Events Calendar

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Agenda:

5:00-5:30 pm – Networking

5:30-6:30 pm - Keynote + Panel Discussion

6:30-7:00 pm - EA Vancouver Campus Tour

7:00-7:30 pm - Networking

Event Description: Join us for a unique networking night at EA Vancouver, based in Burnaby. The evening will feature a keynote by Natali Altshuler (SVP, Head of Operations for EA SPORTS & Racing) followed by a panel discussion on development methodologies and project management best practices. PMI members will have the opportunity to meet new business connections, learn about how Agile management brings cross-functional stakeholders together in the game industry and find out more about Electronic Arts by touring their Burnaby Campus.

Speaker - Natali Altshuler

As the Senior Vice President, Head of Operations, EA SPORTS & RACING, Natali oversees development for Electronic Arts (EA)’s multi-billion dollar portfolio of industry-leading sports and racing franchises, which entertain and connect hundreds of millions of people across the globe. She is responsible for driving product development activities, with a strategic and operational focus, across a multidisciplinary, international team of 2500+ developers.

Natali joined EA – a global leader in digital interactive entertainment – after graduating from the University of British Columbia (UBC) with a degree in Computer Science and has built her career there over the past 20 years.

Natali is an active member in the community, where she serves on the Board of Directors for DigiBC and also for the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.

She is passionate about mentorship, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and is a strong advocate for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields – actively mentoring others through the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade’s “Leaders of Tomorrow” program, as well as the UBC Computer Science Mentoring Program.

In 2022, Natali was recognized as one of the BC500 most influential business leaders in British Columbia by Business in Vancouver.