Schedule

Jan. 8: ESEC Prep Workshop Jan 22: Fireside Chats Jan 23: Conference Day

Jan. 8: ESEC Prep Workshop

Jan 22: Fireside Chats

Register here for the Fireside Chats--all EngSci students invited!

Thursday, Jan. 22, 6:10 PM - 7:30 PM, MY 5th floor

Open to all EngSci students from Year 1 to 4!

Join the party and come meet our ESEC speakers for a chat in small, informal groups.

These are unstructured and open conversations about any career- or life-related topics. EngSci alumni volunteers with facilitate the chats.

Jan 23: Conference Day

9:00 AM, BA 1130 & BA 1160

Registration

PLEASE NOTE: All sessions will start promptly at the times listed, NOT "U of T time".

Arrive early and have your T-card ready to be scanned. Also check out the pre-conference prep before coming!

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM, BA 1130

Earth and Space Exploration: An EngSci’s Adventures in the Canadian Space Industry

Eric Choi
(EngSci 9T5, UTIAS MASc 9T7)

Vice-President of Business Development,
Mission Control Space Services

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM, BA 1160

From 6502 to Agentic AI: My Journey Through Technology and Leadership

John Nestor
(EngSci 8T9, ECE MASc 9T0, PhD 9T4)

Software and Technology Executive

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Travel time

Go to your next session, have your T-card ready for scanning.

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM, BA 1130

Physics makes you a better engineer, and vice versa

Sepehr Ebadi
(EngSci 1T7)

Photonics Engineering, Apple

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM, BA 1160

Integrated photonics and the age of intelligent machines

Joyce Poon
(EngSci 0T2)

Professor, ECE, U of T
Former Head of Photonic Architecture, Lightmatter

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch Break

Grab some food, then join us at 12:30 PM for ESEC Lunch & Learn

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, various locations

ESEC Lunch & Learn

Join ESEC speakers for lively discussions with students on exciting topics. Bring your own questions!

When Code Meets Capital: Building Intelligent Systems in FinTech
John Nestor & Alvin Mok, EngSci Common Room

What Comes After the Lab: Applying Science in Industry
Serena Mandla, Sepehr Ebadi, & Alan Mackworth, BA 1130

Mission Critical: Designing Systems for Space
Eric Choi & Christine Tovee, BA 1160

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM, BA 1130 & BA 1160

Check-in for the afternoon sessions

PLEASE NOTE: All sessions will start promptly at the times listed, NOT "U of T time".

Arrive early and have your T-card ready to be scanned. Also check out the pre-conference prep before coming!

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM, BA 1130

AI and Data Science in Hedge Funds

Alvin Mok
(EngSci 0T3)

Head of Data and Analytics, Select Equity Group

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM, BA 1160

Constructive Interference: Harnessing the Power of Signals in Biology and Life

Serena Mandla
(EngSci 1T7, BME MASc 1T9)

Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder, Noa Therapeutics

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Travel time

Go to your next session, have your T-card ready for scanning.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, BA 1130

Real Intelligence Requires a Real Body

ESEC 2026 speaker Professor Alan Macworth

Alan Mackworth
(EngSci 6T6)

Professor Emeritus in Computer Science, University of British Columbia

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, BA 1160

Space - The launch pad for a new era of growth and innovation

Christine Tovee
(EngSci 9T2)

Space and Technology Executive

Last updated on Jan. 9, 2026 by ESEC's Web Team