Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics (DCEI) and Career Office @ MDX Dubai organized IT Career Fair on 15th and 16th March 2016. This two-day event witnessed amazing speaker line-up, workshops and panel discussion from various verticals like Banking, FMCG, IT, Retail and others. Various companies including start-ups from eminent incubation centers offered internships and full time positions. With participation from EMC, Ericsson, Facebook, Cisco, McKinsey Jones and other MNCs, students had great opportunities to network and pursue excellent career options.
On day one, series of workshop were organized and esteemed speakers included: Vises Kith – Director of IT Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Ahmed Khan – Human Resources Manager Lenovo, Hakeem Mojadidi - Strategic Program Director Ericson and Rachad Tohme – HR & Admin Manager Arabtec Engineering Services . On the second day, extremely insightful panel discussion was held, and experts from various verticals gave practical advice to the students about employability and role of IT in various sectors. Our esteemed panelists included Walid Issa- CISCO, Juno Srivastava - Al-Futtaim Group IT, Asish Patel - Euphoria Consulting and Vikrant Bhansali – Standard Chartered Bank.
This year, in addition to the volunteers from the CES, 15 students from the DCEI volunteered and constituted the Placement committee who did a superb job of coordinating the entire event. These were Allen Mathew, Shivani Kumar, Mustafa Campwala, Ali Sajjad, Arjun Anil, Abdulkadir Kollere, Monil Dawda, Aneela, Anusha Promod, Joby John, Jasmita malik, Joytika Thukral, Tarun, Umair Khan and Livia Jacob. These students are also the founding members of the MDX Computing Society.
The event was coordinated by Dr. Fehmida Hussain, Dr. Krishnadas Nanath and Career Office.
The full agenda of the event was as follows:
Tuesday, 15th March 2016
Time
Speaker
Room Allocation
10:00 am -10:15am
Dr. Fehmida - Campus Program Coordinator Computer & Communications – Middlesex University Dubai
Welcome Message
Oasis Theatre, Block 16
Dubai Knowledge Village
10:15am -10:55am
Vises Kith – Complex Director of IT Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide
Topic: First Steps in IT Career
10:55am -11:40am
Ahmed Khan – Human Resources Manager Lenovo
Topic: Career in IT Industry
11:40am to 12:15pm
Hakeem Mojadidi - Strategic Program Director Ericson
Topic: ICT Transformation
12:15pm to 12:45pm
Rachad Tohme – HR & Admin Manager Arabtec Engineering Services
Topic: Interview Skills
12:45pm to 1:15pm
Alumni Talk
1:15 – 1:30 pm
Dr. Cedwyn Fernandes- Campus Director Middlesex University Dubai
Closing Remarks
1:30 pm-2:00pm
Alumni Networking/Lunch
Room 003, Block 16
2.00pm -4.00pm
Employer Interview (Startups)
Room 007, Block 17
9.00am to 9.15am
Dr. Krishnadas- Senior Lecturer –Department of Computer Engineering and Information Science- Middlesex University Dubai
9:30am to 10:30am
Panel Discussion ( Panelists: Walid Issa - CISCO, Juno Srivastava - Al-Futtaim Group IT, Asish Patel - Euphoria Consulting and Vikrant Bhansali – Standard Chartered Bank)
10:30am to 1:30am
Employer Interview
Room 007 and 009. Block 17
1:30pm to 2:30pm
Lunch
Room 008 , Block 17