Case Competitions

#1 – First Place

• Ted Rogers’ Reimagining Women in Leadership Case Competition
  • A team of four masters students finished #1 at this event, which was in its second year
  • The case addressed the issue of gender violence, and particularly the alarming rise of this issue as a result of working from home
  • This was a virtual competition and included teams from all over the world; the other two Top-3 teams were from the University of Buffalo in New York, and the University of Makerere in Uganda
• Duke University, Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition
  • Team Schulich finished #1 in this prestigious event
  • Part of an energy conference hosted by Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina
  • 60 teams from 8 countries participated, first two rounds were held virtually
  • Schulich was one of five teams that advanced through both rounds to the finals
  • The final round was held in-person at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke
  • Schulich competed against teams from Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, Kellogg School of Management, University of Colorado-Boulder, and IESE Business School (Barcelona)

#2 & #3 – Second and Third Place

• DeGroote Innovative Solutions Competition (DISC)
  • Two Schulich case teams competed in the event
  • Both teams advanced to the finals, finishing #2 and #3
  • This year’s advanced prep case involved proposing a digital products launch for Scotiabank in the crypto space; the 3-hour case was focused on developing an Enterprise Performance Management system for a construction company

#3 – Third Place

• Ted Rogers Ethical Leadership Case Competition
  • A team of Schulich undergraduate students placed third, marking Schulich’s fourth consecutive finals appearance
  • This year’s competition theme focused on human resources, public relations, operations, and ethical concerns in Health Care Management
  • Team members were assisted by MHIA faculty members Joe Mapa, Amin Mawani, and Adam Diamant
• MBA Games
  • Biggest masters level competition in Canada, held in-person again, first time since covid
  • Schulich hosted the games again, for the second consecutive year
  • Over 250 students participating from 14 Canadian MBA programs
  • Schulich finished #3 overall, #1 in Academics; both case teams finished #1
  • Over the last 21 years, Schulich has finished Top-3 a total of 20 times, and finished #1 a total of 8 times, more often than any other school

Global Case Competition at Harvard – Top 20

• Close to 200 teams from all over the world participated in the first round
• Schulich was honoured as a runner-up, meaning we made it to the Top 20
• We are still one of only two schools who have made it to the Top 10 three times

#1 – First Place

• MBA Games
  • Biggest masters level competition in Canada, second time it was held virtually
  • Winning this makes Schulich the only school to win back-to-back events for a second time
  • Over 280 students participating from 16 Canadian MBA programs
  • Schulich finished #1 overall, #1 in Academics, #1 in Athletics, and #4 in Spirit
  • Over the last 20 years, Schulich has finished Top-3 a total of 19 times, and finished #1 a total of 8 times, more often than any other school
• Ted Rogers’ Reimagining Women in Leadership Case Competition
  • Four MBA students finished in first place in this inaugural event
  • Theme was Central Bank Digital Currency

Top 5

• HEC CSR Competition
  • Advanced to the finals and finished in the Top 52021-2022
  • Competed against 32 other graduate programs from around the world

Harvard Global Case Competition – Top 20

• Close to 200 teams from all over the world participated in the first round
• Schulich was honoured as a runner-up, meaning we made it to the Top 20
• We are still one of only two schools who have made it to the Top 10 three times

ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition (Paris)

• First-ever virtual format for this competition
• 42 schools from 30 countries competed over six consecutive days
• Team Schulich finished in Top 10 (9^th place overall)

#1 – First Place

• Yale Case Competition
  • Hosted by the Yale Graduate Student Consulting Club
  • 20 teams competing, including schools from Harvard, Yale, Berkley
  • One finalist team was comprised of all PhD students
  • Team Schulich advanced to the finals, and finished in first place
• MBA Games
  • Biggest masters level competition in Canada
  • This was the first-ever fully virtual MBA Games
  • Over 250 students participating from 16 Canadian MBA programs
  • Schulich finished #1 overall, #1 in Academics, #1 in Athletics, and #2 in Spirit

#2 – Second Place

• L’Oreal Brandstorm (undergrad)
  • Product management challenge hosted by L’Oreal globally
  • Three Schulich teams advanced to the Top 10 this year
  • Presented to L’Oreal Canada’s senior executive team at their head office in Montreal

#3 – Third Place

• HEC CSR Competition
  • Competed against 30 other graduate programs from around the world
  • Schulich team advanced to the finals, and finished in third place
• UNB Data Challenge
  • Hosted by University of New Brunswick
  • Based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)established by the United Nations
  • Teams were asked to select a data set, and recommend ways to achieve one of the SDG’s
  • There were 30 teams competing from 8 countries – Schulich finished in third place

Harvard Global Case Competition – Top 10

• Over 150 teams from all over the world participating in the first round
• Schulich team made it to the Top 10, earned a spot in the final round
• We are now one of only two schools who have made it to the Top 10 three times
• This was also the first virtual case competition that we participated in

#2 – Second Place

• MBA Games
  • Biggest masters level competition in Canada
  • Over 600 students participating from 22 MBA programs
  • 40 Schulich students participating on 13 different teams
  • First time that all four case teams made it into the finals
  • All four case teams finished Top 3, with two teams #1
• Telfer Diversity & Inclusion Competition
  • D&I case focused on the Bank of Canada
  • Fifth annual event, second time that Schulich participated

#3 – Third Place

• L’Oreal Brandstorm
  • Product management challenge hosted by L’Oreal globally
  • Over 30 teams competed in the first round at Schulich
  • Presented to L’Oreal Canada’s senior executive team at their head office in Montreal

Other Competitions Entered:

• ICC International Commercial Mediation
  • 63 schools from 35 countries
  • Held at International Chamber of Commerce global headquarters in Paris
  • This was Schulich’s second time attending
• NBA Case Competition
  • Inaugural event, hosted by the National Basketball Association, Canada
  • Case was focused on increasing youth engagement in basketball
• DeGroote Strategy Competition

Note: the HEC CSR Competition in Montreal was cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation

Harvard Global Case Competition – Top 10

• Over 150 teams from all over the world participating in the first round
• Schulich team made it to the Top 10, earned a spot in the final round
• Presented to a panel of Harvard alumni in Cambridge

#1 – First Place

• Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec, 180 participating teams, $25,000 prize
• DeGroote Strategy Competition
  • Winning team comprised of new case team members, after 3 weeks training

#2 – Second Place

• MBA Games
  • Biggest masters level competition in Canada
  • Over 600 students participating from 22 MBA programs
  • 40 Schulich students participating on 13 different teams
  • Finished first place in the Spirit category
• ICC International Commercial Mediation
  • 63 schools from 35 countries
  • Held at International Chamber of Commerce global headquarters in Paris
  • First time a Schulich team had participated
• L’Oreal Brandstorm
  • Product management challenge hosted by L’Oreal globally
  • Over 50 teams competed in the first round at Schulich, a record level for the school, and for the competition
  • Presented to L’Oreal Canada’s senior executive team at their head office in Montreal

#3 – Third Place

• HEC CSR Competition in Montreal

Harvard Global Case Competition – Top 10

• Our first time competing in this competition

#1 – First Place

• MBA Games – hosted by Telfer in Ottawa
• HEC CSR Competition in Montreal
• McGill Strategy & Marketing Analytics Competition
• Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec, 200 participating teams, $30,000 prize

#2 – Second Place

• Unigames, a marketing competition hosted by Unilever
  • Included teams from all over North and South America

Note: In April, we had Schulich MBA teams competing at Harvard and Wharton during the same weekend.

#1 – First Place

• L’Oreal Brandstorm – Schulich represented Canada at the Global Finals in Paris

#2 – Second Place

• MBA Games – hosted by Vancouver Island University
• Telfer Diversity & Inclusion Competition

#3 – Third Place

• Corporate Knights “Business for a Better World” Competition
  • Co-sponsored by Schulich
  • 30 teams from all over the world competed in the first round
  • Schulich team made it to the Top 3, and competed in the final round
  • Presentations were delivered at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Finals

• Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec – made it to the Top 10 out of over 150 teams
• MIINT – MBA Impact Investing and Network & Training
  • Hosted annually by Wharton
  • Schulich advanced to one of 5 finalist positions, out of 30 competing teams

Competed in 6 case competitions, Top 3 in all 6:

• Haskayne 24-Hour Challenge -#3
• MIINT, Wharton, Pennsylvania – #2
• MBA Games – #3
• Corporate Knights “Business for a Better World” Competition, Davos, Switzerland – #3
• Sapient Business Insights Challenge – #3
• JMSB Van Berkom Small Cap Case Competition – #3

Also placed Top 3 in two Schulich sponsored competitions:

• SIIC – Schulich International Case Competition – #3
• Developers’ Den – hosted by Schulich Real Estate program -#2

#1 – First Place

• MBA Games – hosted by DeGroote School of Business

#3 – Third Place

• Corporate Knights “Business for a Better World” Competition, Davos, Switzerland

Finalist

• Rotman Sustainability Competition – #4

Hult Prize – Global Finalist, NYC

• Global social enterprise case competition, over 50,000 students participating
• Sponsored by the Clinton Foundation
• $1 Million in seed funding for the winning team
• Schulich team won the regional finals in Shanghai against 50 other teams
• Represented Schulich at the global finals in New York City competing against 5 other global finalist teams

Hult Prize – Regional Finalist, Boston

Top 3:

• Haskayne 24-Hour Challenge -#2

Finalist:

• National Strategy Consulting Competition (NSCC), hosted by UBC

Honourable Mention:

• Aspen Institute, Business & Society International Competition

Finished in second and third place at SIIC.

#1 – First Place

• MBA Games – hosted by DeGroote School of Business
• L’Oreal Brandstorm – Schulich represented Canada at the Global Finals in Paris

Top 3:

• Hult, Regional Finals, Shanghai – #2
• Rotman Sustainability Competition – #2
• Financial Executives International (FEI) -#3

#1 – First Place

• L’Oreal Brandstorm – Schulich represented Canada at the Global Finals in Paris
• Rotman Sustainability Competition

Top 3:

• MBA Games – #2, hosted by University of Alberta
• Hult Prize, #2, two regional finals

Honourable Mention:

• Aspen Institute, Business & Society International Competition

Finished in first place at SIIC.

#1 – First Place

• Rotman Sustainability Competition

Top 3:

• Tata Cup, hosted by Ryerson – #2
• MBA Games – #3
• Sofaer International Case Competition, Tel Aviv University – #3

#1 – First Place

• MBA Games – hosted by DeGroote School of Business
• L’Oreal Brandstorm – Schulich represented Canada at the Global Finals in Paris