03/06/2026
👏 Celebrating the hard work and achievements of our MBA students who represented our program at two national case competitions this past month!
🏆 University of Manitoba Asper Business Case Competition
Our MBA team delivered exceptional results across three rounds in a highly competitive field:
🥇 1st place – Research Case
🥇 1st place – Boardroom Case
🥉 3rd place – Traditional 3-hour Case
Team members: Yaping Li, Grish Balaji, Shailendra Rai, and Jailyn Meade
Coaches: Lisa Malachowski and Laura Fraticelli
📍 10th Annual MBA Diversity & Inclusion Case Challenge – University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management
Our team worked on a month-long consulting mandate focused on designing a sourcing and logistics strategy for Portage & Pine Apparel to strengthen resilience, credibility, and inclusion while maintaining financial performance in a volatile global environment.
Team members: Pragya Tiwary, Swapnil Hirani, Jeremie St-Jules Prevost, and Hoda Heli
Coaches: Liane Villemure, Beth Clarke, and Anne Morinville
While both teams did not advance to the final round, they delivered a strong performance after months of preparation that began back in September as part of the Strategies in Action course. Both teams demonstrated incredible dedication, teamwork, and professionalism while representing our MBA program.
👏 Congratulations to all participants and a sincere thank you to the coaches for their ongoing support.
