Desautels Global Expert: James McMullan
James McMullan, MBA'88 Senior Vice-President, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec Tuesday, November 28, 2017Mr. James McMullan gave a guest lecture to the Honours in Investment Management (HIM) students.
Dobson opens new space to propel entrepreneurship
The McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship has inaugurated a collaborative space where members of McGill’s startup ecosystem can come together and work on their early stage projects.
Located at 3430 McTavish, the space is available on a drop-in basis every weekday between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm.
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QS Global MBA 2018
According to the QS Global MBA Rankings 2018, the MBA program at the Desautels Faculty of Management has placed 66th in the world among over 200 schools.
The ranking considers a variety of aspects, with the Faculty ranking above the global and national averages for Thought Leadership and Employer Reputation.
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Are intelligent machines the new and improved investment managers?
An article for The Globe and Mail examines the emerging trend among investment firms to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) in their daily operations.
These new systems can identify various patterns and then make increasingly accurate predictions based on this information.
Peter Todd and the future directions of HEC Paris
Since assuming the helm of HEC Paris in 2015, former Desautels dean Peter Todd (BCom’83) shares some information on the School’s progress to-date, which includes innovative course offerings on entrepreneurship, as well as increased student financial aid to render business education more accessible.
Just for Laughs pioneer to consult on new comedy venture
Desautels Global Expert, Andy Nulman (BCom’83), will be joining the Festival du rire de Montréal initiative as a consultant, bringing much of his experience as the co-founder of the Just for Laughs festival to bear.
Desautels Global Expert: Sean Brown
Sean Brown, BCom’90 Director of Global Communications and External Relations, Strategy and Corporate Finance, McKinsey & Company Wednesday, November 22, 2017Mr. Brown gave a guest lecture in Professor Myung-Soo Jo’s Management in a Global Context course. He gave the students insight into the working environment and culture at McKinsey.
Rita-Rose Gagné on the path to success
Rita-Rose Gagné (EMBA’12) is the Executive Vice-president of Growth Markets at Ivanhoé Cambridge, a global commercial real estate firm.
In an interview with Desautels professor Karl Moore, she reveals some of her formative experiences from her early years, the key to working across cultures, and how her leadership style has evolved to encompass strategy and long-term vision.
Workplace communities for better business
In an article that explores the importance of building a community in the workplace, the author cites Desautels professor Henry Mintzberg’s conception of “communityship”, a distributed form of management that engages and unites employees across levels.
For the author, building workplace communities where individuals care about one another on a human level will reap larger benefits for businesses in the long-term.
Desautels Global Expert: Samer Saab, BEng'93, MBA'96, CEO and founder of eXplorance Inc.
Samer Saab, BEng'93, MBA'96, CEO and founder of eXplorance Inc. November 20, 2017Guest Lectured in Technological Entrepreneurship (BUSA 691) with Prof. Michael Avedesian
The education reformation
In a piece for American Affairs, Professor Reuven Brenner takes a pulse of contemporary U.S. education and outlines some of the key challenges in this area, including skewed high school graduation rates and the lack of rigorous training to develop skills and discipline.
Vito Piazza offers a glimpse into creative powerhouse Sid Lee
For Vito Piazza, President and Founding Partner of Sid Lee Toronto, strategy and storytelling are virtually intertwined.
Piazza recently joined Desautels professor Karl Moore’s The CEO Series to chat about the four pillars that transcend all activities at Sid Lee, namely strategy, creativity, account leadership, and production, as well as how he approaches leading a team of experts.
Call for Integrated Management Student Fellows
Are you a Desautels student who would like to gain experience addressing organizational and societal challenges?The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) will appoint its first cohort of Integrated Management Student Fellows in the winter 2018 term.
Guest Lecture: Johanne Mullen
Johanne Mullen, MBA’92, Partner at PwC Monday, November 13, 2017Guest Lectures in Corporate Finance (FINE 342) with Prof. Sujata Madan
Ms. Johanne Mullen gave a guest lecture in Prof. Madan’s Corporate Finance course with our BCom students. She explained her role at PwC and broke down the topic of Project Finance, giving practical examples from her career.
Guest Lecture: Damon Conway
Damon Conway, Principal, Atlas Partners Tuesday, November 14, 2017Guest Lecture with Honours in Investment Management (HIM) students