Industry Involvement

In order to stay current and relevant to the industry, the MET program collaborates with the telecommunications and networking industry in several ways:

• The MET has established an Advisory Board with representatives from all facets of the industry to provide advice on program content and to facilitate interaction with the industry.
  
• The MET program offers an Executive Development Program (EDP) short course directed at executives and senior managers. The EDP brings experts from industry, government and academia to discuss and exchange views on the crucial issues in the industry.
  
• The themes developed in each EDP program form the basis for in depth case studies in the MET program the following year. EDP alumni and MET alumni are invited to special presentations where students present the results of their case studies.
  
• The MET program formulates Projects with industry that are undertaken by teams of students during the summer.
  
• A Certificate in Networking offers individuals working in the industry an opportunity to update their skills and competencies.

Companies interested in becoming MET sponsors should contact the Director of the MET program.

Advisory Board Members

	Michael Cole, Senior Vice President, Solutions and Process Delivery, Bell Canada
	Michael Strople , Vice President, Technology Development, MTS Allstream
	Serge Rochette, Vice President, Network Operations, Rogers Cable
	Jim Smith, Vice President, Engineering, Rogers Wireless
	Ibrahim Gedeon, Chief Technology Officer, TELUS
	Chris Bachalo, Assistant Vice President, Systems Engineering, Alcatel-Lucent
	Dan Shea, Chief Technology Officer, Celestica
	Bruce Lindsay, Communication Sector Leader, IBM Business Consulting Services
	Nikos Katinakis, Vice President, Technology, Ericsson Canada
	Alex Giosa, President & CEO, Alcatel-Lucent
	David Hudson, Vice President Portofolio Management, Nortel
	Brian Collie, Senior VP, Business Development, Siemens Communications
	Jim Glover, Director, Business Development Bank of Canada, Venture Capital
	Peter Rhamey, Managing Director, Telecom Services, BMO Nesbitt Burns
	Len St. Aubin , Director General, Telecommunications Policy, Industry Canada
	Mark Goldberg, Principal, Mark H. Goldberg and Associates Inc.
	Joe D'Cruz, Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
	Alberto Leon-Garcia, Director MET Program, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Toronto

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