The gift of 1.75 million will create the Scotiabank Disruptive Technologies Venture at the Rotman School of Management and support programs and initiatives including: "Successful businesses in the digital economy are creating new products and services, and reimagining how existing ones are delivered. This requires a new generation of talent that has the knowledge to understand the possibilities of a digital world and the skills to seize them," says Tiff Macklem, Dean, Rotman School of Management. "This investment by Scotiabank will help us scale up our very successful experiential learning programs in technology-based entrepreneurship and design thinking." "Consumers expect the same frictionless experience whether they're paying for a coffee, booking a hotel room, ordering a taxi or signing up for a credit card," says Brian Porter, President and Chief Executive Officer, Scotiabank. "As we work to deliver the best experience to our customers, we recognize the tremendous value of working closely with post-secondary institutions and their students. It also provides students hands-on experience to prepare them for job opportunities in the digital world. Scotiabank's partnership with Rotman is an important piece of our digital strategy, and we are optimistic that it will produce great results."