In-person MBA Conference & Case Competition program
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Friday, March 6, 2026
Keynotes and workshops from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
| Time | Keynotes & Speakers |
| 8:30 - 9 a.m. | Registration & light breakfast |
| 9 - 10 a.m. | Opening remarks: Cynthia Holmes, Dean, Ted Rogers School of Management keynote address: Driving Business Impact Through Leadership Melanie Au, Vice-President, Digital, CIBC |
| 10 - 10:45 a.m. | Panel Discussion #1 — The VP Playbook: Leading High-Performing Organizations at Scale Moderator: Nilsa Buehner — MBA Candidate, Ted Rogers School of Management Speakers: Catherine Klostranec — VP, Sales & Marketing, Empire Homes |
| 10:45 - 11 a.m. | Morning network break |
| 11 - 11:45 a.m. | Fireside Chat — Who Gets to Build: Innovation, Access & the Future of Entrepreneurship Moderator: Lindsay Ellis — MBA Alumni, Ted Rogers School of Management Speaker: Abdullah Snobar — Executive Director & CEO, DMZ & DMZ Ventures |
| 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch and networking |
| 1 - 1:45 p.m. | Panel Discussion #2 — Creativity to Commerce: Building the Modern Brand Moderator: Lana Dalloul-Torres — MBA Candidate, Ted Rogers School of Management Speakers: Melissa Simone Gardner — Founder & Creative Director, Melissa Simone |
| 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. | Special Address Speaker: Hanen Nanaa - Multi-Award-Winning Social Entrepreneur |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Coffee break & networking |
| 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion #3 — The Legacy Playbook: Leadership That Outlasts the Role Moderator: TBD — MBA Candidate, Ted Rogers School of Management Speakers: Gail Case — Executive Leader & Principal Consultant, Case Advisory Group (formerly The Black Academy) |
| 3:15 - 4 p.m. | Closing Keynote — The Next Chapter of Leadership: Power, Vulnerability & Accountability Speaker: Shannon Talbot — Facilitator & Leadership Speaker |
| 4 - 5 p.m. | Closing remarks & networking + MBA Case Competition Q&A |
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Case competition and networking from 9 a.m to 6:30 p.m.
| Time | Case Competition agenda |
|---|---|
| 8 - 9 a.m. | Breakfast (Bootcamp Lab TRS3-180) |
| 9 - 9:30 a.m. | Presentations – Graduate classrooms Room 1: Team A Room 2: Team B |
| 9:40 - 10:10 a.m. | Presentations – Graduate classrooms Room 1: Team C Room 2: Team D |
| 10:20 - 10:50 a.m. | Presentations – Graduate classrooms Room 1: Team E Room 2: Team F |
| 11 - 11:50 a.m. | Presentations – Graduate classrooms Room 1: Team G Room 2: Team H |
| 11:45 a.m. | Judges deliberation |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch and finalists announced (Bootcamp Lab TRS3-180) |
| 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Finalists shown to breakout rooms with a twist to the case Finalists to work independently on revised presentations Teams will have two (2) hours to prepare |
| 2:30 - 3 p.m. | Finals will be held in the Harry Rosen Lecture Hall Finalist Team 1 Presentation (Receives twist at 12:30 p.m.) |
| 3:10 - 3:40 p.m. | Finalist Team 2 Presentation (Receives twist at 1:10 p.m.) |
| 3:50 - 4:20 p.m. | Finalist Team 3 Presentation (Receives twist at 1:50 p.m.) |
| 4:30 - 5 p.m. | Finalist Team 4 Presentation (Receives twist at 2:30 p.m.) |
| 5 p.m. | Judges deliberation |
| 5 - 6:30 p.m. | Cocktail reception / Prize presentations (Bootcamp Lab TRS3-180) |
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