Engineering Leadership Summit
Leadership & Professional Development
The Engineering Leadership Summit (ELS) is Atlantic Canada's premiere, annual engineering leadership conference centered on providing leadership and professional development opportunities for engineering students in Atlantic Canada. Over 100 students attend ELS, making the conference a great opportunity to engage with and learn from ACES's partners, sponsors, and student leaders. During the day, delegates are given the opportunity to attend sessions offered by a combination of students and industry experts to broaden their leadership and professional skills, while the evenings are spent engaging with other students and industry professionals from a broad array of engineering fields.
UPEI to host ELS 2025!
This year the University of Prince Edward Island is set to hold ELS! From February 14 - 16. Over the weekend 100+ engineernig students will elect the next ACES team, and take part in leadership and development seminars.
ELS Co-Chair
Mikkayla Ellsworth-Reid
ELS Chair responsibilities include:
Leading a team to organize the Engineering Leadership Summit
Managing the quality of the events, accommodations, etc. to ensure a successful event
Overlooking all aspects of scheduling, budgeting to track the progress of planning keeping the event on budget
ELS Co-Chair
Brian MacDonald
ELS Chair responsibilities include:
Leading a team to organize the Engineering Leadership Summit
Managing the quality of the events, accommodations, etc. to ensure a successful event
Overlooking all aspects of scheduling, budgeting to track the progress of planning keeping the event on budget
Historical Engineering Leadership Summits
Host University
2024: University of New Brunswick, Saint John
2023: Université de Moncton
2022: University of Prince Edward Island
2021: Memorial University
2020: Dalhousie University, Sexton
2019: Acadia University
2018: University of Prince Edward Island
2017: University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
2016: Dalhousie University, Sexton
Memorial University Hosts ELS 2021 Virtually!
From March 5-7, 2021, Memorial University hosted the virtual Engineering Leadership Summit. Approximately 80 students attended the summit, which featured resume, LinkedIn, and communications workshops, as well as a career fair and student-led discussion on the academic, personal, and professional impacts of the covid-19 pandemic.
See photos of previous summits!
