Conference GuideFor Delegates

@TheCABS#CBSC 2015

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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 participating school, for over 70 event delegates.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 Toronto were combined in 1988 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 schools at the Ted Rogers School of Management. 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 at 55 Dundas Street West, will be the host school 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), Ted Rogers provides the best mix of a high quality 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, ExternalAryan 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 EventsGenevieve (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 LogisticsFrederick 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 RelationsRahim 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.

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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 CONDUCTCABS 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 MorningOur 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 MorningOur 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 AfternoonOur 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 MorningOur 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 MorningOur 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 AfternoonOur 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.

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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 ReviewAndrea 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 #1Angelo 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 LEADERSCharles Kuno | Organizational Dev. & Policy ReviewThroughout 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 SessionDan 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 #2Aneesh 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 KEYNOTESJustin Hein | Thursday EveningJustin, 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 EveningMark 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 EveningAdam 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 SCHEDULETime Event Location15:00 Offical Hotel Check-In Sheraton Centre Lobby18:00 Welcome Dinner w/ Justin Hein The Pickle Barrel19:40 Free Time N/A 20:30 Travel to Night Event Sheraton Centre Lobby22:15 Night Event: Cowtown East The Porch

Time Event Location8:00 Breakfast Tim Horton's10:40 Session 2 See Breakdown12:10 Lunch Cara Commons TRSM 1-14813:00 Session 3 See Breakdown14:20 Travel to Networking Event TRSM 2 Lobby14:45 Launch Zone Presentation Student Learning Centre 31215:00 Financial District Networking Student Learning Centre 31217:00 Student Learning Centre Tours Student Learning Centre17:30 Travel to Dinner Student Learning Centre Lobby18:00 Alumni Reception Cara Commons TRSM 1-14818:30 Dinner w/ Mark F. Cara Commons TRSM 1-14820:00 Scavenger Hunt: Running the 6ix TBA21:30 Travel to Night Event Sheraton Centre Lobby22:00 Night Event: OVO Cake Nightclub

Time Event Location8:00 Breakfast Tim Horton's9:30 Session 4 See Breakdown11:00 CPA Ontario Workshop TRSM 2-00312:30 Lunch Cara Commons TRSM 1-14813:00 Session 5 See Breakdown15:00 CABS Board Meeting TRSM 2-00318:00 Travel to Dinner TRSM 2 Lobby18:30 Closing Dinner w/ Adam N. TBA20:00 Free Time N/A 21:30 Travel to Night Event Sheraton Centre Lobby22:00 Night Event: Rogue Nation Mi5 Uniun Nightclub2:00 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 HotelAddress: 123 Queen St W, Toronto, ONPhone: (416) 361-1000

1Ted Rogers’ School of ManagementAddress: 55 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ONPhone: (416) 979-5000

2The PorchAddress: 250 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ONPhone: (647) 344-1234

3Cake NightclubAddress: 214 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ONPhone: (416) 599-2253

4Uniun NightclubAddress: 473 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ONPhone: (416) 599-2253

5The Pickle BarrelAddress: 312 Yonge St, Toronto, ONPhone: (416) 977-6677

6Ryerson Student Learning CenterAddress: 2 Gould Street, Toronto, ONWebsite: http://slc.blog.ryerson.ca

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CONTACT INFO

Aryan Vatanian | Organizing CommitteePhone: (647) 986-3629Email: cbsc.external@cabsonline.ca

1Genevieve Taylor | Organizing CommitteePhone: (905) 484-8624Email: cbsc.events@cabsonline.ca

2Zac Hogg | CABS Management TeamPhone: (519) 500-21933Jeanna Kozan | CABS Management TeamPhone: (306) 535-11234Calvin Parker | CABS PresidentPhone: (250) 508-19075Uber | Taxi ServiceDownload the mobile app: www.uber.com6EmergencyPhone: 9117

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