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About the Workshop
August 19 - 23, 2024
Monday - Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM
The Ivey Business School will host its first five-day workshop on Reconciling Business Schools this August. The workshop will be co-taught by Indigenous scholars, Indigenous community leaders, and Western business school scholars. It will facilitate discussions and exercises, weaving Indigenous and Western worldviews, to arrive at practice-oriented pathways to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. For example, to advance Calls to Action 62 and 63, we will discuss building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect. To advance Call to Action 92, we will discuss how the corporate sector in Canada can engage in economic reconciliation and support Indigenous leadership. The workshop will also include sessions on land-based learning, Indigenous entrepreneurship, Indigenous-led finance, and governance.
workshop teachers and coordinators
- Dr. Candace Brunette-Debassige, Assistant Professor, Western University, Mushkego Cree iskwew from Peetabeck
- Clint Jacobs, Adjunct Indigenous Scholar, University of Windsor, Anishinaabe from Bkejwanong, Walpole Island First Nation
- Kim Wheatley, Public Speaker, Event Organizer, Writer, Ceremonial Practitioner, Anishinaabe Ojibway Grandmother from Shawanaga First Nation
- Samantha Whiteye, Indigenous Leadership Director, Carolinian Canada, Community Leader from Eelūnapéewi Lahkéewiit
- Bill Hill, Ro’nikonkatste, Co-CEO of Noojimo Health, Mohawk from Six Nations
- Dr. Diane-Laure Arjaliès, Associate Professor, Ivey Business School
- Dr. Zoe Kinias, Associate Professor, Ivey Business School
- Dr. Oana Branzei, Professor, Ivey Business School
- Dr. Erin Huner, Director, Culture & Inclusion, Ivey Business School
- Maggie Weller, Sr. Associate, Wood Centre for Innovation in Business Education, Ivey Business School
- Melanie Issett, Sustainable Finance Research Fellow, Ivey Business School
Application for Indigenous Ivey Fellows
We are seeking participants for the first cohort of Indigenous Ivey Fellows to participate in the workshop. Indigenous Ivey Fellows will be compensated and accommodations will be available.
Who can apply?
- Participants must be 18+ years old
- Registered students at Western and Affiliate Colleges (King’s and Huron)
- Indigenous community members
Applications are now closed.
Application for Students
We are seeking 10 students from UWO and select universities to participate in the workshop. Ivey students will receive a 0.25 credit (HBA only) or a 0.50 credit (MSc, PhD and MBA. Optional for HBA). Note: Ivey HBA Sustainability Certificate students will be given priority when applying.
Applications are now closed.
Require support?
Please do not hesitate to contact Ali Rilett, at arilett@ivey.ca