Ivey Network Toronto Chapter

Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 6 to 8 p.m., First Canadian Place Gallery, Toronto

The Toronto Alumni Chapter and the Richard Ivey School of Business invite you to join us for an after-work event titled: “Doing Business in India”. Awarding winning Professor Ariff Kachra, Ph.D. will lead us through a traditional Ivey case study discussion that will highlight the challenges and opportunities of doing business in India. 

According to the International Monetary Fund the Indian economy is worth US$1.632 trillion; it is the world’s ninth-largest economy by market exchange rates. With its average annual GDP growth rate of 5.8% over the past two decades, and reaching 10.4% during 2010, India is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.  According to a 2011 PwC report, India’s GDP at purchasing power parity will overtake Japan’s during 2011; by 2045 it will surpass that of the United States. During the next four decades, Indian GDP is expected to grow at an annualized average of 8%, making it potentially the world’s fastest growing major economy until 2050. This is due to a young and rapidly growing working-age population; growth in the manufacturing sector due to rising education and engineering skill levels; and sustained growth of the consumer market driven by a rapidly growing middle class (www.wikipedia.org). 

Schedule:

• Registration and networking start time: 6 to 6:45 p.m.
• Case Study Start: 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.
• Networking: 7:45 to 8:30 p.m.

Registration Fees*:

• $10 per person: open to everyone! ($11.30 with HST). This includes IAAT Supporters, Alumni, Students and guests

*Included in registration fee: admission, presentation, networking, hors d’oevres and a cash bar

Location:

First Canadian Place Gallery, 1 First Canadian Place, (Adelaide Street entrance, Street Level), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Speaker:

Ariff Kachra, Ph.D. Professor of Strategy Richard Ivey School of Business Ariff Kachra is Professor of Strategy and General Management. In his first year at Richard Ivey School of Business, Dr. Kachra was the recipient of the David G. Burgoyne award for teaching excellence and is a member of the University of Western Ontario Teaching Honour Role. Dr. Kachra has also recently been appointed as the Academic Director of the Ivey Consulting Program and is Ivey’s Managing Director of India Development where he leads a team of faculty working on Ivey’s India Initiatives. Prior to joining Ivey, he taught Strategy to MBA and Executive MBA students at Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management in California. During his 7-year career at Pepperdine, Professor Kachra was the recipient of multiple teaching awards and served as the Director of the MBA program. Professor Kachra started his academic career at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, where he also earned his BBA and International MBA degrees. He holds a Ph.D. from the Richard Ivey School of Business. In addition to teaching in the US and Canada, Ariff has also recently taught at the Indian School of Business, ranked #15 among the top 100 global schools. Ariff’s research interests include knowledge management, decision making, top management teams, improvisation, ethics in strategic management, and international joint ventures. He has published in top journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of World Business and Journal of Management Education. Ariff is also a regular presenter at conferences such as the Academy of Management and the Strategic Management Society. Professor Kachra is a sought-after strategy consultant, trainer and executive coach working with a number of medium and large sized companies in California and across the United States. Companies such as Brinks, Amgen, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, Autoland, UCLA, Southern California Edison, London Hydro, and the Government of Canada are among Dr. Kachra’s clients. He is an expert facilitator with specific interests in working with Boards and Top Management Teams to map out their strategic direction.  Ariff also has several years of management consulting and senior management experience in Canada and abroad. In his spare time Dr. Kachra volunteers with the Agakhan Foundation, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Better Business Bureau, and helps many of the alumni from his classes with career coaching.  Dr. Kachra is fluent in English, French and has a solid conversational ability in Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati and Kachi.

Rick Rick George Named Ivey Business Leader of the YearGeorge, Chief Executive Officer, Suncor Energy Inc., will receive the 2012 Ivey Business Leader Award and address Canada’s prominent business leaders at a gala dinner on October 17, 2012. Download the 2012 Ivey Business Leader Sponsorship package here. For more information, please contact IAAT’s office.

Rick George, Chief Executive Officer, Suncor Energy Inc., will receive the 2012 Ivey Business Leader Award and address Canada’s prominent business leaders at a gala dinner on October 17, 2012.

Mr. George was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Suncor Energy Inc. in 1991, and currently holds the Chief Executive Officer position of the company. In 1999, he was named "Outstanding CEO of the Year" after leading a remarkable business turnaround at Suncor, and received the Canadian Business Leader Award in 2000. Mr. George was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in December 2007 for his leadership in the development of Canada’s natural resources sector, for his efforts to provide economic opportunities to Aboriginal communities and for his commitment to sustainable development.

“Rick George has all the qualities of an exemplary Canadian business leader,” said Carol Stephenson, Dean of the Richard Ivey School of Business. “He is a natural leader who stands out not just as a tremendous strategic thinker, but also has a strong connection and dedication to giving back to the community. He embodies the Ivey spirit of leadership and sets a positive example we should embrace and acknowledge.”

In 2008, Mr. George was inducted into the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame and was named Canadian Energy Person of the Year in 2011 by the Energy Council of Canada. He was also a member of the Calgary Committee to End Homelessness in 2007 and Chair of the 2008 Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference.

Created in 1991 by the Ivey Alumni Association/Toronto Chapter, the Ivey Business Leader Award honours individuals and organizations who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of business in Canada, and reflect the ideals of the Richard Ivey School of Business.

“Rick George’s accomplishments are second-to-none and he richly deserves this award,” said Jill Denham, HBA ’83, co-Chair of the Ivey Business Leader Award Committee. “His leadership has transformed Suncor into a true Canadian corporate success story.”

The Ivey Business Leader Award, co-Chaired by Jill Denham and Paul Atkinson, HBA ’86, Managing Director of Southwest Sun Inc., will be presented at a black-tie dinner at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel. Proceeds from the event support the Ivey Alumni Association Toronto Chapter HBA and MBA Scholarships established to attract top students to the School and the Toronto Alumni Faculty Fellowship in Business Leadership.

For a review of the 2011 Ivey Business Leader Awards, including list of sponsors and photo’s from the evening, please go to http://iveynetwork.ca/toronto/ed-clark-named-2011-ivey-business-leader-of-the-year/

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