Events
Artificial Intelligence has made tremendous strides in recent years, and its impact has been felt both inside the university and across society. Yet despite its successes, there remain significant technical challenges, as well as serious societal and ethical challenges. Today’s students, across all disciplines, need to be prepared to both take advantage of the opportunities afforded by AI and meet the challenges it poses to us all. Join us for a discussion on how AI is changing the nature of work during the first Future of Work Speaker Series featuring Sven Dickinson.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Light refreshments provided. Networking opportunities. See Event Poster
This workshop is designed to help early-stage ventures create a sustainable business model and develop a framework for validating that model. This workshop is for all new ventures that are looking for clarity on how to establish a profitable business.
The instructor is Nicola Lacetera – Nicola Lacetera is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Mississauga. He is also with a cross-appointment to the Strategic Management area at Rotman and to the Economics Department. He is an applied economist with a number of research interests. First, he has collaborated with several non-profit organizations to conduct field experiments to study the motivations for altruistic behaviour, and in particular blood and organ donations, thus informing these organizations on how to enhance contributions from donors. A second line of research concerns how ethical beliefs affect the acceptance of certain “controversial” transactions (such as paying for blood or organs, patenting living organisms, or prostitution). Third, he uses large datasets from used car auctions to assess the determinants of value and quality of automobile. Finally, Nico studies how different individual motivations and institutional arrangements affect the production and commercialization of knowledge.
Mix and mingle with commerce and management alumni and other IMI graduates at the newly renovated Rosewater Room – a fresh and unique dining experience minutes from Toronto’s Financial and Theatre districts. Reconnect with old classmates or meet someone new as you enjoy the evening. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic drinks will be served. Cash bar—the first drink is on the house!
A fun and active three-hour introduction to project management that involves completing two approximately 1-hour experiential exercises intermixed with a total of 1-hour of discussion, lecture and videos. The exercises involve teams of 3 people (4 teams in total) being tasked with a hands-on construction project and a paper/desk-based project involving a key project management tool – Gantt charts.
A fun and active three-hour introduction to project management that involves completing two approximately 1-hour experiential exercises intermixed with a total of 1-hour of discussion, lecture and videos. The exercises involve teams of 3 people (4 teams in total) being tasked with a hands-on construction project and a paper/desk-based project involving a key project management tool – Gantt charts.