As traditional work boundaries are being redefined, there has been a significant impact on the technology knowledge worker, with business and social norms being disrupted and reborn to support changing customer behaviors.  

Learn how to digitally upskill for new opportunities by leveraging a vast array of available resources, while gaining insights on topics ranging from the state of in-demand digital skillsets to the pulse of the local technology jobs landscape in Southern California.  

Innovate@UCLA invites you to join us as we explore how traditional work boundaries are being redefined at our “State of the SoCal Jobs Market” virtual session. Technology leaders from Korn Ferry, Anderson Forecast, and UCLA Extension will discuss what technology executives and professionals alike must do to align and benefit from the evolving Digital landscape in Southern California and beyond.  

The growth of MBAs in the business landscape, independent consultants graduated from Big 4 firms, technology degrees around the world, specialized consulting boutiques, and professional services offered by technology companies is changing the complexion of the consulting services landscape. Add a pandemic and conservative spending in some industries to the mix, and the rate of change and competition in consulting has accelerated. What is the future of consulting services? What capabilities should consulting services organizations focus on to maximize their growth and opportunity? What does this mean for how buyers should navigate the plethora of consulting services options for various projects and initiatives?

You are invited to attend the Innovate@UCLA Young Tech Professionals (YTP) Tech Bootcamp Demo Day. Student teams from the bootcamp will showcase their projects to a panel of judges from the private sector, local governments and academia.

The Young Tech Professionals (YTP) program develops the next generation technology workforce by educating undergraduate and graduate students on business and technical skills that are necessary to succeed in the real world. Students engage in a 6-week hands-on bootcamp augmenting their academic curriculum with digital using the Google Design Thinking framework and core, professional skills, such as diversity and inclusion, project management, and communications. Students learn how to collaborate and work in diverse teams led by industry coaches who guide them through the process of ideating, validating and refining their solutions, to a final Minimal Viable Product (MVP), and finally present their solutions to industry judges during a pitch competition.