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Climate change, energy transition, and geopolitics in emerging markets: SFU Beedie hosts 2022 global conference
Jun 14, 2022
Climate change, energy transition, and geopolitics were dominating themes at this year’s Global Strategy and Emerging Markets (GSEM) conference. On May 7 and 8, SFU’s Beedie School of Business hosted the 2022 GSEM conference through the Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies along with our partners Cornell University Emerging Markets Institute, Northeastern University Center for Emerging Markets, and University of Texas at Dallas Center for Global Business. The conference brought together scholars, corporate executives, more »More...
MBA grad discovers love for outdoors and change management
Jun 7, 2022
David Whiffin was always interested in change management, but in his previous career he didn’t have a name for it. Now working as a senior consultant specializing in change management at EY, he is an engineer by trade with a master’s in sports and exercise nutrition, who, at one point, worked for British Canoeing as a lead analyst. “It’s funny looking back at it,” he says. “I was already working at the intersection of people more »More...
SFU mourns the loss of beloved philanthropist Joe Segal
May 31, 2022
It is with deep sadness and a great sense of loss that we share the news of the passing of Joseph (Joe) Segal (C.M., O.B.C., C.B.H.F., LL.D.), cherished friend of Simon Fraser University and benefactor of SFU Beedie’s Segal Graduate School. He was a long-standing board member, chancellor emeritus and an extraordinary leader who influenced generations of Vancouver’s business community. Joe passed away peacefully in May 2022. He will be profoundly missed. A beloved philanthropist, community leader more »More...
SFU Beedie Professor Elicia Maine named AVP of Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation for SFU
May 27, 2022
Elicia Maine, W. J. VanDusen Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at SFU Beedie has been named the first AVP of Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation (AVPKMI) in the Office of the Vice-President, Research and International (VPRI). An international expert on innovation and entrepreneurship, Maine is also the founder and academic director of SFU Beedie’s Invention to Innovation (i2I) program and the national Mitacs i2I skills training program. In this new position, starting July 1, Maine will more »More...
From spinal cord research to circular plastics: Mitacs i2I Skills Training finale celebrates scientist innovators
May 27, 2022
Janis Kan, neuroscience PhD candidate at Queen’s University, has taken home top honours at the 2022 Mitacs Invention to Innovation (i2I) Skills Training Final Pitch Competition. Kan, co-founder of Dynamiris, which aims to aid clinicians in the early identification of neurological issues, was named the winner and received a $5,000 prize from SFU Innovates and customized mentoring in her regional ecosystem. Dr. Christopher Mueller, professor and founding member of the Queen’s Cancer Research Institute in more »More...
SFU Beedie athlete overcomes setbacks to graduate and start consulting career with Slalom
May 25, 2022
Recruited on a scholarship to come to SFU and join the men’s basketball team, Dominic Postle’s journey at SFU Beedie has been one of overcoming adversity due to four years of persistent injuries. With the team behind him, Postle was determined to make the most of his time at SFU Beedie and took every opportunity he could to grow both personally and professionally. Now, set to graduate in June with a BBA honours and certificate more »More...
SFU Beedie professor June Francis speaks to new landmark anti-racism legislation at B.C. Legislature
May 4, 2022
B.C. has introduced new legislation to begin collecting racial data on its population with the goal of dismantling systemic racism and discrimination faced by Indigenous, Black and racialized British Columbians. SFU Beedie professor June Francis spoke to this new landmark legislation on May 2 at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C. The Anti-Racism Data Act is the first anti-racism data legislation in B.C. and was co-developed with Indigenous and racialized communities to help identify which more »More...
“Dare to do things differently”: Retiring faculty remember SFU Beedie’s unconventional early beginnings
May 4, 2022
Starting with its early commitment to community engagement and innovation, Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has embraced a radical and unconventional ethos from the beginning. Originally established as the Faculty of Business Administration in 1982, SFU Beedie has, since its inception, celebrated academic freedom and dialogue by bringing in diverse, progressive, interdisciplinary and innovative faculty. “We thought of ourselves as a radical campus at the time,” says Blaize Horner Reich, RBC Professor of more »More...
Navigating sustainability: SFU Beedie professor steers organizations to success in corporate governance
May 3, 2022
Stephanie Bertels, W. J. VanDusen Professor of Sustainability at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, is a regular thought partner for the executive teams and boards of global companies interested in improving their sustainability performance. Through her work with SFU’s Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability and the Embedding Project, Bertels’ research examines how companies embed sustainability across their operations and do their part to support communities and the planet. As the director for SFU’s Centre more »More...
CaseIT organizers overcome adversity to host another successful virtual competition in 2022
Apr 25, 2022
This year’s CaseIT competition once again proved a testament to the adaptability and quick thinking of its student organizers. Having to pivot to a virtual conversation just two months before the start of the competition created unique challenges—but the organizers ultimately rose to the occasion and successfully hosted another year of the CaseIT competition at SFU’s Beedie School of Business. Beginning in 2004 as an internal case competition at SFU Beedie, CaseIT has now expanded more »More...