China's Greater Bay Area: Bridging the Gap between Canada and Asia

Being one of the world’s most dynamic and important manufacturing bases and China’s most open and market-driven region, the Guangdong-HK-Macau Bay Area holds the key to China’s development and its integration with the world. The Bay Area also holds great promises for Canadian firms, especially in midst of trade and other adversities.

Join us for the HKCBA Vancouver AGM and breakfast September 14^th, 2018 for an in-depth discussion on economic and policy developments in the Bay Area which are creating opportunities for Canadian companies. 

• Nicholas Kwan, Director of Research, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

This session is kindly sponsored by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Toronto. The venue has kindly been provided by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. 

Date: Friday, September 14, 2018
Location: 550 Burrard Street, Suite 2900, Vancouver, BC
Cost: $20 members | $35 non-members
Time: 

• 8:00am - Registration, Networking and Breakfast
• 8:15am - Welcome Remarks by HKCBA Vancouver Section President, David Pohl
• 8:25am - Remarks by HKETO Principal Consultant, Western Canada, Catherine Yuen
• 8:30am - Presentation on Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Bay Area and Opportunities by HKTDC Director of Research, Nicholas Kwan
• 8:55am - Q&A
• 9:30am - HKCBA Vancouver AGM 

About our Speaker

Nicholas Kwan, Director of Research, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Nicholas Kwan, Director of Research of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), a statutory body set up in 1966 to promote Hong Kong’s external business. Nick’s team includes about 30 economists and research professionals, providing macro-economic and business research support to the HKTDCand its various stakeholders.

Nick was formerly the Asia Chief Economist and Head of Research of Standard Chartered Bank. Earlier, Nick worked at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), specializing in macro-economic and policy research, and was the Asia Pacific Regional Chief Economist of Merrill Lynch. Nick is an economics graduate of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, with an MBA from Warwick University in the UK and was a Chartered Financial Analyst.