Is the Internet the devil’s workshop?

“The world is too much with us,” the poet William Wordsworth said a couple of hundred years ago. He was reflecting on the Industrial Revolution, but his observation seems all the more relevant today.

Our lives have been rewired by a new revolution in the form of the Internet, and it has not only brought the world more upon us; it could also be said we are too much with the world.

McGill Food Analytics Club presents Lecture & Hackathon

The McGill Food Analytics Club (McGill FAC) is a student-driven data analytics club that focuses on food. As the world is heading towards a massive food crisis the next decade, there is an urgent need to come up with solutions. Inspired and supported by Desautels Professor Juan Camilo Serpa, the club members want to contribute to solving this food crisis with data analytics.

A great milestone for Aspire Food Group

Aspire Food Group, a manufacturer of food products made from crickets co-founded by former MBA student Mohammed Ashour, announced that it has acquired Exo, a producer of protein bars made from crickets.

According to Ashour, “There was such a great meeting of minds it very quickly evolved into Aspire acquiring Exo. The synergy and logic just make sense”.

Reinvention is key for businesses in the digital age

With the rise of Information Technologies, leaders of large corporations are forced to reinvent both themselves and their organizations.

Desautels Professor Alain Pinsonneault comments on the broad appeal of digital platforms enabled by new technologies, the threat they pose to traditional businesses and how the later can adapt.

Still room for improvement for empowering women in finance

Professor Francesca Carrieri sits down with La Presse to talk about the hurdles that women in finance still face and the initiatives in place at the Desautels Faculty of Management to improve this reality.

For example, the Faculty has launched a task force that aims to show undergraduate women that a career in finance is indeed a viable path through mentorship and internship opportunities.

Former Cisco CEO sees big promise in crickets as food

The former Cisco Systems CEO, John Chambers, has emerged as a public advocate for the Aspire Food Group’s edible cricket foods.

What’s more, he has pledged to invest in the promising company co-founded by former Desautels MBA student Mohammed Ashour. For the record, his favorite flavor is sea salt and vinegar. 

Guest Lecture: Benny Cohen

Guest Lectures in Customer Insights (MRKT 657) with Prof. Ash Mukherjee

Guest Lecture: Roberto Sbrugnera

MMF Guest Lecture: Peter Lindley

Mr. Lindley guest lectured with the Masters of Management in Finance students. He gave the students and in-depth analysis of strategic asset allocation and in particular his firm’s tactical asset allocation approach. He also discussed his firms approach to risk management and portfolio construction.

Desautels Global Expert: Steven Kramer

Guest Lectures in Technological Entrepreneurship with Prof. Michael Avedesian

Desautels Global Expert: Kory Williams

Mr. Williams guest lectured in two sections of Strategic Management (MGCR 423) with Prof. Kwangjun An. He discussed the real life applications of strategy and provided several case examples.

Marketing Campaign: Who's behind Desautels?

Learn more about how Desautels professors are behind some of the most unique research projects in the world.

Professor Brenner on how Asian countries can overcome democratic deficits

In a piece for Asia Times, Professor Reuven Brenner points to history and other geographic contexts to demonstrate how Asian countries, such as Hong Kong and Taiwan, can redress democratic deviances.

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Perspectives on online MBA education

According to the Financial Times, the landscape of MBA programs worldwide is showing a favorable shift toward online education. Dean Isabelle Bajeux shares her perspective on one of the most notable evolutions seen in MBA studies.