World's top thinkers, Malcolm Gladwell and Roger Martin, headline CMA Winter Conference: BIGiDEAS 2011
TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2011 /CNW/ - Certified Management Accountants of Ontario and the Professional Development Institute hosts their Winter Conference: BIGiDEAS 2011 December 8-9 with a conversation between best-selling author, Malcolm Gladwell and Dean of the Rotman School of Management, Roger Martin. Both were recently named to Thinkers50 - an elite global ranking of business leaders on the originality and impact of their ideas.
Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Business ranked sixth, and best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell ranked 10th in this prestigious list.
At BIGiDEAS 2011, Martin and Gladwell will engage in a conversation that will tackle one of the emerging issues of the century - collaboration. From political gridlock to innovation, Martin and Gladwell will discuss how collaboration may be the core enabler of success in today's complex environment.
Rounding out the discussion, Michael Bloom of The Conference Board of Canada will facilitate a panel discussion of Ontario business leaders who will discuss how wrestling productivity to the ground in their organizations has driven their companies' success.
"We're very excited to host Malcolm Gladwell and Roger Martin at our winter conference and provide Ontario business people with access to this conversation," says Janet Treasure, Vice-president, Professional Development Institute, CMA Ontario. "Ontario's economic future is fragile - and this could just be the discussion to change that."
Additional sessions throughout the two-day conference at the Doubletree by Hilton at Toronto Airport include:
Lessons from the Den: Succeeding at Business - Arlene Dickinson, Judge on CBC's Dragons' Den
Vision 2020: The Future of Management Accounting - Merv Hillier, President and CEO of CMA Ontario shares what's on the horizon for management accountants.
Social Media for the Business Leader - Steve Prentice, President, Bristall Morgan Inc. will show how social media is a game changer for business.
The Value of Analytics in Decision Support - Brett Knowles of pm2 - Performance Management and Measurement showcases his work on the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative developed in conjunction with Harvard Business Review contributors, Kaplan and Norton.
Visit http://www.pdi-cma.com/media/bigideas.pdf for the full conference brochure and to register.
About CMA Ontario
The Certified Management Accountants of Ontario is a self-governing professional organization that awards the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation to qualified candidates in Ontario. With some 25,000 members, CMA Ontario is an integral part of a profession that is 50,000 members strong across Canada and around the world. CMA Ontario maintains rigorous standards of accreditation and professionalism in management accounting to protect the public interest.
About the Professional Development Institute
The Professional Development Institute (PDI) is a division of Certified Management Accountants of Ontario that provides career support and education to Ontario's 25,000 CMAs and business people across Ontario. PDI drives career management by providing comprehensive access to learning, networking and guidance to members at all competency levels and business types throughout their career.
For further information:Media Contact:
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CMA Ontario
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