Trade Beyond Borders: Enhancing Korea - Canada Economic Ties

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
3:30 PM
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Location:Terminal City Club
The Metropolitan Ballroom
837 West Hastings St.
Vancouver
Schedule:Registration: 3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Program: 4:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Networking Reception: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m
If you have any questions please contact Leenol Pereira at
Trade Beyond Borders: Enhancing Canada-Korea Economic Ties

The World Trade Centre Vancouver is proud to partner with the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Vancouver, Canada-Korea Business Association, and KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) Vancouver, to host a market information session around business opportunities in Korea.

The event aims to showcase trade and investment opportunities with Korean companies and Canada's Free Trade Agreement with Republic of Korea and how it could benefit your business.

Attendees will be able to connect with Consulate officials and delegates from the Republic of Korea.

WELCOME REMARKS:

Consul General Jongho Kyun

Consul General Jongho Kyun
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Vancouver

 

Jagrup Brar

Jagrup Brar
Minister of State for Trade
Province of British Columbia

KEYNOTES:

John Cha

John Cha
Senior Manager
KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) Vancouver

 

Chelsie Luciani

Ben Kolisnyk
Director Trade Policy, Analytics and Marketing
Province of British Columbia

SPEAKERS:

Jae-Yeon Lim Greg Timm Dr. Anastasia Ufimtseva Joslyn Young

Jae-Yeon Lim, Corporate Immigration Lawyer, Harris & Company LLP
Greg Timm, President and Chief Executive Officer of PCB Global Trade Management
Dr. Anastasia Ufimtseva, Program manager, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Joslyn Young, Manager, External Relations – Gateway Strategy, Port of Vancouver

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Kavi Huliyappa Joseph Jang Yoona Kang Sung Ub Moon Haejin Pyun Soomin Shim

Kavi Huliyappa, Strategic Partnership Manager, Global Purolator
Joseph Jang, Sales Manager, Inno Foods Inc.
Yoona Kang, General Manager, Hillsound Equipment
Sung Ub Moon, CEO, Foresseson Technology
Haejin Pyun, CEO, Natural Life Nutrition Inc.
Moderator: Soomin Shim, CPA, Manager, Deloitte LLP

Program Partners:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home
GVBOT
https://www.portvancouver.com/
Asia pacific
https://www.pcb.ca/
https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/ca-vancouver-en/index.do
https://www.kotra.or.kr/vancouver/index.do
https://www.ckba.org/

Supporting Sponsors:

https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home.html
https://www.purolator.com/en

World Trade Center Vancouver is part of the World Trade Centers Association, a not-for-profit, non-partisan association dedicated to the establishment and effective operation of World Trade Centers as instruments for trade expansion. The World Trade Centers Association is an international ecosystem of global connections and integrated trade services made up of over 300 World Trade Center locations in nearly 100 countries, representing over 750,000 businesses globally.