BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19440319T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:SAST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260424T214231Z UID:3F48EAFC-51BE-4986-ADE6-651205268698 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260424T120000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260424T143000 DESCRIPTION:Join the UJ IEEE Student Branch\, alongside the PES and IES cha pters\, for our flagship IEEE PES Day seminar! Funded by the IEEE SPAx (St udent Professional Awareness Experience) program\, this event is dedicated to professional development\, career readiness\, and leadership in the su stainable energy sector.\n\nUnder this year's PES Day motto—"Energizing today and innovating tomorrow"—this seminar bridges the gap between acad emic engineering theory and the professional realities of the South Africa n power sector.\n\nWhat to Expect:\n\n-\nIndustry Insights: Hear from CIGR E Southern Africa about the current job market\, the rise of Independent P ower Producers (IPPs)\, and the soft skills required to succeed in large-s cale grid projects.\n\n-\nGlobal Networking: A special address by Dr. Gben ga Apata (IEEE SA PES Advisor) on leveraging the global PES network\, inte rnational mentorship\, and the transition to IEEE Young Professionals (YP) .\n\n-\nInteractive Leadership Challenge: Participate in the "Jargon-Free Town Hall" challenge to practice stakeholder communication and client rela tions.\n\nCo-sponsored by: SPAx\n\nSpeaker(s): Mapapanyane\, Apata\, IEEE ExCom \, UJ Career Services\n\nAgenda: \n-\n12:00 PM – 12:15 PM: Welcome \, Event Objectives & IEEE Membership Drive\n\n-\n12:15 PM – 12:45 PM: C areer Realities in the SA Power Sector & Q&A (CIGRE SA)\n\n-\n12:45 PM – 13:30 PM: Global Mentorship & The Future of Energy (Dr. Gbenga Apata)\n\n -\n13:30 PM – 14:15 PM: Networking break\n\n-\n14:15 PM – 14:45 PM: CV Optimization & The "Hire-Ready" Engineer (UJ Career Services)\n\n-\n14:45 PM – 15:00 PM: Closing Remarks\, Prizes & Transitioning to IEEE Young P rofessionals (YP)\n\nRoom: 12\, Bldg: B2 lab 12\, UJ APK Campus\, B2 lab 1 2\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, South Africa\, 2092\, Virtual: https://events .vtools.ieee.org/m/556786 LOCATION:Room: 12\, Bldg: B2 lab 12\, UJ APK Campus\, B2 lab 12\, Johannesb urg\, Gauteng\, South Africa\, 2092\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee. org/m/556786 ORGANIZER:ieeesb.uj@gmail.com SEQUENCE:28 SUMMARY:IEEE PES Day SPAx Seminar: Careers & Leadership in Future Energy So lutions URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556786 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p data-path-to-node="10">Join the UJ IEEE St udent Branch\, alongside the PES and IES chapters\, for our flagship IEEE PES Day seminar! Funded by the IEEE SPAx (Student Professional Awareness E xperience) program\, this event is dedicated to professional development\, career readiness\, and leadership in the sustainable energy sector.</p>\n <p data-path-to-node="11">Under this year's PES Day motto&mdash\;<em data- path-to-node="11" data-index-in-node="32">"Energizing today and innovating tomorrow"</em>&mdash\;this seminar bridges the gap between academic engin eering theory and the professional realities of the South African power se ctor.</p>\n<p data-path-to-node="12"><strong data-path-to-node="12" data-i ndex-in-node="0">What to Expect:</strong></p>\n<ul data-path-to-node="13"> \n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="13\,0\,0"><strong data-path-to-node="13\,0\, 0" data-index-in-node="0">Industry Insights:</strong> Hear from CIGRE Sout hern Africa about the current job market\, the rise of Independent Power P roducers (IPPs)\, and the soft skills required to succeed in large-scale g rid projects.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="13\,1\,0"><strong da ta-path-to-node="13\,1\,0" data-index-in-node="0">Global Networking:</stro ng> A special address by Dr. Gbenga Apata (IEEE SA PES Advisor) on leverag ing the global PES network\, international mentorship\, and the transition to IEEE Young Professionals (YP).</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node= "13\,3\,0"><strong data-path-to-node="13\,3\,0" data-index-in-node="0">Int eractive Leadership Challenge:</strong> Participate in the "Jargon-Free To wn Hall" challenge to practice stakeholder communication and client relati ons.</p>\n</li>\n</ul><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><ul>\n<li>\n<p data-path-t o-node="20\,0\,0"><strong data-path-to-node="20\,0\,0" data-index-in-node= "0">12:00 PM &ndash\; 12:15 PM:</strong> Welcome\, Event Objectives &amp\; IEEE Membership Drive</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="20\,1\,0">< strong data-path-to-node="20\,1\,0" data-index-in-node="0">12:15 PM &ndash \; 12:45 PM:</strong> Career Realities in the SA Power Sector &amp\; Q&amp \;A (CIGRE SA)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="20\,2\,0"><strong d ata-path-to-node="20\,2\,0" data-index-in-node="0">12:45 PM &ndash\; 13:30 PM: </strong>Global Mentorship &amp\; The Future of Energy (Dr. Gbenga Ap ata)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="20\,3\,0"><strong data-path-t o-node="20\,3\,0" data-index-in-node="0">13:30 PM &ndash\; 14:15 PM:</stro ng> Networking break</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="20\,4\,0"><st rong data-path-to-node="20\,4\,0" data-index-in-node="0">14:15 PM &ndash\; 14:45 PM:</strong> CV Optimization &amp\; The "Hire-Ready" Engineer (UJ C areer Services)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="20\,5\,0"><strong data-path-to-node="20\,5\,0" data-index-in-node="0">14:45 PM &ndash\; 15:0 0 PM:</strong> Closing Remarks\, Prizes &amp\; Transitioning to IEEE Young Professionals (YP)</p>\n</li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR