A thousand students are set to descend on the Vancouver Convention Centre next month to learn all about how they can build a future in tech.
The BC Tech Summit is hosting a Youth Innovation Day on March 12 as part of its three-day event, March 11-13.
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William Johnson, marketing and communications director at Innovate BC, said it鈥檚 a great opportunity for teens in Grades 10 to 12 to see how they might fit into the tech landscape.
鈥淏.C. has become a hub for global companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook,鈥� said Johnson. 鈥淲e have over 10,000 [companies] who employ more than 100,000 people.
鈥淲e鈥檙e attracting new talent to the industry and really having conversations about what the jobs of the future are going to look like.鈥�
Jobs in virtual reality and the science of helping people live longer weren鈥檛 a reality even a decade ago, he said, so it鈥檚 key to make sure young people hear what job prospects will be like once they graduate.
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Next month, the CEOs of all five of the country's business-led Innovation Superclusters are set to appear together for the first time ever at the . Don't miss out:
Youth coming to the summit will get to choose a series of sessions based on their interests, whether it鈥檚 iOS design, Blockchain or design thinking.
For the first time, there鈥檚 a chance to shine in what鈥檚 dubbed the 鈥渞eality revolution solution,鈥� in which teams of five make a pitch to solve global challenges.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to have these youth on the main stage, so up to 2,000 people are going to be seeing these exciting solutions,鈥� said Johnson.
The winner will get $5,000 to help them achieve their dreams.
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