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 an article for Financial Times, Desautels Dean Isabelle Bajeux comments on how AI technology can be leveraged to support teachers and identify cases of exam cheating.
Already in its early stages of use, AI shows promise of not only improve marking systems, but also raising the overall standards of education.
A piece published in BusinessBecause lists the top business school case competitions that offer major prizes to winners.
Among the competitions listed is the 9I制作厂免费 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC).
The MIPC targets innovative portfolio design and asset management, uniquely shifting the status quo of traditional academic competitions to the buy side.
Following the resignation of Hydro One鈥檚 previous 14-member board last month, the company has named ten new members to its board, including Melissa Sonberg, Executive in Residence at Desautels.
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. 聽
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.
The average cost of a home in Montreal has increased by 5.9% from last year, far exceeding Canadian growth averages.
Dominic St-Pierre (EMBA鈥�15), Senior Director Quebec Region for Royal LePage, comments on what lies behind these numbers, stating that Quebec鈥檚 robust economy and employment market might have contributed.
Jean-Claude Tshipama (EMBA鈥�16), CEO of Broadband Africa for Eutelsat, sits down with CIO Mag to shed light on Konnect Africa, an initiative that aims to bring internet access via satellite to even the furthest reaches of Africa.
Looking for an evening out at one of Montreal鈥檚 best restaurants?
A list published in Forbes outlines which local spots should not be missed, including Dominic Bujold鈥檚 (EMBA鈥�13) popular eatery LOV.
In a piece for The Wall Street Journal, Professor Reuven Brenner makes the case for legalized sports gambling 鈥� an activity that has only recently been legalized in the US through a Supreme Court ruling.
鈥淎s in sports, so in high culture 鈥� prohibitions, bad regulations and badly imposed taxes destroy businesses and have long-term unintended consequences,鈥� explains Brenner.
A GMAC survey shows that, as compared to last year, companies are more likely to hire recent MBA graduates.
The experiences of Amy Dumoulin (MBA鈥�18) seem to coincide with this data, as she sits down with The Globe and Mail to discuss how her time at Desautels helped her land a job in a major Toronto consulting firm.
At the 2018 Social Innovation Challenge (SIC) held in Toronto on July 12, 2018, 9I制作厂免费 team NutriPulse was adjudged the third place winner among eight finalists, with a $10,000 cash prize.
Health advocate Dr. Joanne Liu (MDCM鈥�91, IMHL鈥�14, DSc鈥�16) is among the 10 new inductees to the Walk of Fame, which honors Canadians who have excelled on the national and international levels.
As International President of M茅decins sans fronti猫res (Doctors Without Borders) Dr. Joanne Liu has worked with Malian refugees in Mauritania, helped people affected by the earthquake in Haiti and the tsunami in Indonesia, and tended to war-wounded patients in Syria.
9I制作厂免费 Dobson Cup winners and Lean Startup participants Invivo.AI were awarded the Best of the Fest $100,000 Pitch Prize at Startupfest 2018, ushering in a new chapter for the Montreal-based startup whose digital platform optimizes the development and approval of pharmaceutical drugs.
Professor Karl Moore, in collaboration with Rachel Burk (BCom鈥�17), have compiled advice from young, self-professed introverts on how they are forging ahead in the workplace and getting noticed for their quiet accomplishments.聽聽
As one interviewee points out: 鈥樷�淲hen you are the 鈥榪uiet one鈥� in a group, your contributions can be overlooked, but it doesn鈥檛 mean they aren鈥檛 there 鈥� it just means that sometimes you need to be the one to point them out.鈥�
