Engagement
We strive to bridge the gap between academia and industry to develop a shared understanding to manage disruptions.
This initiative aims to enhance our collective ability to respond to global changes, fostering a community of scholars and practitioners engaged in crafting resilient and responsive business models and management practices.
Short-Term Initiatives
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Initiative |
Action Steps |
Partners |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|
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Inaugural AAAI Speaker Series |
Eight leading academics are hosted for seminars at Desautels |
Desautels Area Coordinators |
Complete (Winter and Fall 2023) |
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Discussions on Decentralized Finance |
Desautels faculty and external resource persons are invited to share their expertise in decentralized finance with students |
Finance Area and Advancement |
Complete (Winter and Fall 2023) |
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Student-Led event on New Technologies, Business Innovation and Society |
Putting out a call to fund student groups interested in organizing events. |
Desautels students |
Complete (Winter and Fall 2023)
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AI Ethics Fireside Chats |
Invite external resource people for moderated panel discussions |
Laidley Centre for Business Ethics |
Initiated (Fall 2023) |
Medium and Long-Term Initiatives
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Initiative |
Action Steps |
Partners |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|
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Â鶹AV Desautels AI Public Literacy Initiative |
Identify funding sources to establish a program aimed at increasing AI literacy among the general public, policymakers, and business leaders. |
Desautels and Â鶹AV Faculty |
Brainstorming |
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Annual Quebec SME Roundtable on AI |
Identify funding sources to set up a program aimed at supporting Quebec SMEs. |
Desautels and Â鶹AV Faculty |
Brainstorming |
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AI and Blockchain Expertise for Entrepreneurs |
Set up a formal process for Dobson start-ups to solicit in-house Desautels expertise to tackle real-world problems |
Dobson Centre and E&I Initiative |
Brainstorming |
