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Toronto
Date: June 12, 2008
Location: Canadian National Institute for the Blind
1929 Bayview Ave.
Toronto, Ontario M4G 3E8
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome Remarks
Carla Kearns & Corey Diamond (Co-Chairs)
9:15 - 9:45
Role of Corporations in China in Effecting Positive Change
Annette Verschuren, CEO The Home Depot Canada & China
9:45 - 10:30
China’s Needs and the Role for Canadian Technology and Innovation
Dr.You-Zhi Tang, Chairman of Canada-China Environmental Cooperation Council
10:30 - 10:45
Refreshment Break
10:45 - 11:30
Strategies for Canadian Companies in China in the Environmental Sector
Dr. David Fung, Chairman Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
11:30 - 12:30
Panel Discussion: Successful Canadian Companies/Technologies in China
Moderator:
Sarah Kutulakos, Executive Director, Canada China Business Council
Panelists:
David Henderson, Managing Director, XPV Capital Corporation
Stephen Jones, Founding Partner, RPO Consulting
Trevor Taylor, Director, PCI Geomatics
Kacee Vasudeva, Chairman, DynamEco
12:30 - 1:00
Lunch
1:00 - 1:45
Keynote Address
Nicholas Parker, Chairman & Managing Partner Cleantech Group LLC
1:45 – 2:00
BREAK
2:00 – 3:30
Breakout Sessions
A) Sustainable Market Entry strategies
Valerie Bell, President, Bell Aliances International
Michael Bloomfield, Executive Director, Harmony Foundation of Canada
b) Risk Mitigation: Protecting Intellectual Property & Financing Strategies
Paul Jones, Solicitor, Jones & Co.
Sarah Kutulakos, Executive Director, Canada China Business Council
Charles Li, Leader China Practice, KPMG
Frank Monteiro, President, Hong Kong Canada Business Association
c) Focus on the Green Building sector
Lui Mancinelli, Senior Vice-President and Managing Principal, HOK
Andrew McAlpine, Principal, ARUP
Tony Verrelli, President, Cleanfield Energy Corp.
3:45 - 4:00
Refreshment Break
4:00 - 4:30
Role of Government and Policy, and the Vision for the Future
Honorable Scott Brison, MP Kings-Hants
4:30 - 4:45
Concluding Remarks from Co-Chairs
4:45 - 6:30
Networking Wine Reception, Hosted by the Ontario Centres of Excellence
Doug Wright, Managing Director for Earth and Environmental Technologies
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