Speaker series for UOGās virtual Tech Fest starts tomorrow
Speaker series for UOGās virtual Tech Fest starts tomorrow
Speaker series for UOGās virtual Tech Fest starts tomorrow
6/15/2021
The public is invited to tune into a series of āTech Talksā and esports matches this week as part of the °µĶųAV Office of Information Technologyās third annual Tech Fest. The event this year focuses on the theme of āTechās New Normalā and highlights how technology has bridged people together, assisted education, and sparked new hobbies during the pandemic.
āItās been 15 months of pandemic living [ā¦] so we wanted to focus on how things are being done now as opposed [to before],ā said Manny Hechanova, the universityās interim chief information officer.
Tech Festās virtual āTech Talk Series,ā will start at 1 p.m. on Wednesday on Zoom featuring local leaders speaking on how technology has reinvented businesses and education in the past year.
Continuing at 10 a.m. on both Thursday and Friday, the event will feature speakers with local heritage working for distinguished organizations and businesses around the world speaking on their experiences in the technology industry.
āIf you ever thought, āIām a little fish āI donāt know if Iāll make it in a big pondā or the dreams that you had just seem unreachable, our speakers will prove that entirely wrong,ā Hechanova said. āThey will show you that their persistence, their drive, and their education got them to where theyāre at today.ā
The conference is targeted toward high school, college, graduate, and post-graduate students as well as anyone in the community who is interested in technology. It is free to attend and no registration is needed.
Wednesday Speakers:
- 1:30 p.m.: Paul Lazarra, Counselor and Psychology Teacher at Tiyan High School
- 2:05 p.m.: Juvy CariƱo, Robotics Teacher at L.P. Untalan Middle School
- 2:45 p.m.: Tavion Duenas, Student at Guam High School
- 3:20 p.m.: John Paul Calvo, CIO for MidPacific Distributors Inc.
Thursdayās Speakers:
- 10:35 a.m.: Nicole Limtiaco, Senior Software Engineer at X, The Moonshot Factory (Calif.)
- 11:20 a.m.: Randy Dahilig, Senior Network Engineer at Boyce Technologies Inc. (N.Y.)
- 12:10 p.m.: Tristan Palanca, Product Analyst at Bleacher Report (Calif.)
- 12:55 p.m.: Gabe Aguilar, Software Engineer at Visa (Calif.)
Fridayās Speakers:
- 10:35 a.m.: Katrina Palanca, Vice President of Global Partnerships at Spurs & Sports Entertainment (Texas)
- 11:20 a.m.: Carlo Sugatan, Usability Analyst at Verint (Mich.)
- 12:10 p.m.: Jay Castro, UX Content Strategist at DoorDash (Calif.)
The Tech Fest event is also hosting tournaments at 7 p.m. tonight and Wednesday for League of Legends, Valorant, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The live and recorded broadcasts are viewable on Twitch at .
Access to the event and the complete agenda can be found at .