Breakfast with Chris Barry (Microsoft Canada) and Darren Dahl (UBC Sauder School of Business)
You are invited to an exclusive UBC Sauder community breakfast featuring a conversation between Chris Barry, President, Microsoft Canada, and Darren Dahl, Dean, UBC Sauder on Friday, September 29, 2023.
Learn how Microsoft Canada is powering the era of AI while upholding a solid foundation of responsible and values-driven leadership. Reconnect with your UBC Sauder community as we gain fresh perspectives on approaching leadership in the modern business landscape.
This event has limited capacity and is by invitation only for UBC Sauder community members (alumni, donors, faculty, staff, students, and close friends of the school).
This event is organized by the UBC Sauder Development and Alumni Engagement Office in partnership with the John Montalbano Centre for Responsible Leadership.
This event has reached capacity; registration is now closed.
Schedule
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9:30 - 10:20am: Breakfast Reception |
Chris Barry
Chris Barry is the President of Microsoft Canada responsible for leading a world-class team who delivers transformative outcomes for Canadians. Through Microsoft's partner ecosystem, citizenship efforts and employee engagement programs, Chris's objective is to empower every person and organization across Canada to achieve more.
A veteran of the technology sector and proven transformational leader, Chris has over 20 years of experience at Microsoft and has held many leadership roles in sales and marketing for both Enterprise and Partner Groups in US, Canada and Globally. In his most recent role, Chris has been the Chief Operating Officer for Microsoft’s Industry Solutions business where he was responsible for defining strategies to maximize impact for top industry accounts and scaling solutions through partner ecosystems and worldwide sales teams.
Chris is passionate about driving meaningful and lasting relationships, building diverse and inclusive teams, and driving positive organizational outcomes. Chris believes culture is a powerful differentiator and delivering outstanding customer service requires leadership that emphasizes achievement, impeccable service, and problem solving through autonomy and inventiveness.
Chris is a member of the Technation Board of Directors and resides in Toronto with his wife.
Contact
If you have any questions about this event or would like more information, please contact simran.mander@sauder.ubc.ca.