BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Hong Kong-Canada Business Association - Vancouver Section//Silkstart Technology Inc.// BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260308T020000 TZNAME:PDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261101T020000 TZNAME:PST TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Canada and Hong Kong: Trade & Investment Opportunities\, Challenges DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190603T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190603T133000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190521T175506 UID:5ce43b7a893aaa0cf8f4e3e1 DESCRIPTION: Canada and Hong Kong: Trade &\; Investment Opportunities\, Challenges In the current ever-changing and uncertain international business landscape\, diversifying trade corridors remains a focus of Canadian companies in their efforts to grow. Hong Kong continues to play a vital role in accessing China and Asian markets. Join us Monday\, June 3rd\, 2019 for an engaging session on the opportunities and challenges businesses face in trade and investment between Canada and China. Jeff Nankivell\, Consul General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao Hon. George Chow\, Minister of State for Trade Date: Monday\, June 3\, 2019 Location: Ballroom\, The Vancouver Club\, 915 W Hastings St\, Vancouver\, BC V6C 1C6 Cost: $20 members | $35 non-members Time: 12:00 pm - Registration and Lunch 12:30 pm - Welcome Remarks by Minister George Chow 12:35 pm - Presentation 1:10 pm - Q&\;A with Consul General Jeff Nankivell 1:30 pm - Wrap up About the Speaker Mr. Jeff Nankivell became Consul General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao in August 2016. From 2011 to 2016\, Jeff served as Director General responsible for Canada&rsquo\;s official development assistance in Asia\, first with the Canadian International Development Agency and then with Global Affairs Canada. Jeff has been posted 3 times to the Canadian Embassy in Beijing: in the development assistance section 1991-95 and 2000-2004\, and as Deputy Head of Mission (deputy ambassador) 2008-2011. He is fluent in Mandarin. He also held various positions at the Canadian International Development Agency between 1988 and 2008\, working on programs related to China\, Russia\, strategic policy and international financial institutions. Jeff holds an M.Sc. in political sociology from the London School of Economics\, B.A. in international relations from the University of Toronto\, and a certificate (one-year program) in Chinese language and culture from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. LOCATION:Ballroom\, The Vancouver Club\, 915 W Hastings St\, Vancouver\, BC V6C 1C6 PRIORITY:5 URL:https://vancouver.hkcba.com:443/events/canada-and-hong-kong-trade- investment-opportunities-challenges END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR