26 Māori high school students visit FileMaker, Inc. on their Silicon Valley Tour
FileMaker, Inc. was honored to host a lively and talented group of 26 Māori high school students from New Zealand yesterday at our Silicon Valley headquarters. These students were selected to take part in a visit to Silicon Valley, aimed at increasing Māori participation and achievement in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).
Words of Wisdom from the Execs
Our Vice President of Engineering, Frank Lu, talked about the different ways that science, technology, engineering, and math knowledge is applied outside the classroom. These students also got to meet and interact with other members of the FileMaker Executive Team including Dominique Goupil, President, and Brad Freitag, Vice President of Worldwide Sales. The learnings from this visit went both ways. These great students exposed us to their rich Maori culture and opened our eyes to the interesting ways they are engaging with technology to make a difference in their local communities.
Dara Treseder, Senior Global Head of Demand Generation, said: “It was an honor to host the Māori students at FileMaker on their Silicon Valley tour. Our goal was to inspire these students to think about the exciting career possibilities available to them in a tech company. We are grateful to the Āmua Ao programme, Callaghan Innovation, NZQA and iwi for inviting us to participate in this effort aimed at building the Māori leaders of tomorrow.”
In addition to visiting FileMaker, these students also visited Google, Facebook, and Stanford University where they experienced role modelling sessions and were exposed to other inspiring Silicon Valley figures.
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