Is your company interested in pursuing opportunities created by China’s transition to a “green growth” economy?
 
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Canada China Business Council are organizing four roundtable discussions, Clean Tech Opportunities in China, which will focus on China’s “green growth” economy and the possibilities for Canadian companies in this market.

Participants will learn about APF Canada’s China Eco-City Tracker and the role of APF Canada in providing policy research in support of clean tech business development in China.

The sessions will take place in four Canadian cities:
 

Vancouver, BC – Monday, January 28, 2019, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
900-675 W. Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC

Montreal, QC – Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Venue and time to be announced soon.

Toronto, ON – Friday, February 1, 2019, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Gowling WLG
1 First Canadian Place
100 King Street West, Suite 1600
Toronto, ON

Calgary, AB – Monday, February 4, 2019, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Dentons Canada LLP
850 - 2nd Street SW, 15th Floor, Bankers Court
Calgary, AB

 
In addition, participating companies will have the opportunity to provide APF Canada with their perspectives on China’s growing clean technology market. Insights from company representatives should address the questions below, based on their current or planned business in China.
 

1. What are the key business development issues your company faces with respect to opportunities in the clean tech market in China?
    

2. China’s economic and environmental objectives still require further alignment and consolidation. What information issues does your company face with respect to clean tech development in China? How would your business model change with more information and at what level (city, provincial)?
    

3. What do you see are potential avenues for Canadian business expansion in China in the clean tech areas of air, water, and solid waste, including in which geographical areas?
    

4. How can policy research institutions like APF Canada, as well as other intermediaries such as CCBC and Canada’s trade missions, better aid in your company’s market decisions and risk assessments? Is the China Eco-City Tracker of particular interest? What information could be provided to aid in your business?

 
The roundtables will be facilitated by Evan Due, a consultant to APF Canada and an advisor to the China Development Research Foundation, an institution initiated by the Development Research Centre of the State Council of China.
 
Registration will be of interest to companies and professionals involved in the clean tech/environment sector. Participation will be confirmed by CCBC.

The roundtables are free to attend, but companies must register in advance. Seating is limited. 

For more information, please contact:
Ontario: Noah Fraser, 416-954-3800 x320, noah@ccbc.com
Quebec: Claire Zhang, 514-842-7837, quebec@ccbc.com
BC: Jane Wang, 604-609-6189, bc@ccbc.com
Prairies: Wayne Thai 403-910-2320, wayne@ccbc.com

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is hosting a brownbag presentation by this year's Marshall McLuhan Fellow, Jeff Canoy, a broadcast journalist with Philippines media and entertainment group ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. Jeff has covered major conflicts and humanitarian and natural disasters in the Philippines including volcanic eruptions, landslides, and Category 5 Super Typhoons that hit the country. He has also worked on stories on the Maguindanao massacre, the botched police operation in Mamasapano, and investigative reports on extrajudicial killings and torture linked to police. He currently covers the Philippine National Police and the government’s war on drugs and is an anchor for the public affairs program Red Alert, focusing on risk reduction and disaster preparedness.

Jeff's TV documentary, Never Shall be Conquered, about the Islamic State-inspired siege of Marawi, the Philippines’ only Islamic city,  recently won a Gold Dolphin trophy for Best Documentary under the Current Affairs, Human Concerns, and Social Issues Category at the 9th Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards in France. His stories on disaster response have won him several awards from the local broadcasters’ guild.

Most recently, Jeff was an international fellow for the Malaysian Press Institute and has completed journalism programs at the Lauder School of Government in Tel Aviv, Israel and Columbia University in New York.

For his APF Canada presentation Jeff will discuss his experiences in covering the war in Marawi last year, including challenges, gaps, best practices, and efforts to underline the significant role media play as a watchdog to strengthen democracy and rule of law.

Save the Date: Join us Oct. 30 for our Media Fellows Alumni Appreciation and CEO Panel Night with co-hosts Weber Shandwick Vancouver and support from Cathay Pacific Canada.

Meet our former and current Media Fellows and hear some of Canada's leading CEOs discuss Canada's place in the world, today and tomorrow.

Watch this space . . . details to follow!