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Archived Events for 2010-2011

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                    2011: Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec

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April 2011

  • Book Launch: "Influencing Powerful People," by Dirk Schlimm
    Date: April 8, 2011
    Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
    Location: Stikeman Elliott LLP, 5300 Commerce Court West
    Description: There are thousands of books that offer advice on being and becoming a great leader. Yet, there is very little written about how to work with leaders, especially those who are demanding and difficult. This, despite the fact that such characters are a universal phenomenon. This book fills the gap. Hence, its broad appeal to a global audience. Dr. Dirk Schlimm has a PhD in international law, is an expert in power, politics and collaboration in organizations, and has extensive experience in global business settings. He is a corporate director, consultant and executive coach with clients in the manufacturing, professional services and information technology industries.
    Advanced Registration: www.hennickcentre.ca/rsvp
    For more information on the book launch, please click here.


March 2011

  • JD/MBA Students' Association Annual Conference
    Date: March 25, 2011
    Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    Location: Toronto Hilton
    Description: The topic of this year's conference was "Leadership & Innovation in the Global Economy." The conference's keynote speaker was Lynton "Red" Johnson, and discussions addressed stakeholder relations, financial regulation, entrepreneurship in a global context and international foreign investment.
    Advanced Registration: www.jdmbaconference.com

February 2011

  • How Going Green is Profitable - case studies & best practices
    Date: February 9, 2011
    Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Location: Schulich School of Business, Room N109
    Description: A McKinsey & Company study shows that cutting carbon is very profitable: 40% of the carbon emissions required in North America to achieve the Kyoto Protocol targets are profitable - and if the profit is invested in the next least cost solutions achieving all of the Kyoto reductions would have no cost to society. It's important to note that this is not a radical, environmental group stating this but the pre-eminent management consulting firm worldwide. Going green is profitable because 1) it cuts costs; 2) raises revenue - because 80% of Canadians want to deal with a green company; and 3) it mitigates risk of rising energy prices.
    Registration Required at: www.schulich.yorku.ca/coeRB

  • Experience Schulich 2011 - Specialization Fair
    Date: February 12, 2011
    Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
    Location: Schulich School of Business, Marketplace
    Description: Find out how a JD/MBA will accelerate your career.
    Advanced Registration: www.schulich.yorku.ca/experiencesschulich

  • The Future of Dual Class Shares
    Date: February 15, 2011
    Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
    Location: One King St West Hotel and Conference Centre
    Description: The recent hearing at the Ontario Securities Commission into the unification of the superior and inferior voting shares of Magna and the subsequent litigation in the Ontario Courts has raised important issues about directors' fiduciary duties, disclosure requirements and the role of shareholder voting approval in the context of a plan of arrangement. Dual Class share structures have also returned to the consciousness of capital market participants, regulators, lawyers and academics. Many issues and concerns have been raised as a result of this hearing and the decision.
    To Register: http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/events/default.asp. Scroll down to the CMI event.

  • FAIR Canada - Fiduciary Roundtable
    Date: February 23, 2011
    Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
    Location: Osgoode Professional Development Centre
    Description: A one-day roundtable session on the issue of whether there should be a fiduciary standard applicable to securities industry professionals.
    Please Note: This event is by invitation only
    Click here for the program brochure.


January 2011


November 2010

  • TEDxYorku
    Date: November 6, 2010
    Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
    Location: Glendon Manor on the Glendon campus
    Description: Professor Poonam Puri gave a speech entitled: After the Financial Crisis: Game-Changers for the Corporation. Professor Puri discussed how the financial crisis has changed the rules of the business game. In particular, she addressed four areas: Executive Compensation; Risk Governance/Management; Sustainability and Stakeholders; and Diversity and Group Think.
    Please note: This event is by invitation only
    Please click here for the video of the lecture.

  • Ubiquitous Benchmarking for the Environment Lecture
    Date: November 16, 2010
    Time: 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
    Location: room W132 of the Schulich School of Business
    Hosted by: the Schulich Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business

Lecturer: Ron Dembo, CEO, Zerofootprint
Description: Look around you. Is it easy for you to know what energy is being consumed to support your activities? Do you know how much waste is being produced by your building? Is your fridge efficient? How much carbon does it take to produce an MBA graduate at York vs Toronto? The answer is a clear no, almost without exception, anywhere in the world. Yet these are important numbers if we are to deal with climate change. In almost any aspect of the world of commerce, such numbers are an essential part of decision
making. Yet, when it comes to climate change, we are working in the dark. This talk is about what we can do about changing this state of affairs.

Contact: For further information, please contact Mary Amati at coerb@schulich.yorku.ca.

  • "Lunch With" Series
    Date: November 17, 2010
    Time: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
    Location: Private Dinning Room of the Schulich School of Business
    Organized by: The Hennick Centre for Business and Law & the JD/MBA student association
    Guest Speaker: The Honourable James Farley
    For James Farely's bio, please click here.
    Please note: This event is by invitation only
 

Description: The daily news is filled with stories of environmental disasters, security breaches and institutional failures. Crisis management, or the ability to be resilient in the face of a major incident that threatens to harm an organization, has become a critical leadership skill. The damage from such crises can be severe, as recently evidenced by BP, Goldman Sachs and Toyota. The impact also has spread beyond the affected companies, transcending corporate boundaries to shape the very society in which we live. This event will explore what these developments mean for companies, governments and civil society organizations.
Guest Speaker: Daniel Diermeier (Northwestern University)
For the Hennick Centre report of the event, please click here.
For pictures of the event, please click here.



October 2010

  • JD/MBA Alumni Association Dinner
    Date: October 6, 2010

Please click here to register

Please note: This event is solely for JD/MBA Alumni
For pictures of the event, please click here.

  • The Ethical Challenges of Business Leadership
    Date: October 7, 2010
    Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Location: room S124 of the Schulich School of Business.
    Organized by: CBERN with the co-sponsorship of: the Hennick Centre, Organizational Behaviour, and The Centre for Responsible Business

Lecturer: Joanne B. Ciulla, Coston Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond

Please note: This will be a research-oriented workshop and only faculty and PhD students will be admitted

  • Sustainable Banking and Finance Lecture
    Date: October 12, 2010
    Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Location: room W132 of the Schulich School of Business
    Hosted by: the Schulich Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business

Lecturer: Olaf Weber, Export Development Chair in Environmental Finance, University of Waterloo

Please click here for more information or click here to register.

  • Canada, Canadian Business & the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
    Date: October 18, 2010
    Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Location: room N109 of the Schulich School of Business
    Organized by: the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), the Hennick Centre for Business and Law, the Schulich School of Business Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business, the Schulich Business and Policy Association, and Transparency International Canada

Panelists: Dr. Alex Conte, Senior Legal Advisor, Anti-Corruption Division Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD and Hassan Mokdad, a second year student from Lebanon

Please click here for more information or click here to register.

  • Davies Fund for Business Law Lecture
    Date: October 19, 2010
    Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Location: room W132, Schulich School of Business
    Davies Lecturer: H. Rodgin Cohen - Partner at Sullivan& Cromwell LLP

Topic: Mr. Cohen will discuss the recent economic meltdown and the dawning financial era it has precipitated.

Background: In the midst of the financial crisis and its aftermath, H. Rodgin Cohen has remained the pre-eminent advisor to numerous major financial firms. A partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and the firm's senior chairman, Mr. Cohen is a highly influential figure on Wall Street renowned for his practice in the areas of acquisition, corporate governance, and regulatory and securities law, as well as his expertise in non-traditional investments, and sales and restructuring arrangements in connection with the global credit crisis.

For Mr. Cohen's bio, please click here.
For the event invitation, please click here.
For photos of the event, please click here.
For a report of the event, please click here.

  • Workshop on The Dynamics of Interaction Among Transnational Business Governance Regimes
    Date: October 22, 2010
    Time: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
    Location: Osgoode Professional Development Center
    Description: This invitation-only, multi-disciplinary international workshop will bring together approximately 25 leading scholars from Canada, the United States, Europe and Latin America to explore the forms, logics, drivers and possible outcomes of interaction among transnational business governance initiatives. The goals of the workshop are to establish a collaborative research network, refine a multi-disciplinary research agenda on this topic, lay the groundwork for follow-up academic activities including a conference and edited collection, and identify major collaborative funding opportunities.
    Workshop led by: Professor Stepan Wood
    Please note:  This workshop is by invitation only
 
  • Panel Discussion on Accessing India - "A Focus on Foreign Direct Investment and Mining"
    Date: October 27, 2010
    Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
    Location: Bennett Jones LLP (1 First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, 34th floor, Toronto)
    Description: Foreign investors in India need to address the complex regulatory landscape, which is evolving quickly as the Indian Government balances its efforts to promote foreign investment to drive economic growth with advancing a range of domestic policy interests. "Accessing India" is a forum organized for foreign investors and their lawyers and other advisors who are investing in, or are interested in investing in, India. It is an opportunity to get the latest on the Indian market and legal developments, as well as to share practice-based experience on how to navigate and develop Indian business opportunities.
    Sponsored by: The Hennick Centre for Business and Law, Bennett Jones LLP, Jindal Global Law School, TSX
    For the event invitation and agenda, please click here.
    For photos of the event, please click here.
    For the Hennick Centre's media release for the event, please click here.
    For the Hennick Centre's full report of the event, please click here.