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Schulich Alumni E-Newsletter April 2018
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| CONNECT to the Future
The Schulich Alumni Forum - April 27 & 28
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CONNECT Toronto ’18 brings together Schulich alumni from around the globe for a day of discussion, debate and above all discovery of new ideas and concepts. The theme, Next: CONNECT to the Future will give our alumni and friends the opportunity to learn what is Next. In a world that is changing faster than ever, look into the future with a full-day program featuring sessions on AI, Start Ups, Art Investing, Real Estate, Marketing, Governance, Crypto Currency, Responsible Business, and Coaches Corner, including entertaining activities and opportunities to network. Early bird pricing ends this Thursday, April 5, register now! Make your CONNECT Weekend experience extra special by organizing your Milestone Class Reunion! Milestone Reunion years receive a special discount on their CONNECT Weekend pass and will receive special recognition at the event. Find out more about what reunions are being planned and volunteer to kickstart your Reunion. CONNECT '18 is generously supported by Executive Sponsor Air Canada (Official and Exclusive Airline of CONNECT '18) and Affiliate Sponsor L'Oreal.
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| TORONTO – SRPAA Breakfast Lecture on Mixed Use Development: Urban & Lifestyle
April 10, 2018 at 7:00 am Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
63rd Floor Reception
100 King Street West
Toronto, ON
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| TORONTO - CONNECT: The Schulich Alumni Forum
April 27-28, 2018 Schulich School of Business
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON
Details & RSVP
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| TORONTO – 40 Year Reunion (BBA 1978)
April 28, 2018 at CONNECT Reunion Ambassadors: Jeff Halpern & John McLaughlin (BBA ’78) Schulich School of Business
4700 Keele Street
Toronto
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| TORONTO – Schulich Finance Alumni Association Social
May 11, 2018 at 6:00 pm - Save the Date!
Jack Astor's
133 John Street
Toronto
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| TORONTO – 10 Year Reunion (i/BBA 2008)
June 16, 2018 at 8:00 pm Reunion Ambassador: Gloria Chik (BBA ’08) The Corner Place
11 Jarvis Street
Toronto
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| TORONTO – KS EMBA Family Picnic
July 15, 2018 at 10:00 am - Save the Date!
Location TBA
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Nominate a Candidate for the Schulich ARAs
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Nominate an outstanding Schulich grad for the Schulich Alumni Recognition Award (ARA).
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We want to hear from you! Tell us how Schulich has helped you in your career or personal life. Share lessons you've learned as alumni. Your story may be featured in the Alumni Newsletter, on the Schulich Website, or on Social Media!
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Alumni Survey
Coming Soon
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Alumni survey coming soon.
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| Alumni Recognition Award 2018 Winners
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Congratulations to the 2018 Schulich Alumni Recognition Award (ARA) winners:
Jasper Cheung (MBA '90) President, Amazon Japan, G.K (Outstanding Executive Leadership)
S. Jane Rowe (MBA '82) Senior Managing Director & Head of Private Capital, OTPP (Outstanding Progress and Achievement)
M. Marianne Harris (MBA/JD '83) Chair, IIRO (Outstanding Public Contribution)
Dominic Barton (Hon LLD '12) Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company (Outstanding Contribution to the School)
The ARAs were generously supported by Reception Partner: TD Insurance, and Corporate Partners: Amazon, IIROC, and OTPP.
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| GBC's Time Capsule Message:
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
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"We're hoping that you're reading this with robotic eyes. Does GBC even exist anymore? Is Google still a thing? We hope that 2068 is awesome. 2018 definitely is!"
Just a few thoughts from the GBC's Time Capsule message. Don't miss your opportunity to be part of Schulich's history! Click here to learn more about the Time Capsule Project and to make your digital submission now.
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HIMP Alumni - Get Caught Up!
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HIMP Alumni: Read the March 2018 edition of the HIMP Newsletter to learn about the latest news and events. Special feature include interviews from fellow alumni Jimmy Yang (MBA '07), Anchal Agrawal (MBA '12), and Jared Berger (MBA '16), as well as what's new from the HIMP program.
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| Schulich Alumni Help Canadian Businesses Achieve their International Ambitions
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The Global Business Access Network (GBAN) is an initiative of the Centre for Global Enterprise to recruit Schulich MBA alumni with international business experience as coaches for Canadian SMEs seeking to engage with international markets. The 'proof of concept' launched in July 2017 and has generated considerable interest on the part of SMEs and organizations operating in the SME support ecosystem. As GBAN moves into its next stage of development we are pleased to share an update of its progress to date.
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| Schulich Takes First Place at the McGill Strategy Competition
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Congratulations to team Schulich for taking the first place at the McGill Strategy case competition! The competition was sponsored by AIMIA and teams were tasked with solving their current market challenges. Team Schulich featuring Joe Flagler (MBA '19), Catherine Sim (MBA '18), Jonathan Linton (MBA '19) and Grishma Saheba (MBA '18), showed their outstanding ability to tackle challenging business problems.
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| Schulich Students win Canada's Next Top Ad Exec
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Congratulations to Schulich MBA Candidates Philip Gingras (MBA 2018) and Marta Michalek (MBA 2018) winners of the 2018 Canada's Next Top Ad Exec competition.
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| Vote for the Schulich MREI Team in the CanInfra Ideas Contest
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Support our Schulich MREI team by voting for their proposal: "Sustainable Mobility Model for Canada" in the top 20 Semifinals of the Caninfra Ideas Contest. The CanInfra Ideas Contest is a six month public challenge for crowdsourced proposals from across Canada to tackle the country’s biggest infrastructure challenges.
Let the public know what our students are capable of!
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| Careers in Fin-Tech: A Schulich Finance Alumni Panel
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On March 7th, Schulich alumni gathered for an industry panel on Careers in Fin-Tech where technology and financial services intersect in a rapidly growing and newly mapped area in finance. Moderated by author Patricia Meredith (PhD ’09), attendees heard from panelists Michael Ajise (EMBA ’11), from JP Morgan Chase, Melissa Boward (MBA ’08) from RBC, Avi Pollock (MBA/LLB ’96) from AviPol Ventures, Brad Roach from Scotiabank and Raza Siddiqui from Zoompass Inc.
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| Dean Horváth visits New Delhi
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Dean Dezsö J. Horváth hosted Schulich Alumni in New Delhi at a cocktail reception on March 9th. All appreciated the opportunity to reconnect with their peers, the Dean and Schulich Administrators as well as hear the latest school updates.
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| Women in Leadership - Inspire to Aspire Conference
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Schulich Student Club, Women In Leadership, hosted their 14th annual Inspire to Aspire Conference in Toronto on March 9th. The event featured insightful keynotes and workshops on the topics of rewards and challenges facing women in their pursuit of leadership roles. The conference brought together some of Canada’s top female executives, academics, and corporate professionals including Schulich Alumnae Michon Williams (MBA '08), Aine O'Flynn (MBA '96), and Adriana Morrison (BBA '07).
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| Student-Mentor Bowling Night
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On March 19th, the Graduate Business Council invited Masters level students and Schulich Alumni Mentors for several rounds of bowling. Students enjoyed meeting Alumni for some non-traditional networking and bowled up a storm with spares all around!
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On March 22, Schulich hosted StartUp Night 2018 on campus. Alumni and Students from Schulich and Lassonde School of Engineering pitched their ideas to a panel of industry leaders for a chance to win the grand prize in two new categories: “Taking off” (for concept stage) and “In Flight” (active building stage). Schulich Alumna, Jenise Lee (MBA '12) won the top prize for her "In Flight" venture, Purpicks.
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| Dean Horváth visits Ottawa
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Dean Horváth was in the nation's capital on March 22nd for an alumni dinner. He was joined by Ottawa Chapter President Eli Ilatov (MBA '11), and Paul Labbé, Chair of the Dean's International Advisory Council. Alumni had the opportunity to reconnect and learn more about the School's current initiatives.
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| Schulich International Case Competition
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The Schulich International Case Competition returned on March 3rd with a new format, attracting teams from MBA programs focused on sustainability, natural resources extraction and responsible business. Seven teams from six schools competed for the grand prize of $10,000, presenting their ideas on the equitable distribution of wealth from mining activities in unstable jurisdictions. Presentations were evaluated by a diverse group of 18 judges from 11 organizations. We thank Schulich alumni for their time and support as judges.
Thank you to our returning Platinum level sponsor, CIBC, as well as our Gold level sponsor Resource Capital Funds, Silver level sponsors Barrick and Kinross, and Bronze level sponsors Hatch and Sherritt.
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| Schulich MREI students win Developers’ Den Competition
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On March 23rd, Schulich hosted the 8th Developers’ Den international real estate case competition, hosted by the Schulich Real Property Alumni Association (SRPAA) and Schulich’s Brookfield Centre in Real Estate & Infrastructure. Schulich's MREI team took home the top honours with our MBA team placing third. Over 80 alumni were in attendance, including final round judge Geoff Grayhurst (MBA ’91), President, Dorsay Development Corporation, who was joined by Mauro Pambianchi, Chief Development Officer, SmartCentres REIT; Toni Rossi, President, Real Estate, Infrastructure Ontario; Fred Waks, President and CEO, Trinity Development Group; and Alan Vihant, Executive Vice President, Great Gulf Homes. A special thank you to Presenting sponsor, Altus Group; Developer level sponsors Cadillac Fairview and Oxford; Investor level sponsors Quad and SmartCentres and Broker level sponsors Diamond Schmitt and KPMB, as well as the SRPAA organizing committee co-chairs Christine Trinh (MBA ’13) and Christian Petersen (MBA ’13), and members Jamil Damji (MBA '15), Christina Giannone (MBA '14), Chris Gilbert (MBA '14), Philip Ristevski (MBA '14), Nathan Tracey (MBA ’17), and Anthony Yu (MBA '16).
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| Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC)
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| Masters Certificate in Risk Management and Business Performance Managing risk is a core competency for business leaders. For organizations to succeed they must strike a balance between risk and reward to create and protect enterprise value. Effective risk management is an essential competency to support business performance. The Schulich Executive Education Centre’s Masters Certificate in Risk Management covers the critical areas you need to understand how it’s done.
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