The Organizers
The Van Berkom JMSB Small-Cap Case Competition is organized by a group of MBA students and alumni from the John Molson School of Business under the direction of Amr Addas, Adjunct Professor at the Finance Department and the Goodman Institute of Investment Management, and Director of the Van Berkom Investment Management Program at John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. The team works throughout the year to organize the competition and is supported by a team of dedicated volunteers.
2023 Organizing Team
The 2023 edition of Van Berkom-JMSB Small-Cap Case Competition is organized by an impressive group of keen and engaged subject-matter specialists—MBA students and John Molson School of Business alumni —all under the direction of Professor Amr Addas. The team frequently consults with the Director of Student Life at Concordia University, Guy Barbeau for strategic planning and execution.
Anza Khan: An MBA alumna from the John Molson School of Business, Anza is a seasoned sales & operations management professional. She also enjoys being involved at her Alma mater and 2023 will be her sixth year on the organizing committee of the Van Berkom JMSB Case Competition. She's looking forward to welcoming another group of exceptional finance students to the competition.
Amy Nguyen: Amy graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Finance in 2021. She worked at Concordia for one year alongside the program director (Amr Addas), where they started an initiative called the Sustainability Ecosystem. The goal of the program was to connect finance professionals with an interest in sustainability through events and workshops. She now works at EcoVadis on the Sustainable Finance and Private Equity sales team. Through her experiences during her undergraduate degree, she spent a lot of her time planning events and is looking forward to applying that knowledge and working with the organizing committee.
Guy Barbeau: Guy is the Director, Student Life and Special Projects at the John Molson School of Business. This is his third year as a member of the VBCC Organizing Team and he is looking forward to an innovative and successful 2023 competition. Prior to his role in administration at John Molson School of Business, Guy was a lecturer in the Management Department, teaching undergraduate classes in business theory and strategy. He also brings a rich background of experiences from his career in the private industry; he has worked extensively in the consulting, financial services, information technology, and healthcare fields. Guy obtained his MBA from the Ivey Business School at Western University and his BCOM from McGill University.
Ruixi(Darren) Liao: Darren is in his second year of the MBA program at JMSB. After earning a degree in Economics, he took a year-long internship in the British horse racing industry in the United Kingdom. Afterward, he joined a consulting firm’s sales and marketing team in Shanghai four years ago. Apart from his study, he also interns for a fintech company in Canada specializing in operation and event recruiting. He is super enthusiastic about events and connections built between people. Darren joined the VBCC organizing team and is looking forward to meeting all participants for the coming competition.
Min works as a senior project manager for the last 7 years. He managed projects related to new product development, ERP implementation, and other continuous improvement projects. Passionate about case competitions, Min has participated in a few internal and external case competitions. He has also led the JMSB MBA Society where he organized different events with his team. This experience has sparked him to become an organizer for Van Berkom Case Competition. As a Gina Cody School alumnus in Quality Systems Engineering, Min hopes to leverage his experiences in management as he takes on his next chapter in life at JMSB.