Make the Future - Ottawa’s Tech Podcast
Technology
In this first episode, we chat with Heather Abbott, a Class of ’93 uOttawa alumna, who is now the Senior Vice President, Corporate Solutions Technology at NASDAQ in Boston and Midia Shikh Hassan a two-time uOttawa young alumna and rising star who is making an impact globally.
We discuss mentorship, women in STEM and entrepreneurship, and the different ways they Make the Future. We also offer you a look into the role that the uOttawa community is playing in the thriving tech and innovation sector.
Time Stamp
2:10—Heather’s role at NASDAQ
4:13—What is NASDAQ exactly?
7:41—How does one go from Chemical Engineering to VP Tech at NASDAQ?
10:14—Heather’s turning point and what pushed her to Silicon Valley and a job at E-Bay.
12:150—How do you see yourself? Do you still primarily see yourself as an engineer?
15:40—Midia asks how Heather built her leadership skills.
19:24—Does a mentor’s gender matter?
23:05—Midia asks Heather if she would change her educational path given the chance to do it again.
18:38—How does one learn leadership skills? How does one learn how to impact the world around us?----more----
Produced by uOttawa Faculty of Engineering.
Make the Future Podcast
S2-E12 - uOttawa Kanata North - Community Contributor with Guy Lévesque and Heather Tyrie
S2-E12 - Teaser with Guy Lévesque, Associate V-P, Research Support & Infrastructure, at uOttawa
S2-E11 - Inclusion for Better Product Development with John Proctor and Dimple Thomas
S2-E11 - Teaser with John Proctor, CEO of Martello Technologies
S2-E10 - The Future of the Kanata North Tech Park with Patrick Ferris and Jenna Sudds
S2-E9 - Emerging Tech Impacting Society - Security and Data Privacy Issues in Autonomous Vehicles and Health Tech with John Wall and Dr. Ashleigh Kennedy
S2-E9 - Teaser with Dr. Ashleigh Kennedy, Founder of Neurovine
S2-E8 - Emerging Tech Impacting Society - Autonomous Vehicles and AI in Health Tech with John Wall and Dr. Ashleigh Kennedy
S2-E8 - Teaser with John Wall, Senior VP, Head of Operation, at BlackBerry Technology Solutions
S2-E7 - Today’s Diversity of Sub-sectors in Canada’s Largest Tech Park with Jamie Petten and JC Fahmy
S2-E7 - Teaser with Jamie Petten, President and Executive Director of the Kanata North Business Association
S2-E6 - A Resilient Tech Park: Exploring Kanata North's Evolution with Leo Lax and Amy MacLeod
S2-E6 - Teaser with Leo Lax, Executive Managing Director at L-SPARK
S2-E5 - Impacts on Society of Gender Bias and Inclusive Recruiting Practices for Tech Talent with Erin Blaskie, Karolina Kural and Thusha Agampodi
S2-E4 - Diversity in Leadership, Mentorship and Recruitment with Susan Richards, Oliver Fisher and Thusha Agampodi
S2-E5 - Teaser with Thusha Agampodi, Engineering Manager at Magnet Forensics
S2-E5 - Teaser with Erin Blaskie, Director of Marketing at Fellow.app
S2-E4 - Teaser with Susan Richards, Virtual CFO & Managing Partner at numbercrunch inc.
S2-E4 - Teaser with Oliver Fisher, Senior Vice President, Engineering, at FreshBooks
S2-E3 - Role of Tech Leaders in Promoting Diversity with Eli Fathi and Leah MacMillan
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