MMF Series: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Mitchell McEwen (MMF鈥�20)
Learn how the 9I制作厂免费 Master of Management in Finance (MMF) can open a number of career doors. On this Earth Day, we catch up with an MMF alumnus working in ESG and Sustainable Finance, Mitchell McEwen (MMF鈥�20). Now Senior Manager,聽Enterprise聽Sustainable Finance, TD Bank Group, he first joined the Bank as an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) intern.
Desautels African Business Initiative features alumni panellist Sekou Coulibaly
Each year, the 9I制作厂免费 Desautels African Business Initiative (DABI) brings together attendees, panelists and guest speakers for an opportunity to learn, network and engage in stimulating discussions about the future of business in Africa. This year鈥檚 panelists included Sekou Coulibaly (BCom鈥�03), who was executive director at L鈥橭r茅al before launching a sustainable, made-in-Africa luxury clothing brand called SEKBI Bogolan in 2020.
Sustainable finance is key to a sustainable future
Sustainable finance is an integral part of a more sustainable future, but it won鈥檛 fix the world鈥檚 problems overnight. 鈥淓ven if we all want to go to work tomorrow in electric vehicles, and have our groceries delivered in electric trucks, we鈥檙e not there yet,鈥� said BMO Quebec President Gr茅goire Baillargeon in an interview with 9I制作厂免费 Desautels Prof. Karl Moore for Les Affaires.
Vaudreuil-Soulanges entrepreneurs connect with BSRM researchers to learn retail best practices
About sixty entrepreneurs from Vaudreuil-Soulanges region joined Desautels faculty and staff for a conference on best practices in retail.
Shift to shorter commercial leases creates niche for temporary pop-up activities
E-commerce has made it possible to order almost anything online, but that has made it more challenging for brick-and-mortar retailers to attract shoppers and with more stores sitting vacant, some shopping malls have gotten creative, and added temporary pop-up activities like roller skating and haunted houses.
Delve: AI-griculture, A High-Tech Approach to Decarbonizing Agricultural Food Supply Chains
One of the largest contributors to climate change worldwide, the agricultural food supply chain crosses international borders and reaches across industries and sectors. Reducing its environmental impact requires complex, high-tech solutions like artificial intelligence鈥攁nd the people to implement them at the right time, in the right places.
The lessons from this pandemic are helping Joanne Liu prepare us for the next one
鈥淓pidemics and pandemics are without pity,鈥� says Joanne Liu (MDCM'91,鈥疘MHL'14, DSc'16) 鈥淚f there are weak links, they will break.鈥� Liu is the former president of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res, and a graduate of Desautels鈥� International Masters for Health Leadership program.
Introverts鈥� ability to listen is a quiet superpower
Some aspects of introversion can make parents think something鈥檚 wrong with their child, but it can be more productive to embrace these traits rather than forcing them into extroverted tropes. 鈥淎s avid listeners, introverts can capture information that some extroverts might overlook,鈥� said Prof. Karl Moore for a CNBC article.
Liquidity support for mid-sized US banks is a band-aid solution that masks underlying issues
In a five-day period in early March 2023, three mid-sized US banks collapsed: Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and Silvergate Bank. The United States Federal Reserve stepped in with an emergency lending program to support liquidity and mitigate the risk of contagion. While that will probably work in the short term, it doesn鈥檛 solve the problem, says Mo Chaudhury, an聽Associate Professor of Finance (Teaching) at Desautels.
Delve: Why Friendly AI Chatbots Don鈥檛 Always Deliver Five-Star Customer Service, with Elizabeth Han
Logically everyone knows that software doesn鈥檛 have feelings, but AI chatbots that express emotion鈥攁s well as other advanced artificial intelligence tools like
Recap of DGFRC-sponsored finance workshop
The 10th HEC-9I制作厂免费 Winter Finance Workshop took place from March 26-28, 2023, in Ischgl, Austria, in collaboration with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) at the University of Luxembourg.
More autonomous aircraft can improve safety 鈥� even with pilots on board
The future of aviation will be more autonomous. Even though many people are not yet comfortable with the idea of self-flying plane, it has the potential to revolutionize the industry, said Airbus Canada CEO Beno卯t Schultz in an interview with Prof. Karl Moore for Forbes.com. Airbus is currently working to enhance in-flight connectivity for passengers, and improve aircraft autonomy.
9I制作厂免费 Personal Finance Essentials course named to US News & World Report Top 12
US News & World Report named the 9I制作厂免费 Personal Finance Essentials Course as one of its top 12 free online personal finance courses. It鈥檚 the only Canadian university course to make the list, and the magazine notes that while the course focuses on tax rules in the Canadian, the personal finance essentials it teaches are of universal value.
PIVOT platform is helping small businesses tackle climate change
Climate anxiety is real, and sometimes it can feel overwhelming, but the key to addressing it is to stop dwelling and start doing. Business owners can do more than most. The 9I制作厂免费 Sustainability Systems Initiative wants to help them do exactly that, writes Prof. Karl Moore for Forbes.com. Called PIVOT for short, the program is led by Prof.
A Recap on BHM 2023 at Desautels
This Black History Month, 9I制作厂免费 Desautels hosted a lineup of five in-person and virtual events that not only promoted equity in the workplace for Black people, but also highlighted uplifting aspects of Black culture through enterprise.
