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UOIT Commerce students show off their business acumen at national competition

April 28, 2016

UOIT Commerce students Nicholas Kirkton, Jordan Mackali, Justin Mathew, William Lee and Gianfranco Ingratta took second place in the two-day LIVE case competition.

A team of five third-year Commerce students from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) earned an impressive second-place finish at a recent national business conference in downtown Toronto, Ontario.

The win came during the 10^th-annual Leading Innovative Visions to Executions (LIVE) Conference, hosted by the University of Toronto Scarborough. UOIT students competed with approximately 30 teams from universities across Canada.

UOIT team members included:

Gianfranco Ingratta (Marketing)
Nicholas Kirkton (Accounting)
William Lee (Finance)
Jordan Mackali (Accounting)
Justin Mathew (Marketing)

LIVE brings together the brightest and most ambitious undergraduate business students from across Canada for an intense competition spanning all major areas of business. The event challenges delegates to apply their knowledge in a real-world simulated business environment.

During the two-day event, delegates participate in a challenging curriculum, network, and listen to guest speakers. But at the heart of the event is an intense business competition that gives delegates a chance to face tomorrow’s executive decisions today. Working in teams of five, students tackle strategic decision-making scenarios using their skills in areas such as finance, operations, marketing, accounting and strategic management.

Quotes

“The curriculum and training our students receive through the Faculty of Business and Information Technology’s (FBIT) Bachelor of Commerce program provides them with the fundamental business and technical skills required to participate in these types of competitions. The LIVE conference presents students with a fantastic hands-on learning opportunity to explore their potential as future business leaders. Our students compete against many top business schools and we are incredibly proud of their success.”

- Dr. Pamela Ritchie, Dean, FBIT

“This is a great accomplishment and we couldn’t be more proud of these students. Successes like these attest to the quality of our students and add further credibility to the programs our university offers.”

- Jeremy Rodgers, fourth-year Commerce student and President, UOIT Accounting Association

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