BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260122T093724EST-76794S04er@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260122T143724Z DESCRIPTION:An incredibly successful pioneer of the video game industry\, J ade Raymond is President and Founder of Haven Studios. After graduating fr om Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾\, she joined the games industry as an engineer turned producer a nd entrepreneur. Haven was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2 022\, establishing the first PlayStation Studio in Canada. Jade is best kn own for helping create the Assassin’s Creed and Watch Dogs franchises\, fo unding Ubisoft Toronto and EA Motive\, and was Vice President at Google. J ade has focused her career on driving innovation in action-adventure and o nline multiplayer games while continuously supporting the advancement of w omen and youth in the industry.\n \n The talk will take the form of a discus sion between Jade Raymond and moderator Prof. Joelle Pineau (SOCS-Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ a nd VP of AI Research at Meta). Topics being discussed will include Raymond ’s career path\, advice to computer scientists in training and future entr epreneurs\, as well as challenges faced by underrepresented groups (esp. w omen) in computer science and ways to address systemic barriers. The talk will be followed by a small reception.\n\nWhen: March 1st\, 2:30 – 3:30 p. m.\n\nWhere: McConnell Engineering Building\, MC204\n\nTo register\, click here. \n DTSTART:20240301T193000Z DTEND:20240301T203000Z SUMMARY:School of Computer Science Distinguished Alumni Series: Jade Raymon d URL:/science/channels/event/school-computer-science-di stinguished-alumni-series-jade-raymond-355615 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR