Category Archives: Competition

Rotman Design Challenge

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The Rotman Design Challenge (RDC) is an international Business Design case competition. After a month of working on a complex business challenge proposed by an innovative and forward-thinking sponsor, teams of 4-6 master’s students from leading business and design schools across the globe come together for a live, two–day event at the Rotman School of Management to propose their solutions.

PRIZES:

  • 1st Place Team: $7,000 (+ eternal glory and bragging rights)
  • 2nd Place Team: $3,000 (+ our deep admiration)
  • 3rd Place Team: $1,000 (+ a pretty solid round of applause)

If there is interest, Moura Quayle, has offered to provide some coaching to Sauder students who participate in this event.  For more information on the Challenge visit www.rotmandesignchallenge.com or contact us at rotmandesignchallenge2014@gmail.com.

HEC Sustainability Competition

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Participate in the HEC Sustainability Competition for a chance to put your talents and skills acquired during your studies into practice. This is a unique opportunity for MBA students to develop an innovative and practical solution for a complex business case around corporate sustainability.

The event will take place over the course of two days, with a day dedicate to the preliminary round and the second day dedicated to the final round followed by an afternoon of speakers and panelists who will be sharing their insights on corporate sustainability trends and best practices

• Registration Information
$400 per team, online registration here

Competition Date: March 13 + 14, 2014, please note you will need to receive instructor approval in order to participate in this competition as it does land on a class day.

2014 Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition Invitation

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Real Problems. Real Solutions

The competition is known for its unique 24 Hour format, which pushes the country’s top MBA students to develop solutions for a real world business while under time constraints.

The fifth annual Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition will be hosted by the Haskayne School of Business in March, 2014. The event will challenge teams from Haskayne and other attending MBA programs to put their creative and analytical skills to the test while offering opportunities to make connections with local business, judges, and sponsors. No other university in Western Canada holds a case competition of this intense 24 hour format or competitive elimination style.

Competition prizes total $16,000.

The top team from each preliminary pool will advance to an afternoon final. Prize payouts for finalists are:
 1st Place: $8,000
 2nd Place: $5,000
 3rd Place: $2,000
 4th Place: $1,000

Overview Details:
1. Date: March 5-8, 2014 * please note how close this is to your return from Global Immersion where relevant
2. Registration deadline: January 10, 2014: Online form
3. Registration Fee: $1250 CAD
4. Website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/mbasociety/24-hour-case-competition
5. Haskayne Registration package- UBC

5th Annual Hult Prize Competition

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The Hult Prize Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to launching the world’s next wave of social entrepreneurs. It encourages the world’s brightest business minds to compete in teams to solve the planet’s biggest challenges with innovative ideas for sustainable start-up enterprises. Annual Hult Prize winners can make their ideas reality with the help of USD1 million in seed funding.

Moving forward with the 5th annual Hult Prize, thousands of university students worldwide will team up to create start-ups aimed at solving an issue faced by billions in need. More than 10,000 applicants will begin the journey, and only 300 start-ups from around the world will move on to pitch their start-up ideas at one of six global locations, including: Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, Shanghai and Sao Paulo. Form a team of 4-5 students and submit an application

Overview Details:

  1. President’s Challenge: Solving Non-Communicable Disease in the Urban Slum
  2. Timeline available here, including details re: preliminary regional competition March 7 + 8, final round September 2014
  3.  Cash prize: $1,000,000 USD  in start-up funding
  4. Deadline December 17, 11:59pm EST
  5. Website: http://www.hultprize.org/en/

National Investment Banking Competition – Registration closes Oct 4th

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The National Investment Banking Competition is focused on providing a realistic, hands-on experience for students interested in pursuing careers in finance and investment banking.  Since 2007, the top undergraduate and MBA students from across North America have participated in NIBC and learned skills that are crucial to success in the finance industry.

Over the past 5 years, NIBC has grown to become a unique, prestigious and important event for students trying to gain relevant, technical experience. Last year, 156 teams from 39 universities across North America, such as Richard Ivey, The University of Toronto, Wharton, Chicago Booth, and UBC competed for a prize pool of $10,000.

National Investment Banking Competition 2014 Key Information:

–   The deadline to register a team is October 4th, 2013, after which the Preliminary Case will be disseminated
–   Teams can either be three or four members and can register at NIBC.ca
–   Refer to the Competition Fact Sheet and Competition Prospectus for more information.
–   $15,000 prize pool awarded to winning teams
–   Separate MBA and undergraduate competition divisions

About the Competition:

The Competition consists of a Preliminary Round and a Final Round, with cases prepared by investment banking professionals to closely reflect the work of analysts and associates at investment banks. The top 15 MBA teams and top 25 undergraduate teams are chosen from the Preliminary Round to compete in the Final Round for a $15,000 prize pool.

NIBC’s objective in designing the case and competition process is to provide students with an authentic investment banking experience. The Organizing Team works closely with the Case Committee to create a competition that focuses on real-life transactions involving publicly listed companies. Participation in NIBC will provide hands-on experience and insight into the daily responsibilities of both junior and senior investment bankers. These responsibilities include analysis of financial data, running scenarios in financial models, evaluating structural alternatives against client parameters, creating pitch books, and presenting to senior management. The Competition culminates in a live pitch by finalist teams to Managing Directors of leading North American investment banks.