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UPCOMING EVENTS

Please pre-register for the events listed below as we cannot guarantee seat availability for walk-in registrations. Events below are listed by date.

Thursday, November 19, 2009
Design Thinking Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:00pm presentation and Q&A; 6:00 to 7:00 cocktails and book signing
PRESENTERS: Claudia Kotchka, former VP, Innovation, Design and Strategy, Procter & Gamble; and Prof. Roger Martin, Dean, Rotman School of Management; Author, “The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage” (October 2009, Harvard Business)
TOPIC: “Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage”
PLACE: Fleck Atrium (ground floor), Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto, ON
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

Friday, November 20, 2009
Rotman SheBiz ‘09
8:30-9:00am breakfast and registration; 9:00am-2:45pm sessions
EVENT DESCRIPTION: A day-long event run by Rotman MBA Women in Management Associations (WIMA) to introduce female high school students to the world of business and various potential career opportunities. This event is open to young women in grade 10 and 11
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium, ground floor)
EVENT HOST: Rotman Women in Management Association
EVENT SPONSOR: TD Canada Trust
FEE: $20 per person
TO REGISTER: SOLD OUT
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on November 19 will receive a refund less a 10.00 administration fee per person. If we do not receive written notice of your cancellation, you will be charged the full amount for this session. Substitutions are always welcome.
QUESTIONS: amy.fong@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-978-4193

Monday, November 23, 2009
Economics Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
7:30 to 8;00am coffee and muffins; 8:00 sharp to 9:15am presentation and Q&A
SPEAKER: Roger Martin, Dean, Rotman School of Management, UofToronto and Chair, Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity
TOPIC: “The Future of Ontario’s Economy and the Decisions We Must Make as We Navigate Through the Recovery – the 8th annual Report. of Ontario's Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity & Economic Progress”
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium)
FEE: None. Preregistration by 5pm on November 20 is mandatory.
TO REGISTER: http://www.competeprosper.ca/conference/register_free.php

Monday, November 23, 2009
Strategic Management Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:15pm presentation and Q&A; 6:15 to 6:30pm book signing
SPEAKER: Jerry Davis, Wilbur K. Pierpont Collegiate Professor of Management, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan; Author
TOPIC: “Managed by the Markets: How Finance Has Re-Shaped America (Oxford University Press, March 2009)
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Classroom 157, ground floor)
FEE: $99 per person plus GST; $79 per person plus GST for Rotman and U of Toronto alumni (includes the session and 1 copy of “Managed by the Markets”)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on November 21 will receive a refund less a 10.00 administration fee per person. If we do not receive written notice of your cancellation, you will be charged the full amount for this session. Substitutions are always welcome.
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Tuesday November 24, 2009
Rotman Initiative for Women in Business - Breakfast Session on Gender-Based Values
7:30 to 7:59am – registration check-in and Breakfast (Continental breakfast will be provided); 8:00 am – 9:00 am presentation and Q&A
SPEAKER: Shelle Rose Charvet, President of Success Strategies and author of The Customer is Bothering Me: How to Change Attitudes, Improve Results and Grow Your Bottom Line. (2009) and Words That Change Minds and Presenting Ideas to Skeptical People (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1997)
TOPIC: “Gender-Based Values: Getting Your Message Through”
PLACE: Classroom B – 3rd Floor, Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street
SERIES HOST: Initiative for Women in Business @ Rotman
FEE: $20 per person plus GST
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on November 23 will receive a refund less a $10.00 administration fee per person. If we do not receive written notice of your cancellation, you will be charged the full amount for this session. Substitutions are always welcome.
QUESTIONS: catherine.riddell@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-978-6751

Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Business Economics Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:00pm presentation and Q&A; 6:00 to 6:45pm cocktails and book signing
SPEAKER: Ed Safarian, Professor Emeritus of Business Economics, Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto; Author
TOPIC: “The Canadian Economy in the Great Depression, 3rd Edition” (with a new preface) (McGill-Queen’s University Press, November 2009)
SYNOPSIS:Prof. Safarian has updated his classic book on Canada’s great depression with insights for the current global financial crisis.
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (CIBC Room, third floor)
FEE: $29.95 per person plus GST (includes the session, 1 copy of the book, cocktails)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on November 24 will receive a refund less a 10.00 administration fee per person. If we do not receive written notice of your cancellation, you will be charged the full amount for this session. Substitutions are always welcome.
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Monday, November 30, 2009
Economic Development Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:00pm, presentation and Q&A
GUEST SPEAKER: Paul Henderson, Board Member, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC)
TOPIC: ‘The Economic Impact on Cities from Hosting International Athletic Competitions”
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Classroom 147, ground floor)
FEE: None. Preregistration online by noon on November 30 is mandatory.
TO REGISTER: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/nov30
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Monday, November 30, 2009 - VANCOUVER
Rotman School International Business Experts Speaker Series
5:00 sharp to 6:00pm presentation and Q&A; 6:00 to 6:45pm cocktails and book signing
SPEAKER: Wendy Dobson, Professor and Co-Director – Institute for International Business, Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto; Author
TOPIC: “Gravity Shift: How Asia's New Economic Powerhouses Will Shape the 21st Century” (Rotman/U of Toronto Press, Fall 09)
PLACE: Room 2800, Second Floor, Segal Business School, Simon Fraser University Downtown Campus, 500 Granville Street, Vancouver
FEE: $35 per person plus GST (includes the session, 1 copy of “Gravity Shift”, cocktails)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
SESSION CO-HOST: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on November 27 will receive a refund less a 10.00 administration fee per person. If we do not receive written notice of your cancellation, you will be charged the full amount for this session. Substitutions are always welcome.
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Monday, November 30, 2009
Rotman Master of Finance Speaker Series
5:30 sharp to 6:30pm, presentation and Q&A
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dan Coholan and Pierre Fleurent, Managing Directors, RBC Capital Markets
TOPIC: “The Return of the Canadian IPO Market: The Dollarama Experience”
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium, ground floor)
FEE: None. Preregistration online by noon on November 30 is mandatory.
TO REGISTER: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/mfinnov30
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - CALGARY
Rotman School International Business Experts Speaker Series
5:00 sharp to 6:00pm presentation and Q&A; 6:00 to 6:45pm cocktails and book signing
SPEAKER: Wendy Dobson, Professor and Director – Institute for International Business, Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto; Author
TOPIC: “Gravity Shift: How Asia's New Economic Powerhouses Will Shape the 21st Century” (Rotman/U of Toronto Press, Fall 09)
PLACE: Calgary Petroleum Club, 319 5th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
FEE: $35 per person plus GST (includes the session, 1 copy of the book, cocktails)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on November 30 will receive a refund less a 10.00 administration fee per person. If we do not receive written notice of your cancellation, you will be charged the full amount for this session. Substitutions are always welcome.
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Thursday, December 3, 2009
Integrative Thinking Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:00pm presentation and Q&A; 6:00 to 7:00pm reception
SPEAKER: Mihnea Moldoveanu, Professor and Director – Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking, Rotman School of Management, UofToronto and Co-Author (with Roger Martin), “Diaminds: Decoding the Mental Habits of Successful Thinkers” (Rotman/UofToronto Press, Dec. 2009)
TOPIC: “Decoding the Mental Habits of Successful Thinkers”
HOST: Roger Martin, Dean, Rotman School of Management; Author
PLACE: Fleck Atrium (ground floor), Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street
SERIES SPONSOR: Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking @ Rotman
FEE: $34.95 per person plus GST (includes presentation, 1 copy of “Diaminds”, cocktails)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on December 2 will receive a refund less a $10.00 administration fee per person. If we do not receive written notice of your cancellation, you will be charged the full amount for this session. Substitutions are always welcome.
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Strategy Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
6:30 sharp to 7:30pm presentation and Q&A; 7:30 to 8:00pm book signing
GUEST SPEAKER: David Plouffe, Campaign Manager, Barack Obama's Primary and General Election Victories in 2008 and Author, “The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory” (Viking Books, November 2009)
TOPIC: “Lessons for Leaders from the Strategy of David Plouffe’s Campaign for Barack Obama”
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium, ground floor)
FEE: $99 per person plus GST; $79 per person plus GST for Rotman and U of Toronto alumni (includes the session and 1 copy of “The Audacity to Win”)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on December 8 will receive a refund less a 10.00 administration fee per person. If we do not receive written notice of your cancellation, you will be charged the full amount for this session. Substitutions are always welcome.
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Business of Green Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:00pm presentation and Q&A; 6:00 to 7:00pm networking reception
GUEST SPEAKER: Mergen Reddy, Global Director and Worldwide Leader, Hatch Management Consulting
TOPIC: “Unlocking Value from the Feed-in Tariff in the Ontario Green Economy and Green Energy Act“
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium)
SERIES HOST: AIC Institute for Corporate Citizenship @ Rotman
RECEPTION SPONSOR: Hatch Management Consulting
FEE: None. Preregistration online by 5pm on January 18 is mandatory.
TO REGISTER: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/jan19
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Monday, February 1, 2010
Women and Leadership Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:00pm presentation and Q&A; 6:00 to 7:00pm reception
GUEST SPEAKER: Ilene Lang, President and CEO, Catalyst Inc. (New York, NY)
TOPIC: "Engaging Men In Gender Initiatives: What Change Agents Need To Know"
PLACE: Fleck Atrium (ground floor), Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street
SERIES HOST: Initiative for Women in Business @ Rotman
FEE: $49 per person plus GST (includes presentation and cocktails); $39 per person plus GST for alumni of Rotman and UofT and for members of Women in Communication and Women President's Organization (includes presentation and cocktails)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on January 29 will receive a refund less a $10.00 administration fee per person. If we do not receive written notice of your cancellation, you will be charged the full amount for this session. Substitutions are always welcome.
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

NOTE :Speakers and dates are subject to change; only registered attendees will receive an e-mail update if any event changes have occurred. Please contact us at events@rotman.utoronto or 416-946-7462 if you have any questions.