Transitioning from Technical to Leadership

360° Engineer Series Seminar

Exploring the disciplines that surround engineering

Transitioning from Technical to Leadership
 

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | 164 College St., Rosebrugh Building, RS208

Registration, Refreshments & Networking: 6:15 PM

360° Engineer Series

The 360° Engineer series is a professional development initiative of the West Toronto Chapter that explores the broader disciplines surrounding engineering. Each session features accomplished professionals who share their experience and practical insights to help engineers become more effective contributors and leaders.

Today’s Topic

Are non-linear careers the future of work? 

Join us to hear how Fazila Seker’s career journey started out as a PhD Chemist and progressed to a two-time MedTech CEO.

 What You Will Learn

·       Learn how to recognize the signals for navigating the career path that uniquely awaits you

·       What it takes to create products that impact people’s lives

·       The skills needed to succeed in industry

·       Why the future of healthcare relies on Clinical Engineers

Who Should Attend

·       Engineers interested in or working in the healthcare sector

·       Early-career engineers who want to recognize their unique career opportunities

·       Engineers working in the healthcare sector seeking insight into how to collaborate with MDs
 

This event is also a great opportunity for new Chapter Members to connect with our guest speaker, fellow engineers, meet the Chapter leadership, learn about our upcoming events and explore ways to get involved.  

Pre-registration is required as seating is limited. 

REGISTER here

(If your plans change, please cancel so that others may attend.)

Our Guest Speaker: Fazila Seker

Fazila Seker, PhD, has 20+ years of experience in new technology commercialization within healthcare, energy, and specialty materials sectors. She has held leadership roles with the GE Global Research Center in Niskayuna, NY; MaRS Innovation and, as Founder and CEO of MOLLI Surgical (acquired by Stryker) in Toronto, Canada.

In 2023, Fazila was appointed CEO and Board Director of Insight Medbotics, an early-stage medical device company developing a new category of surgical robotics for use with MRI. Under Fazila’s leadership, the company achieved the first and only FDA 510K clearance for use of a robot with MRI and is focused on enabling a better standard of precision cancer care, starting with prostate.

Building high-performance, award-winning cultures means Fazila’s teams have been recognized for their work across her career. Those accolades include Gold in the prestigious Medical Design Excellence Awards in the ER & OR (tools and supplies category); TIME Best Inventions 2022; Fast Company Next Big Things in Tech 2022; the 2021 list of Best WorkplacesTM Managed by Women; and the 2022 list of Best WorkplacesTM in Health Care.

Participation in this seminar may qualify for CPD hours under the PEO PEAK program. Participants are responsible for determining relevance to their CPD requirements. More information:  www.peopeak.ca