Tech@RBC Insider Series: Launch Your Career in Tech
Dive into the future of tech and innovation with RBC’s Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology, Martin Wildberger!
Have you ever wished you could get career advice directly from an executive? Are you curious about what the top tech companies are looking for in emerging talent? Join the Tech@RBC team for an exclusive three-part event designed to inspire, inform and help you launch your career in tech.
Event details:
📆 Wednesday, February 25, 5–8 p.m.
📍 U of T Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, 108 College St
🎁 Exclusive RBC swag and a chance to win tech prizes!
🍕 Free event; food provided.
This event is exclusively for U of T students. Registration details coming soon.
Schedule:
Enjoy passed appetizers during registration (4:30–5 p.m.) and post-event networking (7:30–8 p.m.).
Part 1: Scholarship Award Ceremony
5:15–5:30 p.m. | Celebrating future tech leaders
Hosted by Martin Wildberger, Executive Vice President, Innovation and Technology, RBC
Join us as we honour 10 exceptional engineering and computer science students who received RBC scholarships this year.
Part 2: Keynote
5:30–6:15 p.m. | Engineering career resilience in a digital world
Featuring Martin Wildberger, Executive Vice President, Innovation and Technology, RBC
Martin’s engineering mindset in action: Learn how a curiosity-driven approach fuels innovation at RBC, blending technical depth with business insight to solve real-world challenges at scale.
From legacy to leading edge: Explore how RBC balances more than 160 years of heritage with cutting-edge AI — evolving legacy systems into future-ready solutions under Martin’s leadership.
Future-proof your tech career: Gain strategies from Martin’s playbook to navigate industry shifts, upskill intentionally and thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.
Q&A: Students ask their burning questions.
Part 3: Career Accelerator Tracks
6:30–7:30 p.m. | Dual-track experience
30 minutes per track, then switch
Track 1: Hiring Insights and Résumé AMA: Unlock insights that help you stand out to recruiters. Start with a workshop on what recruiters look for in résumés and candidates, including tips to craft a standout application. Then join a live résumé AMA — ask your questions and get expert answers in real time.
Track 2: Career Micro Chats: Join seven-minute group chats with RBC experts from AI/ML, cybersecurity, cloud, data, capital markets and DevOps teams. Discuss career insights in small, collaborative groups guided by prompt cards, and rotate tables to meet new mentors in a low-pressure setting.
About the speaker:
Martin Wildberger is the Executive Vice President (EVP) of Innovation and Technology (I&T) within the Technology and Operations (T&O) Group at RBC, where he drives the bank’s enterprise technology and innovation strategy. His leadership focuses on leveraging data, AI, cloud, and modern platforms to deliver exceptional client experiences globally.
Martin leads RBC Borealis, the Borealis AI research lab, DevOps, enterprise architecture, technology strategy, innovation, and third-party solutions, while also overseeing end-to-end technology solutions for key business lines, including investor services, insurance, and wealth management (Europe and Asia). Under his leadership, RBC has achieved global recognition as a leader in AI maturity, ranking #1 in Canada and #3 worldwide for four consecutive years.
Before joining RBC in 2014, Martin had a distinguished career at IBM where his last role was Global Vice President of Information Management Development. He was responsible for defining the business and technical strategy of IBM’s data management business including operational responsibility for 14 development labs. His prior roles included Director of the IBM Canada Laboratory, Vice President IBM Sensor Solutions, and Vice President WebSphere Commerce.
Martin holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto.
About the Tech@RBC Insider Series:
The Tech@RBC Insider Series is a four-part annual program designed to equip students with industry-ready skills and facilitate meaningful connections with experts in the field. This event series is co-hosted by Tech@RBC, U of T Arts & Science and Applied Science & Engineering.
Stay tuned for information on future sessions;
Product ownership: March 30, 2026
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About Tech@RBC:
Students and new grads are an important part of building our future and central to RBC’s purpose to help clients thrive and communities prosper. With hundreds of roles, across dozens of work streams, students and new grads have countless opportunities to learn, grow and work with purpose across multiple environments and technologies.
We’re focused on helping motivate and encourage the next generation of brilliant minds to grow their skills, make an impact and Be What’s Next.
Learn more about starting your career at RBC in tech.