Authors

Kelly graduated from Simon Fraser University with an Honour’s degree in Political Science and a minor in International Studies, and now works for Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada as a Junior Policy Analyst. Kelly is also a research assistant with Simon Fraser University’s Disinformation Project and was a 2022-23 Canada-Asia Young Professionals Fellow with APF Canada.

Alberto Iskandar is a Junior Research Scholar with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He received his undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University, majoring in political science and minoring in international studies and graduating in 2021. His research interests are multilateralism in Southeast Asia and ASEAN; sustainable development; and security and defence-related issues in Southeast Asia. He previously worked as a Research Officer at the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia.

Saima Islam is a Junior Research Scholar with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Monash University where she double-majored in International Relations and Communications with a minor in Gender Studies. Her research interests include environmental governance, international organizations, and labour issues. Outside of research, she enjoys painting, literature, gardening, and exploring different cuisines.

D’Arcy is a lawyer from Toronto with a background in China Studies, economics, and political science. His legal practice focuses on helping clients navigate regulatory and administrative barriers under the Canadian Competition Act, Investment Canada Act, and Canada’s trade agreements. D’Arcy recently completed an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Oxford, where he focused on Chinese political economy and Taiwan’s diplomacy as a McCall Macbain Graduate Scholar. While completing his J.D. at the University of Toronto, D’Arcy spent six months in China, working at a law firm in Shanghai and studying as an exchange student at Tsinghua University.

Pia Silvia Rozario, chercheuse-boursière postuniversitaire, Fondation Asie Pacifique du Canada, travaille sur la recherche sur le commerce et l'investissement dans le cadre du pilier Commerce avec l'Asie de la Fondation Asie Pacifique du Canada. Elle vient d'être diplômée d'une maîtrise en Politique publique à l'Université de Calgary.

Charlotte Atkins is a Project Specialist with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's Business Asia team. She has a Masters in Political Science and Asian Studies from the University of Toronto, where her research focused on contentious politics in Asia. She has since expanded her research areas to include policy, trade, and investment between Canada and the Asia Pacific through her work at APF Canada.

Anastasia Ufimtseva is a Program Manager, Business Asia, at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. She holds a PhD in Global Governance from the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University with a specialization in international political economy. Her dissertation examined Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Canadian and Russian oil and natural gas sectors and she has published widely on trade and investment relations between Asia and Canada, specifically on FDI, governance, and energy policy. Prior to joining APF Canada, Anastasia worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies at Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business.

Rachael Gurney is a Research Scholar with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s Business Asia Pillar. She holds a bachelor's degree of Arts in Honours Political Science from the University of British Columbia. She previously worked at the Institute of Asian Research’s Centre for Japanese Research.

Irene Zhang recently graduated with a Bachelor’s in History and English from the University of Oxford and is a former Junior Research Scholar at APF Canada, working on data from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong for the Canada-Asia Sustainability Tracker. She is also the editor for ChinaTalk, a podcast and newsletter on contemporary Chinese tech, economy, and policy. Irene’s work experience spans tech marketing, nonprofits, and journalism. In the summer of 2022, she was a VOICES Fellow at the Asian American Journalists Association.

John Knubley is Senior Adviser, Longview Communications and Boston Consulting Group; Canada’s former Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development; and a Director on the Board of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.