St. Michael's Young Leaders (SMYL) are excited to present THE BROKER 2025, a Health Care stock pitch competition hosted by RBC, TD, and BMO on behalf of St. Michael’s Hospital. The competition is open to students currently enrolled in a Canadian undergraduate or graduate program. The event raises funds for St. Michael's Hospital, a global powerhouse in medical research, education and patient care located in Toronto. We are calling on students to showcase your business and pitching skills in front of your peers and leaders in the financial sector.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS
Students can enter the competition individually or as a team of up to three. You’ll select a health care investment from a list of 10 publicly traded companies based in North America.
The competition will unfold over three rounds, with the top teams advancing to the third, in-person round at RBC’s Head Office on Competition Day.
The competition is open to any student attending a Canadian undergraduate or graduate program and will unfold over three rounds, with the top teams advancing to the third, in-person round at RBC’s Head Office on Competition Day.
The winning team will have an opportunity to join coffee chats with some of the most experienced finance professionals in the city including: Ram Amarnath, Global Co-Head, Financial Sponsors, RBC Capital Markets; Richard Rooney, Former CIO and Co-Founder of Burgundy Asset Management; Pat Meneley, Former Head of Investment Banking at TD; and more!
Participants who qualify for the third round of competition will pitch on Competition Day to a panel of judges made up of Bay Street leaders and veterans, with second round participants being invited to attend as audience members.
All funds raised will go to support groundbreaking medical research and life-changing patient care at St. Michael’s Hospital.
The Investment Memo
A single-page written memo open to all participants
The Investment Committee Deck
A maximum 10-slide PowerPoint presentation expanding on your memo
Teams selected for Round 2 will have the opportunity to work with mentors from our sponsors to refine their pitch
The Live Pitch
3 finalist teams will be selected to make a 10 minute live presentation to a panel of judges and audience members followed by 5 minutes of Q&A
All teams from Round 2 will be invited to attend the final event
EVENT DETAILS
Competition date:
Tuesday March 18
5:00 P.M. ET,
200 Bay Street, 40th Floor
Registration Open Now
Registration Fee:
$25 per person
Please note that the donation to enter the competition is nonrefundable.
If you are registering as part of a team, each team member will need to register individually (maximum 3 members per team). One team member should "Form a team"; other members should "Join a team". When joining a team, you can reference or search by team name.
For more information, please contact
Nilany Puvanendran on the St. Michael’s Foundation team.
COFFEE CHATS
Ram Amarnath, Global Co-Head, Financial Sponsors, RBC Capital Markets; Richard Rooney, Former CIO and Co-Founder of Burgundy Asset Management; Pat Meneley, Former Head of Investment Banking at TD; and more!
JUDGES
Towaki Dojima
Equity Research Canadian Product Management at
TD Securities
Matthew Gottschling
Senior Associate, Infrastructure at CPP
Salman Hasnain
Managing Director for Financial Services
Private Capital Group at OTPP
Saba Khan
Managing Director, Global Research
at RBC Capital Markets
Camilla Sutton
Managing Director, Head of Equity Research, Canada & UK
at BMO Capital Markets
LIST OF STOCKS
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
PLATINUM SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
SPECIAL THANKS
Get Advice
from the Pros
Registrants will have the opportunity to receive tips and advance pitch prep from Investment Professionals at the following organizations:
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ABOUT SMYL
Each year, SMYL volunteers organize events that raise funds to support cutting-edge research and patient care at St. Michael’s. The funds help the hospital’s world-class scientists and health-care teams stop at nothing to tackle some of the world’s toughest health challenges.