Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM MT | Calgary Petroleum Club | 319 5th Avenue SW | Calgary, AB
Synopsis
In collaboration with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, the Canadian Global Affairs Institute was delighted to host this half-day session from the morning through lunch focused on Canada-Taiwan relations. The main topics the conference covered were: Canada-Taiwan bilateral relationship, Taiwan's place in Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy, Taiwan's CPTPP bid, and opportunities for western Canadian industries.
Agenda
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration and opening reception
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Opening Remarks
- Kelly Ogle, Managing Director, CGAI
- Harry Ho-jen Tseng, Representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
9:15 AM - 9:50 AM: Morning Keynote
- Ken Hardie, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Special Committee on the Canada-People's Republic of China Relationship
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM: Break
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Panel 1 - Taiwan and Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy
- Moderator: Dave Perry, President, CGAI
- Hugh Stephens, Fellow, CGAI and APF Canada
- Stephen Nagy, Professor, International Christian University, Tokyo, and Fellow, CGAI
- Mingmin Yang, Assistant Research Fellow, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel 2 - The CPTPP and Opportunities for Western Canada & Taiwan
- Moderator: Ian Brodie, Program Director, CGAI
- Carlo Dade, Director of Trade and Trade Infrastructure, Canada West Foundation
- Jeff Kucharski, Adjunct Professor, Royal Roads University and Fellow, CGAI and MLI
- Huai-shing Yen, Deputy Executive Director, Taiwan WTO and RTA Center, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunchtime Keynote
- Christy Clark, Former Premier of British Columbia
1:30 PM - Closing Remarks
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