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Table of Content Welcome to the YEC 2014 The Young Entrepreneurs' Conference 2014 (YEC'14) exists to connect young and talented students to industry professionals while providing them with exposure to a practical learning environment that teaches beyond what is taught in the classroom. Through our speaker sessions with attending industry-leading companies such as Google, Scotiabank, and Bell, to name a few; students will be inspired through the innovations that technology has brought to our society, as well as driven to succeed through following in the footsteps of the successful.

The Digital Enterprise Management Society (DEM Society) represents a specialist program called Digital Enterprise Management, which is offered through the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technoloy (ICCIT) of the University of Toronto Mississauga. The DEM Society aspires to help students gain experience and connections with the aid of industry professionals and corporate sponsorships. Our events are inclusive; we cater to the capabilities and expertise of students in the ICCIT and other academic programs to build on the knowledge acquired in the classroom and to strengthen this knowledge with business-related situatsions, as they would occur in the real world.

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Welcome to the YEC 2014.................................................................

A Message From the Chairs...............................................................

Opportunities...................................................................................

Event Schedule.................................................................................

Breakout Session Schedule..............................................................

Opening Keynote Speakers..............................................................

Breakout Session: Innovation and Technology ...............................

Breakout Session: Media and Design...............................................

Breakout Session: Business Strategy and Development..................

Breakout Session: Marketing and Advertising.................................

Keynote Speakers.............................................................................

Thank you to Our Sponsors..............................................................

Career Advice From Our Speakers....................................................

Conference Tips................................................................................

Thank You, Team!.............................................................................

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A Message from the Chairs

“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”

- Henry David Thoreau

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opportunities

It all begins with a blank canvas. For everywhere you go, everyone you encounter, and every connection you make at one point in your life; each leaves an impression to what is simply your developing narrative. Today, we all came here with a reason: helping others, leaving a mark, challenging ourselves, meeting new people, discovering new passions, and cultivating old ones. It does not matter who you are, where you are from, and what you are looking for because there is something that holds us together and drives us to achieve incredible things: Change.

Today, we are looking to bring innovation to the world that surrounds us. Whether you are going to be a successful entrepreneur, a loyal employee, or an audacious traveller, change will shape your persona, and help achieve your goals in a way that no one else would have ever imagined.

We want to be part of this change by bringing together a collection of inspirational professionals from innovative companies spanning across industries to celebrate the importance of innovation. At the Young Entrepreneurs’ Conference 2014, you will build personal connections with industry leaders, learn from recruiters to help jump start your career, and be inspired by industry-specific presentations and keynote speeches.

Today, we want to leave an impression in your life by guiding you to become a painter of innovation, a future leader who leads a better tomorrow.

On behalf of the YEC Committee, we would like to thank you all for your tremendous support by attending this event.

Nicolo Marchisio YEC Co-Chair nicolo@demsociety.com

CoChair

CoChair

Karen Yu YEC Co-Chair karen@demsociety.com

Networking opportunities

Competitors 1-on-1 coffee meeting with speakers

Learn about emerging trends

Delegates Sponsored prizes Engage with innovative companies

Win the Twitter Challenge and the ASUS MeMo Pad HD 7

1st Place *$1000 Cash Prize *Networking lunch with Googler *Exclusive tour @ Google Toronto

Google Creative Design Challenge

3rd Place *$250 Cash Prize *$25 Google Play Gift Card

2nd Place *$500 Cash Prize *$100 The Keg Gift Card *$50 Google Play Gift Card

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08:00 Registration + Breakfast 09:00 Opening Remarks @IB120

Schedule

10:00 Breakout Session (see Breakout Session Schedule)

@IB335 Competition Opening Pitch 10:05

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Breakout Session schedule

10:05 Innovation and Technology

Team 1 Pitch 10:25 Team 2 Pitch 10:40

10:40 Design and Development

Team 5 Pitch 11:25 Team 6 Pitch 11:40 Team 7 Pitch 11:55 @IB345 Googler’s Talk 12:15

@IB140 Muneeb Mushtaq @IB150 Ivan Tsarynny @IB235 Rajesh Sharma @IB245 Taimour Zaman

Design and Development 10:40

Team 3 Pitch 10:55 Team 4 Pitch 11:10

10:05 Innovation and Technology

Kal Mokhtarzada @IB120

11:15 Break 11:30 Business Development and Strategy

11:30 Business Development and Strategy

12:05 Marketing and Advertising

@IB140 Nick DiPietro @IB150 Carson Cheung @IB245 Adam Deremo

12:15 Googler’s Talk @IB345 **first come-first serve,

priority reserved seating for GCDC competitors

@IB345 Winner Announcement 12:50

13:00 Lunch + Company Showcase 15:00 Keynote Speeches @IB120 17:30 Break 17:35 Competition (Award) Presentation @IB120 18:05 Awards + Closing Remarks @IB120 18:35 End of Conference

Marketing and Advertising 12:05 Steve Lightstone @IB245 Kim Rellinger @IB345

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Opening Keynote speakers

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Breakout Session Speakers: Innovation and technology Ivan Tsarynny CEO & Co-Founder at PostBeyond

@Ivan_Tsarynny ivantsarynny

Ivan Tsarynny is cofounder and CEO of PostBeyond Inc. He has been in the tech industry since the late 1990’s and specializes in Business Development, Solution Design and Implementation; at PostBeyond, he spearheads the organization’s development. Prior to founding PostBeyond, he architected and delivered technology solutions to companies and organizations in the financial, educational, food processing, computer software and hardware design and government sectors. He led corporate assignments including building a private cloud that now generates $10,000,000+ annual revenue hosting service; corporate and Teacher-Student-Parent collaboration networks for over 200,000 users; and a global message communication system for a major Canadian bank, to name a few.

Specializing in strategies and innovative solutions that create new opportunities for enterprises. He is passionate about being an entrepreneur and innovator.

I don’t see “success” as a goal – I see it as a result of the right things done at the right time by the right team.

Taimour Zaman Founder & Global President at One Million Acts of Innovation

Hazel McCallion Mayor of Mississauga

Anthony Wensley ICCIT Director at University of Toronto Mississauga

@taimourzaman Taimour Zaman

Taimour Zaman is a university instructor who teaches social media + performance for today's complicated business world. Taimour is also one of the foremost authorities in causing achievement and transition by inspiring teams from various communities across the world. As Managing Director of The Access Group and co-founder of One Million Acts of Innovation, Taimour has created and advanced various movements in the sphere of innovation, healthcare and payments. Prior to founding The Access Group, Taimour held senior positions at BCE, Dell Computer and NEC. As an expert in innovation and social media, he has been the recipient of numerous CEO awards. As a result of his work, Taimour has evolved insights into various key markets and is an in-demand key-note speaker and regular participant in various executive CEO conferences for organizations, such as Schulich School of Business and York University. Taimour is also the co-author of Thinking Outside The Bowl: Accelerating Your Business Genius, and a director for organizations such as CATA Alliance, 3D On The Net and Knowledge Media.

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Breakout Session Speakers: Innovation and technology Rajesh Sharma

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Breakout Session Speakers: Media and Design

Rajesh Sharma

President & Chief Marketing Officer at Bedside Clinical Systems Rajesh Sharma is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, and is currently the President & Chief Marketing Officer of BCS. He is responsible for marketing the full commercial potential of paediatric healthcare innovations discovered at the Hospital for Sick Kids. Under his sales leadership, BCS has become a provider of innovative market ready paediatric software solutions for an ever growing global healthcare market.

A graduate of The Michener Institute Respiratory Therapy program and the BSc Human Biology program of the University of Toronto, Rajesh is active in the healthcare community as a director on The Michener Institute's Board of Governors and co-vice chair of the Michener Alumni Board.

Muneeb Mushtaq CEO & Owner at AskForTask Inc.Innovation

@muneebmushtaq Muneeb Mushtaq

A Serial Entrepreneur with the passion to innovate and create exciting new ventures. Pioneering in technology industry by starting a successful marketing company, introduced an online venture known as AskforTask.com, the first online platform to simplify daily life.

In one year of operations, AskforTask has been able to generate revenue in excess of $2,000,000 with more than 50,000 active users. Its an upcoming venture with substantial backing from credible advisors and massive support from our community all over Canada."

Kal Mokhtarzada CEO/Founder of Pixel Dreams

@_khalidm khalidmokhtarzada

Khalid is Pixel Dreams’ captain and visionary. His greatest passions are branding and design. Khalid started his first design firm in 1999, working with notable clients such as Disney, Fox, and Cannes, eventually dissolving the company to pursue a degree in business.

In 2005, Khalid created The-K-Report. This unique personal branding project earned him coverage in newspapers across Canada. Khalid later excelled as a digital artist for Young & Rubicam, spearheading campaigns for Dell, Ford, Lincoln, Intel, and many others.

In September of 2009, Khalid partnered with Lannie Le to pursue his vision of starting a socially conscious design agency and Pixel Dreams was formed.

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Breakout Session Speakers: Business Strategy and development Carson Cheung

Carson Cheung is a driven, yet quiet leader accountable for fostering relationships with over 7M of Bell Canada’s customer connections. His current role is a blend of opportunity discovery, analytics, project management and campaign marketing with the desired outcome to enhance the customer experience.

In his 10 years of telecommunications experience, Carson has always sought out new challenging roles that allow him to work with great people, drive change and raise the bar on results across a wide breadth of functional areas.

Carson holds Undergraduate degrees from Western University in Electrical Engineering and a HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business; he also has an MBA from the joint Kellogg-Schulich Executive program and is a Certified Management Accountant.

Founder and Managing Partner at Awake Chocolate

Breakout Session Speakers: Business Strategy and Development

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Loyalty & Retention Director at Bell

Adam Deremo

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@adamderemo Adam Deremo

Adam Deremo is the cofounder and Managing Partner of AWAKE Chocolate. He has been in the packaged goods industry since 2001. At AWAKE, he heads strategic planning, new product development, investor relations, and all aspects of the finance and supply chain functions.

Prior to founding AWAKE, Adam worked at Kraft Foods and then at PepsiCo where he held a number of increasingly senior roles within the finance function. He served as Director of Brand Finance for PepsiCo Beverages where he led a team responsible for innovation, pricing and marketing spend.

More recently, he held the role of Director of Foodservice Finance for PepsiCo Canada, leading a team responsible for all financial aspects of the company’s $500MM foodservice business.

Nick Dipietro

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President at Natacor Inc. Nick is an accomplished and proven entrepreneur/business executive. He was the President and COO for Patheon Inc. from 1989 to 2009. He presided over the establishment of Patheon Inc. as a global leader in pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services. Through acquisitions and organic growth, Patheon grew from a small operation in Fort Erie Ontario, to a company with a network of 14 facilities in 5 countries, 7,000 employees and $700 million in revenue.

His educational background includes an Honours Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and an MBA from McMaster University Nick retired from Patheon in May 2009. He is now President and CEO of Natacor Inc. - a venture capital and management services company. Nick founded Natacor to provide strategic, business development, and operations support primarily to early stage life sciences companies.

Nick is on the Board of Trustees for Brock University; is on the Board of Directors and on the Advisory Boards of several start-up companies; is a cofounder and Director of the Niagara Angel Network of Investors and he is the Executive In Residence for the Innovate Niagara the Niagara Regional Innovation Centre.

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Breakout Session Speakers: Marketing & Advertising Steve Lightstone Founder & President at Corner Office Leads

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Keynote SPeakers

@stevelightstone stevelightstone

Steve guides sales and marketing organizations in small start-ups and has worked with large technology companies like IBM, SAP, Microsoft, CGI, and Oracle. Founder and President of marketing services firm Corner Office Leads; Steve was profiled as a demand generation ‘Thought Leader’. He is currently leading sales and marketing for Waterloo start-up, The Evidence Network. He recently was VP Sales & Marketing for Ryerson start-up, Speechbobble, and for Microsoft ISV Secure Vantage Technologies.

Steve speaks about entrepreneurship, innovation and sales & marketing at national gatherings like NTBC, CUTC, YEC and at UW’s DECA, Velocity, and MBET. He also judges business plan competitions at many Canadian entrepreneurial gatherings including recently at the Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition and at UW E Co-op. Steve gets hands on advising start-ups like Sweet Tooth, Chatroll, Top Hat Monocle, Vetica, Pumpup, Concussion Toolbox, Ecoplace Organics, GOVision and Wash.ly. He also mentors many aspiring young entrepreneurs. Steve earned his Honours Bachelor of Mathematics, Computer Science and Business at UW and currently represents Math Alumni on the University’s Alumni Council. His current favourite Quote: “In god we trust. Everyone else, bring data.”

- Michael Bloomberg

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Kim Rellinger

Senior Account Manager at Google A Senior Account Manager at Google, supporting Canada's largest automotive brands. Prior to this, I was a Marketing and Promotions Manager at General Mills, working with brands such as Cheerios and Yoplait, as well as leading the Olympic Sponsorship program. And, along the way, a wandering world traveler!

Darrell KeezeR Founder of Candybox Marketing Darrell is passionate about helping businesses generate new customers using Social Media Marketing, Search Marketing and by creating websites that convert. Candybox works with clients such as Fox Entertainment, Spin Master Toys, Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario, and The Weather Network.

Darrell has been instrumental in helping organizations attract, engage, and convert online visitors into customers.

@DarrellKeezer darrellkeezer

He started Candybox in 2008, and now works with a team of 10 other marketing experts, most of them under 30, that are changing the landscape of online marketing in Canada and the USA.

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Keynote SPeakers

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Keynote SPeakers

George Babu

@georgebabu georgebabu

Bobby Umar

Director at OMERS Ventures

President and Leadership Catalyst at Raeallan, TEDx Speaker

In his role as Director at OMERS Ventures, George Babu is responsible for contributing to the identification and execution of investment opportunities in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sectors, with a particular interest in human-computer interfaces, hardware platforms, mobile and enterprise software.

Bobby draws on his diverse background in brand marketing, engineering and the performing arts over a 20-year career to lead Raeallan, whose mission is to discover, inspire and develop leadership in generations X & Y. 50,000+ people across Canada have experienced Bobby’s high-energy keynotes, interactive teambuilding activities, and engaging workshops. He is a leading authority on authentic Connection and heart-based Leadership.

An accomplished entrepreneur, George’s past experience includes senior roles at successful startups and established technology companies. Prior to joining OMERS Ventures, George acted as general counsel and head of U.S. operations for Stockholm-based social gifting startup Wrapp, where he negotiated key partnerships and built out the U.S. team in New York and San Francisco. As co-founder and head of finance and operations at social performance platform Rypple, George gained significant experience raising capital, recruiting for key positions, and executing the company’s sale to Salesforce.com in 2011.

Earlier in his career George spent nine years at Research In Motion on the Intellectual Property and Radio Frequency Research and Development teams.

George currently serves on the board of AppHero as an Independent Director and the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. George holds a B.A.Sc. (Engineering Science, Electrical), J.D. and M.B.A. from The University of Toronto. He is a Registered Patent Agent in Canada and holder of two patents.

@raehanbobby bobbyumar

Bobby’s varied career has included brand marketing for companies such as Kraft and Unilever for Dove Masterbrand, working specifically on the Campaign for Real Beauty. While working at Bombardier as an Aerospace Design Engineer, he founded and ran a musical theatre company, where he supervised a team of over 100 people. Bobby is also a comedic actor, having graduated from Second City.

Bobby is a passionate Leadership expert on Personal Branding, Networking and Social Media. Named one of the 2nd best business coaches to follow on twitter, he hosts a weekly tweetchat called #PoCchat every Monday at 11am that has reached over 55 million impressions. Bobby has also been named the 4th best Leadership influencer on social media and the 15th top tweeter in Toronto. Bobby is dedicated to causes embracing youth, entrepreneurship and diversity including Shad Valley and Nspire Network.

Bobby has spoken at TEDx 4 times and is an Executive Education instructor for DeGroote School of Business.

He has been a board Director of NetIP and Bad Dog Theatre. Lastly, Bobby is a fiercely proud new dad. He has never lost a thumb war, ever.

Special Thanks!

Special Thanks!

The VentureStart program helps entrepreneurs in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields in Southern Ontario to turn great ideas into successful start-up businesses.

Through Business Skills Training and Business Launch Support, VentureStart provides the knowledge, skills, and support necessary to build a solid business foundation as well as the opportunity to qualify for up to $30,000 in seed financing. Since being launched in 2012, the program has helped launch over 200 companies. Applications are expected to be open in April 2014. Please visit www.venturestart.ca to be added to the waiting list for more information..

The Institute for Management and Innovation (IMI) is the centre for management education at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). This collaborative institute provides students with access to professional masters programs in biotechnology, accounting, innovation and sustainability, and undergraduate programs in accounting, finance, marketing and human resource management. IMI is a cross-disciplinary institute producing mission-focused managers and future leaders with a combination of management skills and depth in their chosen field. IMI also provides an academic platform to foster close interactions and sharing of expertise between the faculty, staff and students in these programs, along with our community partners. http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/imi/

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Special Thanks!

BCE Inc. is Canada's largest communications company, providing a comprehensive and innovative suite of broadband communication services to residential and business customers in Canada.

Powered by industry-leading investments in media content and broadband networks, Bell services include high-speed Fibe Internet, Fibe TV, Satellite TV, Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile, Home Phone local and long distance services as well as IP-broadband services and information and communications technology (ICT) services.

Bell Media, the newest division of Bell, is Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio and digital media. They include CTV, Canada's #1 television network, and the country's most-watched specialty channels. BCE shares are listed in Canada and the United States.

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Special Thanks!

Scotiabank is a leading financial services provider in over 55 countries and Canada's most international bank. Through our team of more than 83,000 employees, Scotiabank and its affiliates offer a broad range of products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, corporate and investment banking to over 21 million customers. With assets of $744 billion (as at October 31, 2013), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). Scotiabaank distributes the Bank's media releases using Marketwired. For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.

MaRS Discovery District (@MaRSDD) in Toronto is one of the world's largest urban innovation hubs. MaRS cultivates high impact ventures and equips innovators to drive economic and social prosperity. MaRS provides expert advice and market research, and makes connections to talent, customers and capital. MaRS startup clients have created over 4,000 jobs and, in the last three years alone, they have raised over $750 million in capital and earned over $375 million in revenue.

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Special Thanks!

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THANK YOU TO OUR SpOnsors

"AskForTask.com connects over 45,000 Canadians in 100 cities for all their daily tasks, errands and local jobs. It is an online community of people looking for help – Askers – and people looking for work – Taskers.

ASUS is a leading enterprise in this new digital era that designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home and office. Our broad portfolio includes motherboards, graphics cards, displays, desktop PCs, notebooks, netbooks, tablet computers, servers, multimedia, networking devices and mobile phones.

AskForTask.com has seen over two million dollars worth of tasks posted, saving users 2.5 years of valuable time, in less than a year. University students, mothers, retirees and professionals are all actively involved in the AskForTask community.

Skills such as photography, cooking and even writing are in high demand on the website.

Since our foundation in 1990, we have grown from a modest startup based in a single apartment into a global technology leader and this phenomenal growth is the result of two corporate ideals - a passion for new user experiences and an unwavering commitment to quality.

These ideals are encapsulated in the ASUS brand promise of "Inspiring Innovation • Persistent Perfection".

AskForTask.com is the brainchild of Muneeb Mushtaq, a 2012 University of Toronto graduate. He and his brother, Nabeel Mushtaq – a Seneca@York computer systems student – created AskForTask.com in the basement of their family home.

The company is operated by young graduates who understand the importance of acquiring help and work during and after graduation.

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Join the movement – get noticed!"

Partners

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Career Advice Look to fail

BObby Umar

Learning to fly

Have you ever wished you could fly? What does it really mean to fly? To me flying is aboutsoaring to new heights to take in a different view of the world. And it's thrilling, it's exhilarating, because this is what life really should be. And you discover new destinations as you go from one place to the next to the next. That to me is what flying is all about. My rules, my vision, my plan, my path.

So my idea today is you should learn how to fly -- soar to new heights, seek new destinations and become a better person. I want to share with you 5 outrageous tips:

Your own life as a leader started when you left the nest for the first time. Most of us follow a path defined by other people our parents, friends, organizations or by society. Once you start defining your success you start define your life, and you own it. It becomes yours. But I also say you should start now. There is no after school. A lot of people, they wait to start life. Okay, I’ll finish my degree, and then I’ll do my masters and then I’ll start my life. No, your life started, it’s now, it’s happening. So what are you doing about it?

Leaders are neither born nor made only. You were all born to be made into leaders. So take that leadership course, define your own path, take audacious risks, continue to learn and move onward and upward. Great leaders can fly, because they do what other people say they can’t do, and they soar to new heights they haven’t seen before.

Changing consumer preferences often create complexity and opportunity for the savvy entrepreneur. Focusing on unmet consumer needs, and aligning your customers’ economic interests with your own, will increase your odds of success.

In my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many smart and talented people. Those who rise to leadership roles almost invariably have two things in common: superior communication skills, and a willingness to work extremely hard.

When you develop the ability to share a clear vision and mobilize others to act in support of your vision, there is no limit to what you can accomplish. And of course, don’t expect success to come easily.

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

-- Thomas Edison

darrell keezer

What are you passionate about? How much are you willing to fight for it? The hardest thing in the world is to turn nay-sayers to yes-sayers. You have to be willing to understand who you are and fight for it. You have to fight for your life.

If you don’t fight for it, who will?

Stay This is all about interpersonally intelligence and development. The best leaders know who they are, know what they stand Selffor and know where they want to go. It’s a big part of personal branding, it’s a big part of connection. So you should absorbed invest in who you are first.

Get a life.

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Career Advice

All the best business leaders out there who have done amazing things have all failed miserably. Why? Because they were able to embrace the idea of failure.

Go away, Immerse yourself in experiences that create diversity and independent living. Independent living leads to more Get lost independent thought, ideas, and action.

Pick a fight

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Adam Deremo

We are entering a time where starting a company is easier than finding a job. As a Millennial myself, I believe that we, the new breed of digital natives, will go beyond the social norm of landing a job, into launching new concepts. Don’t look for career path, make one.

Belong to a company that bestows pedigree. Or be part of success (company, startup, project, even an event). A shared experience, a positive one, is an incredible bonding agent. You will always have an automatic bond with fellow alumni. Think about Google’s diaspora, or Facebook’s. Or conversely, sharing Lehman’s last six months.

Steve lightstone

More LinkedIn; Less Facebook. Manage your network. Your resume will get you your jobs in your 20’s and 30’s. Your network will get you your jobs in your 40’s and beyond. In fact, your network can drive your career and personal success in your 40’s and beyond.

What worked for me is learning from everyone around me, and meeting as many experts in my field as I could. I was surprised at how many people responded to help me, what they taught me and how many doors opened as result.

One lucky day, I learned that my real competitor is myself. My real competitor is myself. Since then, I’m improving my own effectiveness to be better at what matters for my goals.

That gave abundance of motivation and made life fun.

ivan tsarynny

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After a day of connecting with various individuals make sure to sit down and put a name to a face. Ask and remind yourself who you met, what the individual’s position was, and what you gained from the conversation.

Jot this down on a separate piece of paper!

Once you have some individuals down, follow up! Take the first step and stand out by making contact after the event. Take the initiative to move the relationship forward. A simple email or even a follow up within social media, like Likedin, is a fantastic start.

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Reflection time

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Stay motivated

Closing Tips Written by: Marta Bielak YEC Content Writer @bielakm

Be sure to keep the conversation going by giving your contact a clear incentive to keep a conversation going with you in the long-term. There must be some mutual gain and benefit between both parties taking part of the conversation. For example, be sure to highlight your skills, experiences, and unflinching enthusiasm for working together with the individual in the future.

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Make contact

Later when you have reconnected with the contact, kindly remind them who you are.

Chances are they met with a number of people at the event and will have difficulty remembering who you are. It is up to you to jog their memory by mentioning who you are, where you met, and what you spoke about. If you don’t get a call back in a while, don’t worry! Be patient and try and try again!

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Continue the conversation

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Memorable lessons If there is one thing you could take away from attending YEC14, what would it be?

As yet another powerful form of reflection, ask yourself what it is you learned from attending this year’s event. These lessons are meant to guide you towards further self-improvement and open you to more possibilities within the workplace.

We hope that this networking event has becoming yet another stepping stone for you and wish you all the very best in your future endeavors!

On behalf of the YEC committee, we would like to extend a special thank you to all of our attendees for making this event truly worthwhile!

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THANK YOU, TEAM YEC Committee YEC Co-Chairs Nicolò Marchisio

Karen Yu

DEM Society President Justin Teng Events Coordinator & Team Denise Ng Alex Tsai Afra Yousaf Bhavesh Tekchandani Sania Haider Marketing Coordinator Laura Hincapie Social Media Manager & Correspondents Seul-Ki Letisha Kim Naixin Kang Aisha Ijaz Nada Marzouk Menal Khan Sanjana Simon

Graphic Design Lead & Designers Judy Ho Michelle Huang Kimi Yip Sophia Ru Ya Luo PR Manager & Team Andrew Tam Kaitlyn D'Lima Samina Sultana UTM/TV & Videographers Ayman Khan Christina Papaioannou Marko Cvijetinovic Katrina Amigleo Jon Erdmann Tihmily Li Joseph E. Adamu Hana Ela Hoching Li Matthew Household Web Developers Dimitar Jordanov Raiyyan Khan Shagun Parulkar Fatima K Sheikh Anthony Chen Mary de la Rosa

Photographers Kathleen Chavez

Summer Yang

Content Writer Lead Marta Bielak YEC’14 Ambassadors & Volunteers Shirley Pan Anna Bonar Sherry Yu Iris Fang Junyi Cai Vivek Bhatt Sarah Sultana Samara Hameed Stefy Diaz Medina Marcus Ng

DEM Society

@demsociety

DEM Society

www.demsociety.com