Behind the Screen Esports Symposium

Join us for our annual esports symposium featuring a day of engaging panels, activations, giveaways and more.

Please note this event is only open to current full time Durham College or Ontario Tech University students.

Date: Wednesday October 7th 2026

Time: 10am – 4:00pm

Location: Student Centre Building, Oshawa Campus

Name of Event: Behind the Screen Esports Symposium

Event outline:

10:00am – Doors open/speed networking activity

11:00 a.m. – Opening remarks

11:15 a.m. – Panel 1: Student Leaders to Program Leaders

Join the esports leads from the Durham College Student Association, Ontario Tech Student Union and Humber College as we share our journey from being students leaders with a huge passion for esports and turning it into a career. We will talk about getting engaged as a student, lessons we learned and to show that esports is more than just a hobby.

12:15 p.m. – Lunch Break + Activation

1:15 p.m. – Panel 2: Content Creation

With a growing interest in content creation join our panelists and learn insights from Twitch streamers, a video editor for a professional esports organization and other professionals as they discuss the various pathways of content creation.

2:00p.m. – Break/ Giveaways

2:15p.m. – Activation/Panel 3: Industry Professionals

General careers panel, our panelists will discuss about their careers and how they broke into the industry, advice on applying and building portfolios.

3:30 p.m. – Closing Remarks

*Schedule subject to change*.