Canada China Innovation & Investment Summit 2019
AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
In association with Vancouver Startup Week, the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) and China Canada Commercialization & Acceleration Network (C2CAN) are hosting the 2019 Canada China Innovation & Investment Summit (CCIIS). CCIIS is an event for entrepreneurs, investors, corporate executives and the Vancouver community to address concerns regarding cross-border collaboration in science & technology between Canada and China.
The summit aims to promote cross-border collaboration in science & technology innovation with a focus on topics such as business impact, China supply chain, complementary advantages, Canadian technology companies doing business in China, and VC ecosystem in both countries.
CCIIS will include keynote speakers, two distinct panel discussions and a showcase of tech companies. In addition, CCIIS will provide an opportunity to network with Vancouver Startup Week attendees, technology startup founders and CEOs, investment professionals, and special guests from China.
Date: Friday Sep 20, 2019
Time: 2:00 to 8:00pm
Address: SFU VentureLabs: 555 W Hastings St #1100, Vancouver, BC V6B 4N6
1:30pm – 2:00pm Registration
2:00pm – 2:15pm Opening Remarks
2:15pm – 2:30pm Keynote Speech #1
2:30pm – 3:30pm Panel Discussion #1
Moderator: Joan Elangovan, Executive Director of Asia Pacific Centre at VEC
3:30pm – 3:45pm Coffee Break & Group Photo
3:45pm – 4:00pm Keynote Speech #2
4:00pm – 5:00pm Panel Discussion # 2
Moderator: William Li, President of C2CAN
5:00pm – 5:30pm Tech Companies Showcase
5:30pm – 5:45pm Closing Remarks
5:45pm – 8:00pm Networking Event
8:00pm End of Event
GUEST SPEAKERS
Virgnia Balcom
Acting Executive Director,
SFU VentureLabs
Dr. Joanne Curry
Vice-President, External Relations,
Simon Fraser University
Stewart Beck
President and CEO, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Panel #1 Innovating our way to the future - Vancouver Economic Commission
Joan Elangovan
Executive Director, Asia Pacific Centre, Vancouver Economic Commission
Alan Winter
BC's InnovationCommissioner,
BC Provincial Government
Catherine Warren
CEO, Vancouver Economic Commission
Wei Shao
Partner & National Leader for China Practice, Dentons LLP
Shivam Kishore
Manager, Technology & Partnerships, Vancouver Economic Commission
Ling F. Wong
IP Lawyer, Patent and Trade-mark Agent Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Panel #2 Best practice in investment and cross-border collaboration - C2CAN
William Li
President, C2CAN
Victor Lesau
CEO and co-founder, CuePath Innovation
Johnny Chen
General Manager of Shanghai INESA Sparkle Enterprise Management Co., Ltd (i-Lab)
Aminta Xiong
Managing Director, Pagoda Investment
Kenneth To
CEO, ViewsIQ
Neil Clegg
Senior Vice President,
Lipont Caus Capital
Showcase of Tech Companies
Afshin Doust
AIS
Paul Wegenast
Ventros
Kaylee Astle
Spocket
Jack Feng
Empower
Mohammad Qadir
Fusion Genomics
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