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ASML: Innovating at the Speed of Light
To defend against the slowdown of Moore’s law and retain its dominance in the semiconductor supply chain, ASML should acquire Lightmatter and lead the next generation of photonics chips.
Intel: Spinning Off and Over IDM
To overcome increasing global competition and capitalize on the global semiconductor shortage, Intel should spin off its manufacturing divisions and new foundries into an independent company to regain its market leadership.
Twitch: The Platform for the Pitch
To diversify itself amidst a crowded live-streaming market, Twitch should acquire the UK domestic broadcasting rights for the English Premier League.
Indigenous Reconciliation: Recognizing the Role of Canadian Universities and their Investment Funds
Canadian universities’ endowment funds should invest in Indigenous impact investments to support ongoing economic development of Indigenous communities.
BlackRock: Rocking the Boat of China’s Retirement Industry
To establish a successful onshore presence in China, BlackRock should exit its current join venture and instead partner with WeChat to pursue a digital mutual fund distribution strategy.
iRobot: Why Clean When You Can Code?
Amidst labour shortages and poor profit margins in the North American cleaning industry, iRobot should enter the industrial robotic cleaning space.
Penguin Random House: Penning the Future of Publishing
To protect against a decline in print publishing and capitalize on the surging demand for IP by streaming services, Penguin Random House should form a long-term partnership with Netflix.
RBI: From Darkness Comes Light
To alleviate its acute labour shortage and return to growth, Restaurant Brands International should introduce a new location concept—the shadow kitchen.
IKEA: Assembling the Future
To better sustain its charitable efforts towards education in India, Swedish furniture giant IKEA should partner with The National Institute of Design to produce locally-designed products and commit their proceeds towards the IKEA Foundation charity.
Square Inc: Banking the Unbanked
To expands its global reach, Square Inc. should tap into Southeast Asia unbanked market through a regional acquisition.
Tesla & BMW: An Electric Opportunity
Faced with quality assurance problems and the need to increase capacity in a competitive market, Tesla should partner with BMW to remain the market leader in the new age of electric vehicles.
Quayside: Revitalizing the Toronto Smart City Project
In the aftermath of Sidewalk Labs retreating from their Toronto smart city project, Waterfront Toronto has an opportunity to rethink their approach to developing Quayside.
Cineplex: Step Into a New Dimension
To maintain its position in the increasingly streaming-centric movie distribution chain, Cineplex should lease excess showrooms to production companies to build content-focused immersive experiences
DJI: Going to Greener Pastures
To counter stiff competition in its core market and maximize pre-IPO growth, DJI should look to the agtech industry by creating an analytics platform for its existing products.
TC Energy: The Future of Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure
As TC Energy faces stagnating growth, it should use existing infrastructure to expand into hydrogen energy.
Seeing Green with Psychedelics
With the emergence of psychedelics as a treatment option for mental health-related illnesses, Big Pharma should partner with pureplay biotech firms to reap the benefits of these breakthrough therapies.
Burberry: Bringing Screens to the Sheets
Amidst an identity crisis, Burberry should collaborate with Studio Ghibli to make its brand more relevant to younger consumers and better compete against other luxury fashion houses.
Ovintiv: Inactivity Fuels the Activism Fire
After years of destroying shareholder value, Ovintiv must recalibrate its strategic direction to focus on fewer assets while increasing the financial and environmental attractiveness of the company.
Uber Eats: The New Agent of Change
To better compete in the grocery delivery industry and mitigate food waste issues, Uber Eats should partner with Flashfood while creating a food redistribution program through its Cornershop app.