ROCA International Case Competition Judges

What is the Rotterdam Carleton International Case Competition?

• An international undergraduate business case competition that will be co-hosted by the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University and Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences from October 22 – 27, 2023.
• It features 16 teams (4 students + 1-2 coaches) from top internationally-oriented business schools around the world.
• Learn more on the ROCA website

Who are the teams?

1. Sprott School of Business, Carleton University (co-host), Canada
2. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (co-host), Netherlands
3. Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Romania
4. Budapest Business School, Hungary
5. Chinese University of Hong Kong, Business School, Hong Kong SAR
6. Concordia University, John Molson School of Business, Canada
7. HEC Montréal, Canada
8. Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, Germany
9. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Business School, Hong Kong SAR
10. McGill University, Desautels Faculty of Management, Canada
11. Technological University Dublin, College of Business, Ireland
12. Thammasat University, Business School, Thailand
13. Universidad Panamericana, Mexico
14. University of Alberta, Alberta School of Business, Canada
15. University of Vermont, Grossman School of Business, USA
16. Wilfrid Laurier University, Lazaridis School of Business, Canada

What are we looking for?

We are looking for managers, consultants, experienced entrepreneurs, and civil servants to serve as jurors for the competition – smart people with real-world business insight. They will serve on judging panels with alumni from previous case competitions. 

What are the cases like?

ROCA Cases will describe a business problem/opportunity facing an organization, and provide the information and opinions that the manager has currently available. ROCA cases will be relevant and challenging, and will cover a broad range of interdisciplinary business problems. Intense competition across sectors of our economy is forcing the introduction of newer technologies, while at the same time cooperation replaces pure self-interest. All will focus on business strategy, though individual cases may lean toward marketing, human resource management, operations, or financial issues. 

What to expect as a judge?

As a judge, you will sit on a jury of 5 judges. Each jury will comprise of a diverse group of individuals from various backgrounds (faculty, alumnus, industry professionals). The jury will meet on their respective day (from 12pm/noon to 5pm EST) to watch presentations from the competing schools, deliberate on divisional winners and provide feedback to the competing teams. One member of each jury is the head judge. Head judges meet and deliberate on overall case winners for each case.

Note: The competition will be held in person at Carleton university, therefore you need to be in Ottawa on the day you participate as a judge.

Other ways to participate

Volunteer: ROCA is looking for volunteers to help run the case competition. If you are interested in volunteering for ROCA, please fill out this form.

Donate: Through the Sprott Competes Fund, donors support student participation in Case Competitions, like ROCA, where they build valuable business analysis, collaboration and presentation skills. Funds through the Sprott Competes Fund make it possible for Carleton to host competitions on campus and for our students to travel to events in Canada and around the globe. To learn more visit our Future Funder Page.

Are you interested in being a judge? Fill out the form below!

If you have any questions or require more information, please contact Stephaine Lawrence at stephainelawrence@cunet.carleton.ca.