Events

Speaker Series

These are held in person in the Business Building, and everyone is welcome to attend these presentations.

Contact the department if you wish to receive notification of upcoming seminars:
mbel@ualberta.ca

 

Marketing Speaker Series

Winter 2025
  • , New York University, March 28
    • BUS 4-16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm 
  • , Columbia Business School, April 4
    • BUS 4-16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm 
  • , University of Washington-Seattle, April 11
    • BUS 4-16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm 

 Spring 2025

  • , Wisconsin School of Business, May 16
    • BUS 4-16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Economics Speaker Series

 Spring 2025

  • , Carleton University, April 11
    • BUS 5-06, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
  • , Wilfrid Laurier University, April 25
    • BUS 4-16, 3:30pm - 5:00pm 
Fall 2023 / Winter 2024

Fall 2023

Marketing

  • Stefano Puntoni, Wharton School, “Offshoring, Automation, and the Legitimacy of Efficiency: A Social Contract Account of Consumer Reactions to Collective Layoffs”, September 22

  • Adrian Ward, University of Texas at Austin “People mistake the internet’s knowledge for their own”, October 6

  • Peter Popkowski, University of Queensland, “Compound Conjoint Analysis: A Charity Case”, October 13

  • Ana Martinovici (Erasmus), October 20

Winter 2024

Business Economics

  • Kristian Behrens, University of Quebec in Montreal, “Prime Locations”, April 5
Spring / Summer 2021

Marketing

  • Ellie Kyung, Dartmouth, "Mental Mapping of Magnitude," April 23
  • Ravi Dhar, Yale, "Why the Future Matters for the Present: Expecting a Future Positive Experience Reduces Adaptation to a Negative Experience," April 9
Fall 2020 / Winter 2021

Fall 2020

Marketing

  • Gerald Haubl, 黑料不打烊 School of Business, "Exploration Traps: How the Opportunity to Switch Among Experiences Affects Consumption Enjoyment," November 13
  • Zak Tormala, Stanford, "Perceiving Attitude Change: The Qualitative Change Hypothesis," November 6
  • Jeff Galak, Carnegie Mellon (Tepper School of Business), "Identifying the Temporal Profiles of Hedonic Decline," October 16

Winter 2021

Marketing

  • Simona Botti, London Business School, "Control and Information: What is the Value of Knowing an Undesirable, Unavoidable Future?" January 15
  • Minah Jung, NYU,  "Predicting Consumers' Valuation and Willingness-to-Pay," April 9
Fall 2019

Marketing

  • Xin (Shane) Wang, Ivey-University of Western Ontario "Image Portfolio and Demand in the Sharing Economy," November 1 
  • Shelly Rathee, University of Utah, "Presence and Consequence of Marketplace Sexism in Customer Reviews," October 15
  • Dongjin He, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, "Hiding in the Crowd: Secrecy Compels Consumer Conformity," October 4
  • Zoe Lu, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "That Money Feels Like Mine: How a Consumer-Funded Frame Increases Incentive Effectiveness," September 27
  • Mansur Khamitov, Nanyang Technological University, "Names are the Mirrors of the Soul: The Role of Anthropomorphized Possessive Brand Names in Brand Preferences," September 20
  • Chuck Howard, UBC "A Prototype Theory of Consumer Expense Misprediction," September 13
Fall 2018 / Winter 2019

Winter 2019

Marketing

  • Oleg Urminsky, University of Chicago, February 8
  • Charis Li, University of Florida, "How Object History Value Shapes Owner Decisions in the Sharing Economy," January 9

Fall 2018

Marketing

  • Shirley Zhang, University of Chicago, "A Dragging-Down Effect: Consumer Decisions in Response to Unit-Price Increases," December 18
  • Nikki Sullivan, Duke University, "Indulgent foods can paradoxically promote disciplined dietary choices," December 17 
  • Evan Weingarten, University of California, San Diego, "Do We Look Ahead or Behind Us in the Rankings," December 14
  • Noah Castelo, Columbia University, "Consumer Adoption of Algorithms that Blur the Line Between Human and Machine," December 13
  • Sarah Moore, 黑料不打烊, Department of Marketing, Business Economics and Law, "Emotional Echo Chambers: Observed Emoji Clarify and Intensify Individuals' Emotions and Responses to Social Media Posts"
    AND "Play it Again, Sam! Measuring and Understanding Volitional Reconsumption," November 23
  • Suzanne Bliven Shu, U of California, Anderson School of Management, "Risk, Ownership, and Loss In Decumulation During Retirement," October 26
  • Katherine (Katie) Lafreniere, PhD Candidate, 黑料不打烊, School of Business, "The Power of Potty Mouth: The Meaning and Impact of Swearwords in Word-of-Mouth," September 20

Upcoming events

Poster for the 9th Intuitions, Trade and Economic Development (InsTED) Workshop

Past Events 


March 2025, NAIOP Real Estate Challenge

Students at the NAIOP Western Canada Real Estate Challenge

Students from the Real Estate class, taught by , had the opportunity to compete in the 2025 NAIOP Western Canada Real Estate Challenge held in Vancouver. Congratulations to the team! 

January 2025, JDC West 2025 Competition

JDC West 2025

Congratulations to our Marketing Team, Camryn Jackson, Tyler Bichage, and Arabella Vuong, which placed first in its competition, and thank MBEL Instructor and two industry volunteers who coached this team.

March 2024, Edmonton Elks Case Competition

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During this event, organized by the  in collaboration with the , teams of two to four students acted as consultants to the Edmonton Elks Football Club and presented solutions to representatives of the Edmonton Elks and the 黑料不打烊. Teams focused their presentation on marketing, finance, or event management.

 

 

February 2025 - ANPA External Case Competition

Students with Instructor at the 黑料不打烊 Not for Profit International Case Competition

Students, along with Faculty advisor , attended the 2025 黑料不打烊 Not-for-Profit External Case Competition and had the chance to network and hone their skills required for the not-for-profit sector. A job well done to the group! 

Winter 2024, MARK 502 Commonwealth Stadium Tour

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The host during the tour was Evan Daum, the VP of Marketing and Fan Engagement with the Edmonton Elks. It was an interesting and fun event for everyone!