Events & Initiatives
RCIG offers a comprehensive lineup of yearly initiatives including mentorship programs, networking events, skill-building workshops, and case competitions. We help students discover valuable professional development opportunities across diverse industries and streams of innovation.
Current Events
Past Events
Summer Mentorship Program
For the third year in a row, RCIG’s tight-knit summer mentorship program is preparing to engage incoming first-year Rotman Commerce students who are looking to gain valuable advice from upper-year mentors at RCIG. This opportunity will allow first-years to meet peers and navigate their transition from high school to university through topics such as course selection, student life opportunities, and much more.
Date: June to September 2024
Delivery: Online
The RCIG Summer Mentorship Program was a great opportunity for first-years like myself to make new connections, get to know upper-year students, and learn more about the program in general. I enjoyed the small groups and regular zoom calls, and also liked the combined calls with other mentors and mentees. I would highly recommend this program to any future incoming first-year.
Grace Ke, Class of 2024
Innovation Forum
Innovation Forum is RCIG's trademark annual case competition! We aim to partner with a firm to offer a real-world business problem for students to tackle, with potential themes of sustainability or social responsibility. The case competition will be accompanied by a panel of experts that will discuss topics pertaining to the chosen theme. Innovation Forum will enable students to foster their innovative problem-solving, while offering an opportunity for business professionals to engage with future leaders.
Date: March 4, 2023
Delivery: In-Person
The Innovation Forum is a unique opportunity for students to expand their thinking about what a career in consulting might look like. Additionally, the small student to rep ratio helped facilitate some really engaging conversations and connections.
Daniyal Ahmed, Class of 2021
The Catalyst
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The Catalyst is RCIG's annual kick-off event exclusively for first-year students, designed to introduce the RCIG team and the intern program. Participants have the opportunity to rotate through a series of challenges centered on innovative thinking and professional skill development critical to studies at Rotman Commerce, unified through a yearly event theme.
Date: September 14, 2023
Delivery: In-Person
I remember going to all the zoom club open houses as a first-year, trying to scope out the Rotman community. RCIG's Catalyst undoubtedly stood out amongst the others with its engaging activities, fun executives, and exciting energy. Come out to the Catalyst and you'll see what I mean!
Julia Li, Class of 2024
Instant Innovators Bootcamp
We are opening our doors to prioritize helping lower-year students gather real world consulting experience. We are partnering with Toronto's TTC to work on a pro-bono consulting project. In this program, you'll learn from workshops hosted by consultants, have face-time with the client, and engage in problem solutioning. Due to capacity limitations, we will operate on first come first serve sign ups for equal opportunity.
Date: October - December 2023
Delivery: In-Person/Online
"I find that consulting is seemingly a vague industry with skills that can only be found through experience. During my first year, I was grateful to have been a part of RCIG's consulting practice as it gave me a taste of what the industry truly is. Now, heading into my fourth year, I'm excited to help lead the new wave of students who are curious, passionate, and ambitious in their careers."
Victoria Zhang, Class of 2024
Networking Night
One of RCIG's most celebrated events in the heat of recruiting season, Networking Night is designed to connect Rotman Commerce students with dozens of industry professionals and UofT alumni driving innovation in sectors such as financial services, CPG, media, and technology.
Date: November 23, 2023
Delivery: In-Person
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"Networking Night is designed for students to make meaningful connections year-in-year-out. Every year I hear plenty of amazing stories about connections created at the event and how it helped some land a job! The event is also set up for students to feel at ease when networking, allowing for an evening of banter to take shape."
Itamar Zaltzman, Class of 2022
RCIG x RCFTA Design Dash
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Design Dash aims to provide students with the opportunity to acquire first-hand experience in user interface design. The event will consist of multiple workshops and a 24-hour product design sprint. In groups, students will use Figma to design an app of their choice and pitch it to a panel of judges specializing in UI. The event strives to encourage students to explore a developing landscape that expands beyond the traditional scope of business.
Date: January 26-27, 2024
Delivery: In-Person
Partnering with VIA Rail through the Innovation Forum in 2020 has been a remarkable experience because RCIG had a chance to work closely with an organization to solve a pertinent problem: re-imagining the station waiting experience to improve customer satisfaction nationwide. The Innovation Forum attracted over 100 students from four universities and various disciplines to build recommendations for VIA, which took away some exceptional ideas to their innovation team at the Montreal office.
Max Baevsky, Class of 2022