Join us on March 8th, 2026, for an inspiring and inclusive event in celebration of International Women's Day. We are happy to announce that we partnered with Conestoga's Engineering Society and merged our agendas into a day filled with inspiring speakers, a variety of hands-on workshops (technical and non-technical), including Build with AI led by a Google Developer Expert, lunch, and lots of networking with professionals from different industries!

NEW LOCATION AND FORM TO RSVP FOR THE EVENT - Conestoga College Cambridge - Fountain Street campus, NEW FORM TO RSVP - https://iwdconestoga.ca/page-6

For students based on Waterloo Campus, we are arranging a FREE bus that will pick you up from Waterloo Campus on the morning of March 8th, and will drop you off after the event at the Waterloo Campus. Specific details will be communicated to those who RSVP. Please note that the number of seats is limited, so RSVP early to secure your place.

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Please see the agenda of the event below.

8:45 am - pick-up from Waterloo campus, FREE bus arranged for students studying at Waterloo Campus(make sure to RSVP to claim your spot, number of spots is limited)

9:15 am - Welcome/Registration 

10:00 am - Welcoming and Opening Remarks from the organizing committee and Dean 

10:15 am - Keynote Speaker and Q&A (to be announced)

11:00 am - Mini Break 

11:15 am - Breakout Sessions (please see options below)

• GDG Breakout Room - Speaker Session 

  • Krizia Francisco, PhD, Senior Product Manager at Telus Health 

  • Samatha Campbell, Founder of Pixel Bridges, Educator and Community Speaker. 

  • Q&A time. 

• Time Traveller's Dilemma with Nicki Straza 

• Networking with Zoe Talbot 

• White Ribbon 

• OACETT/ WIT Panel

12:15 pm - Catered lunch + Guided Networking 

• GDG Networking Speakers :

  • Amanda Cunsolo - Junior Researcher at the Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance

  • Michele Roberts - Vice President of Technology at JVPLabs

  • More to be announced soon!

1:30 pm - Conestoga Panel Discussion featuring faculty from Engineering and Computer Science Schools of Conestoga 

2:30 pm - Breakout Sessions (please see options below)

• GDG Workshop - Build with AI, hands-on workshop with Google Developer Expert for Machine Learning, Kiruthika Subramani - "Deploying Production-Ready A2A Systems with MCP in One Hour"

• Time Traveller's Dilemma with Nicki Straza 

• Networking with Zoe Talbot 

• White Ribbon 

• OACETT/ WIT Panel

3:30 pm - Conference Wrap Up & Closing Remarks 

3:45 pm - FREE bus arranged for students to return to Waterloo Campus