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9I�� Innovation Fund (MIF) information session (VIRTUAL)

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:34:47 +0000

The next application window of the MIF will open on September 22, 2025. This virtual session aims to explain the MIF program to potential applicants, and to provide an overview of the application process.

9I�� Innovation Fund (MIF) information session (ENGINE)

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:47:05 +0000

The next application window of the MIF will open on September 22, 2025. This session aims to explain the MIF program to potential applicants, and to provide an overview of the application process.

MIF Evolution

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:01:04 +0000

The MIF stage is yours again! MIF Evolution reunites MIF cohorts for an evening of fresh pitches and renewed connections, as we celebrate five years of the 9I�� Innovation Fund.

9I�� Innovation Fund (MIF) information session (FAES)

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:47:43 +0000

The next application window of the MIF will open on September 22, 2025. This in-person session aims to explain the MIF program to potential applicants, and to provide an overview of the application process.

MIF Lunch & Learn 21: Product Design and Regulatory Approval

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 20:31:28 +0000

Companies working in the medtech sector have very specific challenges to face, not least of which is how to design their product.

MIF Lunch & Learn 22: Branding and Communication

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 20:33:45 +0000

Although deep tech startup companies often feel there is no time to devote to branding and communication, the reality is that these two elements are the pillar of long term success.

Call for Applications: Chwang Seto Innovation Fellowships Program

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:03:28 +0000

Application deadline: October 26, 2025 @ 11:59 PM ET, with project start date of January 5, 2026.

9I�� Innovation Fund (MIF) information session (MEDICINE)

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:43:14 +0000

The next application window of the MIF will open on September 22, 2025. This in-person session aims to explain the MIF program to potential applicants, and to provide an overview of the application process.

Application Deadline: Chwang Seto Innovation Fellowships Program

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:04:19 +0000

Application deadline: October 26, 2025 @ 11:59 PM ET, with project start date of January 5, 2026.

Why investing in first-line leaders yields greater returns than C-suite training

admin — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:00:22 +0000

In a thought-provoking analysis, Henry Mintzberg underscores the critical importance of developing first-line leaders rather than focusing disproportionately on C-suite executives. Despite the overwhelming investment in executive development, Mintzberg argues that frontline managers – those closest to employees and customers – are the true force multipliers in any organization. He highlights that a well-trained first-line leader can dramatically improve employee engagement, productivity, and organizational performance.

Tech products international supply chains make them especially vulnerable to tariffs

admin — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:47:56 +0000

When U.S. president Donald Trump announced a sweeping tariff policy in April 2020, stock markets plunged. Certain sectors were more affected than others, with large technology firms like Apple and NVIDIA among the biggest losers. “Sectors like tech that rely on international supply chains are going to be more heavily affected by tariffs,” Professor Sebastien Betermier told CBC News.

Patrick Augustin sets the record straight about Luxembourg

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 18:40:29 +0000

Luxembourg is best known as a wealthy tax haven--if people know it at all. The tiny and wealthy country is a significant financial centre, but it also has the reputation of being a little dull. But Professor of Finance Patrick Augustin begs to differ. “Of course, it is not comparable to major metropolitan cities like London or New York, but for its size, I think the country punches above its weight in terms of cultural and social activities,” says Augustin, a Luxembourger.

Desautels to launch new Master of Management of Finance program in Luxembourg

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:40:45 +0000

9I�� Desautels is partnering with the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg on a new Master of Management in Finance. The program will launch in 2026, and will have a blended format that combines online learning and in-person sessions on weekends or evenings. The new degree will be delivered over 20 or 24 months in Luxembourg, a major European financial centre.

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9I�� Law launches Transnational Business+Law Network

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:48:36 +0000

Business + Law is different from Business Law. With this framing in mind – and recognising the plethora of issues emerging at the intersection of law, business and finance in an age of rapid climate and technological change – 9I��’s Business Law Platform and the University's Sustainable Growth Initiative launched a new collaboration and graduate student mentorship project, under the leadership of the CIBC Office of Sustainable Fina

Tarifflation is already driving up consumer electronics prices

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:39:38 +0000

Tariffs impose costs on businesses who import goods, and when businessese pass those costs along to consumers, prices go up. This phenomenon is colloquially known as tarifflation, and in this tariff-happy economic moment, we are already seeing its effects. Acer—a Taiwanese electronics company—recently raised its prices, and attributed the price increases to tariffs.