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SUMMARY:Opportunities for Canadian companies in The Belt and Road 
 Initiative
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DESCRIPTION: The Belt and Road Initiative and opportunities for Canadian 
 companies China’s globalization drive – the Belt and Road Initiative 
 – is widely propagated\, but badly understood. It goes well beyond the 
 historical Silk Road and offers many opportunities for Canadian firms\, 
 especially given the strong Hong Kong connection that Canada enjoys. HKCBA
  is pleased to invite you to an insight-sharing and discussion session 
 about The Belt and Road Initiative over breakfast. AGENDA: 8:00 – 8:15 
 Registration 8:15 – 8:20 Welcome and Introduction Paul Gibbons\, HKCBA 
 Vancouver President 8:20 – 8:40 Breakfast 8:40 – 9:05 Mr. Nicholas 
 Kwan intervention 9:05 – 9:20 Q&amp\;A 9:20 – 9:30 Wrap-up and Thanks 
 - Paul Gibbons HKCBA Vancouver President Speakers' Biography: Nicholas 
 Kwan 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 HKTDC and 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. 
 For more information\, visit our website or contact Rocio Lebolo at 
 vancouver@hkcba.com 
LOCATION:Four Seasons Hotel\, 791 West Georgia Street Vancouver\, BC. 
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URL:https://vancouver.hkcba.com:443/events/opportunities-for-canadian-
 companies-in-the-belt-and-road-initiative
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