Where: Shangri-la Hotel Singapore                        

As the Canada-ASEAN Business Council’s (CABC) flagship event, the 4th CABC Business Forum will bring together over 300 of the top decision-makers from the public and private sectors of Canada and Southeast Asia. This two-day event will feature keynote addresses, focused industry breakout sessions, and tailored networking opportunities.

The objectives of the CABC Forum are as follows:

  • Advance Canada’s profile and strategic trade interests with ASEAN and her Member-states;
  • Educate senior Canadian and ASEAN leaders about the outstanding opportunity of deeper economic integration between the regions;
  • Provide strategic information and intelligence for Canadian companies investing in or exploring ASEAN, and similarly, provide strategic information to ASEAN investors on the opportunities for investment in Canada;
  • Deliver authentic, senior-level networking opportunities for top decision-makers within the Canada-ASEAN economic corridor.

For the first time, On March 21, the CABC Business Forum will start with the inaugural event Women’s Leadership – Transforming Business. 

Kindly find the agenda for our 4th CABC Business Forum – Accelerating Partnership Forum below. 

You can also download the agenda here.

Networking Reception and Opening Dinner
March 21

Time Event Location
17:00 Registration Opens Island Foyer
17:00-18:15 Cocktails & Networking  Island Foyer

–

Time Event Location
18:30 – 18:35 Opening Remarks

  • Mr. Wayne Farmer, President of the Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and Managing Partner at Islemount Limited
  Island A
18:45 – 19:00 Welcome Address and Introduction of the Guest of Honour

·       The Hon. Jean Charest P.C. Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Premier of Québec (2003-2012), Member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, CABC Honorary Chairman

 Island A
19:00 – 19:20 Guest of Honour Address

·       Mr S. Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry), Republic of Singapore

 Island A
19:20 – 20:00 Dinner is Served  Island A
20:00 – 20:20 Update on the CABC / UBC/ NUS Report on Benefits to ASEAN of an FTA with Canada

·      Prof. Kai Ostwald, Assistant professor in the School of Public Policy & Global Affairs and the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia

·       Prof. Alex Capri, Professor at National University of Singapore Business school

 Island A
20:30- 20:50 Dessert & Coffee are served Island A
           20:50 Closing Remarks and Lucky Draw

·       Mr. Greg Ross, Executive Director of the CABC

 Island A
           21:00 Reception Dinner Ends Island A


Canada and ASEAN – Accelerating the Partnership
March 22 

Time Event Location
8:00 – 9:15 Breakfast Island A
8:05 – 8:10 Opening Remarks

  • Mr. Wayne Farmer, President of the Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and Managing Partner at Islemount Limited
 Island A
8:10-8:15 Update on the Women’s Leadership Forum

·       Ms. Karen Cvornyek, President & Regional Managing Principal, Asia at B+H Architects and Women’s Leadership Forum Chair

 Island A
8:15-9:05 Breakfast is served Island A
8:20 – 8:25 Remarks from the Government of British Columbia

·       Mr. Michael Nicholas, Managing Director, International Trade and Investment Office – Singapore at Government of British Columbia

 Island A
 

 

 

Plenary Session           Round 1

8:40 – 9:30

 Canada and ASEAN – The Big Picture (Read more)

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

·       Mr. Wayne Farmer, President at Canada-ASEAN Business Council

Speakers:

·       Mr. Dang Huy Dong, Former Vice Minister of Planning and Investment and Former Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission in Vietnam

·       The Hon. John Manley, President and Chief Executive Officer at the Business Council of Canada

·       Ms. Mairead Lavery, Senior Vice President Business Development at Export Development Canada

·       Mr. Stewart Beck, President and Chief Executive Officer at Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

 Island A

 

Breakout Session # 1 – INNOVATION

Time: 9:40 – 10:40

Building Trust in Business – How Trusted is Canada in Asia  (Read more) Financial Services  (Read more) Driving Global Innovation  (Read more) SMEs in a Global Environment  (Read more)
Katong , lobby level Azalea 1, Mezzanine Azalea 2, Mezzanine Azalea 3, Mezzanine
Moderator

Mr. Iain Twine,

Vice Chairman, Reputation at Edelman

 Moderator

Mr. Peter Nesbitt

Managing Director, Global Trade & Banking Asia ex- China at Bank of Montreal

 Moderator 

Mr. Craig Brown,

Partner at Fasken

 Moderator:

Dr. Shawn Watson,

Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Senescence Life Sciences
Speakers:

· H.E.Marie-Louise Hannan,

Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN at Mission of Canada to ASEAN

· Ms. Emilie Potvin, Director, Public Policy APAC at Uber

 Speakers:

· Mr. Hal Bosher, Chief executive Officer at Yoma Bank

· Mr. Dominic Jacques, Associate Vice – President, International Development at National Bank of Canada
· Mr. Jay Jobanputra

Managing Director & Regional Head Asia-Pacific at TD Bank

 Speakers:

· Dr. Julia Fan Li, Senior Vice -President and Head of UK at Seven Bridges

· Mr. Allen Gilstrap, Chief Executive Officer at Ongo

· Dr. Mohammad Keyhani, Assistant Professor in Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Haskayne at School of Business, University of Calgary

· Mr. Wong Joo Seng, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Spark Systems

 Speakers:

· Mr. Pierre Cleroux,

Vice – President, Research and Chief Economist of Business at

Development Bank of Canada
· Mr. Luis Gonzales. Principal Director ASEAN at ElementAI

· Mr. Ron Hoffmann,

Senior Representative for the Asia Pacific Basin at Government of Alberta

· Mr. Kevyn McGraw, Chief Executive officer  at ASEAN Contact Center

–

Time Event Location
10:40 -11:05  Networking Coffee Break sponsored by  Island A Foyer
11:05-11:20 Keynote Address

H.E. Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN

 Island A
11:25 – 1155 Launch of SMU Study on Legal Barriers in ASEAN

·       Prof. Locknie Hsu, Professor of Law at Singapore Management University School of Law

·       Prof. Pearlie Koh, Associate Professor of Law at Singapore Management University School of Law

·       Prof. Yip Man, Associate Professor of Law at Singapore Management University School of Law

 Island A
12:00 – 12:15 Keynote Address

·       The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of International Trade of Canada

 Island A
12:15 – 13:15 Networking Lunch  Island A
Plenary Session

Round 2

13:15-14:15

 The Politics of Trade and Investment – Panel Discussion (Read more)

Moderator:

·       Mr. Bill Tarrant, Asia Top News Editor/Lead Writer at Reuters News

Speakers:

·       Mr. Gordon Brown, Member of Parliament, Canadian House of Commons

·       Ms. Jan De Silva, President and Chief Executive Officer at Toronto Region Board of Trade

·       Mr. Peter Heidinger, Managing Director and Head, Asia Pacific at Scotiabank

·     Mr. Eduardo Pedrosa, Secretary General at Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

·       The Hon. Wayne Wouters, Strategic and Policy Advisor at McCarthy Tetrault, Former Clerk of the Privy Council

 Island A

 
14:15-14:45  Networking Coffee Break Gardenia

Breakout Session #2 – KEY INDUSTRIAL SECTORS

Time: 14:45 – 15:45

Country Specific Session – Singapore  (Read more) Infrastructure  (Read more)  Aerospace  (Read more) Building a Smarter Nation  (Read more)
Katong Azalea 1, Mezzanine Azalea 2, Mezzanine Azalea 3. Mezzanine
Moderator:

Ms. Chelsea Guy

Executive Director at CanCham Singapore

 Moderator:

Mr. Klaus Houben

Chief Representative Southeast Asia at Export Development Canada

 Moderator:

 Mr. Francis St. Louis

Principal Strategic Development Manager Asia Pacific at Rockwell

Collins Southeast Asia

 Moderator 

 Mr. David E. Wynne

President and Chief Executive Officer at Green Technology Asia
Speakers:

·   Ms. Nathalie Benzing, Chief Operating Officer at Trade Gecko

·   Ms. Franca Ciambella, Managing Director at Consilium Law

·   Mr. Udai Panicker, Country Manager Singapore at Tractus Asia

·   Mr. Robert Simmons, Managing Director Southeast Asia and Oceania at Alberta Southeast Asia Office

 Speakers:

· Mr. Chris Birdsong, Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific, Engineering, Design and Project Management at Atkins, member of the SNC Lavalin Group

· Ms. Karen Cvornyek, President & Regional Managing Principal, Asia at B+H Architects

· Jessie Satria Oeni, Divisional Director, Project Development Division, at International Enterprise Singapore

· Mr. Victor Edward Sasdiyarto, Executive Vice – President, Head of Loan Syndication and Structured Finance Division at PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur, Indonesia

 Speakers:

· Mr. Nadzri Hashim, Group Head Engineering at AirAsia

· Mr. Quentin O’Mahony, General Manager Northeast Asia at CAE

· Mr. Ross McKeand, Head of Marketing, Asia-Pacific and China at Bombardier

· Mr. Stephan Robinson, Sales Director – Commercial Aviation Network Solutions – Asia Pacific at Rockwell Collins

· Mr. Sia Kheng Yok, Chief Executive Officer at Association of Aviation Industries (Singapore)

 Speakers:

· Ms. Jan De Silva, President and Chief Executive Officer at Toronto Region Board of Trade

· Mr. Luis Gonzales. Principal Director ASEAN at ElementAI

· Ms. Siu Min Lee, Director, Services & Cybersecurity at Thales

Ms. Humera Malik, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Canvass Analytics

Breakout Session #3 – Canada and ASEAN – The Trading Environment 

Time: 16:00 – 17:00

The Latest on Free Trade Agreements in South East Asia  (Read more) Supply Chains / Logistics  (Read more) Engaging Governments in South East Asia  (Read more) Transitioning to Clean Technologies  (Read more)
Katong Azalea 1, Mezzanine Azalea 2, Mezzanine Azalea 3, Mezzanine
Moderator:

Ms. Tuuli McCully

Director and Head of Asia -Pacific Economics at

Scotiabank

 Moderator:

Mr. Rohan Belliappa, Representative Singapore at CN Rail

 Moderator:

Ms. Emilie Potvin,

Director, Public Policy APAC at Uber

 Moderator 

Dr. Anthony Watanabe

Managing Director at Asia Clean Innovations
Speakers:

· Dr. Raymon Krishnan, Director of Corporate Advisory at Asia Trade Centre

· Mr. Eduardo Pedrosa, Secretary General at Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

· Tan Sri Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Chair of the Board of Directors at Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)
· Mr. Steven Tipman, Executive Director at Trade Facilitation Office

 Speakers:

· Mr. Sean Goff, VP Asia at CN Rail

· Mr. Pitra Narendra, Manager for Government Relations and Policy, Corporate Affairs Asia-Pacific at Cargill

· Mr Michsel Nicholas, Managing Director for Singapore & Malaysia at Trade & Invest British Columbia

 Speakers:

· Mr. Robert Asselin, Senior Director, Public Policy at Blackberry
· Mr. Aaron Franz, Managing Director, at Vriens & Partners’ head office in Singapore

· Ms. Melissa Kennedy, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer at Sun Life

· Ms. Zenaida Cuison Maglaya, Undersecretary, Regional Operations Group (ROG) at Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the Republic of the Philippine

 Speakers:

·   Ms. Jane Kearns, Senior Advisor, Cleantech at MaRS
·   Mr. Robert Grant, Senior Vice President Power, Vice – President Capital Asia Pacific at Regional Head SNC-Lavalin Asia Pacific

·   Mr. Adrian Lembong, Director of Business Development at PT Adaro Energy

–

Time Event Location
17:15 Closing Remarks  Island Foyer

To view the speaker’s profile, please visit our Speakers page here to find out more about them!


To access registration please click here

The Event is by invitation only. For more information, please contact greg.ross@canasean.com


A few comments from past attendees:

  • “This forum should be organized in every year to enhance trade relations between Canadian & ASEAN country companies.”
  • “Fantastic event”
  • “It was an excellent opportunity to interact with Canadian companies”