O, Canada!
RO/CA 2025 was hosted in Canada’s capital by Carleton University. Sixteen universities from 10 countries participated, representing Asia, Europe, and North America.
Matches took place the Nicol Building, home to the Sprott School of Business. The Opening Ceremony was held on Sunday, October 19 and concluded with a Gala Banquet on Friday, October 24. Teams arriving early had the opportunity to join RO/CA Team Ambassadors and volunteers for an afternoon of Canadian football, as the Ottawa RedBlacks took on rival Montreal Alouettes. Thursday’s social day saw a return to Lansdowne Park for a tour of TD Place Stadium and Arena, and on-field activities that included an impromptu field goal kicking contest. The final case—Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group—challenged teams to provide a strategy to increase fan engagement and ticket sales for the RedBlacks and their OSEG-owned ice hockey cousins, the Ottawa 67’s.
- Round 1 (Monday): Wills Transfer: Logistics of Change
- Round 2 (Tuesday): CWD: Grappling with Artificial Intelligence
- Round 3 (Wednesday): Growcer: Growing Up
- Finals (Friday): Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group
- Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Romania)
- Carleton University, Sprott School of Business (Canada)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Business School (China, Hong Kong SAR)
- Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (Canada)
- Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary)
- Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
- Manchester Metropolitan University (United Kingdom)
- McGill University, Desautels School of Management (Canada)
- North Carolina State University, Poole School of Business (USA)
- Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam Business School (Netherlands)
- Technological University Dublin, College of Business (Ireland)
- Thammasat University, Business School (Thailand)
- University of Alberta, Alberta School of Business (Canada)
- University of Ottawa, Telfer School of Business (Canada)
- University of Vermont, Grossman School of Business (USA)
- Wilfrid Laurier University, Lazaridis School of Business (Canada)
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- McGill University
- Corvinus University of Budapest
Most Spirited Team: Technological University Dublin
Team Selfie Challenge Award: University of Vermont
Best Individual Presenters: Freya Lambert (Manchester Metropolitan University) & Gert Brodt (Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences)
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