Regional conflicts, economic sanctions, tariffs, retributive tariffs, and friendshoring are disrupting and reshaping global supply chains. Geopolitical uncertainty is destabilizing established patterns of trade and investment even while many governments seek to facilitate increased economic predictability through freer trade and investment agreements.
This CIAC2025 session delves into how leading companies and institutions in Asia and Canada responding to these conflicts, the opportunities for collaboration in the region, and partnership that are emerging amid rising complexity and risk.
Featuring:
- Vina Nadjibulla, Vice-President, Research & Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (Canada; Lead Panellist)
- Melissa Kennedy, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Public Policy Officer, Sun Life Financial (Canada)
- Janet Pau, Executive Director, Asia Business Council (Hong Kong)
- Peter Mumford, Practice Head, Southeast Asia, Eurasia Group (Singapore)
- Mark Schaan, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Artificial Intelligence, Government of Canada (Canada)
- Gautam Chadda, Head of Investment and Portfolio Advisory Singapore, RBC Wealth (Singapore)
Recorded at the Canada-in-Asia Conference 2025 on February 21, 2025.
