"A Candid Conversation on 5G" Dr. Ibrahim Gedeon
CTO, Telus
Ibrahim Gedeon is one of the global telecommunications industry's eminent thought leaders. He has carved out an international career by combining tremendous insight and skill as an applied scientist with a lighthearted and non-conventional approach to leadership. As Chief Technology Officer for TELUS a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, he is responsible for all technology development and strategy, security, service and network architecture, service delivery and operational support systems, as well as service and network convergence, and network infrastructure strategies and evolution. Under his leadership the TELUS wireless broadband network has become one of the best in the world.
Ibrahim also serves on the board of the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions and the Institute for Communication Technology Management. He has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the American University of Beirut and a Master's in Electronics Engineering from Carleton University. In 2010, Ibrahim received a Honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia. In 2014, he was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of engineering. He has been named five times to the Global Telecoms Business magazine's GTB Power 100, a list of the 100 most powerful and influential people in the telecoms industry.
Ibrahim served in many IEEE executive and leadership posts on the Society, Region, Section, and Chapter level. He is currently the Senate Chair of IEEE Ottawa Section, the Industry Advisor of the IEEE Communications Society for the North America Region, and the Industry Advisor for the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society. Ibrahim is very well known a keynote speaker, he organized and hosted several national and international conferences. He was the General Chair of the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC2012 (IEEE Communications Society's flagship conference), and he is currently the General Chair of the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC2021 that will be held in Montreal on June 14-18, 2021. He received many awards, just to name few, the Consumer Electronics Society's Distinctive Exemplary Industry Leader Award in 2019, and the IEEE Canada's Outstanding Canadian Engineer Award in 2001.
Presented by the Ottawa Women in Engineering Affinity Groups:
11th Annual IEEE WIE Wine and Cheese
Date: Thursday, March 5th, 2020
Time: 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Sala San Marco Event & Conference Centre
215 Preston Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 7R1, Canada
A fantastic opportunity for the Ottawa STEM community to unlock leadership through diversity and network with like minded people.
About this Event
Looking to make meaningful connections within your community? Well, look no further.
Introducing IEEE Women in Engineering 11th annual Wine and
Cheese. A fantastic opportunity for professionals to practice their
networking skills and build a network with students and academia from the Ottawa community.
With an evening filled of interesting speakers, ice-breakers, and
of course wine and cheese (and other foods!), there's no better time
and place to start networking!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
With this year’s theme being “Unlocking Leadership Through
Diversity”, we are showcasing amazing leaders in our community and
putting our focus on how their diversity has moved industry and academia forward. We believe that the creativity and intellect of all members of society – regardless of gender, background, etc., are essential to accelerate progress towards a sustainable future with innovative technology.
WHO? Representatives from Professional Engineers Ontario
WHAT? Clarifying the Path to becoming a P.Eng.
If you are an engineering undergraduate or post-graduate student, or a recent graduate starting out your engineering career, then this seminar might be for you.
In it you will learn:
What is PEO?
What engineering experience is PEO looking for once I graduate?
I have international engineering education and experience; how is that evaluated by PEO?
How is my engineering experience evaluated by PEO?
How do I prepare my Experience Record?
What is the PPE?
What is the EIT Program and the Student Membership program?
Presented by the Ottawa Section Women in Engineering Affinity Group:
IEEE WIE Ottawa at IEEE SPAC 2020
IEEE WIE Ottawa was delighted to engage with a large number of 300 young students and professionals from different engineering disciplines who all gathered in the IEEE SPAC 2020. It was a great opportunity to discuss the WIE vision of supporting women in their role and helping them succeed in their journey. We had a number of people, both men and women, encouraging the WIE efforts and sharing our core values. Through out the event, the WIE Ottawa team representatives, Anastassia Gharib (Chair), Dana Haj Hussein (Secretary), Fadwa Darwaish (Treasurer), and Naomi Solomon (Event Coordinator), were introducing IEEE WIE to people who showed a great interest to support us on social media as well as getting the IEEE WIE membership. IEEE WIE Ottawa booth was well placed and had more than 80 visitors. The WIE team continued to outreach to people during the dinner time in which the team had interesting connections from the industry and the educational sectors.
Anastassia presented IEEE WIE through a general talk which took place during the event. The networking session at the end of the event was spectacularly beneficial as we were able to establish interesting connections. We believe this event was very beneficial not only
because it was a golden opportunity to inform a large number of people about WIE but also because we were able to establish connections with people in the field that will help supporting
our future events.
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Presented by the Ottawa Section Joint Chapter of the Technical Management Council, Professional Communications Society, and Society on Social Implications of Technology:
Technology Stewardship Workshop
Date: Monday, February 24th, 2020
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Vitesse Re-Skilling Canada
359 Terry Fox Drive, Kanata, ON, Canada
Technological Stewardship is a new concept intended to
focus on the promise of technology to create a better future for society today and avoid the negative consequences. While Technologies have the promise to address key issues and create a better future, new developments often amplify inequities and create new kinds of risk. What does this mean for how to move forward?
Through this interactive 2-hour workshop, you will learn about Technological Stewardship and develop your ability to ensure technology makes the world a better place for all. You will also be introduced to a powerful tool for practically integrating these concepts into the product design/development process.
Facilitator:
Mark Abbott is the Executive Director of the Engineering Change Lab, which serves as a catalyst for evolving the engineering community to reach its full potential as stewards of technology for the benefit of humanity. Over the past 5 years, over 125 organizations and 350+ individual leaders (CEOs, VPs, Deans, Directors) have collaborated using the Lab's platform advancing understanding and action to evolve engineering. Previously, Mark served as member of the Executive Team at Engineers without borders for several years.
This interactive workshop is limited to 45 attendees so as to create an optimal interactive and learning environment. This series of workshops is planned to have subsequent workshops taking place in March and April. We are especially interested in professionals willing to tryout the powerful tools and providing feedback on integrating the concepts into the product design / development process.
Presented by the Ottawa Section Women in Engineering Affinity Group:
IEEE WIE Ottawa at CUGES 2020
IEEE WIE Ottawa marked its participation at the annual Carleton University Green Energy Symposium held on 25 January 2020. The symposium this year hosted "smart cities" as it's theme. The WIE team got a chance to walk through the current state of deployment of sustainable technologies in smart cities. The event was a mind booster that gave an opportunity to interact with bright minds. The chair of IEEE WIE Ottawa, Anastassia Gharib, was interviewed on the Carleton University's radio during the symposium, which gave her the chance to talk about the importance of sustainable and renewable energy for IEEE and promote the IEEE WIE vision.
#IEEEWIEOttawa
Presented by the Ottawa Section Women in Engineering Affinity Group:
IEEE WIE Ottawa at the Go Code Girl Expo!
In this era where technology is revolutionizing our world, it is the need of the hour that girls get exposure to computing and engineering fields. Yet another successfully organized event put forward where IEEE WIE Ottawa had an expo booth on 25th January, for girls from grades 6th to 12th. GO CODE GIRL was an effort made to combine tech and craft to give and exciting insight into the world of codes to our budding stars. Our volunteers Anastassia, Ragu, Aashna, and Marie interacted with all the students and engaged them with fun and interesting talk about their involvement in engineering, technology and coding. Many parents who accompanied their children to the event were interested and excited to know about the activities of WIE Ottawa in encouraging and guiding young women to pursue a career in engineering and technology. We hope to catch you all in our upcoming events!
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