The Electronic Recycling Association Announces Academic: A Digital Masterclass in the Art of Contemporary Cloud Computing

Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - September 29, 2020) - The Electronic Recycling Association (www.era.ca) has announced the organization's second live-action event series; a cross-country virtual masterclass featuring intimate, educational conversations between Canada's leading digital innovators and showcasing the organization's ongoing philanthropic initiatives in the academic community.

The opening chapter of Academic will be held online on Thursday, November 19 at 3:00 PM MDT and will explore the art of contemporary cloud computing; with a spotlight on Montreal's globally recognized cloud ecosystem.

The masterclass will be hosted by Jim Love, Chief Information Officer at IT World Canada, and feature five of Montreal's most prominent cloud computing experts; including:

• Sofiene Kemoun, General Director of Strategic Initiatives at Videotron

• Daina Proctor, Associate Partner of Security Intelligence Operations and Consulting at IBM

• Ian Rae, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at CloudOps

• Joey Sabelli, Canadian National Manager of SAP on AWS at Amazon Web Services

• Najma Sultana, Senior Director of Digital Transformation Program Delivery and Advisory Services, Cybersecurity at Air Canada

"Over the past decade, cloud services have evolved from being perceived as a nebulous, risky solution suited for non-critical services to a position of strategic prevalence in the vast majority of enterprises; impacting the vast majority of business functions. Cloud services have reliably addressed the false promises of inflated expectations, myopic forays into disjointed and non-critical solutions, and legitimate concerns about security, privacy, and sovereignty," commented Robert Brennan Hart, ERA Advisory Board Member and Executive Producer of ERA Live Events.

"However, with many of cloud computing's great promises already fulfilled, how can one of mankind's greatest inventions continue to empower and propel global innovation in the interest of solving humanity's most critical issues?"

The 75-minute digital masterclass will conclude with a 15-minute live laptop donation drive where guests will be encouraged to donate their old laptops to emerging young innovators who desperately need access to a computer so thy can learn from home during the global pandemic.

For additional information on the Electronic Recycling Association and the organization's mission to solve the critical issue of e-waste while ensuring every citizen has access to the tools and skills required to participate in the digital economy, please visit us at www.era.ca.

To register for the event and inquire about speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please visit digital.era.ca or contact Robert Brennan Hart, Executive Producer of ERA Live Events at Events@era.ca.

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