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.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Director Effectiveness Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:15pm presentation and Q&A; 6:15 to 6:30pm book signing
GUEST SPEAKER: Yilmaz Arguden, Chair, ARGE Consulting A.S. and Rothschild investment Bank Turkey and Author, Boardroom Secrets: Corporate Governance for Quality of Life (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
TOPIC: “Boardroom Secrets: Corporate Governance for Quality of Life”
SESSION SPONSOR: Institute of Corporate Directors
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Classroom 134, ground floor)
FEE: $54 per person plus GST (includes the session and 1 copy of the book)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on February 1 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, February, 16, 2010
Marketing Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:00pm presentation and Q&A; 6:00 to 7:00 book signing and cocktails
SPEAKERS: Dilip Soman, Corus Chair in Communications Strategy, Professor of Marketing and Senior Fellow - Desautels Center for Integrative Thinking, Rotman School of Management; Author 
Sara N-Marandi (MBA 08), Consultant, The Monitor Company
TOPIC: “Managing Customer Value: One Stage at a Time” (World Scientific Publishing, January 2010) (co-written by Prof. Soman and Miss N-Marandi)
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium, ground floor)
FEE: $74.50 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 February 15 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, February 18, 2010
Rotman Alumni and Friends Golf Clinic at Varsity Dome
Angus Glen Open House 4PM – 8PM
Rotman clinic: 5:00PM – 6:30 PM
Lessons and mini-clinics by Angus Glen instructors
REGISTRATION FEE: $10 for alumni, $15 for guests, plus GST
PLACE: Varsity Centre Dome, University of Toronto, 299 Bloor St. West, Toronto
SORRY – THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on Feb 17 will receive a refund less a $3.00 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: alumni@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-978-0240

Thursday, February 18, 2010
Rotman Energy and Natural Resources Group Panel Discussion – “Are Green Jobs a Viable Option for MBAs?”
6:00pm – 7:30pm Panel Discussion; 7:30pm Cocktail Reception
REGISTRATION FEE: $39+GST for alumni, $49+GST for guests
PLACE:  Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (CIBC Room, 3rd Floor)
PANELISTS: Dominque Barker, Vice President, Business Development Carbon Free Technology
Alex Fuentes, Director, Strategic Accounts Bullfrog Power Inc.
Nicholas Parker, Executive Chairman, Cleantech Group LLC
Michael Sherman, Manager Director, Greening Greater Toronto
Joshua Wong, Smart Grid Engineering Lead, Toronto Hydro Electric System Ltd.
MODERATOR: Jeff Muzzerall, Director Corporate Connections Centre, Rotman School of Management
TO REGISTER: Click Here
FOR FULL EVENTS DETAILS: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on Feb 17 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 at the same price level.
QUESTIONS: enrg@rotman.utoronto.ca

Thursday, February 25, 2010
Rotman Master of Finance Speaker Series
5:00 sharp to 6:00 pm, presentation and Q&A
GUEST SPEAKER: Paul Langill, Senior Vice President - Trading Risk, TD
TOPIC: “Risk Management Post the Crisis”
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium, ground floor)
EVENT CO-SPONSOR: PRMIA (Professional Risk Managers’ International Association)
FEE:  None. Preregistration online by noon on February 25 is mandatory.
TO REGISTER: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/feb25
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Thursday, February 25, 2010
International Development Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:15 pm presentation/Q&A
GUEST SPEAKER: Karim Khoja, CEO, Roshan Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd.
TOPIC: “Together for Tomorrow: How the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development and Roshan Are Shaping a Brighter Future for Afghanistan”
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Classroom 134, ground floor)
FEE: None
TO REGISTER: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/feb25khoja
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Rotman School Open House
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
TOPIC: Learn how our programs can transform your career potential. Have your admissions and career questions answered over lunch.
PROGRAMS: Full-Time MBA, Morning MBA, Evening MBA, One-Year Executive MBA, OMNIUM Global EMBA, Master of Finance
PLACE: Fleck Atrium (ground floor), Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street
FEE: Free
FOR DETAILS OR TO REGISTER: Click Here

Tuesday March 2 - Wednesday March 3, 2010
Cultural Mapping and Cultural Planning: Making the Connection
8:00am - 5:00pm (March 2); 8:30am - 2:00pm (March 3)
SPEAKERS:
Diana Butler, Founding Partner, Urban Aspects Consulting and Butler Associates Consulting
Kelly Hill, President, Hill Strategies Research
Sue Stewart, Author of the Cultural Mapping Toolkit
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Join cultural planning practitioners from across Ontario for an inspiring and informative workshop on cultural planning and mapping. PLACE: MaRS Centre, 101 College Street, Toronto, ON
FEE: $200 per person plus GST (fee includes lunches and refreshments)
TO REGISTER: SOLD OUT
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on March 1 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: kim.ryan@rotman.utoronto.ca or 416-673-8588

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Forum on Outsourcing Creation and Innovation
7:30 to 8:00am registration and light breakfast; 8:00 sharp to 10:00am presentations and discussion        
PRESENTERS:
Dr. Kevin Fehr, Director - R&D Alliances, GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
Norm Bolen, President and CEO, Canadian Film and Television Production Association.
MODERATOR: Ignatius Horstmann, Professor of Business Economics and Co-Director – Institute for International Business, Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto
FORUM CO-HOSTS: Institute for International Business @ Rotman; Centre for Outsourcing Research and Education (CORE)
PLACE: MBA Classroom 134 (ground floor), Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto, 105 St. George Street, Toronto
FEES: $49 plus GST per person; $39 plus GST per person for alumni of Rotman/UofT
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on March 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

Monday, March 8, 2010
International Business Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:00 pm presentation and Q&A; 6:00 to 6:40 pm reception
GUEST SPEAKER: Prof. K.C. Chan, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government; former Dean of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
TOPIC: "China's Rise as an Economic Power - Implications for Hong Kong, Canada and the Rest of the World"
REGISTRATION FEES: $49.00 per person plus GST; $39.00 per person plus GST for Rotman and UofT alumni (includes the session and reception)
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium, ground floor)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on January 22 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, March 9, 2010
Human Resource Management Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:15pm panel discussion and Q&A; 6:15 to 6:45pm book signing
TOPIC: "Lessons From Lincoln Electric’s Unique Guaranteed Employment Program”
PANELISTS:
Joe Doria, President, Lincoln Electric Company of Canada
Frank Koller, Economics Journalist, Former CBC Foreign Correspondent and Author, “SPARK - How Old-Fashioned Values Drive a Twenty-First Century Corporation: Lessons From Lincoln Electric’s Unique Guaranteed Employment Program” (Public Affairs, February 2010)
Anil Verma, Professor of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, Rotman School of Management
REGISTRATION FEE: $32.95 per person plus GST (includes the session and 1 copy of “SPARK”)
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium, ground floor)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on March 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

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Rotman Institute for International Business Speaker Series
5:00 sharp to 6:15pm presentation and discussion
GUEST LECTURER: Bernard Avishai, Adjunct Lecturer – School of Business Administration,  Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Journalist and Author
TOPIC: “The Entrepreneurial Opportunities Produced by the Introduction of Electric Vehicles”
PLACE: Classroom 134 (ground floor), Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto, 105 St. George Street, Toronto
REGISTRATION FEE: $49 plus GST per person; $39 plus GST per person for alumni of Rotman/UofT
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on March 9 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, March 11, 2010
Design Thinking Experts Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:15pm presentation and discussion
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Michael Baker, Executive Vice President - Retail Financial Services, ATB Financial
Chris Bedford, President and CEO, KARO Group Brand-and-Communication Design Firm
TOPIC: “Applying Design Thinking to Retail Banking – Case Study of ATB Financial’s Banking Centre Prototype”
PLACE: Rotman Designworks, 9 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto
REGISTRATION FEE: $99 plus GST per person; $79 plus GST per person for alumni of Rotman/UofT
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on March 10 will receive a refund less a $10 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

Friday, March 12, 2010 – MUMBAI         
International Business Experts Speaker Series
1830-1900 registration; 1900 sharp to 2000 presentation and Q&A; 2000-2100 cocktails
TOPIC: “How Asia’s New Economic Powerhouses Will Shape the 21st Century”
SPEAKER: Wendy Dobson, Professor and Co-Director, Institute for International Business, Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto; Corporate Director, TD Bank Financial Group and TransCanada Corporation; Author, “Gravity Shift: How Asia’s New Economic Powerhouses Will Shape the 21st Century” (Rotman/University of Press, October 2009)
PLACE: The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai (Gateway Room)
FEE:  None. Pre-registration online by noon on March 11 is mandatory
TO REGISTER: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/march12
QUESTIONS: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462
BOOKSALE: signed first-edition copies of “Gravity Shift” will be available for sale at the event

Monday, March 22, 2010
Innovation in Business Speaker Series @ Rotman
5:00 sharp to 6:00pm presentation and discussion; 6:00 to 6:20pm book signing
GUEST SPEAKER: Rod McQueen, Journalist and Award-Winning Author of 13 books including his latest, “Blackberry: The Inside Story of Research In Motion” (Key Porter, March 2010)
TOPIC:‘A Behind-the-Scenes Glimpse into the Origins and Development of the BlackBerry…and the Geniuses Who Developed It”
REGISTRATION FEE: $32.95 plus GST per person (includes the session and 1 copy of the book)
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium, ground floor)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on March 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: events@rotman.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7462

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - LONDON, UK
Rotman School Design Thinking Experts Series
TIMING: 1700-1730 registration; 1730 sharp to 1845 panel discussion/audience Q&A; 1845-2000 cocktails
TOPIC: “Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage”
PANELISTS: LUCY KIMBELL, Clark Fellow in Design Leadership, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford PROF. ROGER MARTIN, Dean, Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto; Board Director, Thomson Reuters and Research in Motion and author of 5 books including  “The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage” (Harvard Business, 2009) RORY SUTHERLAND, Vice-Chairman, Ogilvy Group UK and Columnist, The Spectator
MODERATOR: TYLER BRULE, Founder, Winkreative; Editor in Chief and Chairman, Monocle magazine and Columnist, the Financial Times
PLACE: Simpsons-in-the-Strand Restaurant, Savoy Hotel, 100 Strand, London
FEE: £25.00 per person (includes the session, 1 hardcover copy of  “The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage” (Harvard Business, 2009) and cocktails)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on February 3 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

Friday, April 30, 2010
Second Annual Globe and Mail Open House Festival
6:30 sharp to 8:00pm conversation; 8:00 to 9:00pm cocktails and book signing
TOPIC: “The Future of the Oil Economy: Marsden, Nikiforuk and Rubin in Conversation”
DISCUSSANTS:
William Marsden, Senior Investigative Reporter, Montreal Gazette and Author, “Stupid to the Last Drop: How Alberta Is Bringing Environmental Armageddon to Canada (and Doesn't Seem to Care)”
Andrew Nikiforuk, Journalist and Author, “Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent”
Jeff Rubin, former Chief Economist, CIBC World Markets and Author, “Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller”
PLACE: Rotman School of Management, 105 St George Street, Toronto (Fleck Atrium, ground floor)
SESSION SPONSOR: Compugen
REGISTRATION FEE: $100 plus GST per person (includes the conversation, copies of the three authors' books, cocktails)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on April 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

Thursday, May 27, 2010
Making Better Decisions - 12th Annual Rotman Life-Long Learning Conference
7:30 to 8:25 registration & breakfast; 8:30 sharp to 3:45 presentations; 3:45 to 4:45 cocktails
LOCATION: The Carlu Conference Centre, 444 Yonge St.,  Toronto (in College Park -  connected to College subway station)
THEME: “Making Better Decisions”
5 PRESENTATIONS:
“Diaminds: Decoding the Mental Habits of Successful Thinkers” by Mihnea Moldoveanu, Professor and Director – Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking, Rotman School; Author, Diaminds: Decoding the Mental Habits of Successful Thinkers (Rotman/UofT Press 2009) 
“How We Decide” by Jonah Lehrer, Editor at Large, Seed magazine; Author, How We Decide (Houghton Mifflin 2009)
“Inside the Investor Mind” by Lisa Kramer, Canadian Securities Institute Research Foundation Term Professor and Associate Professor of Finance, Rotman School; Co-Author, “The Finance Crisis and Rescue: What Went Wrong? Why? What Lessons Can Be Learned?” (Rotman/UofT Press 2008) 
“Buyology: Truths and Lies About Why We Buy” by Gary Singer, CEO and Founding Partner, Buyology Inc. Marketing Neuroscience Firm
“Counter Clockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility” by Ellen Langer, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University; Author, Counter Clockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility (Ballantine 2009)
FEES: include books by Moldoveanu, Lehrer and Langer, breakfast, snacks, lunch, cocktails and GST.
For non U of T alums: $700 per person (includes GST)
For Rotman Executive Program graduates and UofT alumni per person: $600 (includes GST)
For individuals who work for non-profit organizations (includes governments, hospitals, universities and colleges): $450 per person (includes GST)
For Rotman MBA alumni: $350 per person (includes GST)
For members of the Rotman MBA classes of ’08 and ’09: $175 per person (includes GST)
TO REGISTER: Click Here
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing prior to 5:00pm on May 26 will receive a refund less a $75.00 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.