Developer Relations for Students: What's Next After Ambassadors Graduation?

This session is part of Developer Relations for Students series, learn more and register for the events here: [DevRel for Ambassadors](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us...) *What is this session about?* The Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors program provides a valuable platform for students to develop their leadership, communication, and technical skills, and could be a great boost for their future careers in the tech industry. Being a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador open doors for networking opportunities with industry professionals, internships, and job opportunities, further enhancing their career prospects. In this session, you get to learn from ex-Student Ambassadors around the globe who have graduated from the program and find out how they successfully navigated their career thereafter. *Who is it aimed at?*

Students looking to acquire the relevant soft skills for a great

career in tech.

Professionals looking to accelerate their career by acquiring relevant soft skills.
Anyone looking to kickstart their career in tech.

*Speakers:* *Rita Okonkwo* is a Software Engineer at Microsoft working on features that help small businesses to be more productive. She is passionate about using technology to make the lives of people better. She is also the podcast host of Open source with RiRi. She loves to talk about all things technology and does so through her podcast. She also schedule 1:1 with tech newbies in order to share her knowledge and give back to the community that has helped her grow. One of the projects she has worked on has 100+ downloads on the Google's PlayStore and has won the Microsoft Azure Open Source grant. She has also spoken at large tech conferences, such as Microsoft Build and Open Source Africa Festival. Outside of work, you can catch her still writing code (She is a lifelong learner and eager to be the best at what she does), hanging out with friends, reading a book or eating yummy chicken wings. *Dawuda Iddrisu* is the Cofounder and CEO of SeevCash. SeevCash is a marketplace for travelers and indigenous people to access reliable pricing information and stay in control of their spending. Dawuda is also a Microsoft AI MVP. He was once a Gold Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador and inspired tons of students across the globe to achieve more. [eventID:19264]