• CONNECT '20: Program

    The Schulich Alumni Forum

    CONNECT Online '20 | Leadership and Resilience | Virtual Events throughout November 2020

    Thank you to the more than 400 Schulich alumni and friends who attended CONNECT this year.  With nine sessions, 32 speakers and 13 program advisors, The Schulich Alumni Forum was a huge success.

    THE SCHULICH GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: CROWDSOURCING WISDOM
    November 2 – 30, 2020
    Help us capture how our alumni business leaders are managing during the pandemic.
    Learn More & Make an Impact

     

    PAST CONNECT ’20 SESSIONS

    CONNECT Online ’20: Leadership and Resilience
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    LUMNI2STUDENT SPEED NETWORKING
    November 6, 2020 at 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST
    Opening Remarks by Dean Detlev Zwick

     

    IMPACT OF COVID ON CYBERSECURITY: WHAT ARE WE SEEING?
    November 10, 2020 from 10:00 am – 11:15 am EST
    Featuring:
    Catherine Paquet-Rivard (MBA ’94), Senior Network Architect & Cisco Instructor, Firefly Educate
    Della Shea (EMBA ‘13), Vice President & Data Governance, Symcor Inc.
    Robert Wong (MBA ‘92)
    , Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Toronto Hydro; Broader Public Sector Cyber Security Expert Panel for Ontario
    Michael Wade, Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation, Professor of Innovation and Strategy, Director of the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation, Program Director of Leading Digital Business Transformation, Digital Execution, and Digital Transformation for Boards, all open enrollment programs for executives fighting disruption (moderator)
    Session Host, Fotini Iconomopoulos (MBA ’05), Negotiation Expert; Principal, Forward Focusing: Author, Say Less Get More (HarperCollins 2021)

     

    LEADING YOUR TEAM THROUGH CHANGE
    November 12, 2020 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EST
    Featuring:
    Natalia Lobach (MBA ’08), Principal, Charthouse Advisory Services
    Stephanie J. Marshall (MBA ’07), Founder, Leadership/Mindset Coach, Kickstartology Coaching
    Opening Remarks by Dean Detlev Zwick
    Session Host, Howard Lichtman (JD ’79, MBA ’82), President, The Lightning Group; Partner, Ethnicity Multicultural Marketing and Advertising, CONNECT ’20 Program Advisor

     

    COACHES CORNER
    November 17, 2020 from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
    Coaches:
    Hala Beisha (MBA ’13), Founder and Principal, Resilience Factor
    Linda Cattelan (MBA’95), Executive and Career Acceleration Coach, Results Catalyst Inc.
    Karen Elkin (MBA ‘02), Principal, Karen Elkin Leadership
    Roopin Hanspal (IMBA ’02), Founder/Trainer, Kushi Sasu (Paris)
    Mary-Ellen Hynd (MBA ’95), Principal, Mary-Ellen Hynd Coaching and Consulting
    Guy Reichard (MBA ’00), Self Leadership Coach & Trainer, HeartRich.ca

     

    INVESTING AND OPERATING IN A POST-COVID WORLD
    November 18, 2020 from 10:00 am – 11:15 am EST
    Featuring:
    Roman Dubczak (MBA ’87), Managing Director & Global Head, Investment Banking, CIBC
    Kishore Moorjani (BBA ’94, MBA ’95), Senior Managing Director & Head of Tactical Opportunities, Asia, Blackstone Group (Singapore)
    Pauline Shum Nolan, Professor of Finance, Schulich School of Business (moderator)
    Opening Remarks by Dean Detlev Zwick
    Session Host, Bill Graham (MBA ’86), President, Global Alumni Network, Executive-in-Residence; Schulich School of Business; CONNECT ’20 Program Advisor

     

    COVID-19: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR
    November 19, 2020 from 10:00 am – 11:15 am EST
    Featuring:
    Carol Annett (MBA ’93), President and CEO, VHA Home HealthCare; Board Member, Sunnybrook
    Aaron Smith (MBA ’07), Partner, Public Sector and Health Consulting, EY
    J
    oseph Mapa, Adjunct Professor & Executive Director, Health Industry Management Program, Schulich School of Business; Former President and CEO of Sinai Health System (moderator)
    Session Host, Pam Laycock (MBA ’89), Senior Vice President, Transformation and Strategy, Torstar Corporation; Executive-in-Residence, Schulich School of Business; CONNECT ’20 Program Advisor

     

    KELLOGG-SCHULICH EMBA GALA
    November 19, 2020 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm EST
    Exclusive for KS EMBA Alumni and EMBA Students.
    Presented by the KS EMBA Alumni Association, featuring:
    Fireside Chat I: Creating Superstar businesses not just Stars
    Jack Fraser (EMBA ‘13), Partner, BDC Capital
    Moren Lévesque, Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems; CPA Ontario Chair in International Entrepreneurship; Co-director of Entrepreneurial Studies
    Fireside Chat II: Psychology of Risk – how consumers make decisions in erratic times
    Paul Hillier (EMBA ‘19), Principal, Tactix Government Relations and Public Affairs
    Zara Lam (EMBA ’13), Director, Segmentation & Omnichannel Customer Journeys, Scotiabank; Co-Chair, EMBA Gala; President, KS EMBA Alumni Association; CONNECT ’20 Program Advisor (moderator)
    Live Auction

    Matthias Kipping, Professor of Policy; Richard E. Waugh Chair in Business History, Academic Director, Kellogg-Schulich EMBA Program, Schulich School of Business; CONNECT ’20 Program Advisor
    Networking in breakout rooms to follow
    Opening Remarks by Dean Detlev Zwick
    Sponsored by TD Insurance

     

    ALUMNI2ALUMNI SPEED NETWORKING – Inaugural Launch!
    November 24, 2020 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EST
    Exclusive for Schulich Alumni.
    Recognizing Schulich’s Giving Day in Support of our Students
    Opening Remarks by Dean Detlev Zwick

     

    BUILDING CAREER RESILIENCE IN DIFFICULT TIMES
    November 25, 2020 from 10:00 am  – 12:00 pm EST
    In collaboration with the Global Alumni Network and SEEC
    Workshop featuring SEEC Faculty:
    Trevor Cape, Tracey Levison, Andrew Levison and Jeff MacInnis,
    Session Host, Anthony Faiella (MBA ’92), Senior Vice President, AGInvest Properties Canada Inc. Executive-in-Residence and Advisor YUSIF, Schulich School of Business; CONNECT ’20 Program Advisor

     

Contact

Further inquiries can be directed to Schulich Alumni Relations at alumni@schulich.yorku.ca or 416-736-5708