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MCGILL ISRAEL STUDY TRIP

AUGUST 8-30 2019

Entrepreneurship through the Lens of Fintech

INFORMATION SESSION

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20TH THURSDAY MARCH 14TH FRIDAY MARCH 15TH

MCGILL ISRAEL 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 A SHORT INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THE ISRAEL TRIP

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MCGILL ISRAEL STUDY TRIP

THE

3-WEEK PROGRAM FOR 6 CREDIT HOURS SUBSIDIZED TRIP FEE $1000 LEVERAGE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES IN THE CLASSROOM EXPOSURE TO GROWING FIELD OF FINTECH

OPPORTUNITY

2018 READING WEEK ISRAEL TRIP

LAST YEAR’S TRIP

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ABOUT START-UP NATION A MODERN, DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPING COUNTRY

• ENGINE OF ISRAELI ECONOMY: INNOVATIVE

EXPORT INDUSTRIES

• DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNICATIONS,

COMPUTING, DEFENSE, MEDICINE, ETC.

• TEL AVIV: CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS
• RICH IN CULTURAL AND LEISURE OPTIONS
• POPULATION: MOSAIC OF DIVERSITY

ISRAEL—TEL AVIV

ABOUT

CAPITAL OF WORLD RELIGION

• THE HOLY LAND
• CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION
• ABOUND WITH

ARCHEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL, AND RELIGIOUS SITES

ISRAEL—JERUSALEM

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MCGILL ISRAEL STUDY TRIP

6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

1 INTRODUCTION TO LIFE-CYCLE OF START-UPS 2 OUTLINE OF THE LANDSCAPE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES 3 CASE STUDIES OF PROMINENT FINTECH COMPANIES

THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 3 CORE PARTS

COURSE BREAKDOWN

EACH PART LOOKED AT THROUGH BOTH FINANCE AND OB PERSPECTIVES

Professor Jiro E. Kondo

FINE 434 ORGB 434

Professor Brian Rubineau

6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

COURSE BREAKDOWN

• 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

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FINE 434 ORGB 434

COURSE BREAKDOWN

6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

• 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 Professor Jiro E. Kondo

FINE 434 ORGB 434

Professor Brian Rubineau

6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

COURSE EVALUATION

30% Participation & Professionalism 20% Reflection Journal 50% Group Project 30% Participation & Professionalism 20% Reflection Journal 50% Group Project

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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)

DATES

IMPORTANT MARCH 31st Applications Due APRIL 30th Participants Selected AUGUST 8th IDC Students Arrive AUGUST 15th Fly to Tel Aviv AUGUST 30th Return to Montreal MONTREAL PORTION ISRAEL PORTION

• 1 week of

content

• Cultural and

professional site visits

• Day trip to

Ottawa

• 2 weeks of

content & site visits

• Tel Aviv (10

days), Jerusalem (3 days), Dead Sea (1 day)

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SAMPLE SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE**)

DATES LOCATION DETAILS August 16 Tel Aviv − Bus transfer to Jerusalem August 16-19 Jerusalem − Yad Vashem − Old City − Course-related activities − Knesset— Israel’s Parliament August 20 Dead Sea & Masada 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 DAY TRIPS TO: − Haifa − Nazareth, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee − Kfar Hanokdim − Mt. Scopus, Mount of Olives COSTS

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE ENROLLMENT FEE?

IN CLUD E D IN $1000 PROG RAM FEE

 Round-trip airfare from Montreal, QC to Tel Aviv, Israel  Ground transportation for cultural and touristic activities in Canada and Israel  Accommodations throughout field course in Israel  Some meals during field course  Travel insurance  Obtaining the proper documentation to travel & remain in Canada (e.g. passport, visas, etc.)  Any sightseeing, trips, entertainment, or activities not included in the itinerary that you choose to pursue  Some meals/snacks  Tuition costs for the course

COSTS COVERE D BY STUDEN T

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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

ELIGIBILITY PROCESS

INTERESTED? NEXT STEPS...

1 FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM AT

www.mcgill.ca/desautels/Israel-study-trip/application

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 8-30TH —Israel Portion: AUGUST 15-30TH

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

INTERESTED? NEXT STEPS... BY MARCH 31ST

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AUGUST 8-30 2019

Entrepreneurship through the Lens of Fintech

THANK YOU! ANY QUESTIONS?

APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 31st! https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/israel-study-trip FOR ADDITIONAL INQUIRIES: JIRO.KONDO@MCGILL.CA BRIAN.RUBINEAU@MCGILL.CA ISRAELSTUDYTRIP@MCGILL.CA