Events

Where RCET has been

Case competitions, panels and workshops with the companies our members want to work for, and the researchers shaping what comes next.

Upcoming

This year

Dates go out on @rotman.tech first.

Workshop series · 2026–27

The Build Series

Eight hands-on workshops across the year on vibe coding: describe what you want, and build real, working software with AI tools. No computer science background needed. Come with an idea, leave with something that runs.

Hosted by Max Li, Director of Research & Development. Bring a laptop.

Social · 2026–27

Tech & Tonic is back

Our evening mixer returns for a second year. The first one brought 130+ people, 31 industry guests and 20+ companies to Chefs Hall. Date and venue to come.

In planning

Northbound and the next case competitions

RCET's flagship technology conference and this year's corporate case competitions are being scheduled. Email us to partner on one.

Past events

What we've run

Newest first.

Ship & Sip networking mixer poster

Ship & Sip

RCET × RCEONetworking

A networking mixer for founders, VCs, startup operators and students, built with the Rotman Commerce Entrepreneurship Organization and open to every university and the public. Guests came from Front Row Ventures, IBM, Microsoft, Fidelity, BDC, Scotiabank, Shopify, RBC Borealis, RBCx, MaRS, Mastercard and kama.ai.

RCET first-year mentorship program poster

First-Year Mentorship Program

MentorshipFirst years

A first step into tech for first-year students: insights sessions, technical workshops, career talks and networking with the RCET team, over the winter term.

A full room at Tech & Tonic, with the RCET banner in the background

Tech & Tonic

NetworkingIndustry

RCET's first evening mixer: students, people working in tech and the companies that hire them, in one room.

130+Attendees
31Industry guests
20+Companies
The Amazon office reception in Toronto

AWS Blueprint to the Cloud

AWS CanadaComputing & Connectivity

A day with Amazon Web Services on how cloud systems are really designed: a technology architect breakdown, a "day in the life" session, and the Blueprint to the Cloud case.

Participants of the AI Transformation Case Competition at Microsoft Canada

AI Transformation Case Competition: Building AI Agents

MicrosoftBDOData & AI

Students used Microsoft Copilot Studio to build custom AI agents with no coding required, then pitched a real-world use case that takes an end customer through a digital transformation, live at Microsoft Canada.

  • AI Agents with Copilot Studio workshop
  • Interactive workshops and an info session with Microsoft and BDO
65Attendees
5Finalists
2Workshops
A student trying a Meta Quest VR headset

Commerce & Connection

MetaExtended Reality

RCET's inaugural event brought together thought leaders, innovators and experts to explore the future of virtual reality and its impact across fields.

  • Panel with Professor Paolo Granata, University of Toronto, founder of the Media Ethics Lab
  • Panel with Meta on its products, solution areas and the future of connection
  • VR research panels with Yale, Stanford and Columbia
  • Independent software vendors on VR use cases across industries
  • Hands-on time with Meta Quest headsets

Partners

Want to run an event with RCET?

Case competitions, workshops and panels with Rotman Commerce students. We handle the room, the run-of-show and the audience.