Forum Program
Date: Friday, May 8, 2015
Location: The Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Conference room: Vanity Fair A
8:00 AM REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 AM WELCOMING REMARKS
Professor Gordon Houlden, Director, China Institute, University of Alberta
8:40 AM SCENE-SETTING REMARKS
Mr. David Mulroney, Former Canadian Ambassador to China, and Distinguished Senior Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
8:55 AM PANEL 1
IMPLICATIONS OF DECLINING GLOBAL OIL PRICES :
THE FUTURE OUTLOOK FOR CHINESE INVESTMENT IN CANADA
Chair: Mr. Ron Hoffmann, Senior Representative for Asia-Pacific Basin, Government of Alberta
Panelists:
Mr. John Gruetzner, Principal & Founder, Intercedent Limited
Mr. Graham Shantz, Director General, Trade & Diplomacy North Asia, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Mr. Stephen Rose, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Planning and Economic Policy, Economic Development, Government of Yukon
Mr. Paul Tsounis, Director of Resource Economics, Alberta Energy, Government of Alberta
10:10 AM PRESENTATION: CHINA INSTITUTE INVESTMENT TRACKER
Mr. Ruotao Tang, Research Associate and PhD Candidate, China Institute, University of Alberta
10:25 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:40 AM PANEL 2
CHINESE FDI: A GLOBAL OUTLOOK - THE LEGAL AND POLICY ENVIRONMENT
Chair: Ms. Sandy Walker, Partner, Dentons LLP
Panelists:
The Honorable Dr. Richard Bernal, Ambassador and Counselor for Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (via audio teleconference)
Dr. Erica Downs, Senior Analyst (Asia), Eurasia Group (via Skype)
Mr. Michael Goldhawk, Senior Policy Analyst, Greater China Division, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Dr. Andrew Pickford, Adjunct Research Fellow, Energy and Minerals Institute, University of Western Australia
Professor Linda Reif, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
12:10 PM LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE
Minister Counsellor YU Benlin, Minister Counsellor, Commercial Affairs, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada
1:15 PM PANEL 3
INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT
Chair: Ms. Alison Nankivell, Vice President, Venture Capital Action Plan; Executive Fellow with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Panelists:
Mr. John Coburn, Managing Director, XPV Capital Corporation
Mr. Wally Hunter, Managing Partner, Enertech Capital
Mr. Nicholas Parker, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Global Acceleration Partners Inc.
Mr. Arthur Robinson, Partner, 32 Degrees Capital
2:25 PM COFFEE BREAK
2:40 PM PANEL 4
PRIVATE ENTERPRISES AND SOES: IS THE FACE OF CHINESE INVESTMENT IN CANADA CHANGING?
Chair: Mr. Kenneth Sunquist, Senior Research Fellow, China Institute, University of Alberta
Panelists:
Mr. Liang (Leon) Jiao, Executive Vice President, Bank of China (Canada
Mr. Qi Tao, Head, Corporate Financial Services, Commercial and Industrial Bank of China (Canada)
Mr. Stephen Wortley, Partner & Chair, Hong Kong Office, McMillan LLP
Mr. Peter Zhang, Legal Counsel, Gowlings
3:50 PM WRAP UP REMARKS
Professor Gordon Houlden, Director, China Institute, University of Alberta