Tech Talk on the Next Decade of C++ by Herb Sutter and Fireside Chat with Citadel Securities

Event Description

WiCS in collaboration with Citadel Securities is honoured to welcome Herb Sutter, a technical fellow at Citadel Securities and prominent C++ expert, to present a technical talk on the next decade of C++ followed by a fireside chat between Herb Sutter and the Citadel Securities team.

Since graduating from Waterloo in 1989, Herb Sutter has worked at several major banks in Toronto, been CTO of a Mississauga software startup, spent 20 years in big tech at Microsoft, and has now returned to finance as a technical fellow at Citadel Securities. Along the way, Herb has written four books and hundreds of articles about software development. He has also designed or co-designed a number of standard C++ features and currently chairs the ISO C++ standards committee.

This event is open to all UW students (with a special call-out to students interested in C++, concurrency, and/or fintech)!

Event Details

Day: Wednesday January 15th, 2025

Time: 4:45 pm - 6:30 pm

Registration Required: This is a hybrid event, there are two registration forms below - "In-Person" and "Virtual". Please only register on the form corresponding to how you will be attending the event. Note:You will need to log in with your WATIAM ID to access the registration forms for this event.

Dinner & Swag Provided!!

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