DESCRIPTION:
The Fields Institute is in a unique position to connect talented
students at from graduate and undergraduate programs in Quantitative
Finance at our partner universities with exciting job opportunities
in the financial industry. The 2014 Quantitative Finance Career
Day features wide ranging talks by prominent industry experts, followed
by a lively panel discussion and a networking reception attended
by recruiters and job candidates.
SCHEDULE:
All talks, breaks, reception, and panel discussion will take place
at the Faculty Club, 41
Willcocks Street
Map to venue
10:45 a.m. Welcome:
11:00 to 11:30: Saskia Goedhart (Partner, Ernst & Young)
11:45 to 12:15: Jean Desgagne (President and CEO, The Canadian
Depository for Securities)
12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Lunch break:
(program directors and industry representatives have lunch on-site)
2:00 to 2:30: Mark Engel (Senior Vice President, Scotiabank)
2:45 to 3:15: Timothy Fong (Managing Director, OSFI)
3:30 to 4:00 p.m. Coffee break:
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.: IAQF Panel Discussion 'How I became a quant'
Moderator: Dan Rosen (S&P Capital)
Panelists: Mark Engel (Scotiabank), Timothy Fong (OSFI), Lenny
Freilich (OCE), Saskia Goedhart (Ernst and Young),
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.: Networking reception
Confirmed Recruiters: CIBC, Scotiabank, OSFI
Confirmed Quantitative Finance Programs:
MPhiMac (McMaster University), Graduate Diploma in Financial Engineering
& MA in Mathematics and Statistics (York University),
Master of Quantitative Finance (University of Waterloo),
MSc in Statistics - Financial Modelling (Western University),
Financial Mathematics BSc (Laurier University).
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