Forum Program
Date: Friday, May 6, 2016
Location: Fairmont Palliser, Calgary, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
Conference room: ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Room
8:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Welcoming Remarks
Gordon Houlden, Director, China Institute, University Of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
8:40 AM Scene-Setting Keynote Remarks
David Murphy, Minister (Commercial), Canadian Embassy - Government of Canada
Xiang Xia, Minister Counsellor Economic and Commercial, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada
9:15 AM Panel 1
China's Economic Realities: Hard Landing or Structural Adjustment?
Chair: Graham Shantz, Director General, North Asia Bureau, Global Affairs Canada
Panelists:
Robert Y. Kwauk, Managing Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP - Beijing
John Gruetzner, Principal and Founder, Intercedent
Xiaobo Zhang, Postdoctoral Fellow, China Institute, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
Xiang Xia, Minister Counsellor Economic and Commercial, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada
David Murphy, Minister (Commercial), Canadian Embassy - Government of Canada
10:30 AM Health Break
10:45 AM Panel 2
The Emerging Shape of Opportunities for Canada
Chair: David Hartman, Executive Director, Greater China, Global Affairs Canada
Panelists:
Todd Hirsch, Chief Economist, ATB Financial
Claire Citeau, Executive Director, Canadian Agri-food Trade Alliance
Paul Whittaker, President and CEO, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Forest Products Association
12:00 AM Luncheon & Keynote
Introduction of Speakers:
Ken Sunquist, Senior Fellow, CIUA
Keynote Speakers:
The Honourable Deron Bilous, Minister of Economic Trade and Development, Government of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
Dr. Derek Scissors, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
1:20 PM Panel 3
China as a Global Investor: Evolving Trends
Chair: Carlo Dade, Director of the Centre for Trade & Investment Policy, Canada West Foundation
Panelists:
Andrew Pickford, Adjunct Research Fellow, Energy and Minerals Institute, University of Western Australia
Stewart Beck, President & CEO, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Dr. Derek Scissors, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
2:30 PM Health Break
2:50 PM Panel 4
Public Perceptions and Regional Perspectives
Chair: Ron MacIntosh, Senior Fellow & Representative, Ottawa Chapter, China Institute, University Of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
Panelists:
Gillian McCormack, Vice President - International Business, Calgary Economic Development
Ian Wild, Executive Vice President, ATB Corporate Services, ATB Financial
Robert Wright, Former Ambassador to China and Japan, Government of Canada
Senior Fellow, China Institute, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
4:00 PM Wrap Up Remarks
Gordon Houlden, Director, China Institute, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥