Guest Speakers
SCYLC brings students exposure to both industry and academia-based mentors, so you can get a feel of how engineering can be used to make an impact and change in the world's most pressing problems.
More guest speakers will be added to this page as we get closer to the conference!
Scott Hendershot
Senior Manager – Sustainability Office
University of Toronto – St. George Campus
Scott and his team are on an ongoing mission: to embed sustainability into the fabric of University operations and the on-campus experience.
Scott is responsible for oversight of the St. George Campus Sustainability Office, and acts as an advocate and leader for affecting sustainable change at U of T. The Sustainability Office which offers a broad range of sustainability services where we:
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work to minimize all impacts across the sustainability spectrum
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guided by the UN SDGs and regenerative sustainability
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support responsible growth while continuously renewing infrastructure
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develop, support, and empower U of T’s students, faculty and staff
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act as a hub for awareness, services, and collaboration
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collaborate with our colleagues across the tri-campus, and external partners
Scott is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) and Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA) with broad knowledge, keen interest and dedication to a more sustainable world – is clearly driven by his motivation to deliver sustainable change across U of T, and beyond.
Scott has been with UofT for 3 years now, previously in the private sector bringing 30 years of diverse experience, most recently played a leading role in developing and embedding Sustainability across an aviation corporation for over a decade.
Hussein Hassanali
R&D Applications Lead
Martinrea International
Hussein Hassanali leads a team to create novel technology used to make automotive manufacturing more intelligent and sustainable at Martinrea. In addition, he has founded a social enterprise that creates small-scale energy generators for use in rural Malawi and through this experience became involved with Engineers Without Borders, where he has volunteered for 6 years in various roles.
He has earned a B.ASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is currently pursuing a Master of Engineering at the University of Toronto.
