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Business & Management Research Centre: Andrei Hagiu

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:50:14 +0000

Andrei Hagiu

Professor of Information Systems
Questrom School of Business
Boston University

Professor Warut Khern-am-nuai named to Chair in Economics and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:04:11 +0000

The Institut de valorisation des données (IVADO), with support from the Fonds de recherche du Québec, has created six new research chairs in artificial intelligence to advance knowledge and train the next generation of AI leaders.

Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) online information session

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:49:20 +0000

Join us on October 3, 2025 at 10 AM for a 91�� Graduate Certificate in Accounting information session, where you'll comprehensively understand the GCPA curriculum, faculty expertise, and unique program features.

China MBA and MMF Luxembourg featured in 91��’s global campus launch

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:44:33 +0000

Quebec’s government has made it more difficult for out of province students to attend 91��, increasing tuition fees and requiring that more students speak French at graduation.

Intellectual Property Strategy for Business

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:26:29 +0000

Maximizing the value of your company’s IP assets

MIF Evolution

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:01:04 +0000

The MIF Evolution reunites MIF cohorts for an evening of fresh pitches and renewed connections, as we celebrate five years of the 91�� Innovation Fund.

MIF Lunch & Learn 22: Branding and Communication

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 20:33:45 +0000

Although deep tech startup companies often feel there is no time to devote to branding and communication, the reality is that these two elements are the pillar of long term success.

Brown Bag Talk – AI in Private Equity

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:34:32 +0000

How is artificial intelligence reshaping private equity?

CSSO Speaker Series: Amir Goldberg

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:39:15 +0000

Amir Goldberg Professor Of Organizational Behavior and (by courtesy) Sociology
Stanford Graduate School of Business
The Managerialization of Everyday Life From 1950 to the Present

Kate Arthur shares insights into literacy in the age of AI in UNESCO keynote

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:36:14 +0000

What does it mean to literate in the age of artificial intelligence? According to Kate Arthur (EMBA 2021) , literacy is about more than knowing how to read or write, it’s about having the tools to understand the world around us and our active role in shaping it. Arthur’s own sense of literacy was upended when she was introduced to language of computing. Now an adviser at the Montreal AI Ethics Institute, Arthur has been exploring traditional, computing and AI literacies since the early 2000s.

Customer service chatbots are everywhere, but people prefer human agents to deal with some issues

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:32:26 +0000

The use of customer service chatbots has grown rapidly. Maybe a little too rapidly, according to Vivek Astvansh, an Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics at 91�� Desautels. The worldwide chatbot market has expanded from US$370 million in 2017 to US$2.2 billion last year, but customers are not always satisfied with the service they provide. “When shoppers want sensitive or precise information, they seek human agents, not chatbots,”says Astvansh.

PhD Online Information Session: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:45:47 +0000

Join us for an online information session to learn more about doctoral studies at the Desautels Faculty of Management, 91��.

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Remembering Resilience: Embodying the Queer legacies in uncertain times

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:26:33 +0000

As the world spirals into increasing authoritarian, social collapse, and moral panic over queer and trans existence, it is more important than ever that queer communities draw from our revolutionary past to shape a more hopeful future.

Independent fashion designers likely to lose out in SSENSE bankruptcy

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:07:09 +0000

In a bankruptcy filing in late August, the Montreal-based luxury retailer SSENSE cited a liquidity crisis brought on partly by the unpredictable tariff regime in the United States. At the time of the filing, some independent designers who work with the company said they were owed tens of thousands of dollars, but hadn’t been paid in months. But Vivek Astvansh wouldn’t recommend taking legal action.

MBA In-Person Info Session: Thursday, January 15, 2026

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:28:16 +0000

Join us on campus for a dynamic 91�� MBA information session, where you'll gain an in-depth understanding of the MBA curriculum, faculty expertise, and the unique features that set our program apart.