Another Fireside Chat Recap to dive into:
Yesterday I was honored to host our first live virtual Fireside Chat with Vanesa Fernandez Membrillera, the Performance Director at NOMAC in Dubai. Vanesa shared her extensive knowledge and experience in data strategy, industrial processes, and project management, providing insights for our summer interns and our broader audience.
Key Highlights:
1. Career Journey: Vanesa discussed her role at NOMAC and her impressive journey in the water desalination industry. She emphasized the importance of staying curious and continuously learning to advance in your career.
2. Leadership Qualities: Vanesa highlighted essential leadership attributes such as problem-solving skills, adaptability, and maintaining an open mind to different perspectives.
3. Professional Relationships: Building and leveraging professional relationships is crucial. Vanesa shared how connecting with mentors and industry leaders has significantly impacted her career.
4. Cultural Considerations: Managing international projects requires understanding and respecting cultural differences. Vanesa stressed the importance of respect and empathy when working with diverse teams.
5. Challenges and Strategies: She shared examples of challenging projects and the strategies she used to overcome them, such as effective team collaboration and clear communication.
6. The Role of IoT and Data Strategy: Vanesa discussed the evolving role of IoT and data strategy in the energy and industrial sectors, emphasizing the need for clear data strategies to optimize operations and reduce costs.
7. Support for Women in Industry: Vanesa encouraged women to support and mentor each other, sharing her positive experiences working with female colleagues and promoting their growth.
8. Advice for Young Professionals: Vanesa’s advice to young professionals entering the field included being actively involved, continuously seeking knowledge, and not being afraid to take on new challenges. Embrace discomfort, as it opens doors to strengthen muscles you would never develop if you don’t take a chance on the process.
It was an enlightening session filled with practical advice and inspiring stories. Thank you, Vanesa for the willingness to share your expertise.
The video of the session is linked below in the repost.
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Presenting our first live session with industry leader Vanesa Fernandez Membrillera. She shared her professional journey and engaged in a live Q&A with our summer interns.
We have posted the video with working audio, which can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gB8Be_EA
Special guests included:
• Vivian Wood
• Anouar Dourhri
Elile's Participants included:
• Tazia Mehdi
• Muhammad M Mehdi
• Annusa Shanneb (Host)
• Shobhit V.
• Sean Lee
• Yaamin Ahmed
• Nasser Elaawar
• Yihui Chen
• Ketki Godse
• Weichen Zhang
• Reem Abdulhameed
• Ahmer Inam
• Ajit Mallavarapu
We look forward to your thoughts and questions in the comments! Enjoy the video!