5 May 2026 | 9:20AM - 5:30 PM EST | KPMG, 150 Elgin St Suite 1800, Ottawa, ON, K2P 2P8 | Register now!
SYNOPSIS
Join CGAI for our Annual Trade Conference, this year focusing on trade diversification, trade infrastructure modernization, defence and aerospace exports and finding new markets for Canadian energy.
REGISTRATION
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PROGRAM
08:45-09:20 Registration
09:20 Opening Remarks
09:30 Keynote
- Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary for International Trade
10:05 – 10:55 Trading with Our Allies
- H.E. Shazelina Binti Zainul Abidin, High Commissioner for Malaysia to Canada
- Mr. Chinmoy Naik, Deputy High Commissioner for the Republic of India to Canada
- Jeff Nankivell, Asia Pacific Foundation
- Moderator: Claire Citeau, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
10:55 – 11:25 Break
11:25 – 12:15 AI, a Potential Trade Asset
- Nicole Foster, Amazon Web Services
- Danielle Goldfarb, Munk School
- Marc-Etienne Ouimette, Cardinal Policy
- Moderator: Dr. Meredith Lilly, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:05 Renegotiating CUSMA
- Catherine Cobden, Canadian Steel Producers Association
- Brad Wood, National Foreign Trade Association
- Penny Naas, German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Brian Kingston, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association
- Moderator: Anna Barrera, Clear Strategy
14:10 – 15:00 Exporting our Defence Products
- Bobby Kwon, Canadian Commercial Corporation
- Sara Wilshaw, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade and Chief Trade Commissioner of Canada
- Doug Wilson-Hodge, General Dynamics Land Systems
- Guillermo Freire, EDC
- Moderator: Dr. Alexander Salt, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
15:00 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:20 Harnessing our Energy Power
- Johanne Sénécal, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
- James Carpenter, Alberta's Senior Representative to Ottawa and Agent-General
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Na’im Merchant, Carbon Removal Canada
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Moderator: Gaphel Kongtsa, TC Energy
16:20 – 17:00 Agri-Food, Key to Prosperity
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Randy Hoback, CPC MP
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Wamkele Keabetswe Mene, Secretary‑General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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Greg Northey VP Pulse Canada and Chair of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance.
- Moderator: Barbara Curran, Director General, Economic Growth at Global Affairs Canada
17:00 Closing Remarks
- Ali Ehsassi, Parliamentary Secretary for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy (Canada-U.S. Trade)
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