Canada-Taiwan Economic Cooperation: Opportunities for Western Canada

The conference will be a half day session from the morning through lunch focused on Canada-Taiwan relations. The main topics it will cover are: Canada-Taiwan bilateral relationship, Taiwan’s place in Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, Taiwan’s CPTPP bid, and opportunities for western Canadian industries.

Agenda:

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration and opening reception

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Opening Remarks

• Dave Perry, President, CGAI
• Harry Ho-jen Tseng, Representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada

9:15 AM - 9:50 AM: Morning Keynote

• Ken Hardie, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Special Committee on the Canada-People's Republic of China Relationship

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM: Break

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Panel 1 - Taiwan and Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy

Confirmed panelists:

• Hugh Stephens, Fellow, CGAI and APF Canada
• Dr. Mingmin Yang, Assistant Research Fellow, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel 2 - The CPTPP and Opportunities for Western Canada & Taiwan

Confirmed panelists:

• Carlo Dade, Director of Trade and Trade Infrastructure, Canada West Foundation
• Jeff Kucharski, Fellow, CGAI and APF Canada
• Dr. Huai-shing Yen, Deputy Executive Director, Taiwan WTO and RTA Center, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunchtime Keynote

• TBD

1:30 PM - Closing Remarks

Host or Publisher The Canadian Global Affairs Institute