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SUMMARY:Webinar: CANADA-ASIA SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS Trends\, Challenges
  and Opportunities in The New Normal
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DESCRIPTION: The unabated pandemic impact has created a perfect storm for 
 supply chain and logistics professionals and shippers. They have to 
 contend with such challenges as supply chain bottlenecks\, rocketing 
 prices and uncertainties. In addition to finding solutions to ride this 
 storm out\, companies are also looking for opportunities. This webinar is 
 designed to share the insights and suggestions from the panel speakers on 
 mitigating the supply chain risks and tapping business possibilities in 
 the new normal with particular reference to the Canada-Asia traffic flow. 
 REGISTER (Registrations are complimentary but reservations are required.) 
 Programme outline Webinar Chair: Bruce Rodgers\, Executive Director 
 Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) Opening 
 remarks: Emily Mo\, Director Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto)
  Krista Eisan\, Acting Senior Trade Commissioner Consulate General of 
 Canada in Hong Kong Panel discussion and Q&amp\;A: Marko Dekovic\, Vice 
 President\, Public Affairs Global Container Terminals\, Vancouver Tim 
 Harrington\, Senior Vice President\, Import Trades\, Canada MSC Canada 
 Fred Ruggerio\, Vice President Cargo\, Americas Cathay Pacific Airways 
 Anne Waldes\, President &amp\; CEO Trade Link International Ltd. Remarks: 
 &ldquo\;Windows of Opportunity for Canadian Companies&rdquo\; Christopher 
 Chen\, Head of Investment Promotion Invest Hong Kong (Canada) Andrew Yui\,
  Director\, Canada Hong Kong Trade Development Council Concluding remarks:
  Bruce Rodgers\, Webinar Chair Speaker biographies Bruce Rodgers\, 
 Executive Director Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association 
 (CIFFA) https://ciffa.com/ Bruce has been an active participant on the 
 Board of Directors for CIFFA since 2009\, and became Executive Director in
  October 2018. Bruce has several years of senior executive experience with
  several large transportation organizations\, where he successfully 
 bolstered revenue and maximized profitability by combining his high level 
 of business acumen\, strong leadership and a continued focus on results. 
 Bruce is well-known for his high level of commitment to anything he 
 becomes involved in\, strategic approach\, mastery in considering multiple
  perspectives and solving problems\, and ability to connect and 
 collaborate with others at all levels. Bruce also believes in giving back 
 to the communities he&rsquo\;s involved in\, and for much of his career 
 has served on the Board of Directors of various industry associations 
 including the Toronto transportation Club and Canadian Courier &amp\; 
 Logistics Association. Outside of work\, Bruce lives in Cambridge with his
  wife\, and also enjoys spending time with his four grandchildren. CIFFA 
 represents some 270 small\, medium and large freight forwarding companies 
 in Canada\, and has in excess of 160 Associate Members offering products 
 and services to regular members. Please visit www.ciffa.com for details on
  CIFFA&rsquo\;s robust education programs\, including professional 
 training on Transport Canada&rsquo\;s Air Cargo Security\, accredited 
 Dangerous Goods training or workshops on various subjects in addition to 
 accredited Certificate and Advanced Certificate programs. All CIFFA 
 education programs are available to freight forwarders\, importers\, 
 exporters and third-party service providers. Emily Mo\, Director Hong Kong
  Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) https://www.hketotoronto.gov.hk/ 
 Emily joined the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  of the People&rsquo\;s Republic of China in 2001 as a member of the 
 Administrative Officer Grade. In December 2018\, she took up the Director 
 post in the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Toronto\, the mandate 
 of which is to foster closer economic trade ties between Canada and Hong 
 Kong\, and also promote bilateral cultural relations and people-to- people
  ties. Before that she had worked in different offices\, including the 
 Home Affairs Department\, the then Environment\, Transport and Works 
 Bureau\, the Security Bureau\, the University Grants Committee Secretariat
  and the Tourism Commission of the Commerce and Economic Development 
 Bureau. Before coming to Toronto\, Emily served as the Deputy Head of the 
 Human Resources Planning and Poverty Co-ordination Unit under the Chief 
 Secretary for Administration&rsquo\;s Private Office to support the Chief 
 Secretary for Administration for monitoring the implementation progress of
  policy initiatives on human resources planning and poverty alleviation in
  Hong Kong. Emily received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University
  of Hong Kong. Krista Eisan\, Acting Senior Trade Commissioner Consulate 
 General of Canada in Hong Kong 
 https://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/hong_kong/ Krista is currently 
 serving in Hong Kong as Consul (commercial) and manager responsible for 
 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attraction to Canada and client service to
  Canadian companies in financial services\; clean technologies\; and 
 information and communication technologies. Krista was previously 
 appointed to the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles\, where she 
 worked on a wide range of files including trade policy advocacy (CUSMA - 
 Canada-US-Mexico FTA)\; extensive work on the promotion of Canadian water 
 technologies in the US Southwest during an unprecedented drought\; and 
 oversight of the life sciences and innovation files. Krista also served at
  the Consulate General of Canada in Sao Paulo\, during which time she was 
 responsible for opening two new Canadian trade offices in Recife and Porto
  Alegre\, Brazil\, and provided support to Canadian clients in the rail 
 and urban transit sector. At Global Affairs Canada headquarters in 
 Ottawa\, Krista previously worked on science and technology\; corporate 
 social responsibility\; and in operations support. Krista has worked in 
 the public sector for over 20 years\, having formerly worked for Natural 
 Resources Canada\; Fisheries and Oceans Canada\; and the Province of Nova 
 Scotia. She joined the Canadian foreign service in 2005 and has a Master 
 of Public Administration (Dalhousie University) and Bachelor of Arts 
 (University of Prince Edward Island). Her husband\, Paul also works for 
 the Canadian foreign service and they have two kids and a dog. Krista 
 speaks French\, Portuguese and German. She enjoys travelling\, cooking\, 
 hiking\, and reading. Marko Dekovic\, Vice President\, Public Affairs 
 Global Container Terminals\, Vancouver https://globalterminals.com/ Marko 
 is an accomplished and recognized public affairs professional\, in 
 private\, public and not-for-profit sectors. Over the past 17 years he has
  held increasingly senior management roles\, with focus on advancing and 
 executing public policy that has impacted the economies of BC and Canada. 
 Prior to joining GCT\, Marko was part of the team at the Vancouver Fraser 
 Port Authority that implemented transformative tactics and strategies\, 
 including the launch of a major public awareness campaign\, and providing 
 strategic communications for the Vancouver harbour during defining events.
  As a senior regional advisor to the Minister of International Trade and 
 Foreign Affairs with responsibility for the 2010 Olympics and the Asia 
 Pacific Gateway Marko played a critical role in delivering on 
 Canada&rsquo\;s Asia Pacific Gateways and Corridors Initiative. This 
 included facilitating amalgamation of the three Lower Mainland port 
 authorities into the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority\, opening of Fairview
  Terminal in Prince Rupert\, and distribution of over a billion dollars in
  funding\, matched by billions more by provincial\, municipal and private 
 sector investments resulting in Canada being recognized internationally 
 for the success of a unique trade\, logistics and infrastructure strategy 
 that others have subsequently emulated. Of particular note is 
 Marko&rsquo\;s ability to bring together often divergent stakeholders to 
 collaborate for common solutions. Recently\, that skill was put to the 
 test through his leadership role in creation of the Gateway Transportation
  Collaboration Forum\, tasked with identifying\, prioritizing and funding 
 needed trade-enabling infrastructure in British Columbia. Currently Marko 
 serves as the Vice-Chair of the British Columbia Marine Terminal Operators
  Association (BCMTOA)\, board member of the National Association of 
 Waterfront Employers (NAWE)\, and is a member of the Chartered Institute 
 of Logistics and Transport\, North America (CILTNA). Marko graduated from 
 University of British Columbia where he was involved in Alumni affairs. He
  chaired the UBC Young Alumni Network and was an active member of the UBC 
 Alumni Association Board of Directors. A proud father of three young 
 children\, Marko is giving back in his community as a Cabinet member for 
 the &ldquo\;A Night of Miracles&rdquo\; gala in support of the BC 
 Children&rsquo\;s hospital\, and for the &ldquo\;What Really 
 Matters&rdquo\; campaign in support of a new YMCA facility in Coquitlam. 
 Recognized for his achievements and demonstrated excellence in business\, 
 judgment and leadership in the community\, Marko was awarded the Top Forty
  under 40 by Business in Vancouver in 2017. Tim Harrington\, Senior Vice 
 President\, Import Trades\, Canada MSC Canada https://www.msc.com/ Tim was
  appointed as the Senior Vice-President of Import Trades\, Canada of MSC 
 Canada in February 2020. This role is designed to work with a variety of 
 stakeholders to meet the needs of customers in terms of capacity and 
 service from all origins globally with import cargo destined for Canada. 
 Prior to joining MSC Canada\, Tim had worked with various Ocean Carriers 
 including CAST\, Sea-Land\, Maersk\, NYK\, MOL and ONE since 1987 
 specializing in the commercial arena of sales\, marketing and trade 
 Management with increasing roles and responsibilities. The 30-plus years 
 of relationship managed and developed with these organizations is greatly 
 treasured by Tim. Tim is a graduate of York University with a Bachelor of 
 Arts in English Literature. He had completed a wide variety of course work
  related to the Supply Chain and International Transportation. (The Ohio 
 State University\, American Management Association\, Think Inc!\, Revenue 
 Storm and SAMA). Tim and Angela Harrington live in Brantford\, ON and have
  been married for 31 years with 2 children\, TJ and Julia. Both children 
 are young professionals in the fields of Logistics and Medicine 
 respectively. Tim&rsquo\;s interests include golf\, cycling\, reading and 
 spending time with his family and friends. Fred Ruggerio\, Vice President 
 Cargo\, Americas Cathay Pacific Airways 
 https://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/ Fred is Vice President Cargo\, 
 Americas at Cathay Pacific Airways\, based in Los Angeles\, CA. Fred 
 oversees all cargo sales\, marketing and operations for Cathay Pacific in 
 the Americas\, which encompasses 18 ports. Since Fred&rsquo\;s appointment
  in 2012\, seven new ports have been added to the Cathay Pacific Americas 
 network. Boston\, Newark\, Calgary\, Columbus\, Guadalajara\, Mexico 
 City\, Portland\, OR with the last five being Freighter ports. Prior to 
 his role as Vice President\, Cargo\, Fred was the Director of Sales 
 Eastern USA &amp\; Latin America for Cathay Pacific Airways for 16 years\,
  where he oversaw the passenger sales efforts for the Eastern USA and 
 Latin America region. Fred started with Cathay Pacific Airways in 1984 as 
 an Account Manager in Northeastern USA and has seen the airline grow from 
 its simple beginnings to become one of the most admired international 
 carriers. Fred is currently an advisory board member of the CNS (Cargo 
 Network Services)\, and has served as the Chairman of Airlines Sales 
 Managers Association of New York\, he was a board member of the Hong Kong 
 Association of New York\, and he also served as the President of the Hong 
 Kong Association of Southern California. Anne Waldes\, President &amp\; 
 CEO Trade Link International Ltd. https://tradelinkinternational.ca/ Anne 
 brings more than 35 years progressive management experience in 
 international logistics and global freight transportation and is at the 
 forefront of developing innovative supply chain solutions for clients with
  the most complex logistics challenges. In her current role\, for 28 
 years\, as CEO of Trade Link International Ltd.\, Anne creates bottom line
  impact for global clients in diverse sectors by optimizing entire supply 
 chains. Anne is currently Board Chair of Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority 
 (HOPA)\; is a Director and past President of the Hong Kong Canada Business
  Association\; a board member of Chartered Institute of Logistics and 
 Transportation and regular invited guest speaker on logisitcs and supply 
 chain themes at transportation conferences and events. A proven dynamic 
 leader with natural strategic instincts\, Anne is passionate about 
 logistics transformation approaches that achieve both short-term impact 
 and long-term sustainability. Christopher Chen\, Head of Investment 
 Promotion Invest Hong Kong (Canada) https://www.hketotoronto.gov.hk
 /invest-hong-kong.html Christopher is the Head of the InvestHK presence 
 for Canada\, operating from the Hong Kong Economic &amp\; Trade Office in 
 Toronto. As Hong Kong's trade consul and commercial representative for 
 Canada\, he is responsible for all activities driving new business 
 development and direct foreign investment. He comes from a digital 
 financial services background with over 20 years of experience living and 
 working in Asia (Hong Kong\, Singapore\, Tokyo\, and Taipei) working for 
 financial services multinationals and digital marketing consultancies. 
 Originally from Vancouver\, he is a post-graduate from the University of 
 British Columbia\, with fellowships from National Taiwan Normal University
  and the ISEAS-Yusof Ishok Institute in Singapore. Andrew Yui\, Director\,
  Canada Hong Kong Trade Development Council https://www.hktdc.com/ Andrew 
 was appointed Director\, Canada of HKTDC in July 1993. HKTDC is Hong 
 Kong&rsquo\;s statutory body responsible for the promotion of 
 international trade (imports and exports) in merchandise\, services and 
 technologies\, via the Hong Kong platform. The Council works through a 
 network of 50 offices worldwide. The HKTDC Branch Office in Canada\, based
  in Toronto\, is established to encourage and assist Canadian companies to
  diversify their business to Asia through Hong Kong. Since early 2020\, to
  help Canadian companies to beat the COVID barrier\, HKTDC Toronto Office 
 has joined forces with like-minded multiplier partners like HKCBA\, HKETO 
 and many others in staging Canadian virtual missions to online Hong Kong 
 international trade fairs and conferences. Enquiries: Andrew Yui\, Hong 
 Kong Trade Development Council\, Toronto Office\, Tel: 416-366-3594 or 
 email: andrew.yui@hktdc.org 
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