Date/Time
Date(s) - 29 Feb 2012
10:00 AM
What it is
The Walmart Green Student Challenge (www.sharegreen.ca/student) set out on a mission to find post-secondary students who will change the world with their sustainable business idea.
Five semi-finalists have been selected, and the teams will compete on February 29th for a portion of $100,000 in prizes.
The event will be webcast, live from the heart of Canadian business, from the Toronto Stock Exchange TMX Broadcast Centre. You can register for the webcast now: http://www.sharegreen.ca.
… and now for the semi-finalists
The five semi-finalist teams, from west to east, are:
Peter Waugh, Laura Higgins, Brian Eshpeter and Carolyn Nalder –UniversityofCalgary
Mark Desjardine –University of Western Ontario
Arthur Yip, Jake Yeung and Alan Thai –UniversityofWaterloo
Hassan Valiji –YorkUniversity
Stephanie MacLean, Kurt Boone, Andrew Weatherbee and Omar Hassan –Cape BretonUniversity
Who else will be THERE …
The five semi-finalist teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of Canada’s top CEOs, and then get grilled by some of the toughest names in business.
The CEO panel includes:
Shelley Broader, President and CEO, WalmartCanada John Guarino, President, Coca-Cola RefreshmentsCanada John LeBoutillier, President and CEO., UnileverCanada Michael McCain, President and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods Peter Robinson, President and CEO, The David Suzuki FoundationWho’s going to take home the top prize in the Walmart Green Student Challenge? Students from University of Calgary, Western, University of Waterloo, York and Cape Breton University will all compete on February 29th.
Watch the event live via webcast! http://www.sharegreen.ca