Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
| When: | Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 |
| Time: | 12:30 pm — 1:30 pm |
| Location: | Canal Building, 6112 |
| Audience: | Current Students |
| Contact: | Rachel Deneault, WiE@carleton.ca |
Description
In this Candid Conversation (an informal mentorship event), you will hear from a representative at CGI about their experience going from university into the workforce and how they’ve set her career up for success. This is a small group setting, with a maximum of eight women students, where back and forth conversation is strongly encouraged.
This event will be held in-person on campus and a light lunch will be provided.
Who can attend the event?
We encourage women from all backgrounds and identities to join this Candid Conversation, especially women students in a Carleton University Bachelor, Master’s or Doctoral program, of: engineering, IT, applied science, computer science, mathematics, or physics. We are committed to creating spaces that are welcoming and supportive to women of all backgrounds, intersecting identities, and experiences – including racialized women, women with disabilities, Indigenous women, etc.
About CGI
CGI is among the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world. They are insights-driven and outcome-based to help accelerate returns on IT and business investments. In all they do, their goal is to build trusted relationships through client proximity, providing industry and technology expertise to help you meet the needs of your customers and citizens.
Speaker
Shuchi Bhardwaj, Security Risk & Governance Consultant
Shuchi is a cybersecurity professional with master’s degree in Computer Science and a post graduate diploma in human resources. She is passionate on strengthening the relationship with client, customers and newly acquired teams by helping them on he security program roadmap. She has exposure across different continents like Asia, Middle East mainly GCC, and Canada. She has helped clients strengthen their overall cybersecurity posture by performing gap assessments against a defined security standard or framework to identify and mitigate risks. She assists the top-level management teams and efficiently leads the project.
She has an unwavering commitment to diversity, and inclusion with a huge focus on the feeling of belonging. She enjoys to work with women to motivate them in their career and inspiring them to achieve their full potential. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, adventure, exploring spirituality and trying new activities.
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Thank You
This event would not be possible without the support of CGI.
