3/15/2019 AUGUST 8-30 MCGILL ISRAEL 2019 Entrepreneurship through the Lens of Fintech STUDY TRIP INFORMATION SESSION WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20 TH THURSDAY MARCH 14 TH FRIDAY MARCH 15 TH MCGILL ISRAEL A SHORT INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE ISRAEL TRIP STUDY TRIP • INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE START-UP LANDSCAPE THROUGH THE LENS OF FINTECH IN NORTH AMERICA AND ISRAEL • COLLABORATIVE 3-WEEK STUDY TRIP BETWEEN THE DESAUTELS FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY AND THE ADELSON SCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT IDC HERZLIYA • CANADIAN STUDENTS COLLABORATE WITH ISRAELI STUDENTS, APPLYING COURSE CONCEPTS TO PARTNERING START-UPS • TRIP IS SPONSORED IN PART BY EXTERNAL FUNDS (includes ROUND-TRIP AIR TRAVEL TO ISRAEL, COMPANY VISITS, TOURS, AND SELECTED MEALS 1
3/15/2019 MCGILL ISRAEL THE OPPORTUNITY STUDY TRIP 3-WEEK PROGRAM FOR 6 CREDIT HOURS SUBSIDIZED TRIP FEE $1000 LEVERAGE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES IN THE CLASSROOM EXPOSURE TO GROWING FIELD OF FINTECH 2018 READING WEEK ISRAEL TRIP LAST YEAR’S TRIP 2
3/15/2019 ABOUT ISRAEL—TEL AVIV A MODERN, DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPING COUNTRY - TEL AVIV: CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS -RICH IN CULTURAL AND LEISURE OPTIONS -POPULATION: MOSAIC OF DIVERSITY START-UP NATION -ENGINE OF ISRAELI ECONOMY: INNOVATIVE EXPORT INDUSTRIES -DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTING, DEFENSE, MEDICINE, ETC. ABOUT ISRAEL—JERUSALEM CAPITAL OF WORLD RELIGION - THE HOLY LAND - CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION - ABOUND WITH ARCHEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL, AND RELIGIOUS SITES 3
3/15/2019 MCGILL ISRAEL 6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY COURSE BREAKDOWN STUDY TRIP THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 3 CORE PARTS 1 INTRODUCTION TO LIFE-CYCLE OF START-UPS 2 OUTLINE OF THE LANDSCAPE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES 3 CASE STUDIES OF PROMINENT FINTECH COMPANIES EACH PART LOOKED AT THROUGH BOTH FINANCE AND OB PERSPECTIVES 6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY COURSE BREAKDOWN FINE 434 ORGB 434 • Life-cycle of start-ups (4 key stages) • Overview of financial services landscape • Important developments in technology and demographic trends that allow start-ups to innovate Professor Brian Rubineau Professor Jiro E. Kondo 4
3/15/2019 6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY COURSE BREAKDOWN ORGB 434 FINE 434 • Genesis and consequences of the nature of start-ups’ culture • Growing and staffing a start-up • Cultural context of FinTech start- ups; cross-cultural management • Dealing with active resistance to disruptive tech & new competitors Professor Jiro E. Kondo Professor Brian Rubineau 6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY COURSE EVALUATION FINE 434 ORGB 434 30% Participation & Professionalism 30% Participation & Professionalism 20% Reflection Journal 20% Reflection Journal 50% Group Project 50% Group Project Professor Jiro E. Kondo Professor Brian Rubineau 5
3/15/2019 6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY COURSE EVALUATION WHAT D O THE COURSES COUN T FOR Satisfies 3 credits of complementary course requirements as follows: Major in Finance (FINE 434) Concentration in Finance (FINE 434) Major in Organizational Behavior (ORGB 434) Concentration in Organizational Behavior (ORGB 434) Major in Strategic Management (FINE 434, but at most 1 study trip permitted) Concentration in Entrepreneurship (FINE 434, but at most 1 study trip permitted) IMPORTANT DATES AUGUST 8 th AUGUST 15 th AUGUST 30 th IDC Students Arrive Fly to Tel Aviv Return to Montreal ISRAEL PORTION MONTREAL PORTION • 2 weeks of • 1 week of content & site content visits • Cultural and MARCH 31 st APRIL 30 th • Tel Aviv (10 professional site Applications Due Participants Selected days), visits Jerusalem (3 • Day trip to days), Dead Sea Ottawa (1 day) 6
3/15/2019 SAMPLE SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE**) DATES LOCATION DETAILS August 16 Tel Aviv − Bus transfer to Jerusalem DAY TRIPS TO: August 16-19 Jerusalem − Yad Vashem − Haifa − Old City − Nazareth, − Course-related activities Tiberias, Sea of − Knesset— Israel’s Galilee Parliament − Kfar Hanokdim − Mt. Scopus, August 20 Dead Sea & Masada Mount of Olives August 21-30 Based in Tel Aviv/ Herzliya − Visit the Heseg House − Course-related activities − Visit Canadian Embassy − Visit start-ups, incubators, VC − HACK-a-THON COSTS WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE ENROLLMENT FEE? IN CLUD E D IN $1000 COSTS COVERE D BY PROG RAM FEE STUDEN T Obtaining the proper Round-trip airfare from documentation to travel & Montreal, QC to Tel Aviv, Israel Ground transportation for remain in Canada (e.g. passport, visas, etc.) cultural and touristic activities Any sightseeing, trips, in Canada and Israel Accommodations throughout entertainment, or activities not included in the itinerary field course in Israel Some meals during field course that you choose to pursue Some meals/snacks Travel insurance Tuition costs for the course 7
3/15/2019 INTERESTED? NEXT STEPS... ELIGIBILITY PROCESS 1 MUST BE A STUDENT FROM THE DESAUTELS FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT 2 MUST HAVE A VALID PASSPORT 3 CANNOT HAVE GRADUATED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE STUDY TRIP 4 MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE INTERESTED? NEXT STEPS... THE APPLICATION PROCESS 1 FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM AT www.mcgill.ca/desautels/Israel-study-trip/application BY MARCH 31 ST 2 STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THIS FORM WILL BE INTERVIEWED PRIOR TO RECEIVING AN OFFER TO ENROLL IN THE CLASS 3 STUDENTS WHO ENROLL WILL INCUR A NON-REFUNDABLE ENROLLMENT FEE OF $1000— WHICH IS THE TOTAL STUDENT’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRIP COSTS 4 DATES: AUGUST 8-30 TH —Israel Portion: AUGUST 15-30TH 8
3/15/2019 AUGUST 8-30 MCGILL ISRAEL 2019 Entrepreneurship through the Lens of Fintech STUDY TRIP THANK YOU! ANY QUESTIONS? APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 31 st ! https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/israel-study-trip FOR ADDITIONAL INQUIRIES: JIRO.KONDO@MCGILL.CA BRIAN.RUBINEAU@MCGILL.CA ISRAELSTUDYTRIP@MCGILL.CA 9
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