Bridging Economies: Exploring Canadian - Taiwanese Trade Ventures
Program: 10.30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Networking Reception: 12:25 – 1:00 p.m.
The World Trade Centre Vancouver is proud to partner with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Vancouver, to host a market information session around business opportunities in Taiwan.
The event aims to showcase trade and investment opportunities between our province and Taiwan as part of a broader strategy for the Indo-Pacific region.
Join the World Trade Centre Vancouver and fellow business community members from the Greater Vancouver region for this informational session to learn about the investment in Taiwan and how it could benefit your business, culminating in the recent official signing of the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) between Taiwan and Canada.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to connect with Taiwan officials, delegates from the Energy Administration, and Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research in Taiwan and discover how businesses can effectively capitalize on investment opportunities offered by Taiwanese companies.
WELCOME REMARKS:
Jagrup Brar
Minister of State for Trade
Province of British Columbia
Angel Lihsin Liu
Director General
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Vancouver
KEYNOTES:
Dr. Cheng-Wei Yu
Director General
Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Dr. Huai-Shing Yen
Deputy Executive Director
Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research
SPEAKERS:
Hassan Kamalinejad, Senior Manager, Government of British Columbia
Dr. Anastasia Ufimtseva, Program manager, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
Joslyn Young, Manager, External Relations – Gateway Strategy, Port of Vancouver
PANEL DISCUSSION
Shaheem Ali, Chief Financial Officer, Director - Recyclico Battery Materials
Jeff Chiang, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Marketing Officer, Lastic Canada
Brian Park, Director of Mountain Bike, Outside Interactive Inc
Dr. Hou-Peng Wan, Deputy General Director, Green Energy & Environment Lab, Industrial Technology Research Institute
Dr. Tony Yang, Professor of Structural and Earthquake Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia
Moderator: Hugh Stephens, Principal, Trans-Pacific Connections, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Program Partners:
Supporting Sponsors:
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.