Women in Technology BreakfastWomen in Technology Breakfast Panel: The Evolving role and experiences of Women in Technology
Jennifer Schaeffer
Athabasca University
Jennifer Schaeffer is the VPIT and CIO at Athabasca University.
Julie Faure-Lacroix
Laval University
Julie Faure-Lacroix is a scientific liaison agent at Laval University working with Calcul Québec, a regional partner of Compute Canada. She has a master’s of biology from Laval University, and is working on her PhD in forest sciences at the same university. In her role with Calcul Québec, Julie reaches out to academic researchers in fields related to scientific background who need more computing power but don't feel confident using supercomputers. Her mandate is to introduce those researchers to advanced research computing and to guide them every step of the way, from their first steps on a supercomputer to the writing of parallel code. In 2017, Julie won a Compute Canada Award of Excellence for her work supporting researchers.
Inga Seelemann
Microsoft
Inga Seelemann is a Data & AI Specialist at Microsoft Canada. She has over 22 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, focusing on enabling business outcomes through the appropriate application of technology across sales, support and implementation roles. Her unique perspective is formed by her experiences having lived on “both sides of the fence” – worked in both a vendor and internal (customer) roles.
Lesley Shannon
NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering BC & Yukon
Dr. Lesley Shannon P.Eng is an Associate Professor and Chair in the School of Engineering Science at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Shannon studies computer systems design. She works in a rapidly growing field that combines custom computing hardware and software to design and implement application-specific computer systems for applications in a wide range of areas including robotics, machine learning, aerospace and biomedical systems, multimedia applications, and cloud computing. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate students in the area of Computer Engineering; she received the 2014 APEGBC Teaching Award of Excellence in recognition of her classroom and out-of-class mentoring activities and her contributions in leading a redesign of the School's undergraduate curriculum at SFU. Dr. Shannon has long been an advocate of increasing the diversity of students and workers in science- and engineering-related fields and was instrumental in developing programs to support a successful transition from high school into university.
Mark Roman
Simon Fraser University
Mark Roman joined Simon Fraser University as chief information officer (CIO), IT Services in 2015. He is on the boards of the Canadian University Council of Chief Information Officers (CUCCIO) and BCNET. He holds a B.Math (computer science) from the University of Waterloo, an MBA (finance) from Queen’s University, and is a project management professional (PMP).
Abstract
Sponsored by MicrosoftThis panel will explore and discuss the evolving role and experiences of women in technology over the past half century. Panelists will share their own experiences and insight from a variety of... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Jennifer Schaeffer (Athabasca University)
- Julie Faure-Lacroix (Laval University)
- Inga Seelemann (Microsoft)
- Lesley Shannon (NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering BC & Yukon)
- Mark Roman (Simon Fraser University)
Topic Area
Topics: Topic #1
Session
B-WIT » Women in Technology Breakfast (07:00 - Wednesday, 20th June, DAC Upper Floor)
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