YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUP The CEO Young Professionals Group (YPG) is a group of motivated member-firm employees who have less than 10 years of experience in the consulting engineering sector. The YPG’s mission is to engage young professionals by empowering and supporting them to overcome challenges, provide venues for networking, and cultivating a sense of community in the consulting engineering profession. Over the past year, the YPG has worked closely with industry stakeholders and CEO staff to fulfill the committee’s mandates and goals. This has been achieved through numerous highly successful events and initiatives. For professional development and networking opportunities, the YPG organized MBA 101: Management Fundamentals for Engineers and Engineering Innovation to Drive towards a LowCarbon Transportation Sector. The second, in particular, was held in collaboration with the Ontario Society for Professional Engineers (OSPE) with the opportunity for CEO YP’s to attend at the OSPE member’s rate. The YPG also focused on the growth of the LinkedIn Group. It focused on increasing interaction with other professional societies and YP groups to cross advertise events and further engage young professionals. The structure of the YPG will transform into a chapter-focused model in the next year. In this structure, the YPG will support the chapter YPs with a greater emphasis on local execution. Lastly, I would like to thank the group members and CEO staff for their support over the past year. Ajay Kochhar, Group Chair Hatch Group Members Bilal Sherazi, Chair Elect R.J. Burnside and Associates Ltd. Nishit Patel, CEO Liaison Director Hatch Ltd.
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