2nd place at Business Sustainability Case Competition!

A couple of weeks ago, the University of Guelph held a Business Case Competition that focused primarily on sustainability. There were a total of 10 teams competing including 1 team from Wageningen, Netherlands.

The case was based on a company that was looking to invest in solar and thermal technology in order to reduce reliance on the grid and become sustainable leader in their industry. It was a fair comprehensive and lengthy case written by Professor Francesco Braga and judged by a variety of professionals including a Professor from Italy. The competition included a very inspiring keynote speech from Frank Valeriote, the MP for Guelph.

Our team was selected as the top 3 finalists, and in the end we placed 2nd overall! The competition was a great experience, and definitely much different from the accounting case competitions I have done in the past.  There was also some international networking with the team from Netherlands and the Professor from Italy.

The Professors also selected the top 8 individuals from the competition to represent the University of Guelph in Shanghai for a case competition in June, and I was one of those individuals selected! Very excited about this opportunity, a great way to wrap up my undergrad career. Preparations are already under way and we  are practising every week for this great event, looking to take home the gold on an international level!