MONTREAL, Quebec. On the evening of the HEC Social Business Creation competition, 9I制作厂免费 start-up Kajou delivered, coming home with the First place prize of $15,000 for their business venture. Their business makes apple juice 鈥 with the apple of the cashew tree.


The history of the Groupe Germain hotels is deeply rooted in family. Founded in 1957, the business leadership has spanned three generations to include Marie-Pier Germain (EMBA鈥16) who looks to her mother and uncle as role models.

With a relaxed visa regime and strong job market, Canada has emerged as an excellent option for many prospective MBA students. Adam Halpert听(MBA鈥10), Associate Director of MBA Career Services, cites Canada鈥檚 embrace of diversity as a contributing factor.
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Neil Cuggy (BCom鈥10), President and COO of Goodfood, comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and credits his success to an unceasing drive to overcome obstacles, as they will inevitably arise in any business venture.

William Shatner (BCom'52, DLitt'11) dishes on what it means to be an artist entrepreneur, his unconventional approach to learning while in university, and the importance of failure.
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Susan DeVore (IMHL鈥10), CEO Premier Healthcare Alliance, discusses how her company is working to improve the health-care system in the U.S.

Soci茅t茅s d鈥檃ide au d茅veloppement des collectivit茅s (SADC) recently announced the launch of a new fund designated to support woman- and aboriginal-owned businesses.
In attendance was Manon Jeannotte (EMBA鈥16), Chief of the Micmac Nation of Gespeg.

Marie-Jos茅e Desrochers (EMBA鈥14), Chief Operating Officer of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, sits down with Professor Karl Moore to reflect on her early life working in her parents鈥 business and the many, diverse paths that young professionals can take in the modern work world.
According to Desrochers, 鈥淵oung people nowadays are more aware of all the opportunities surrounding them, whereas in the 鈥80s, the clear path for most of us was to go into a liberal profession.鈥

TeamMTL, a collaboration between students and faculty from 9I制作厂免费 and Concordia University, competed against 22 international teams to construct the best solar-powered house.
Setting a winning record, the team won first prize in three categories, including Market Appeal, to which Roman Celac (BCom 鈥18) and Jiawei Lin (MBA 鈥18) were instrumental.

Kimberly Cosgrove (EMBA鈥10), Vice-president of Construction Cogela Inc. reflects on her roots, her career path to-date, and how the EMBA program helped her reach her potential.

Thierry Zomahoun (EMBA鈥11), Founding Executive Director and President and CEO of African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), shares his vision for the future of science education across the African continent and the strides made since the inaugural Next Einstein Forum.

Guillaume Lavoie (EMBA鈥16) has been named among Canadian Lawyer鈥檚 Top 25 Most Influential in the Young Influencer category.
This annual recognition highlights some of the important work that jurists have done over the last 18 months.

Effective September 15, 2018, Danny Di Perna (MBA鈥97) will take on the role of Chief Operating Officer 鈥 Aerospace at Bombardier.
In this new position, Di Perna will report directly to Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier Inc. and will be responsible for leading the company鈥檚 aerospace engineering, procurement and transformation functions.

In Quebec, thousands of small enterprises owe their very existence to the ability to access microcredit.
Much like in the rest of the world, microcredit has become an effective way of growing the economy and even combatting poverty.
As Executive Director of ACEM Microcr茅dit Montr茅al, Indu Krishnamurthy (EMBA鈥15) shares her perspective on this vital economic resource. 听

Eric Myles (EMBA鈥11), Executive Director, Sport at Canadian Olympic Committee, recently sat down with RDS to discuss his take on leadership, the importance of bringing cohesion among key stakeholders, and some of his proudest accomplishments, including the recent unveiling of an immersive Olympic exhibition.