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PROGRAMME When: March 21-22, 2018

Where: Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore,

Wednesday March 21st - Evening

Registration & Cocktail (17:00 – 18:15)

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

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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, 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

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Thursday March 22nd – Morning Agenda

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

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

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Breakout Session # 1 - INNOVATION

Time: 9:40 – 10:40

Building Trust in Business - How

Trusted is Canada in Asia

Financial Services Driving Global

Innovation

SMEs in a Global Environment

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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

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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

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

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14:15-14:45 Networking Coffee Break Gardenia

Breakout Session #2 - KEY INDUSTRIAL SECTORS

Time: 14:45 – 15:45

Country Specific Session -

Singapore Infrastructure Aerospace

Building a Smarter Nation

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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

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Breakout Session #3 – Canada and ASEAN – The Trading Environment Time: 16:00 – 17:00

Time Event Location

17:15 Closing Remarks Island Foyer

The Latest on Free Trade Agreements in South East Asia

Supply Chains / Logistics

Engaging Governments in South East Asia

Transitioning to Clean Technologies

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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

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