Are you graduating soon or have you recently graduated?
Your university classes equipped you with academic knowledge and some basic professional skills, but to prepare yourself to enter the workforce and launch your career, you must develop “Readiness Skills.” These are a combination of soft and technical skills that you will need to land a job and succeed at it.
In this session, our Career Coach in Residence, Iyad Uakoub, will guide you through the skills you need to develop in order to be workplace ready.
About Iyad
+12 years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities.
Crypto currencies are nothing more than digital currencies that act as an alternative to domestic money created using Blockchain technology.
The first and best known cryptocurrency is Bitcoin, which was introduced in 2009. A growing number of companies and organizations in a wide range of industries are turning to cryptocurrencies to enable their customers to use them as an official payment method for their goods and services.
Unlike fiat currencies, crypto currency is not backed by any commodity like gold. It is also an asset that you can buy or resell. One of the main reasons for the growth of crypto currencies is that there’s a potential for profit if you resell at a higher price than what you paid to acquire them. Some other benefits of crypto currency is that the fees for using them are low, they’re not tied to a specific currency of a country, it’s secure and difficult to track, and it’s also seen as the future of money by many as its adoption means adopting Blockchain and other exponential technologies.
Since crypto currency protects the identity of its users, they can also be used for illicit activities and this decentralized infrastructure that is not tied to a specific regulatory authority poses many challenges for regulators, financial institutions, and policy makers.
In this panel discussion, we are bringing some of the industry leaders that are shaping the scene for crypto policies where we will discuss the policies, challenges, and opportunities that come with this accelerating technology.
Panelists
Michael Mosier – Former Acting Director at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Amanda Wick – Chief of Legal Affairs at Chainalysis
Dante Disparte – Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle
Collaborative communities are essential for the success of entrepreneurship and a key component in vibrant and growing ecosystems. They foster innovation, spread knowledge, and provide opportunities to share ideas by bringing together diverse people who have different perspectives, skills, and experiences that may be valuable to one another.
In this session with Besan Abu-Joudeh, Consultant at Accenture Federal Services and Co-Founder of BuildPalestine, we will discuss:
– The importance of building and joining collaborative communities – Social Impact, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship – International Development – Youth Development and Engagement
The professional summary at the beginning of your CV is the first thing recruiters will read. In a few memorable sentences, a convincing summary highlights your relevant experience and background, describes your achievements and gives an insight into who you are as a person and what value you would bring to an organization.
When done correctly, professional summaries help your profile get noticed faster as recruiters will capture key words and make them more likely to give more attention to your CV as they have found what they are looking for at the top of the CV.
In this Career Development Workshop, our Career Coach in Residence, Iyad Uakob, will demonstrate how you can write a compelling professional summary and walk you through the dos and don’ts.
About Iyad
+12 years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities.
In this Expert Session with Kristin Chen, CEO at Top.gg, we will be discussing career transitions, Product Management, and becoming a CEO.
Some of Kristin’s previous roles include Director of Product Management at Soundcloud, Lead Product Manager at Pinterest, Head of Developer Insights Product at Twitch, and Senior Global Insights Lead at LinkedIn. If you’re planning your next career move, join this session to learn how you can set goals and attain them.
Some of the topics that will be covered:
– Kristin’s experience and career journey – Careers in Product Management – Transferable skills and career transitions – Resume building and marketing yourself – Developing career action plans – Interview tips – What it means to be a CEO at a tech startup – Essential skills for CEOs and Product Managers – What recruiters look for when hiring fresh talents – Any questions you may have
Product Managers gather user data and identify their needs and the larger business objectives that their products or features will fulfill. They are responsible for defining success criteria, creating product roadmaps, and building a team to turn new features or products into a reality.
In this session with Dimah Zaidalkilani, Head of Product (Infrastructure & Security) at Asana, we will discuss what it means to be a Product Manager, career paths, essential skills, what recruiters look for, and the trends in the industry.
Some of the topics that will be covered
– What does it mean to be a Product Manager? – How to start a career in Product Management – Typical day for Product Managers – Industry Trends – What do recruiters look for when hiring fresh talents? – Women in Engineering – CV, Interviews, and job hunt – Navigating career paths and development – Up-skilling and keeping up-to-date with the market trends and needs
At the height of the pandemic, without cutting-edge solutions in the technology industry, many companies may have had to shut down operations altogether. So which solutions or technologies that emerged as a result of the pandemic will have a long or lasting impact on our lives, and what are some of the opportunities for youth entrepreneurship?
Kiki Mwiti, Founder and CEO of DYVVYD (a Diversity & Inclusion Platform and Digital Community for Investors and Startups), will answer these questions and discuss how you can turn your idea into a reality and the importance of building and engaging in collaborative communities.
Some of the topics that will be covered:
– Future of work – Essential skills for aspiring entrepreneurs – Tech industry trends, challenges, and opportunities caused by the pandemic – The importance of building and joining collaborative communities – Entrepreneurship: validating Ideas, bootstrapping and developing an MVP on a low budget, pitching to investors and making your product investment ready, feedback – Is your product Silicon-Valley worthy? – Mentorship: how to find and connect with mentors
Although the legal sector is “conservative” and considered to be one of the sectors that is resistant to change, technology has managed to disrupt it.
LegalTech means utilizing the latest and exponential technologies to provide legal services. LegalTech has enabled legal services providers to integrate and analyze large amounts of data seamlessly, better focus on clients’ needs, and collaborate internally and externally in a more efficient manner.
In this session with Jacqueline Schafer, Founder and CEO at Clearbrief, we will dive deeper into LegalTech, its trends, and discuss how you can enter the field as a professional or an entrepreneur.
Some of the topics that will be covered:
– What is LegalTech and why is it important? – Technology disruption in the legal sector – Starting a career in LegalTech – Industry trends and future predictions – LegalTech Entrepreneurship – Essential skills to enter the field – What recruiters look for when hiring fresh talents – Any questions you may have
You might need to use your influence to lead a team, encourage others to embrace change, work as part of a team, decide how best to communicate a strategy to a client, or convince a client to accept something they might not have considered before. The combination of communication and interpersonal skills can help you achieve the results you need.
In this Career Development Workshop, our Career Coach in Residence, Iyad Uakoub, will help you develop the skills you need to identify personal triggers and adapt your style to others in order to achieve the bestresults for the people you are trying to influence
About Iyad
+12 years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities.
Strategy and M&A are one of the largest fields in Consulting. Strategy Consultants provide clients with strategic advice on certain management topics. Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Consultants guide clients through M&A and other M&A related matters such as debt and equity financing. In this session, we will look at Strategy and M&A from the perspective of working with a Tech giant, rather than a Consulting Firm.
Our Expert, Alonso Bustamante, Head of Strategy and M&A at Cloudflare, will walk you through his responsibilities, day-to-day activities, and the skills necessary for this role.
Some of the topics that will be covered:
– Your experience and background – To MBA or not to MBA? – Transitioning from other sectors to Tech – The benefits of internships at different career stages – How to up-skill and stay updated on the newest trends and technologies – Industry trends and essential skills (what do recruiters look for when hiring fresh talents?) – Careers at the intersection of Business and Tech – What does it mean to be a Head of Strategy & M&A at Cloudflare? – What does your typical day look like? – Your advice for students and recent graduates – Your advice for those looking to transition into a new industry – Questions from the audience
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