January 26, 2024 —
Students from the Asper School of Business and the Stu Clark Graduate School competed in the fall litigation season. With the support of alumni, faculty, and associate members, and with the guidance of coaches, mentors, and judges, the Asper case experience continues to grow and represent our school around the world.
Contestant Thea Hughes explains how the case experience has enriched her Asper research. “Participating in case competitions has allowed me to apply what I learned in class to real-world business problems and create solutions. My case competition experience makes teaching easier. So it all works together.”
Interuniversity Business Competition (ICBC) – Finals: January 12-14
Three Asper undergraduate teams competed in the finals of ICBC, Canada's longest running business case competition.
Kenny May and Benjamin Swistan won first place in the digital strategy category, while Carl Ortega and Lily Francis (HR) and Thea Hughes and Tristan Garland (debate) took second place in their respective categories.
May, who competed at ICBC for the first time last year, said she was truly victorious in her second shot at the tournament.
“Of course it feels great to win, but our goal was to put together a strong solution that we could be proud of. It was about applying our coaching to these new problems. It’s all about continually improving, growing myself, and striving to be the best student or business professional I can be,” May says.
Creative Shock – Finals: November 25-26
Fifteen Asper students participated in Creative Shock, a global social business case competition.
MBA students Julie Xue and Ryan Nykvist, MSCM student Shivam Patel, and BComm student Anmoldeep Malhotra rounded out the top ten. Examples include consulting a South African-based agricultural cooperative and marketing a Lithuanian board game designed for visually impaired people.
Pedro de Souza Cuadros, Evan Adair, Gustavo de Souza Cuadros, Riley Coetzer, Kalimot Abodunrin, Shivam Sabharwal, Erika Humbinger, Joy Okafor, Harsh Chapatwala, Bo Wen, Agungcha Maureen Ifnanya also competed in the preliminary round.
PrimeTime Sports Business Case Competition – November 12th
The competition invites future business leaders to Toronto to work on cases related to sports and entertainment.
Alyssa Houde, Christina Tynes, Dalton Reidke and Evan Adair advanced to the semifinals, while the MBA team's Mark Roy and Nicole Buckle advanced to the semifinals. [BComm(Hons)/21]Shourya Anglish, Stephen Leggeher [BComm(Hons)/12] I participated in the preliminary round.
DeGroote Innovative Solutions Challenge (DISC) – November 11-12
DISC is a first-of-its-kind virtual case competition open to graduate students. This year, Stu Clark Graduate School students Aliasgarh Sanwarwala, Hans Souri, Sravani Kalba, Hashaval Khoslovadi, Eli Kourak, Laura Kroeker, Ramy Penner, and Raza Jamil. has worked on cases involving Scotiabank and KPMG, among others.
Sanwarwala, a student at MSCM, said: “The experience I gained through this competition was invaluable and helped me understand the intricacies of business decisions. I feel better prepared for the upcoming matches!”
Ted Rogers National Ethical Leadership Case Contest (TELCC) – November 3-11
TRELCC is a national litigation competition centered on the importance of ethical practices and leadership in the dynamic business world. Aspar students Nicole Bratta, Olivia Velasco, Nicole Sokolsky, and Melanie Fernando proudly represented Aspar in Toronto.
Business & Management Case Competition (BMCC) – October 29th – November 4th
Held at Universidad Panamericana in Guadalajara, Mexico, BMCC is a prestigious event that allows universities to collaborate and address business challenges from a global perspective. The student will work with his Asper group, but will also participate in a mixed team in the second round. Asper students Avery Groenefeld, Christina Tynes, Eric Bao and Logan Basarowich competed together before splitting up into new teams.
In the mixed case round, Groeneveld took first place alongside students from universities around the world. She explains the benefits of her unique format.
“I was able to use the skills I learned during the 4-hour case all the way to the final round. So as long as you keep giving yourself, you can always learn new things and gain new skill sets. ,” says Groenefeld.
Bensadoun School of Retail Management Retail Innovation Challenge (RIC) – October 18th – November 4th
Sponsored by McGill University's Desautels School of Management, RIC presents students with challenges related to the new realities of retail. Aspar students Benjamin Swistan, Daruvala Kaushal, Udit Gopalk, Ravneet Bhullar, Chaitanya Makgo, Aliasgar Sanwarwala and Kalimot Abodunrin worked on cases related to sustainability and the retail circular economy. Both teams advanced to the semifinals of this tournament.
Thammasat Undergraduate Business Challenge (TUBC) – October 11-15
TUBC is an international business case competition hosted by Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand. Asper students Alyssa Houde, Dalton Reidke, Harsh Tucker and Braden Hargreaves competed in the 26th competition.th TUBC.
For Hargreaves, the Asper incident experience is a highlight of his research.
“The case competition experience completely changed the way I look at business. My time at Asper was invaluable because I was able to apply what I learned in the classroom to real-world problems. World Being able to meet and interact with some of the top business students in the school was something I never thought I would be able to do.”
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Case competitions allow you to strengthen your public speaking and problem-solving skills while demonstrating your acumen as a business professional. Click here for information about upcoming case competitions and to join the team.
