From ASU to Amazon: The Integral Role of ASU's Smart City Cloud Innovation Center

Businesses of every size are competing to reach, attract, and retain the next generation of innovators and leaders. As a result, it is critical to prepare students while they are in college for the skills-based, fast-paced, meet-the-moment work environment they will enter upon graduation. In this virtual fireside chat between Amazon Ring's Quality Data Analyst Maria Fassinger and her former manager - ASU Smart City Cloud Innovation Center's General Manager Ryan Hendrix - Maria will share her transformational student internship experience she gained from the ASU Smart City Cloud Innovation Center Powered by AWS and how the decisions she made in college impacted her career launch. From building chatbot prototypes for the City of Phoenix to non-profits such as the Crisis Response Network, Maria will also discuss how her projects prepared her with the necessary hands-on skills for the workforce, the importance of fostering a learn by doing culture, and why you should seek out the ASU Cloud Innovation Center high achievers for your next round of top talent recruitment.