Our annual flagship career event, Setsail 2021 Virtual Career Conference in Computing and Engineering 啟航2021：就業視像研討會 will be held on 14-Apr-2021 Wednesday afternoon.
The virtual conference is about more than job opportunities. It includes talks about company culture, work-life balance, desirable attributes of employees, and other valuable tips that will help you getting ready for real employment.
We are very honoured to have 4 major IT employers in Hong Kong to speak to our students. They touch upon different specialties in the thriving local IT sector, including solution providers, product developers, communications and networking, system integration, cybersecurity, etc. Students will be exposed to the first-hand sharing of the many career possibilities available.
There will be a technical keynote on low-code development given by experts in the field. The topic is about a strong trend that will make a great impact on the IT industry in the near future.In addition, an OU Computing CHing 師兄 graduated in MSc and BSc will share his remarkable journey since graduation that involved mobile application development, setting up his business in educational software, KOL platforms, and social networking sites.
Setsail 2021 is held in parallel with OUHK Virtual Career Fair 2021. Please also visit their website for the exciting programme and opportunities.Date and Venue
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Date: 14 April, 2021 (Wednesday)
- Time: 1400 - 1730 (Virtual Conference on Zoom)
- Language: Mainly Cantonese
Organization
Organized by:
- Chair: Prof Andrew Lui
- Associate Chair: Mr Chan Yin Hei
Supported by:
- Computing Programme Team, School of Science & Technology
- Engineering Sciences Programme Team, School of Science & Technology
Photos of Past Setsail Conferences
Alumni Sharing in Setsail 2016
The length is around 50 minutes
Conference Programme
Only OUHK Zoom accounts are allowed access. Please visit later for updates to the programme.| Time Slots | Events |
|---|---|
| 1400 - 1410 | Welcoming Remarks Prof Angus Wong (Head, Dept of Technology, OUHK) |
| 1410 - 1440 | Technical Keynote: The Future is Here: Low-code Development Mr Kant Chan (Subject Matter Expert, Kinetix) and Mr Alvin Ho (Senior Programmer, Kinetix) |
| 1445 - 1515 | Why Company Culture Matters in Your Job Hunting? A Case of HKBN Group Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited 香港寬頻 Ms Sandy Leung (Co-Owner & Manager, HKBN) |
| 1515 - 1545 | Kickstarting Your IT Career at Kinetix Kinetix Systems Limited 倢冠科技有限公司 Ms Joe Chan (Assistant HR Manager, Kinetix) |
| 1545 - 1615 | Job or Future? Perspective from ICO ICO Limited 揚科有限公司 Mr Raymond Yiu (Project Director, ICO) and two OUHK Alumni |
| 1615 - 1645 | Alumni Sharing: Becoming a Mobile Apps Developer Mr Dave Fung (Co-Founder cum CTO, Freedom Dragon and EduLab, BSc Web Technologies OUHK (2014), MSc IT OUHK (2016)) |
| 1645 - 1715 | The Future is Bright in Cybersecurity: What's Going On in HKT? Hong Kong Telecom 香港電訊 Mr Wilfred Leung (Assistant Vice President, HKT) and Milton Yeung (Assistant Vice President, HKT) |
| 1715 - 1720 | Ending Remarks Prof Andrew Lui (Chair, Setsail 2021) |
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