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SUMMARY:Webinar: Think Asia\, Think Hong Kong: Team HKCBA Virtual 
 Delegation to Hong Kong Forum 2021
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DESCRIPTION: Established in 1984\, the Hong Kong- Canada Business 
 Association (HKCBA) has provided platforms and services to members and 
 prospective members across Canada to facilitate their pursuit of different
  business interests\, in particular\, diversifying their business to Asia 
 through the Hong Kong platform &ndash\; think Asia\, think Hong Kong. 
 These include exploring opportunities in Asia and expanding domestic and 
 international contact network. These HKCBA platforms and services have 
 remained relevant in the new normal. One of the annual HKCBA signature 
 initiatives is the participation in the Hong Kong Forum. For the 22nd 
 consecutive year\, a Team HKCBA Delegation will be organized to take part 
 in the Hong Kong Forum scheduled for November 30 &ndash\; December 1 
 &ndash\; in the format of a &ldquo\;Virtual&rdquo\; Mission -- so as to 
 beat the COVID travel barriers. This webinar is designed to share with 
 Members and prospective members what the Hong Kong Forum is\, how members 
 of our Team HKCBA Delegation have benefited from the event\, and most 
 importantly\, how you can take advantage of the Forum this year. 
 Registration: Registrations are complimentary but reservations are 
 required. Registration link: https://bit.ly/HKCBAdelegationHKForum 
 REGISTER Webinar Programme Webinar Chair: Cindy Ho\, HKCBA National Chair 
 Remarks on &ldquo\;Hong Kong in the new normal&rdquo\; by Special Guest 
 Speaker Emily Mo\, Director\, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office 
 (Toronto) Presentation on &ldquo\;Hong Kong Forum 2021&rdquo\; by 
 Alexandria Sham\, Hon. Treasurer\, Federation of Hong Kong Business 
 Associations Worldwide Panel Discussions and Q&amp\;A Session on 
 &ldquo\;Think Asia\, think Hong Kong: Team HKCBA Virtual Delegation to 
 Hong Kong Forum 2021&rdquo\; Panelists: Joseph Chaung\, President\, C4P 
 Inc. (Also HKCBA Toronto GTA Section President) &ndash\; a well-
 established Canadian entrepreneur sharing his experience of leveraging the
  Hong Kong Forum to expand his business with Asia Drew Dorweiler\, 
 Managing Director\, IJW &amp\; Co. Ltd. (Also HKCBA Montreal Section Board
  Director) &ndash\; multi business leader awards winner sharing his 
 experience of think Asia\, think Hong Kong\, participation in the Hong 
 Kong Forum and developing exciting Canada-Hong Kong-Asia initiatives Nigel
  Lai\, Founder\, Thirstea Beverages Ltd. (Also HKCBA Vancouver Section 
 Admin Manager) &ndash\; a young Canadian start-up sharing how he has 
 benefited from attending the Hong Kong Forum as a student and developed 
 his nascent and promising business Meredith Sides\, Founder\, Naked Nut 
 Butters &ndash\; a young woman entrepreneur based in Mainland China 
 sharing how her participation in the Hong Kong Forum has added value to 
 her business development Remarks on &ldquo\;Additional Upcoming Windows of
  Opportunity for Canadian Companies&rdquo\; by Andrew Yui\, Director\, 
 Canada\, Hong Kong Trade Development Council Concluding Remarks by Webinar
  Chair Cindy Ho. Speakers Biographies Cindy Ho (Webinar Chair) Hong Kong-
 Canada Business Association National Chair (HKCBA) 
 https://www.hkcba.com/cpages/home Cindy is the current National Chair of 
 the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (HKCBA)\, where she has been 
 involved since 2015 and acted previously as National Vice-Chair\, 
 Secretary and Director. Cindy is also a partner at DS Lawyers Canada LLP 
 and specializes in business law and works in a wide range of fields\, 
 including corporate and commercial law\, mergers and acquisitions\, real 
 estate\, leasing\, public and regulatory law. She assists corporations in 
 their general business operations by negotiating and drafting agreements. 
 Cindy has an outstanding record involving national and international 
 transactions\, with a particular emphasis on China related matters. She 
 supports the firm in its larger files\, namely in international trade and 
 customs law\, IP and franchise law. She leads numerous share\, asset and 
 real estate purchase and sale transactions. Cindy has also assisted many 
 companies in their establishment abroad and accompanied many corporations 
 in their expansion\, including Chinese entrepreneurs in Canada as well as 
 Canadian companies in China\, and namely in the creation of WFOEs in China
  and JVs with a Chinese companies. Cindy has already been recognized and 
 awarded with Corporate Lawyer of the Year by the Young Bar of Montreal at 
 its 2019 Gala "Leaders of Tomorrow" and is recognized as a Corporate 
 Rising Star 2021 by The Inside Network. Giving back and volunteering are 
 Cindy's core values. She has volunteered and fundraised for H&eacute\;ma-
 Qu&eacute\;bec\, the Montreal Children's Hospital\, the Montreal Chinese 
 Hospital. She sits on an advisory committee board of the Future of the 
 Chinatown of the City of Montreal and was involved in various committees 
 for the Young Bar of Montreal between 2014 and 2016. She was President of 
 the Young Chinese Professionals Association where she perpetuated their 
 missions to unite\, empower and propel young Asian professionals and 
 entrepreneurs by continuing existing projects and created new programs 
 (such as the first trade mission to China in May 2018)\, while maintaining
  partnerships and alliances. She organized and served for several years as
  President of the Orchid Ball organized by the YCPA\, one of the most 
 prestigious events of the Chinese community in Montreal which celebrates 
 Asian Heritage Month. She was a panelist at the 2017 National Women in 
 Business Conference and she organized\, in collaboration with the young 
 chambers of commerce of the Island of Montreal\, a networking event to 
 discuss key issues such as diversity\, retention of talent\, equality\, 
 etc. Emily Mo (Opening Remarks Speaker) 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. Alexandria Sham (Presenter on "Hong Kong Forum 2021") Hon. 
 Treasurer\, Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide 
 https://www.hkfederation.org.hk/ Alexandria is the current elected 
 Honorary Treasurer for the Federation. She has been involved with the Hong
  Kong Canada Business Association (HKCBA) since 2002 and is currently a 
 Past National Chair. She is also a member of the Executive Committee of 
 the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide. Previously 
 she held the positions of HKCBA National Secretary and President of HKCBA 
 - Calgary Section. HKCBA has over 1000 members in eight cities across 
 Canada and is a member of the Federation of Hong Kong Business 
 Associations Worldwide. Alexandria has over 25 years of experience at RBC 
 Financial Group\, Canada&rsquo\;s largest financial institute. She has 
 developed many corporate and personal client relationships during her 
 career\, in roles spanning from Asian Banking\, Wealth Management and 
 currently as a Member of the Platinum Advisor Group at RBC Insurance. Ms. 
 Sham has received many industry and corporate sales achievements and 
 awards including Million Dollar Round Table\, President&rsquo\;s Club and 
 Leaders Awards. Alexandria was nominated by RBC Insurance to be an Olympic
  Torchbearer for the 2010 Winter Games in recognition of her extensive 
 leadership activities. In 2011\, she was invited by the People&rsquo\;s 
 Republic of China Chinese to participate in the Discovery Trip to China 
 for Eminent Young Overseas Chinese in acknowledgment of her service in the
  Calgary community with such varied organizations as the Hong Kong Canada 
 Business Association and the Sien Lok Society of Calgary. Her other 
 community board and volunteer activities include the Board of Orbis Canada
  and other not for profit groups. Alexandria is a first generation born 
 Chinese Canadian and she is fluent in Cantonese. Alexandria is married to 
 Robert. Their personal interests include cooking\, gardening\, bicycling\,
  art and architecture\, literature\, travel and embracing new cultures 
 Joseph Chaung (Panelist) President\, C4P Inc. (Also HKCBA Toronto GTA 
 Section President) http://www.c4pinc.com/ 
 https://toronto.hkcba.com/cpages/home Joseph is the Founder and President 
 of C4P Inc which is specialized in product design and project 
 development\, sales and marketing of innovative products especially those 
 in the green and alternative energy sector. With more than 30 years of 
 experience in the product design and development industries in North 
 America\, Asia and Europe\, Joseph has successfully worked with many 
 inventors and designers in developing many new products. Joseph has also 
 been actively involved in many business and volunteer organisations. He is
  the President of the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (HKCBA) GTA 
 Toronto Section which actively assists Canadian companies in doing 
 business with Hong Kong and through Hong Kong with other Asian countries. 
 He is the Founder and Immediate Past President of the Oakville Chinese 
 Business Association\, the Co-Chair of the Mississauga Community Crime 
 Awareness Day Event for many years and a Board Member of the Mississauga 
 Chinese Business Association. He is currently a committee member of the 
 Peel Region Police Chief&rsquo\;s Advisory Committee\, and a Director of 
 Safe City Mississauga. As a Director of the Product Innovation Technology 
 Advisory Committee\, Humber Institute of Technology &amp\; Advanced 
 Learning\, Joseph supports many Canadian university/college graduates in 
 their start-up projects and business. He is a professional mentor for many
  Canadian industrial design graduates assisting and encouraging them to 
 promote their inventions to the World. Joseph has received many 
 recognitions including a Canada Senate 150th Anniversary Medal\, the 2019 
 Most Progressive Award from ACCE (Association of Chinese Canadian 
 Entrepreneur). He was also invited by the Canadian Federal Government to 
 join the Team Canada to China in 2015 led by then Prime Minister Steven 
 Harper. He was also invited by the Ontario Government to join the 
 Innovative Industrial Missions to Japan and Korea in 2015\, 2017 and 2019.
  Drew Dorweiler (Panelist) Managing Director\, IJW &amp\; Co. Ltd. (Also 
 HKCBA Montreal Section Board Director) http://ijw.ca/en/ 
 https://montreal.hkcba.com/cpages/home Drew is the Managing Director of 
 IJW &amp\; Co.&rsquo\;s valuation practice and oversees the firm&rsquo\;s 
 Asian operations under the IJW Dorweiler brand. Drew has over 36 years of 
 experience advising on thousands of valuation\, M&amp\;A\, corporate 
 finance and litigation-support mandates globally. He formerly held the 
 positions of VP at RSM Richter\, Sr. Manager of Financial Advisory 
 Services at BDO\, Principal at Wise Blackman and worked in various other 
 capacities with Lazard\, Merrill Lynch and Deloitte in New York City. Drew
  holds a dual MBA in Corporate Finance and Accounting from Lubin Graduate 
 School of Business at Pace University and received a Bachelor degree in 
 Economics from Dartmouth College. He is also a former Trustee of The 
 Appraisal Foundation in Washington DC and a former Director of The CBV 
 Institute. Drew is currently on the Membership and Standards Recognition 
 Board of the International Valuation Standards Council and is a Fellow of 
 the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and of The CBV Institute. He 
 is a Director and Vice President of the HKCBA Montreal Section Board. 
 Nigel Lai (Panelist) Founder\, Thirstea Beverages Ltd. (Also HKCBA 
 Vancouver Section Admin Manager) 
 https://www.instagram.com/thirstea.ca/?hl=en 
 https://vancouver.hkcba.com/cpages/home Nigel is the Founder of Thirstea 
 Beverages Ltd and the Manager of Administration from HKCBA Vancouver. He 
 founded the beverage manufacturer in February 2019\, and now his beverages
  are distributed to over 40 retailers across Canada. He is currently 
 operating a CFIA-approved facility with a written HACCP plan. His 
 accomplishments from Thirstea assisted him in building a solid network in 
 the F&amp\;B industry. He is open to connecting to anyone interested in 
 knowing more about his business or the F&amp\;B industry. Meredith Sides 
 (Panelist) Founder and CEO of NAKED拿颗酱 (Naked Nut Butters) 
 https://www.instagram.com/nakednutbutters/?hl=en Meredith founded 
 NAKED拿颗酱 in 2016 in Beijing. China. NAKED is a health food company 
 that aims to sustainably source all-natural ingredients to create their 
 line of nut-based products. Having originated in Beijing\, China\, NAKED 
 now owns its very own factory in the heart of Sichuan\, with sales 
 channels all across China. Meredith is originally from the United States\,
  and came to China in 2011 to pursue an international career. Originally 
 working in project management\, she realized her true passion was in food 
 and nutrition\, and thus started making homemade nut butters with just a 
 blender and a dream to create something impactful. After connecting with a
  local Chinese NGO\, she was able to set up her own manufacturing site\, 
 and now works directly with the local farmers to source her ingredients 
 and produce her line of healthy products. After achieving initial success 
 within China\, it is her ultimate goal to expand internationally and 
 create products that link local agriculture with global tastes. Andrew Yui
  (Remarks Speaker on "Additional Upcoming Windows of Opportunity for 
 Canadian Companies") 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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