Ivey MBA students ready to pick Warren Buffett’s brain

Warren Buffett is certainly showing his love for Canada this month.

Fresh from his Monday luncheon in New York with the folks at Salida Capital, a Toronto-based hedge fund that paid $1.68-million through an annual charity auction to break bread with the Oracle of Omaha, the Richard Ivey School of Business has announced that Mr. Buffett will welcome a contingent of MBA and undergraduate students from the London, Ontario -based program to the Berkshire Hathaway headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska later this week.

According the itinerary released by the school, the trip will take place February 26 and include a tour of Nebraska Furniture Mart, one of Berkshire's companies, as well as a question-and-answer session and luncheon with Mr. Buffett.

“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said George Athanassakos, professor of finance, who heads the Ben Graham Centre of Value Investing at Ivey.

“It’s a chance to interact with a financial genius and learn from him.”

David Pett