For the 35th anniversary of Ivey’s Scotiabank International Case Competition (SICC), 12 participating global teams took on a double challenge – two cases exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the business world.
This was the first time the annual competition sponsored by Ivey’s Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab in partnership with Scotiabank – one of the largest, longest-running, and most diverse business school case competitions in the world – offered two cases.
One case focused on scaling an AI risk mitigation business in a rapidly evolving and regulated market. The other explored the best go-to-market strategy for a medical technology startup enhancing cancer diagnosis through robotics, imaging, and AI. In addition to presenting their solutions to a panel of esteemed senior executive judges, teams heard directly from some of the case protagonists.
In his opening remarks, Ivey Dean Julian Birkinshaw reflected on the value of case-method learning, which he personally experienced while attending Ivey 30 years ago.
“One of the best things about Ivey is our commitment to case-method learning. There is no better learning opportunity than experiencing real-world business problems and putting yourself in the shoes of the decision-maker,” he said.
The student-organized event, co-chaired by Ivey HBA students Lily Di Gasbarro and Talia Eller Yerushalmi, also gave participants a taste of Canada, including a visit to Niagara Falls among many social activities. The competition, held from March 18 to 22, had three objectives: to provide a forum for undergraduate business students to tackle real-world business challenges; to foster meaningful relationships between students and faculty from business schools worldwide; and to offer the industry a glimpse of future leaders.
“This is an incredible opportunity to learn from each other, to experience diverse perspectives, and build bonds of friendship that will no doubt last a lifetime,” said Birkinshaw. “The world is a strange place right now. That’s why it is especially gratifying to see this diverse group come together to learn, network, and have some fun.”
Congratulations to the winners
- First place – Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba (Canada) – Evan Adair, Garrison Glatz, and Kayla Odidison;
- Second place – Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) – Rhalph Atienza, Maxinne Co, Timothy Manaloto, and Abby Sotto; and,
- Third place – The Culverhouse College of Business, University of Alabama (U.S.) – Joe Clark, Ella Foes, Angel Peterson, and Kate Schlager.
New Zealand Otago University Business School won the coveted Spirit Cup, which is given to the team with the most enthusiasm and participation in various events and challenges.
The Asper School of Business team l-r: Evan Adair, Garrison Glatz, and Kayla Odidison
The full roster of SICC teams included:
- Monash Business School at Monash University (Austrlia)
- Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba (Canada)
- Ivey Business School at Western University (Canada)
- Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia (Canada)
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen, China)
- University of Münster School of Business and Economics (Germany)
- Universidad Panamericana Ciudad UP (Mexico)
- Otago Business School at the University of Otago (New Zealand)
- Universidad del Pacifico (Peru)
- Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)
- IE Business School (Spain)
- Culverhouse College of Business at The University of Alabama (U.S.)
Thank you to the judges
Case 1 – Jeffrey Chisholm; Fraser Gibson, MBA ’23; Isabella Ramirez, HBA ’22; Cristina Rigakos, MSc ’21; Penny Rintoul, MBA ’91; Liz Snelgrove, EMBA ’09; Angelica Velasquez Gordon, EMBA ’23; Alex Yazdani, MBA ’07; and David Zhou, HBA ’22.
Case 2 – Ryder Britton, MBA ’19; Karen Cheung, MBA ’09; Darren Jack, HBA ’88, MBA ’92; Gaston Lopez; Chad Marsen; Dayo Odunfa, MBA ’19; Carlos Orencio; Craig Pattinson, EMBA ’04; Karthik Ramakrishnan, MBA ’09; and Stephanie Zee, MBA ’06.
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