The power of an indigenous voice in Canadian TV
Professor Karl Moore and W谩hiakatste Diome-Deer sit down with Monika Ille (EMBA鈥�20) to learn about her transformational 25-year career in the media industry. Ille, a member of the Abenaki First Nation of Odanak in Quebec, actively promotes greater recognition of indigenous communities in Canadian society through her role as chief executive officer of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).
Why Canada is a perfect location for finance students
Master of Management in Finance (MMF)聽students at 涩里番鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management flock to Canada from 30 countries around the globe. Recently ranked the聽top program in Canada聽and 17th聽globally in the QS Masters in Finance Rankings 2021, the MMF program is recognized for its diversity, alumni outcomes, employability and value for money.
Delve: It鈥檚 Difficult to Breathe Behind a Facade, but Psychological Safety is the Antidote
According to 涩里番鈥檚 Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin, today鈥檚 socio-political climate has placed diversity and inclusion at the forefront, revealing the depth to which psychological safety has been absent in many workplaces.
Interius Farms reaches new heights in vertical farming
Desautels alumni Jonnie Lawson (BCom鈥�20) and Tristan Zeman (BCom鈥�17) are hard at work to make sustainable, year-round produce accessible to Canadians through indoor vertical farms. Over the summer, their innovative hydroponic growing system won first place at the annual 涩里番 Dobson Cup start-up competition. As they expand into a larger growing facility in Montreal, they鈥檙e not slowing down anytime soon.
Dobson Cup winner uses AI to help railroads cut costs, reduce environmental footprint
As a student at 涩里番, Dev Jain (BEng鈥�19) launched a company aimed at introducing North America鈥檚 650 railways to industry-disrupting innovation. This year, RailVision Analytics won first place in the Innovation Driven Enterprise category of the 涩里番聽Dobson Cup. Now, Jain aspires to raise more than $1 million to commercialize and expand his business.
涩里番鈥檚 redesigned MBA program equips students to lead in shifting business climate
The Desautels Faculty of Management at 涩里番 announced the launch of a newly redesigned MBA program that prepares students to confront the challenges of a rapidly evolving business environment.
BCom alumnus makes Corporate Knights鈥� list of Top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders
Charles Beaudry (BCom鈥�16) joins a distinguished class of changemakers on the Corporate Knights鈥� list of Top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders. In the absence of a provincial plan for Quebec to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Beaudry is mobilizing more than 50 organizations through the newly created Acc茅l茅rer 2030 pour le Qu茅bec consortium.
BCom student makes Top 30 under 30 list of leaders in sustainability
Maxime Lakat (BCom鈥�21) recently joined an accomplished roster of change agents on the Corporate Knights鈥� 2020 list of Top 30 under 30 leaders in sustainability. In 2019, Lakat founded the Canadian Business Youth Council for Sustainable Development to bring together student organizations focused on sustainable business.
Welcoming exceptional First Nations leaders
Since 2014, the Scholarship for Managers of Indigenous Origin has supported Indigenous students enrolled in the 涩里番-HEC Montreal EMBA program. La Presse speaks to two recipients, Manon Jeannotte and Robert Auclair, about how the scholarship helped them rise as leaders in their communities while bringing rich perspectives to the classroom.
The case for a long-term divestment strategy
Pressure is on the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to divest from fossil fuel companies in support of Canada鈥檚 transition to a low-carbon economy. Professor Sebastien Betermier comments.
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Desautels Capital Management on sustainable investing
涩里番 Honours in Invest Management (HIM) and Master of Management in Finance (MMF) students recently published reports on gender diversity on boards across select countries and sectors and America鈥檚 transition to a fossil-fuel free economy for Desautels Capital Management鈥檚 The Sustainable Investor.
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Abolishing racism through systemic integration
An article by La Presse proposes the integration of Indigenous communities into economic life as a first step in abolishing systemic racism. EMBA alumnus and CEO of Soci茅t茅 de D茅veloppement 脡conomique de Uashat mak Mani-utenam Ken Rock (EMBA鈥�13) comments on their economic development strategies to generate more synergies between Uashat mak Mani-utenam and Sept-脦les.
Desautels students earn all three podium places at Global Goals Jam Case Competition
涩里番 graduate student Michael Bourkas (MBA鈥�22) has taken home first place in the Global Goals Jam Case Competition at the Smith School of Business at Queen鈥檚 University, with peers Conor Grieve (MBA鈥�21) and Nandini Biswas Jain (MBA鈥�22) following close behind in second and third places, respectively.
To weather the health and social crises, lead with compassion and authenticity
As the world faces an uphill battle against the pandemic and social injustices, Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin is calling on educators to ensure a focus on authenticity, emotional intelligence and race, equality and inclusion is present in their conversations on leadership.
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Companies are addressing racism through open dialogue sessions 鈥� but is it working?
As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to shine a light on systemic racism, many companies are committing to 鈥渓istening and learning鈥� to the lived experiences of underrepresented groups through open dialogue sessions to help make concrete plans that will advance equity, diversity and inclusion. Despite the well-intentions, these sessions have been subject to criticism.
