This event is for Ivey MBA students and is not open to the public.
On July 16, the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership will host its annual Ivey MBA Leadership Day – a day dedicated to the development of our students as leaders. The MBA class will have the opportunity to have a first-hand look at the development of good leadership and leader character from some of Canada’s most respected practitioners.
The day will begin with a panel of leaders representing a broad range of perspectives and will focus on the learning that happens to good leaders throughout their lives – the experiences and influences that enable leaders to know what to do, how to act and how to lead during tumultuous and trying times. Three proven leaders will participate in the panel:
Jon Hantho, MBA '89
President & CEO, CBI Health Group
Jeannine Pereira, HBA '95
Director, Talent Development, EY Canada
Rashid Wasti, EMBA '03
EVP & Chief Talent Officer, Weston Group of Companies
Keynote Address: Isaac Olowolafe Jr.
Co-founder & General Partner, BKR Capital
Isaac Olowolafe Jr. is the Co-founder & General Partner of BKR Capital. Before co-founding BKR, Isaac was acting as General Partner for the Dream Maker Ventures fund (DMV), that primarily focused on early-stage Canadian tech companies and invested in a number of regional success stories.
Isaac is an award-winning real estate entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist. Isaac’s corporation, Dream Maker Inc., successfully operates multiple divisions including a brokerage, real estate development, wealth management, property management, education, private equity and insurance. Amongst other projects, the development division celebrated the completion of the first major mixed-use development (condos, townhomes, retail) called Dream Residences at Yorkdale, located directly across from Yorkdale Mall, and a boutique hotel called Dream Suites @ YYZ, located near the Toronto international airport. Through his love of sports, Dream Maker Developments became the jersey sponsor of the Canadian Men’s and Women’s National Basketball Teams from 2017 to 2020.
Isaac received a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Toronto. He has received numerous awards and recognition, including a Harry Jerome Business Award, an Enterprise Business Award by Planet Africa, an Arbor Award from the University of Toronto, a Business Leadership Award by Leadership and Governance Canada Inc. and a Public Service Award from the Transformation Institute for Leadership & Innovation and Toronto Board of Trade Award. In addition to his membership in the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Innovation Circle, Isaac made a generous donation, which named the Isaac Olowolafe Jr. Digital Media Experience Lab in Toronto Metropolitan University’s iconic Student Learning Centre and co-created the Black Innovations Programs out of TMU’s technology incubator, the DMZ.