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Events

Supporting research, knowledge-sharing, and dialogue through meetings, conferences, and other events

The Foundation hosts events throughout the year with guest speakers from a variety of countries, sectors, organizations, and backgrounds who share their expertise on specific topics in roundtable settings. External meetings and conferences take place across the country and range from small, invite-only meetings to large, public events. If you are interested in sponsoring one of our events, please reach out to Lauren Chang, Program Manager, Sponsorship.

September 2021

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September 14: International Governance of Digital Trade: The Future of Digital Trade in Free Trade Agreements Canada, Chile, and ASEAN
 
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September 27: China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Its Foreign Policy Implications
 
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Upcoming Events

  • September 27, 2021

    September 27: China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Its Foreign Policy Implications

    Where

    Please register for this event by clicking here. 

    When

    Monday September 27, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PT | 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET | 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. CL

    Contact

    For more information, contact events@asiapacific.ca

    The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Chile Pacific Foundation welcomes you to attend our final joint webinar in the series ASEAN and The Americas: China’s Belt & Road Initiative and its Impact on the Political and Social Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for Canada’s and Chile’s Foreign Policy.

    Views on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) vary significantly depending on where they are generated. While most of the Western Hemisphere perceives the BRI as a massive international, investment-lending program for the Chinese to exert and project influence and geopolitical power, in Southeast Asian nations in particular, there are alternative narratives that highlight the value of collaboration between China and the expanded Indo-Pacific region, especially in the most developing countries.

    The dynamics of Chinese engagement within the Indo-Pacific region through the BRI as a flagship policy is bringing about a new set of social interactions that remain poorly understood by Western citizens without access to non-English literature. For actors in the ASEAN region, people-to-people, NGO-to-NGO, city- to-city and many other sub-national ties are driving transformation in the region. Such sub-national engagement has impacts on institutional stability, prospects for trade, innovation and economic development.

    This webinar aims to discuss some of these alternative drivers, while breaking down key aspects of the BRI that are typically underscored in the Western context, in order to better understand development in the ASEAN region. The roundtable will contribute to a more holistic account of Asia’s internal dynamics that Canadian and Chilean policy-makers can use to inform their policy thinking and engagement in the region.

    This webinar will be 90 mins long.

    Spanish interpretation is made available for this webinar.
    Interpretación al español disponible para este webinar.

    Speakers:

    Andrés Bórquez Basaez, Assistant Professor / Coordinator of the Chinese Studies Program at the Institute of International Studies, University of Chile

    Elina Noor, Director, Political-Security Affairs, Asia Society Policy Institute and Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada 

    Jeffrey Reeves, Vice-President Research & Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

    Add to Calendar 09/27/2021 08:30 09/27/2021 10:00 America/Vancouver September 27: China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Its Foreign Policy Implications

    The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Chile Pacific Foundation welcomes you to attend our final joint webinar in the series ASEAN and The Americas: China’s Belt & Road Initiative and its Impact on the Political and Social Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for Canada’s and Chile’s Foreign Policy.

    Views on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) vary significantly depending on where they are generated. While most of the Western Hemisphere perceives the BRI as a massive international, investment-lending program for the Chinese to exert and project influence and geopolitical power, in Southeast Asian nations in particular, there are alternative narratives that highlight the value of collaboration between China and the expanded Indo-Pacific region, especially in the most developing countries.

    The dynamics of Chinese engagement within the Indo-Pacific region through the BRI as a flagship policy is bringing about a new set of social interactions that remain poorly understood by Western citizens without access to non-English literature. For actors in the ASEAN region, people-to-people, NGO-to-NGO, city- to-city and many other sub-national ties are driving transformation in the region. Such sub-national engagement has impacts on institutional stability, prospects for trade, innovation and economic development.

    This webinar aims to discuss some of these alternative drivers, while breaking down key aspects of the BRI that are typically underscored in the Western context, in order to better understand development in the ASEAN region. The roundtable will contribute to a more holistic account of Asia’s internal dynamics that Canadian and Chilean policy-makers can use to inform their policy thinking and engagement in the region.

    This webinar will be 90 mins long.

    Spanish interpretation is made available for this webinar.
    Interpretación al español disponible para este webinar.

    Speakers:

    Andrés Bórquez Basaez, Assistant Professor / Coordinator of the Chinese Studies Program at the Institute of International Studies, University of Chile

    Elina Noor, Director, Political-Security Affairs, Asia Society Policy Institute and Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada 

    Jeffrey Reeves, Vice-President Research & Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

    Where:

    Please register for this event by clicking here. 

    When:

    Monday September 27, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PT | 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET | 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. CL

    Contact:

    For more information, contact events@asiapacific.ca

    Please register for this event by clicking here. 

    For more information, contact events@asiapacific.ca

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Recent Events

  • September 14, 2021

    September 14: International Governance of Digital Trade: The Future of Digital Trade in Free Trade Agreements Canada, Chile, and ASEAN

    Where

    Please register for this event by clicking here. 

    When

    Tuesday September 14, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PT | 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET | 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. CL

    Contact

    For more information, contact events@asiapacific.ca

    The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Chile Pacific Foundation welcome you to attend our third joint webinar, The Future of Digital Trade in Free Trade Agreements Canada, Chile, and ASEAN.

    There is no question that the rapid transition to a digital economy offers the most opportunity-laden and disruptive power since the Industrial Revolution. Growth in international digital services trade is outpacing trade in physical goods, made all the easier by the fact that digital services can penetrate foreign markets within seconds over the internet.

    While the digital revolution is taking place all across the world, member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are pivoting especially quickly. This roundtable will focus on the growth in digital trade in the ASEAN region, and the opportunity this growth presents for Canada and Chile, including:

    • The importance of engaging with the dynamic ASEAN region in order to strengthen our own digital economies at home;
    • The opportunity for Canada and Chile to influence the global regulatory landscape in digital trade; and,
    • The pathways available for Canada and Chile to scale their digital assets globally, including channels for international coordination and individual economy approaches.

    We hope you will join us in furthering our understanding of Canada and Chile’s roles in influencing the global digital conversation, with an eye to the exciting ASEAN region.

    Spanish interpretation is made available for this webinar.
    Interpretación al español disponible para este webinar.

  • June 24, 2021

    June 24: Trade Stresses in a Post-Pandemic World: A Conversation with Stephen Poloz, former Governor of the Bank of Canada

    Where

    Please register for this event by clicking here.

    When

    Thursday, June 24th, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PDT to 6:00 p.m. PDT | 8:00 p.m. EDT to 9:00 p.m. EDT

    Contact

    For more information, contact events@asiapacific.ca

    The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is pleased to host a conversation with Mr. Stephen Poloz, Special Advisor at Osler and former Governor of the Bank of Canada, on COVID-19 and global trade and, in particular, the challenges to the future of trade between Canada and Asia in the post-pandemic world.

    The global pandemic has laid bare old weaknesses in the global trading system, strengthening the cause of trade restrictionists everywhere. Beyond the obvious preference to produce health-related products like PPE and vaccines domestically, the pandemic has created new geopolitical tensions that are likely to impinge on future trade arrangements. More fundamentally, growing income inequality is attracting political attention, and well-intentioned policies aimed at addressing that situation are likely to disrupt global supply chains. How can trade-reliant companies prepare themselves for the new normal?

    Join Stephen Poloz in conversation with APF Canada President & CEO Stewart Beck for a wide-ranging discussion of future risks and opportunities.

  • June 18, 2021

    June 18: Livestream with Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist and 2021 John H. McArthur Distinguished Fellow

     

    >> Post-event Update: View the livestream recording here. <<

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    The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is hosting a virtual event featuring our
    3rd John H. McArthur Distinguished Fellow, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist.

    >> Post-event Update: View the livestream recording here. <<

    Duelling Superpowers: What does this mean for the rest of us?

    The growth and strength of the Chinese economy and President Xi's more aggressive foreign policy approach have put China and the U.S. on a collision course that threatens to upend our global order. Join us for a timely and open discussion with Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, as she offers her unique perspective.

    About Zanny Minton Beddoes:

    Zanny

    Zanny Minton Beddoes is the Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. During more than 25 years at the newspaper she has written special reports on the world economy, Germany, Latin American finance, global finance and Central Asia. Zanny is a renowned global economics expert, sought-after for her authoritative perspectives on the world economy. She previously worked at the IMF, and as an adviser to the Minister of Finance in Poland.

    For more information about this fellowship please click here. 

    For more information about the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, please click here. 

    When:

    Friday, June 18th, 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT to 10 a.m. PDT | 12 p.m. EDT to 1 p.m. EDT | 5 p.m. BST to 6 p.m. BST

    Contact:

    Please contact events@asiapacific.ca for more information.

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