University of Alberta Women in Science and Engineering
Past Black Tie Affair Speakers
Our annual Black Tie Affair was introduced in 2015 and every year we feature speaker(s) discussing topics varying from leadership to research with a focus on empowerment.
Thank you to all our speakers for making the BTA possible!
2020
2020 featured Dr. Carla Prado, PhD: Chair of Campus Alberta Innovates Program (CAIP) in Nutrition, Food and Health.
2018
2018 featured Dr. Shawna Pandya, MD: Physician, Citizen-Scientist Astronaut, and Aquanaut.
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2016
2016 featured Zoe Yujnovich: acclaimed TEDx Speaker, Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 winner, and Shell Canada's Executive Vice President.
2019
2019 featured Dr. Sarah Nadi, PhD: Canada Research Chair in Software reuse and the first female to join the Department of Computer Science in 18 years.
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2017
2017 featured Helen Wesley: Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Winner, ENMAX Executive VP and CFO President and Chief Financial Officer.
2015
UA-WiSE presents its first annual Black Tie Affair!
2015 featured keynote speaker Suzanne West: Chief Executive Officer and Owner of Imaginea Energy.
