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WELCOME TO CBSC
Dear delgate,
Let us be the first to welcome you on behalf of the Canadian Association of
Business Students (CABS) to Toronto. We, the Organizing Committee (OC) of the
Canadian Business School Conference (CBSC), are extremely excited to share the
experience of this conference with you. We feel that Toronto and Ryerson have so
much to offer, and it is our hope that by the end of the weekend, you will agree with
us.
Over the course of CBSC, we will be doing our humble best to help you develop
your organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills so you can be the best you
can be in the coming scholastic year.
We look forward to meeting each and every one of you, and helping you to develop
the skills to grow both yourselves, and your respective organizations.
Sincerely,
Aryan Vatanian
CBSC 2015 Organizing Committee
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WELCOME TO TORONTO
To my fellow leaders of tomorrow,
Before the official launch of the Canadian Business Schools Conference, there are a few
things you should know about its host school, the Ted Rogers School of Management.
Hereinafter referred to as “Teddy’s House,” the Ted Rogers School of Management is
the largest undergraduate business school in Canada. It is one of the first buildings on
our Campus with a retail level open to the public, and reflects Ryerson’s history as a
community builder. Housed within this architectural wonder is the Ryerson Commerce
Society, the umbrella organization that works to bridge the gap between all five schools
of business and acts as the voice of all 9,500+ commerce students. Having said that, on
behalf of all students here at TRS, we welcome you to our home and to the glorious city
we all know as the 6ix. The OC and our wonderful Management team has been working
really hard to put this event together, and I hope you will enjoy your time here.
The best part about being a member school of the Canadian Association of Business
Students is the network we are given the opportunity to be apart of, and I’m positive as
we discuss our objectives for this upcoming academic year over the next few days we’ll
gain greater access to resources to better accomplish our goals. To many, the intersection
of Bay and Dundas represents budding success - and this weekend, with all of our BSA
Presidents and JDC Captains here the statement rings true more than it ever has before.
Here’s to an incredible conference ahead. In the words of the late Ted Rogers, “the best is
yet to come.”
Get Ready. Get Set. Make your Mark,
Kiran Singh
President, Ryerson Commerce Society
2015-2016
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ABOUT CBSC
The Canadian Business School Conference
(CBSC) is an annual leadership development
conference for business student leaders from
across Canada. Each CABS member school
from all of Canada sends their executive’s
incoming president from their business student
government to the event. CBSC gives these
delegates the opportunity to stress test, modify,
and finalize their business student government’s
strategic plan, new project implementation,
and organization development & governance
goals that will improve their ability to perform
as student leaders in the upcoming school
year. In addition, CBSC is host to our summer
OVERVIEW
CITY OF TORONTO
update meeting for the JDC Central Organizing
Committee, as well as the Captains from each
participatingschool,forover70eventdelegates.
CBSC’s smaller, intimate focus sets it apart
from the large annual conferences such as
CABS Roundtable and the National Business
School Conference. The focus of CBSC is to
bridge members from different schools and
bring the national representation of CABS
under one roof. While working on personal
and professional development, CBSC’s greater
focus is ensuring our member student leaders
are entering their upcoming years’ confident
in their abilities to accomplish their goals.
CBSC this year will be hosted in Toronto, the
capital of Ontario, Canada’s largest city and
fourth largest in North America.Originally seven
large municipalities, 1) East York, 2)
Etobicoke, 3) North York, 4)
Scarborough, 5) York, 6) the
old city of Toronto and 7) the
regional municipality of Metro
Torontowere combinedin1988
to create modern day Toronto
Toronto is the leading tourism
destination in Canada, and
attracts over 25 million Canadian,
American and international visitors annually,
and has been recently ranked as the safest
large metropolitan area in North America by
Places Rated Almanac. Further, boasting over
140 languages and dialects, with Mandarin,
Italian, Punjabi, Tagalog and Portuguese
being the most common, Toronto
is heralded as one of the most
multicultural cities on the planet.
Today, Toronto is both the
financial services capital of
Canada and the third-largest
North American financial
services centre after New York
and Chicago, and the Greater
Toronto Area (GTA) is the Industrial
and financial capital of Canada. It generates
20% of Canada’s GDP with$323 Billion and
is home to 40% of Canada’s business HQ’s
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This year’s edition of CBSC will be hosted by the
Ryerson Commerce Society (RCS) from August
13th to August 16th. The RCS represents the
commerce students of RCS University. The RCS
Executive and Board of over fifteen Ryerson
commerce students whose mission is to link the
9,500-plus students within the five professional
schoolsattheTedRogersSchoolofManagement.
The RCS strive to ensure the development of
a community spirit within the business student
body, to provide opportunities that will enrich
every commerce student’s undergraduate
experience. The RCS annually hosts and
supports various events and initiatives within
the University community and around North
America. Some of the more popular events
planned for this year includes: RCS Frosh
Week, Ted Rogers Management Conference
(TRMC), Welcome Week, and Frost Week.
The RCS also provides the student body with
handbooks, training sessions, and excellent
networking opportunities in a wide variety
of interests. CBSC 2015’s training and
workshop sessions will be hosted on Ryerson
University’s impressive Ted Rogers School of
Management campus, in Downtown Toronto.
ABOUT WCLR
OUR HOSTS
The Ted Rogers School of Management, located
at55DundasStreetWest,willbethehostschool
for the duration of CBSC. Originally started in
1948 as the Faculty of Business at the Ryerson
Institute of technology, the TRSm is currently
Ranked #4 on Canadian Business magazine’s
top 10 list of national business schools, the
TRSM offers six schools of management, and
three innovative graduate degrees, including
two MBA degrees and one research-focused
master’s degree. The Ted Rogers School of
Management has a long history of providing
top-quality business education in Toronto. With
the one of the most world-renowned startup
incubators, the Digital Media Zone (the DMZ),
TedRogersprovidesthebestmixofahighquality
professional landscape and an entrepreneurial
hub for our self-starting, dedicated, and creative
student government leaders. We are excited
for the venue which Toronto provides and the
resources that the RCS and Ted Rogers School
of Management have made available for CBSC
2015 and we are without doubt that the event
will go on as one of the premier events of the
CABS circuit in the 2015-2016 school year.
ABOUT CBSC
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MEET THE OC
Aryan Vatanian | Executive Director, External
Aryan is entering his fourth year at TRSM as a retail management major. He has
spent his 3 years at school being actively involved in extra-curricular activities.
Namely his course union, the RSA, where he served on the presidential team. Ary-
an is currently working with a boutique consulting agency that focuses on retail,
fashion, and luxury. He hopes to merge his interests in fashion and design with his
business background in the future and begin a career in creative consulting.
Genevieve Taylor | Director of Events
Genevieve (Genna for short) is entering her third year of her business management
degree. On campus, Genna is a pro-active events manager on the RCS and is work-
ing towards becoming involved with TRSM’s, and one of Canada’s largest student
run conferences, TRMC. Outside of school, Genna works at TD and is hoping to
grow her passion of events planning into the corporate world.
Frederick Burton | Director of Logistics
Frederick is an accounting major entering his fourth year at TRSM. He has been
an involved member of the student body since day, doing everything from Frosh
Leader to statistics and accounting tutor. An aspiring accountant, Frederick has
worked for over a year at a small accounting firm, and is looking forward to finish-
ing his degree before moving on to greater challenges.
Rahim Surani | Director of Sessions & Speaker Relations
Rahim is a Business Technology Management student entering his final year at
TRSM. He has actively been involved with student leadership during his four years
at Ryerson. From course unions to interest groups, Rahim possesses a diverse set
of experiences with leadership and currently serves as the president of Ryerson’s
AIESEC chapter. He has worked numerous roles through his coop terms and is
looking forward to new challenges in the field of management consulting.
THE ORGANIZERS
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ACCOMODATIONS
HOTEL DETAILS
Please be advised that your room may not be ready till 12:00pm on the day
of arrival. Please check in at the CBSC registration before heading to the
hotel front desk.
Check out is on Sunday, August 16th by noon.
The first delegate to check into the room will have to put down their credit
card number. This will be to pre-authorize for incidentals. Any and all damage
will be charged back to the individuals in the room.
CODE OF CONDUCT
CABS fully expects all attending delegates to conduct themselves in a safe and appropriate manner
throughout the duration of the conference. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. No excessive drinking
2. No illegal substance use
3. No gross negligence
4. No violent behavior
5. No disrespectful behavior (inclusive of
social media)
6. No disturbing other guests (inclusive
of all venues)
7. Follow the itinerary and instructions
from the CBSC Organizing Committee
and CABS
8. Follow instructions from CBSC
Volunteers & CABS Mgmt. Team
For CBSC 2015 we will be staying at the Sheraton on Queen Street! This hotel is located right in
the core of the city, across the street from the renowened Nathan Phillips Square and Toronto
city hall. The Sheraton is just at the northern most tip of the financial district, as well as being
steps away from Eaton Centre, Dundas Square, and of course Ryerson University Campus!
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THE SESSIONS
Strategic Planning Implementation & Review | Friday Morning
Our CBSC workshops will kick off with a return to discussion on society
strategy. The focus of the workshop will be reviewing annual plans and
strategies that have been built by the member school societies. The workshop
will close with a lecture and discussion on implementing strategic plans.
Innovation & Best Practices Review | Friday Morning
Our latter workshop of the Friday morning will be a discussion on “how to
run the next big thing”. In addition, there will be a considerable portion of the
workshop dedicated to sharing best practices and recently implemented projects
so that members can learn from the greatest successes from across the country.
Presidential Breakout Session | Friday Afternoon
Our Friday lineup of workshops will close with a general breakout session. Bring a
list of what you want to talk about! This is your time to get answers to anything
else you and your team wanted to discuss with the other member schools.
Organizational Development & Policy Review | Saturday Morning
Our Saturday lineup of workshops will be kicked off with a presentation
on working within the bureaucracy of a university & business school while
trying to implement large scale change. This session will also dabble into
student union dynamics and effective lobbying techniques, in addition to
a broad overview of oversight and governance tips as a board of director.
CPA Ontario Session | Saturday Morning
Our Saturday lineup of workshops will be highlighted by a CPA Ontario workshop.
The workshop will focus on the skills of selling and building strong working
relationships with an incorporation of the professional attributes of the new CPA.
Presidential Breakout Session | Saturday Afternoon
Our Saturday lineup of workshops will close with a general breakout session. Again,
be sure to bring a list of any other items you would want to talk about with the
member schools. This would be an invaluable opportunity ahead of the board
of directors meeting later that day to get the rest of your questions answered.
Friday
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OUR SESSION LEADERS
Connor Edwards | Strategic Planning Review & Impltn.
Connor Edwards is a Senior Consultant in the Strategy & Transformation practice
of IBM Global Business Services. As a trusted strategic advisor, Mr. Edwards has
experience serving executives on growth strategy and M&A advisory, pricing, and
operational effectiveness in Airlines, Retail, and Financial Services organizations
across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Prior to joining the firm,
Connor spent time working at a fast-growing technology startup and in corporate
finance. Mr. Edwards holds a degree in commerce from the Gustavson School of
Business at the University of Victoria. We know Connor’s background will allow you
to get a great perspective on perfecting and implementing your society’s strategy
for the upcoming school year.
Andrea Bartlett | Innovation & Best Practices Review
Andrea is a 4th year student at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson
University, majoring in Human Resources, minoring in Law. Her ability to manage
and work with others has been made evident as the Executive Vice President role
of the Ryerson Commerce Society for 2 consecutive years and her current role as
Ryerson Students’ Union President. Andrea plans to attain her CHRP certification
by the year 2017. She would like to pursue her Masters of Business Administration.
In her spare time, Andrea enjoys performing at local events as a vocalist. Andrea
has represented Canada in an International competition in Spain, has performed to
crowds of over 16,000 people in Orlando FL, and sang in the presence of Prime
Minister Stephen Harper and the Grand Opening of the Mattamy Athletic Centre,
in Toronto, Canada in 2012. With her vivacious and charismatic personality, Andrea
hopes to work for a firm that will echo her emphasis on the value behind the
investment of human capital.
Angelo Pirosz | Presidential Breakout Session #1
Angelo is an associate with PwC in the Toronto audit and assurance practice.
Angelo studied at Ryerson University, receiving his BComm in Accounting in 2013.
Angelo started working for the Ryerson Commerce Society in an Internal Relations
Committee role in his second year. Angelo then made the jump to the Vice
President, Corporate Relations. After finding great success in this leadership role,
Angelo then served for not just one, but two terms as President for the Ryerson
Commerce Society from 2011 to 2013. Since his time at Ryerson, Angelo has also
spent time with BDO in the Toronto North office before moving on to PwC.
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OUR SESSION LEADERS
Charles Kuno | Organizational Dev. & Policy Review
Throughout his time at the University of Waterloo, Charles Kuno played many key
roles in advising organizations and representing students at various levels. From
volunteering with clubs, to serving in executive type roles including President
and Chief Operating Officer for these clubs and organizations, Charles gained
experience that enabled him to take on some of the bigger issues facing his peers
during their academic experience. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of
the UW AFSA, acting as a liaison with the School of Accounting and Finance, the
Faculty of Arts, the Arts Student Union, the Federation of Students, and other
student associations on campus. He finished his uWaterloo career as a Councillor
for the Faculty of Arts for the student union’s Student Council. Additionally, Charles
has also been very active in Canadian politics; through national policy development
process, co-authoring policy proposals, and advocating policies at the provincial
and federal levels. Charles is currently a staff accountant working in tax and audit at
a small CPA firm in downtown Toronto and will be writing his Common Final Exam
(CFE) for the Chartered Professional Accountant designation next month.
Dan Booth | CPA Ontario Session
Dan is the current CPA Ontario liaison with Ryerson University. In his Student
Recruitment role with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario’s
Student Recruitment Team, Dan raises awareness of the CPA designation across
Ontario and his objective is to build lasting relationships with key stakeholders
in the GTA and Midwest Ontario regions. In his previous role with CGA Ontario,
as a Business Development Manager, Dan’s focus was pursuing and generating
business opportunities that strategically aligned with the overall business goals of
CGA Ontario. Prior to his time with CGA and CPA, Dan spent some dedicated
time in theatre and touring in addition to spending time in public opinion research.
Outside of his professional life, Dan completed the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon
a few years ago.
Aneesh Lal | Presidential Breakout Session #2
Aneesh graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a BBA in 2011. During his
fourth year, he was the president of the SBESS. Soon after graduating, Aneesh
was elected as the President of CABS, where he successfully managed operations
for the better part of 2 years. Aneesh now works at Coca-Cola Refreshments as
the youngest Key Account Manager in the country and is leading Central Canada
in sales volume and revenue generation. Last year, Wilfrid Laurier University,
awarded him the Young Alumnus of the Year. Aneesh is an active member of the
CABS/SBESS alumni community and works with other charities and not for profits
in Toronto. He will be continuing his education later in September this year at the
Odette School of Business at UWindsor as an MBA Candidate.
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OUR KEYNOTES
Justin Hein | Thursday Evening
Justin, simply put, is a serial entrepreneur. Justin was the founder of what is now a soon to
be 33 member national organization that represents business students and their business
councils on a national level. That organization, of course, is CABS. After Justin’s time with
the RCS, as Vice President, Corporate Relations, Justin took two years to build out the
idea of CABS and during his time turned a 4 team executive serving 13 members into an 8
executive team with 27 members. Justin then spent some time in the DMZ focusing more
on his entrepreneurial roots before picking up some experience in Canada’s competitive
telecommunications space. Moving on with much more technical experience from his time
in telecommunications and some experiences from one of his former startups, Justin co-
founded FR8nex.com and operationally serves as the company’s Chief Technology Officer.
Justin and his team work out of Ryerson’s Digital Media Zone to deliver a service that can
disrupt the freight and shipping industry in North America. We are excited to hear Justin
speak a little bit about his experiences from the DMZ, motivating teams, and embracing
new technologies in a disruptively entrepreneurial fashion.
Mark Featherstonhaugh | Friday Evening
Mark is a self described leader in training and a star problem solver. He is currently studying
his MBA at Ivey and nearly 4 years with Deloitte in their Management and Analytics
Technology Consulting practice. What you won’t hear from Mark is the impact he has had
on the CABS circuit. Mark spent two full years with the JDCC Sprott team as a Captain,
and the following year Chaired the JDC Central competition. Someone close to the JDCC
event described Mark’s efforts towards the JDCC competition as the biggest imprint that
any one student leader has put into JDCC, with the 2012 JDCC arguably being the best
ever held. Given the great impact Mark has had on JDCC and the CABS circuit as a whole,
we are excited to have Mark back for our alumni dinner to reconnect with familiar faces
and make some new connections with those currently in the circuit, where he will speak on
Leadership and Active Problem Solving.
Adam Normand | Saturday Evening
Adam is a sensei in entrepreneurship, not for profits, and project management. Outside of
the CABS circuit, Adam spent time with BDC in underwriting and account management for
3 years before moving to Bell and Bell Media on the project management and budgeting
side of IT. Adam now calls Toronto home, working as a Business Analyst with Scotiabank.
During his time at Bishop’s, Adam was heavily involved with Bishop’s Enactus Chapter,
focusing in events and corporate partnerships. It’s at BIshop’s where his corporate
partnership roots began, where he coordinated the very first of the long standing Bishop’s
University Dragon’s Den events. Adam made the jump to CABS after serving as the BUCS
General Controller, starting out as Vice President, Finance, in the 2012-2013 school year.
Adam went on to become President of CABS in the following year, putting blood, sweat,
and tears into the national organization, walking away with the Male Lifetime Achievement
Award. Adam recently oversaw the Corporate portfolio for CABS, in a year that JDCC
continued to grow and bring in record sponsorship revenues. We are eager to hear more
from Adam discuss the keys to success in today’s business landscape and his take on the
Canadian political space on our Saturday evening.
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THE SCHEDULE
Time Event Location
15:00 Offical Hotel Check-In Sheraton Centre Lobby
18:00 Welcome Dinner w/ Justin Hein The Pickle Barrel
19:40 Free Time N/A
20:30 Travel to Night Event Sheraton Centre Lobby
22:15 Night Event: Cowtown East The Porch
Time Event Location
8:00 Breakfast Tim Horton's
10:40 Session 2 See Breakdown
12:10 Lunch Cara Commons TRSM 1-148
13:00 Session 3 See Breakdown
14:20 Travel to Networking Event TRSM 2 Lobby
14:45 Launch Zone Presentation Student Learning Centre 312
15:00 Financial District Networking Student Learning Centre 312
17:00 Student Learning Centre Tours Student Learning Centre
17:30 Travel to Dinner Student Learning Centre Lobby
18:00 Alumni Reception Cara Commons TRSM 1-148
18:30 Dinner w/ Mark F. Cara Commons TRSM 1-148
20:00 Scavenger Hunt: Running the 6ix TBA
21:30 Travel to Night Event Sheraton Centre Lobby
22:00 Night Event: OVO Cake Nightclub
Time Event Location
8:00 Breakfast Tim Horton's
9:30 Session 4 See Breakdown
11:00 CPA Ontario Workshop TRSM 2-003
12:30 Lunch Cara Commons TRSM 1-148
13:00 Session 5 See Breakdown
15:00 CABS Board Meeting TRSM 2-003
18:00 Travel to Dinner TRSM 2 Lobby
18:30 Closing Dinner w/ Adam N. TBA
20:00 Free Time N/A
21:30 Travel to Night Event Sheraton Centre Lobby
22:00 Night Event: Rogue Nation Mi5 Uniun Nightclub
2:00 Hospitality Suite TBD
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EVENT THEMES
Cowtown East | Thursday Night
Gearing up for Haskayne Roundtable 2016 in Calgary, we will kick off
the first night of our inaugural CBSC with a good ol’ hoedown. Think:
cowboy/girl hats, boots, and the like.
Running the 6ix with my Woes | Friday Evening
For our Scavenger Hunt, where we take to the streets of the 6ix, have
your team dress in what makes you embody We The North in the
most Torontonian outfit imaginable.
OVO | Friday Night
It would not be a Toronto Conference if it did not feature a theme
of MLSE’s Ambassador Drake. Like him or love him he’s transcended
what Toronto professional sports means, so we will take the 6ix show-
casing our best casual wear club wear akin to a Drake performance.
Rogue Nation: Mi5 | Saturday Night
To close the first ever CBSC, we want end the weekend showing off
our best looks! Think: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, and the most
stylish super-agent outfit.
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THE VENUES
Sheraton Centre Toronto | Our Hotel
Address: 123 Queen St W, Toronto, ON
Phone: (416) 361-1000
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Ted Rogers’ School of Management
Address: 55 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON
Phone: (416) 979-5000
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The Porch
Address: 250 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON
Phone: (647) 344-1234
3
Cake Nightclub
Address: 214 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON
Phone: (416) 599-2253
4
Uniun Nightclub
Address: 473 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON
Phone: (416) 599-2253
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The Pickle Barrel
Address: 312 Yonge St, Toronto, ON
Phone: (416) 977-6677
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Ryerson Student Learning Center
Address: 2 Gould Street, Toronto, ON
Website: http://slc.blog.ryerson.ca
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CONTACT INFO
Aryan Vatanian | Organizing Committee
Phone: (647) 986-3629
Email: cbsc.external@cabsonline.ca
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Genevieve Taylor | Organizing Committee
Phone: (905) 484-8624
Email: cbsc.events@cabsonline.ca
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Zac Hogg | CABS Management Team
Phone: (519) 500-21933
Jeanna Kozan | CABS Management Team
Phone: (306) 535-11234
Calvin Parker | CABS President
Phone: (250) 508-19075
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