learn about the Applied Creativity at Work Certificate

Engineering alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual Office Hour with Oscar Nespoli, design faculty member in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Office Hour with Jeffrey Francoz, (BASc ’82), President, Sterling Maple Corporation

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Jeffrey Francoz (BASc ’82), President of Sterling Maple Corporation.

During this Office Hour, Jeff will talk about his experience as a successful entrepreneur and lessons learned, while sharing career advice and his tips on entrepreneurship. Join fellow alumni and students for this virtual office hour to get advice on your career, ask questions, and get to know the President of Sterling Maple Corporation. Please bring your questions!

"Leading Through Challenging Times"

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Jim Vounassis (BASc '94), Chief Operating Officer at Bombardier Transportation!

Monday, October 5, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Office Hour with Karim Lallani (BASc '06), Senior Manager, Product Management, Amazon

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Karim Lallani (BASc '06, Systems Design Engineering), Senior Manager, Product Management at Amazon.

Thursday, October 29, 2020 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Converting Crisis to Opportunity

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ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES
Converting Crisis to Opportunity

"Never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before." -Rahm Emanuel