Brunch with Industry

Brunch with Industry is an event to bring together engineering and science students with successful professional women in these fields. The event will consist of keynote speakers and a delicious brunch. The speakers will share their experiences and give advice, allowing students to gain insight on opportunities and roles of women in this industry.

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THIS YEAR'S BWI

This year’s Brunch With Industry has turned virtual!! Join us for our new online event: Breakfast in Bed! Breakfast in Bed is a blog featuring 6 women in various STEM fields who will give students an introduction and inside look into their respective professions. Each speaker will post on the blog and students will be able to ask questions in the comment section of the blog. This event aims to highlight women in STEM and will focus on how Covid-19 has affected the workplace, allowing students to get a real idea of how industry professions deal with challenge and change. The blog will launch on November 2nd, 2020 and will run throughout the week until November 6th, 2020 with different speakers being featured each day.

THIS YEAR'S SPEAKERS

Stay tuned for our speakers to be announced in September and October on our website, Instagram account, and Facebook page!

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

2019

Dr. Monique Potvin Kent

Associate Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at University of Ottawa.

Dr. Amy Wu

Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Queen’s University.

Dr. JoAnne McLaurin

Senior scientist in the Brain Sciences Research Program at Sunnybrook Research Institute.

Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto.

Christie Cunningham

Senior Logistics Manager at Labatt Breweries of Canada

2018

Dr. Roshi Rainbow

Dr. Rainbow is an assistant professor the Queen's Engineering and Applied Science department, specializing in the biomaterials and biomechanics courses.

Dr. Lisa Shipley

Dr. Shipley is the Vice President of Digital and Analytics Technologies at Merck & Co., a multinational pharmaceutical company.

Dr. Harriet Richardson

Dr. Richardson is an epidemiologist and a professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queen's University.

Debora Grant

Ms. Grant is Head in the Enterprise Project Management Office at BMO Financial Group and was a WiSE chapter lead at BMO.

CONTACT

Please email the Brunch with Industry coordinators if you have any questions.

Ryann Yeo & Sam Delisser
wise.bwi@engsoc.queensu.ca