ICCIT PROfessional Series

PROfessional series

ICCIT PROfessional connects students with industry professionals through targeted workshops, lectures, and hands-on experiences. The program is designed to provide essential skills for the modern workplace, foster industry connections, and prepare students for the competitive job market. Our mission is to equip ICCIT students with tools for success in their professional journeys.

Upcoming Events

November 15, 2024 | Lyd in Exile: Conversations on Film, Exile, and Speculative Imaginaries, with Sarah Friedland and Rami Younis

12:00pm–4:00pm, CDRS (MN3230), UTM

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lyd-in-exile-conversations-on-film-exile-and-speculative-imaginaries-tickets-1057286505399?aff=oddtdtcreator

  • Film Screening (TIME: 79 minutes)
  • Panel Discussion with directors Rami Yunis and Sarah Friedland, moderated by Prof. Lilia Topouzova,  discussing  the creative process behind the film
  • Audience Q&A: An interactive Q&A session allowing the audience to engage directly with the filmmakers on the themes of identity, storytelling, and the political dimensions of exile
  • Workshop : a create workshop on speculative filmmaking

November 21, 2024 | Neetu Mohan; Design Thinking

1-3pm and 3-5pm ET, MN3190

November 26, 2024 | Emma Paling; Freelance Journalism

1-3pm ET, KN130

Emma Paling is a working freelance journalist who has written for CBC and the Breach will talk about the practical life of being a freelance journalist. This talk will include an hour for Q&A.
 

Past Events

October 18, 2024 | Nicole Denesi; Senior Manager, Strategic Communications and Brand; CanadaHelps

10am-11am and 1pm-2pm ET, MN3100

Nicole is Senior Manager, Strategic Communications and Brand at CanadaHelps. She will talk about workplace ethics in her role as a Senior Manager for CanadaHelps.  She will speak about workplace ethics with respect to her own team, what she has encountered, how these situations were handled, what advice she can provide.  Finally, speaking as a former student at the ICCIT ten years ago, she'll talk about how she transitioned from intern to full-time employment at her internship placement.

 

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Contact Us
For more details or questions about the ICCIT PROfessional series, reach out to Sarah Cherki El Idrissi at sarah.cherkielidrissi@utoronto.ca .