Forum Program
Date: Friday, May 6, 2016
Location: Fairmont Palliser, Calgary, Alberta
Conference room: Alberta Room
8:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Welcoming Remarks
Gordon Houlden, Director, China Institute, University Of Alberta
8:40 AM Scene-Setting Keynote Remarks
David Murphy, Minister (Commercial), Canadian Embassy - Government of Canada
Xiang Xia, Minister Counsellor Economic and Commercial, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada
9:15 AM Panel 1
China's Economic Realities: Hard Landing or Structural Adjustment?
Chair: Graham Shantz, Director General, North Asia Bureau, Global Affairs Canada
Panelists:
Robert Y. Kwauk, Managing Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP - Beijing
John Gruetzner, Principal and Founder, Intercedent
Xiaobo Zhang, Postdoctoral Fellow, China Institute, University of Alberta
Xiang Xia, Minister Counsellor Economic and Commercial, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada
David Murphy, Minister (Commercial), Canadian Embassy - Government of Canada
10:30 AM Health Break
10:45 AM Panel 2
The Emerging Shape of Opportunities for Canada
Chair: David Hartman, Executive Director, Greater China, Global Affairs Canada
Panelists:
Todd Hirsch, Chief Economist, ATB Financial
Claire Citeau, Executive Director, Canadian Agri-food Trade Alliance
Paul Whittaker, President and CEO, Alberta Forest Products Association
12:00 AM Luncheon & Keynote
Introduction of Speakers:
Ken Sunquist, Senior Fellow, CIUA
Keynote Speakers:
The Honourable Deron Bilous, Minister of Economic Trade and Development, Government of Alberta
Dr. Derek Scissors, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
1:20 PM Panel 3
China as a Global Investor: Evolving Trends
Chair: Carlo Dade, Director of the Centre for Trade & Investment Policy, Canada West Foundation
Panelists:
Andrew Pickford, Adjunct Research Fellow, Energy and Minerals Institute, University of Western Australia
Stewart Beck, President & CEO, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Dr. Derek Scissors, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
2:30 PM Health Break
2:50 PM Panel 4
Public Perceptions and Regional Perspectives
Chair: Ron MacIntosh, Senior Fellow & Representative, Ottawa Chapter, China Institute, University Of Alberta
Panelists:
Gillian McCormack, Vice President - International Business, Calgary Economic Development
Ian Wild, Executive Vice President, ATB Corporate Services, ATB Financial
Robert Wright, Former Ambassador to China and Japan, Government of Canada
Senior Fellow, China Institute, University of Alberta
4:00 PM Wrap Up Remarks
Gordon Houlden, Director, China Institute, University of Alberta