Time: 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Thursday, August 15th, 2019
Venue: SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
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Event Description
On August 15th, 2019, the School of Economics (SOE) at Fudan University (FDU) and Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) will co-organize the second annual Canada-China forum following the successful inauguration in 2018. This year’s forum will focus on how Canadian and Chinese companies can work together and continue business under current trade disputes. The forum will feature keynote speeches by Professor Jun Zhang, Dean of SOE of Fudan U., and The Hon. Senator Yuen Pau Woo, Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group of the Parliament of Canada, followed by a panel discussion with business leaders and experts from both China and Canada. The forum will provide a unique platform to discuss challenges, collaboration, and continuity under the ongoing trade disputes.
The Forum will be co-hosted by Fudan University Alumni Association of Vancouver and Alumni Representative Office in Vancouver, SOE, Fudan U., and supported by Simon Fraser University and UIBE Alumni Association of Canada.
We expect 120 – 150 attendees, including business leaders, experts, professional practitioners, and alumni and friends of Fudan University.
Event Program
12:30 PM Registration
1:00 PM Forum Opens (Moderator: Iris Zhao, Vice President, Fudan University Alumni Association of Vancouver)
1:05 -1:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Yuan Yongping, Director, Alumni Representative Office in Vancouver, School of Economics at Fudan University
- Dr. Joanne Curry, Simon Fraser University’s Vice President, External Relations
- Madame Tong Xiaoling, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Vancouver
1:20-2:50 PM Keynote Speeches
Moderator Carolyn Egri, Associate Dean, Research and International, SFU Beedie School of Business
- Prof. Jun Zhang, Dean of the School of Economics (SOE) at Fudan University: Reshaping China’s Growth Strategy in the Aftermath of US-China Trade War
- The Hon. Senator Yuen Pau Woo, Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group of the Parliament of Canada: Rethinking Canada-China Relations in the Changing Global Context
- Q&A
2:50-3:20 PM Coffee Break
3:20-4:50 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator Bruce Wiesner, Associate Dean, Executive Education, UBC Sauder School of Business
- Wade Larson, Founder and Executive Vice-President, Business Development, URTHECAST CORP
- Dr. Jeff Reeves, Vice-President of Research for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- Dr. Andreas Truckenbrodt, Chairman of the Board, Loop Energy, and former President and CEO of the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association
- Alykhan Velshi, Vice President, Corporate Affairs (Canada), Huawei Technologies
Q&A
4:50-5:00 PM Closing Remarks
- Dr. Jeff Reeves, Vice-President of Research for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
5:00 PM Forum Adjourns
5:00-5:30 PM Post-event Coffee and Networking; Media Interview
6:00-8:00 PM Post-event Hosted Private Dinner (By Invitation Only)
Contacts:
Alumni Representative Office in Vancouver, SOE, Fudan University
– Yuan Yongping, yuxusu@gmail.com
– Kenny Zhang, kq_zhang@yahoo.com
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
– events@asiapacific.ca
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