Behind the Screen Esports Symposium
October 6 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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 Polytechnic 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 panellists 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. – Panel 3: From Sketch to Screen (Game Art/Game Dev)
Careers panel, our panellists will discuss their careers and how they broke into the industry, advice on applying and building portfolios.
3:30 p.m. – Closing Remarks
