Networking Night

​✨ Join us for an exciting evening designed to spark connections and build community! ✨

​💡 Why should you attend?
Networking Night is the perfect way to kick off hackathon weekend by bringing together students, alumni, and industry mentors for an evening of conversations, insights, and collaboration.

​Hear real stories about breaking into tech, navigating career paths, and overcoming challenges in the industry. Participate in engaging discussions, ask questions in smaller breakout groups, and connect with fellow hackers before the coding begins.

​Enjoy great food, meaningful conversations, and the opportunity to grow your network in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

​📅 Event Details
🗓 Date: March 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Location: SFU SUB Ballroom

​🎯 Dress code for the night? Business Casual!

​📝 Agenda Summary

​Sign-In & Speed Networking (6:00 PM – 6:30 PM)
GDSC Welcome & Introduction (6:30 PM – 6:45 PM)
Moment Energy Presentation & Q&A (6:45 PM – 7:30 PM)
Dinner & Networking (7:30 PM – 8:25 PM)
Closing Remarks (8:25 PM – 8:30 PM)

​🎙 Keynote Speakers
Grayson Halliday — Lead Firmware Engineer @ Moment Energy
Derek Gutheil — Lead Battery Engineer @ Moment Energy

​🎙 Guests

• ​Sriyathavan Srisathanantham, SWE @ Google, AWS

• ​Mehrdad Momeni zadeh, ML @ Huawei, prev @ DeLTA Lab

• ​Ilia Nasiri, Software Engineering Co-op @ Disney

• ​Steffany Biangulo, Talent Acquistion Specialist @ Safe Software

• ​Alexander Nguyen, Software Engineer @ Google

• ​Noble Tan, Development Manager @ Electronic Arts

• ​Ali Nada, Software Development Engineer @ Amazon

• ​Anton Kazachenko, Associate Software Developer @ Infoblox

• ​Katya Kubyshkin, Incoming Software Development Engineer Intern @ Clio

• ​Mahim Chaudhary, Co-founder @ WayOrca

• ​Nicole Villaraso, Prev project Manager @ Ark Renewable

• ​Irvin Cardoza, Sofware Engineering Intern @ Dialpad

• ​Niloufar Saeidi Mobarakeh, Prev Machine Learning Engineer Intern @ Huwaei

• ​Yohann Pittappillil, AI Solutions Specialist @ Mark Anthony Group

• ​Rajandeep Kaur, Junior Data Scientist @ RCMP

• ​Vincent Liu, SWE @ GeoComply, Prev x2 Apple Intern

• ​Jonathan Ung, Incoming @ Qualcomm, Prev @ Rivian-VW

• ​Dyk Kyong (Nikolay) Do, Incoming SDE @ AWS

• ​Angus Cheng, Prev @ AWS, Transoft Solutions, FORM

​🤝 Who You’ll Meet
• Industry mentors and professionals
• Alumni in tech and engineering
• Student hackers and developers
• Organizers and community members

​🚀 Whether you're attending your first hackathon or returning as a seasoned hacker, Networking Night is a great opportunity to connect, learn, and build relationships before the hackathon begins.