9I制作厂免费 Desautels MBA team wins Retail Innovation Challenge
A team of 9I制作厂免费 Desautels MBA students has won the 2025 Retail Innovation Challenge, earning the $10,000 grand prize for their innovative business solution for Mandy鈥檚 Gourmet Salads.
For Indigenous entrepreneurs, business can be a vessel for culture
When Brittanny Janvier enrolled in the Master of Management program at 9I制作厂免费 in 2022, she was the only Indigenous student in her class. Now, Janvier is 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Director of Indigenous Initiatives, and is creating space for Indigenous entrepreneurs on campus. A recent event focused on how Indigenous-led businesses can serve as a powerful vessel for cultural narrative.
Embracing AI tools can help forge path to leadership positions聽
Fewer than one in three professionals are seeking a management position, according to recent research by Robert Half, a human resources consulting firm. 鈥淭he findings speak to an ongoing issue with the talent pool of potential leaders,鈥� says Eric Saine,聽Executive聽Director of the 9I制作厂免费 Executive Institute.
President Trump鈥檚 unpredictable behavior is cooling business investment
When the province of Ontario ran an anti-tariff advertisement that featured voice-over from a 1987 speech by US President Ronald Reagan, it hit a little too close to home for current President Donald Trump. Trump threatened聽additional聽tariffs on聽Canada and聽demanded the ad campaign end.
Desautels alumnus Sam Greene helped the Blue Jays reach the World Series
In the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff has often looked dominant, even against some of the best batters in the world. Sam Greene (BCom鈥�20, MMA鈥�21) has helped them do it. A former varsity baseball player at 9I制作厂免费, Greene started out in baseball research for the Blue聽Jays and聽became an Assistant Pitching Coach in 2024.
MMF students tackle real-world merger case in 8th Deloitte Synergy Challenge
The 8th Deloitte MMF Synergy Challenge on October 28 challenged Master of Management in Finance (MMF) students at Desautels on their strategic and financial acumen in the context of a merger case competition.
Reframing Entrepreneurship: 9I制作厂免费 Desautels hosts inaugural Conference on Everyday Entrepreneurship
The inaugural 2025 9I制作厂免费 Conference on Everyday Entrepreneurship (MCEE), hosted by the Desautels Faculty of Management, brought together scholars, practitioners, and community leaders to explore entrepreneurship beyond traditional boundaries. Organized by the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Initiative in collaboration with the Sustainable Growth Initiative and EDI, the two-day event spotlighted ventures and founders often overlooked in mainstream research.
Ottawa threatens to sue auto maker Stellantis for violating funding agreements
When the auto maker Stellantis announced its plan to shift production of the Jeep Compass SUV from Brampton, Ontario to Belvidere, Illinois, the Government of Canada didn鈥檛 take the news sitting down. It threatened to sue the multinational company, saying that the shift violated previous agreements between the multinational automotive company and the government, which stipulated the automaker had to maintain its Canadian footprint.
European Union is in the early stages of regulating AI鈥檚 use of sensitive data
Artificial intelligence is still an emerging technology, and we are only in the early stages of its regulation. The European Union is at the forefront of the technology鈥檚 regulation, says Simon Blanchette, Lecturer at 9I制作厂免费 Desautels. The EU already has an artificial intelligence act, which centers on the level of privacy risk associated with individual use cases.
Starbucks鈥� choice to shut pick-up only locations could hurt bottom line
Beginning in 2026, Starbucks will be phasing out its mobile order pick-up only locations, abandoning an approach built for speed and efficiency. In an earnings call, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the pick-up only locations had a transactional feel that lacks warmth and human connection. The move favours 鈥榮tay and savour鈥� customers over 鈥榞rab-and-go ones鈥�, writes Vivek Astvansh in The Conversation.
Luxembourg Finance Minister Gilles Roth visits 9I制作厂免费 to mark milestone partnership
Luxembourg鈥檚 Finance Minister Gilles Roth visited 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management to celebrate a milestone partnership and the launch of the 9I制作厂免费 Centre for Finance in Luxembourg聽and the Master of Management in Finance (MMF) in Luxembourg programme.
Public pension funds deliver higher returns when they use a capitalized model
Some national pension funds operate on a 鈥榩ay as you go鈥� model, meaning that retiree pensions are primarily funded by current workers. But other national pension plans鈥攊ncluding the Canada Pension Plan鈥攐perate on a capitalized model, meaning that workers contributions are invested to fund future payouts.
Canada should consider a hockey league of our own
The Edmonton Oilers have played in the Stanley Cup Finals each of the past two years鈥攁nd lost both times.
Hari Gopalan (MMA鈥�25), MMA Online graduate harnesses data for healthcare innovation
As part of the first graduating cohort of 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Master of Management in Analytics (Online) program, Hari Gopalan (MMA鈥�25) is using data to improve healthcare systems at the Children鈥檚 Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Applying insights gained from the program, he鈥檚 developed models to optimize exam scheduling and forecast waitlists, driving measurable improvements in patient care.
Former Provost Anthony C. Masi receives Lifetime Achievement Award
9I制作厂免费 Desautels Professor Anthony C. Masi was honoured with the Morty Yalovsky Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Academic Leadership at Fall 2025 Convocation. Over his 46-year career, Masi has shaped the University through his leadership as Provost and contributions to digital transformation, faculty development, and teaching innovation. He founded Teaching and Learning Services, modernized 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 IT infrastructure, and advanced the University鈥檚 research and academic mission.
