Rising Stars
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It is safe to say that Delphine Latulippe is a committed student. Now in her fourth year at the Telfer School of Management, she has certainly taken full advantage of all opportunities presented to her by the University of Ottawa and the Telfer School. Not only did she secure the Francophonie (2008) and the Michel Cloutier Memorial (2010) scholarships, she was also featured on the Dean’s honour list (2010-2011), recently received the April Nauta Telfer School of Management Award presented to her for being Telfer School of Management's Co-op student of the year (2011).
In addition, she actively participated in the “I act, J’agis” group in which she was personally involved in many projects including the organization of all activities linked to the Black History Month on campus.
After having completed her coursework and successfully undertaken three work placements, Delphine will be graduating this year from the Telfer School of Management leaving behind an incredible legacy.
Photo: Dean François Julien and Delphine Latulippe
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Congratulations to the delegation of 41 students from the Telfer School of Management that represented us at 2012 Happening Marketing competition. This event was hosted by the John Molson School of Business in Montreal from March 23-25, 2012.
The Executive Committee
Gen Larose (President)
Dominic Bonin (Coordinator)
Ariane Lafond (VP Sponsorship)
Chloé Laframboise (Director - Sponsorship)
Natasha Loepp (Director - Sponsorship)
Omar Itani (VP Academic)
Travis Léger (VP Sport)
Spencer Bell (VP Social)
Trophies:
1st place – International Marketing
Sarah Alexander, Jaime Green, Mark Mortera
Coach: Professor Leila Hamzaoui
1st place - Strategic Marketing
Michel-André Aubin, Aymeric Beard, Christina Slutyer
Coaches: Professor David Large and Professor Paul Tomasik
1st place – Sport
Danika Chilibeck, Léon Forest-Nault, Matthew Green, Chloé Laframboise, Jacob Legault, Stephanie Lui, Brent Miller, Alisha Zhao
Coach: Travis Leger
2nd place – Integrated Marketing Communication
Navid Behroozi, Alex Hurst, Andreanne Sirois-Carey
Coach: Professor Michael Guolla
Thank you to our sponsors!
Conroy Dental Center
Decent Urban Rails
Distribution Frankarl
Holonics
IBM
iWatchLife
LeDroit
RBC Wealth Management
Telfer Marketing Association
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This year’s TD Financial Case Competition took place from March 2 to 3 and was hosted by the Telfer School of Management Finance Society in the Desmarais Building. In this edition, they welcomed students from across Ontario and Quebec, including teams from McGill, Concordia, York, Western, Waterloo, and Ryerson. All teams performed outstandingly, and the judges from TD, Public Works, and CMA were very impressed. In the end, teams from Waterloo, the Telfer School, and Concordia took home first, second, and third place prizes, respectively. Congratulations to Brandon Silbermann, Brittany Rockwell, and Jimmy Killoran, our Telfer School team, for placing at the competition!
The Finance Society would like to extend a thank-you to the National Arts Centre for hosting the gala and to all the judges, volunteers, and support staff at the Telfer School of Management whose help made the event a great success!
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Congratulation to the University of Ottawa’s 2012 Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition winners! Student entrepreneurs Alex Smith and Chris Spoke took first prize for their business plan for Liaise, a web and mobile platform that hosts interactive seminars and video chats, for a fee. The winning team takes home $5,000 and the chance to compete for the Nicol Award, against the winning teams from competitions in 15 other Canadian universities. The Nicol Award is a national program designed to generate and reward interest in entrepreneurship on the part of undergraduate students in any faculty or field of study at participating universities across Canada.
Unsung Hero’s business plan, presented by Adam Haggart and Rafal Deren, took second place and a prize of $2,000. The top three was rounded out by Valued Pets business plan presented Hiam Al‐Dhabbi, taking home $1,000.
Dr. Bruce M. Firestone, Executive Director of Exploriem.org served as MC for the afternoon competition and remarked that: “We have seen more student entrepreneurs involved each year as they go through elevator pitch competitions, business model competitions and finally the Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition. Many of these go on to found flourishing Real Life enterprises. It is thanks to the generosity of people like Wes Nicol that we can host these competitions and encourage new entrepreneurs in Canada.”
The three judges for the competition were Anna Silverman, Executive Director Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation; Rick Bédard, successful Internet entrepreneur and Stephen Daze, President and CEO of the AGAWA Entrepreneurship Development Corporation.
About the Winner – Liaise
Liaise is a web and mobile platform that hosts interactive online seminars and one‐on‐one video chats with high profile experts and celebrities, for a fee. The platform will include a directory of experts and celebrities, who will make time‐slots available out of their schedules available for booking, and will determine their own rates for 15‐, 30‐ and 60‐minute video chats, constrained by market forces of supply and demand. Through this platform, a series of live videoconferencing events will be listed for users to attend as engaged participants. These events will be hosted by world‐renowned subject matter experts recruited to address the demand of their expertise and unique insights. Eight spots will be made available for users wishing to interact in the hour long events, and all users will be given the opportunity to schedule one‐on‐one video chat follow ups. Acting as a broker to these interactions, connecting users with sought‐after personalities, Liaise would collect a 20% commission on every seminar and one‐on‐one chat booking.
For more information about the Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition, click here.
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On February 10, 2012, Alex Smith, Chris Spoke, and Jean-Benoit Lesage travelled to Vancouver for the semi-finals of the Enterprize Canada National Business Plan Competition. They are the founders of Liaise - a start-up focused on creating a new channel for world-renowned experts and people-of-interest to connect with their target audiences.
The three moved onto the semi-final round after a regional round held at Guelph University and competed with 11 other teams from across Canada. The Liaise team was one of the 6 teams that advanced to the final round the following day. The final presentation was delivered to a panel of experienced VC’s and entrepreneurs, as well as 120 students from the University of British Columbia and Sir Sanford Fleming. The Liaise team, representing the Telfer School of Management of the University of Ottawa, placed in the top 6 teams in Canada and went home with an invaluable experience and wealth of feedback.
About the Students
Chris Spoke is a third year Economics and Public Policy student, minoring in Business Administration. He is also studying for his CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) designation.
Alex Smith is a fifth year Bachelor of Commerce student, specializing in Marketing. He has had over 9 years of experience in web development, specifically project management, consultative selling and online brand development.
Jean-Benoit Lesage is a recent graduate of the Telfer School of Management receiving his Bachelors of Commerce no option. He is now Vice President of the online news source ipolitics.ca and has had over 10 years of experience coding several different languages.
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Spring is fast approaching and this one will include something new and unique for the Telfer School of Management. The Telfer School library has recently purchased two Bloomberg terminals. The Telfer School of Management Career Center in collaboration with Raymond James, the CFA Ottawa Society and Bloomberg will be organizing the first stock simulation competition which will require the use of these terminals to perform a financial analysis exercise.
Competition Details
Be one of 20 students to compete in the prestigious First Avenue Advisory of Raymond James Capital Markets Competition. Network with the competition judges and professionals at the Kick-Off Reception. Learn how to use the newly installed Bloomberg Terminals at the Telfer School of Management Library.
Prizes
- 1st Place - Cash Prize and Private Networking Dinner with Mr. Kash J. Pashootan, one of Canada’s leading Financial Advisors and Top 25 People in Ottawa 2011
- 2nd Place - Sponsored by the CFA Ottawa Society
Date | Event |
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March 5 | Application Deadline |
March 16 | Kick-Off Reception |
March 19 – 23 | Bloomberg Terminal Training |
March 26 – 30 | Capital Markets Competition |
April 2 – 6 | Judging and Awards |
How to apply?
In order to be considered for the competition, you must submit the following:
- Essay Question: Why should you be selected to compete in the Capital Markets Competition? (250 words maximum)
- Resume (No Cover Letter)
- Current Grade Report
Please submit applications electronically to Mr. Brian Carriere, Relationship Manager at
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On January 24 and 25, students from the Telfer School of Management and the Faculty of Engineering competed in the 3rd annual Strat24 Case Competition. This multidisciplinary competition requires 2 engineering and 2 business students to work together for 24 hours to come up with a solution for the case at hand. This year’s case sponsor was Hydro Ottawa. The winning team received a $4000 scholarship, jointly donated by the Telfer School of Management and the Faculty of Engineering. Congratulations to this year’s winners!
1st place
Duane van Gaalen – Telfer School of Management
Matthew Conley – Telfer School of Management
Eric Mielke – Faculty of Engineering
Megan Young – Faculty of Engineering
2nd place
Alex Hurst – Telfer School of Management
Artur Leszczynski – Telfer School of Management
Mezin Hijazi – Faculty of Engineering
Derek Foran – Faculty of Engineering
3rd place
Yannie lou Cyr – Telfer School of Management
Myriam Dionne Desbiens – Telfer School of Management
Justin Leclair – Faculty of Engineering
Guillaume Archambault – Faculty of Engineering
Most Charismatic Presenter
Alec Barratt – Telfer School of Management
Best Speakers
Troy Sears – Telfer School of Management
Anthony Burvill – Faculty of Engineering
To read more about the competition, please click here [this link is no longer available] to access a press release from Hydro Ottawa.
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The University of Ottawa would like to congratulate the team of 25 Telfer School of Management MBA students that represented us at the 2012 MBA Games. This national event brings together twenty universities from across Canada to compete in academics, sports and spirit. This year the event was hosted in Edmonton, Alberta.
1st place - Finance Case (Jennifer Stoyle, Ben De Groot, Sanja Denic, Simon Carignan)
2nd place - Spirit, Academic and Mini-Cup categories
3rd place - Marketing Case (Omer Khakwani, Philip Corey, Chitresh Singh, Derek Vilis)
Thanks to our sponsors and partners: Telfer School of Management, Desjardins and Ecco Shoes
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Telfer School of Management crowned winner at the 2012 Jeux du commerce!
The University of Ottawa would like to congratulate the team of 94 Telfer School of Management students that represented us at the Jeux du Commerce 2012 (JDC). This annual competition, featuring 13 universities from Eastern Canada, was hosted by l’Université Laval in Quebec City from January 5-8, 2012. This is the second time in the history of the JDC competition that the University of Ottawa has finished first overall.
“We have been preparing for the Jeux du Commerce 2012 for over a year now and it’s an incredible feeling that all of our efforts have paid off,” said Yannie lou Cyr, president of this year’s delegation. “The fact that we won the overall title by taking home both the academic and athletic cups shows just how dedicated Telfer students are to this competition. I couldn’t be prouder of everyone in our delegation!”
The delegation also brought home 10 trophies, including the Academic Cup, which has been won by the Telfer School for the 5th year in a row.
Team Awards:
- 1st place – Overall standings
- Academic Cup: Top school in the academic activities
- Sport Cup: Top school in the sports activities
1st place trophies:
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Entrepreneurship Case (Patrick Lalonde, Meagan Minnings and Heather Whyte)
Coach: Professor Margaret Dalziel -
Finance Case (Tarek Aeta, Stephanie Lui and Ryan Nahas)
Coach: Professor Abdul Hosein Rahman -
Operations Management Case (Alexandre Doré, Omar Itani and Alexander Stankus)
Coach: Professor Jean Couillard -
Marketing Case (Marie-Pier Bertrand, Eric Charette-Valois and Michael Weatherhead)
Coach: Professor David Large -
Soccer Team (Rod Abou, Pier-Luc Beauchamp, Felix Drouin, Antoine Lalonde, Michel Leclaire, Kaitlyn MacNeil, Emilie Mueller, Lisa Anne Sachsalber and Justin Sweeney)
Coaches: Julien Holdrinet and Christophe Perrault -
Tchoukball Team (Alexandra Brunette D'Souza, Percy Chohan, Léon Forest-Nault, Jaime Green, Matthew Green, Geneviève Larose, Jacob Legault, Brent Miller and Michael Sutcliffe)
Coach: Alisha Zhao
3rd place trophies:
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Management Information Systems Case (Yannie lou Cyr, Myriam Dionne-Desbiens and William Robertson)
Coach: Professor Umar Ruhi -
Strategy Case (Christopher Arseneault, Diane Mugeni and Christina Sluyter)
Coach: Professor Laurent Mirabeau