Intro to AWS: Launch Your Cloud Career

Getting Started with AWS: Launch Your Cloud Career 🚀

Join the AWS Student Builder Group at TMU for our kickoff event of the term!
Cloud skills are in high demand across every industry, and you don't need to be a CS major to break in. Whether you're in business, engineering, data science, or something else entirely, this event will show you why cloud matters for your career and how AWS can help you get started.

What to expect:

Why AWS? A plain-language intro to cloud computing and the career opportunities it opens up
AWS Builder Center walkthrough: We'll help you set up your profile live and unlock up to $579 in value, including a year of Premium Skill Builder access, AWS credits, and a path to a free certification exam voucher
Industry speaker panel: Hear from professionals about their career journeys and ask your questions about breaking into cloud
Meet the exec team and see what we have planned for this term
Dinner, networking, and Kahoot games with AWS merch prizes

🎤 Meet the panel:

Danial Qureshi - AI Engineer II\, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Danial is an AI Engineer at AWS based in Toronto and a tech and AI content creator with an audience of 50K+. He's passionate about learning something new every day and helping as many people as he can along the way.

Bansi Delwadia - Technical Project Manager\, ScaleCapacity
Bansi is a Technical Project Manager at ScaleCapacity and an AWS Certified Solutions Architect specializing in cloud engineering, automation, and serverless architectures. She leads the AWS User Group Toronto, is an AWS Community Builder and Amazon Connect Ambassador, and is dedicated to helping aspiring cloud professionals grow.

Manush Parikh - Engineering Leader\, ScaleCapacity
Manush leads AI-driven contact center transformations at ScaleCapacity, an AWS partner. Over six years, he's grown from cloud engineer to Cloud Engineering Manager, delivering projects like a migration of 2,000+ agents that saved $1.6M. He's a 2026 AWS Community Builder in AI Engineering, an Amazon Connect Ambassador, and an AWS User Group Toronto leader.

....plus more industry professionals in attendance, so come ready to network and ask your questions!

With more speakers in attendance!

📅 When: Thursday, October 8, 6:30–9:00 PM
📍 Where: Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM), Room TRS 1-119
⚠️ Before you come: Please create your free AWS Builder ID ahead of the event. If you haven't done it yet, we'll have help available at check-in.
Bring a laptop or phone so you can follow along with the Builder Center setup. New and returning members are all welcome. We can't wait to see you there!