Where technology meets talent - Cisco Diegem - 1 March 2019

TCE 2019

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Between 150 and 200 NetAcad students and more than 20 NetAcad instructors attended the Talent Connection Event at the Cisco Office in Diegem, organized in cooperation with the Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BiASC). The main goal of the annual event is to provide an informal context for newcomers on the job market to find their true potential, after being trained in a Cisco Networking Academy.

Pics of the event: https://photos.app.goo.gl/42a88X2wU1pvYk7FA

In the morning keynote sessions participants learned about new trends in the economy that influence future careers. Hugues de Pra of Cisco gave important insights about recent trends in infrastructure and the need for trained professionals. Lorena Marciano and a colleague gave a great talk about women in IT. Rik Bleeker helped us discover the new Talent Bridge tool. 

Starting at lunchtime students were able to explore the Cisco TAC Labs in Diegem, a place were the best problem solvers find a home.

In the afternoon students were able to discover their professional value in informal interviews with Cisco partners like Dimension Data, TechData, Proximus, Bechtle, Econocom, Spot-IT, Devoteam, Computacenter, Rank-1, Aussy, Simac, Interligo, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel and Destiny.

Pics of the event: https://photos.app.goo.gl/42a88X2wU1pvYk7FA

Thanks to Justien and Michael from Cisco BeLux for being such good hosts.