Chair/Président: Victor Shi (Wilfrid Laurier University) 

BEST PAPER/MEILLEURE COMMUNICATION 

Platform financing vs. bank financing: The impact of platform digital empowerment in agricultural supply chains Author(s)/Auteur(s): Qihui Lu (Zhejiang Gongshang University), Changhua Liao (Zhejiang Gongshang University), Meilan Chen (Guangdong University of Finance) & Victor Shi (Wilfrid Laurier University) 

A post Lowe’s-Rona Merger Assessment of the efficiency of Chains of Hardware Retail Stores in Canada Author(s)/Auteur(s): Pawoumodom Takouda (Laurentian University), Mohamed Abdulkader (Laurentian University) & Mohamed Dia (Laurentian University) 

Prediction of travel time using deep learning algorithms Author(s)/Auteur(s): Zahra Ejabati Emanab (University of Manitoba), Yuvraj Gajpal (University of Manitoba) & Srimantoorao Appadoo (University of Manitoba)