About the Invest in Your Future Career Symposium
We've brought together inspiring keynote speakers, networking opportunities, interactive workshops, rapid resume/CV/LinkedIn reviews, professional photography services and much more - exclusively for graduate students.
Keynotes
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Nov. 14, 2019, 9:30 a.m. – WATCH THE LIVESTREAM HERE
Opening Keynote:
Prepared for the Future
Presenter:
Suzanne Ortega, PhD, President, Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
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Nov. 15, 2019, 2:45 p.m. – WATCH THE LIVESTREAM HERE
Closing Keynote:
Shaping Your Career, Shaping Your Life
Presenter:
Omar Yaqub, MBA, Co-Founder and Senior Partner, ALIF Partners
Interactive Workshops
- Leading Your Career into the Future
Tyler Waye, MA
- Transitioning Your Life: Learning to Manage in Any Circumstance
Hillary Hutchinson, MA, MEd
- Grad Alumni Mixer
- Rekindling the Vision: Imagination and Goal Setting
Hillary Hutchinson, MA, MEd
- Personal Branding: What's Your Brand?
Salima Ebrahim, MA
Please note: The interactive workshops may be used towards the Professional Development (PD) Requirement. To record your PD credit, please bring your ONEcard. To receive PD training credtit, you will be required to sign in with your ONEcard. Declaration of Attendance forms will NOT be signed at any of the sessions or workshops. Students will receive an e-mail confirmation of their attendance following the completion of the Invest In Your Future Career Symposium. All professional development sessions or activities must be approved by your department.
Made possible by funding from the Government of Alberta.
This symposium is open to all Campus Alberta graduate students and postdoctoral fellows which includes 26 post-secondary institutions.