March 20, 2000, TORONTO, ONTARIO -- The launch of the Rotman E-Biz Forum 2000, a new lecture series featuring Canada’s leading e-commerce strategists and firms, will be held on March 27 at the University of Toronto’s Joseph L. Rotman School of Management. David Pecaut, head of The Boston Consulting Group’s Global E-Commerce practice and co-chair of the Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable, will discuss the threats and opportunities created in the fast moving world of e-commerce at this inaugural lecture. What? Rotman E-Biz Forum 2000 Who? David Pecaut, Senior Vice President, The Boston Consulting Group (Canada) When? March 27, 2000, 5:00 to 7:00 pm Where? Fleck Atrium, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management 105 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario The Rotman E-Biz Forum 2000 lecture series focuses on the most pressing issues in e-commerce in both the business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) markets, as well as identifying emerging trends. A second lecture has been scheduled on May 1 with the speaker to be announced. The series will resume in September after a summer hiatus. Tickets are $75 per lecture, which includes a post-event networking reception. Admission is free for current Rotman students, staff, faculty, and members of the media. To reserve your ticket, please RRVP by phoning (416) 978-0240 or faxing (416) 978-1373. As co-leader of The Boston Consulting Group’s global electronic commerce practice, David Pecaut helps BCG clients respond to the opportunities and threats created in the fast-moving world of e-commerce. David acts as both strategist and "business architect"– creating new business models for the e-commerce space and bringing together prospective partners to build them. Clients range from major multinationals to small start-ups across a wide array of industries including: financial services, consumer goods, health care, business services, retailing, automotive, apparel, electronics, publishing and high technology. His work also focuses on issues of competitive strategy, new business development, branding, pricing, fulfillment, and implementation in electronic commerce. David’s advice has been sought frequently on issues of public policy in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Currently, he is co-chair of the Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable, a joint private and public sector advisory group on e-commerce. BCG has built a leading international practice in business-to-consumer and business-to-business e-commerce with offices and e-commerce capability in 32 countries. Under David’s guidance, BCG’s e-commerce team has grown to offer clients a full spectrum of e-commerce consulting assistance from solving specific problems to managing the rapid start-up of entire online businesses. David, for instance, led BCG’s team, which conceptualized and helped launch Brandwise.com, a leading business in the online home durables market. BCG has also developed a leading e-commerce research capability. For example BCG has conducted, in partnership with Shop.org, the first true census of online retailers in North America, including detailed data and analysis of online retailing metrics. In addition to his e-commerce responsibilities, David manages the Canadian operations of BCG. He holds a Master’s in philosophy from the University of Sussex and an AB magna cum laude from Harvard College. For more information on this and other upcoming events at the Rotman School, please visit the Rotman School’s Event page at www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news/events.htm. -30- For more information: Ken McGuffin Media Relations Officer Rotman School of Management Tel: 416-946-3818 Fax: 416-978-1373 E-mail: mcguffin@rotman.utoronto.ca