#CIAC2025
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC) is a multi-directional engagement platform for Canada-based and Asia-based companies, institutions, universities, and governments. CIAC convenes business leaders, experts, investors, policy-makers, researchers, and innovators from across Asia and Canada to exchange perspectives, knowledge, and ideas, with the goal of facilitating collaborative partnerships. The conference’s plenary and concurrent sessions, as well as dedicated networking times, provide a range of opportunities for engagement and exchange with likeminded partners. The annual CIAC Gala Dinner provides a centrepiece attraction for Canadians with interests in Asia, and for those based in Asia who have business, institutional, or personal connections to Canada.
CIAC2025 will be held at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore February 19-21, 2025. We envisage it will attract 700 attendees from across Asia and Canada.
AGENDA
Plenary Sessions
CIAC2025’s four substantive plenary sessions bring together all conference attendees and focus on major cross-cutting themes and ideas in the Canada-Asia relationship as well as global challenges such as geopolitics, the renewed space race, sustainable investment, and infrastructure.
Concurrent Sessions, Sectors & Engagement Tracks
CIAC2025 offers four concurrent session blocks, which can be navigated by either sectors or engagement tracks. Four sectors have been identified after extensive consultation with CIAC stakeholders and represent areas in which there is much opportunity for collaboration between and among Canada-based and Asia-based firms, researchers, and institutions. Engagement tracks offer an alternative pathway to engage for those who are more interested in themes that cut across these sectors.
Agenda subject to change.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
10:30-11:30am MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS
ADVANCING AGRI-FOOD INNOVATION IN CANADA AND ASIA
Sector: Agri-food & Food Security
Track: Innovation Ecosystems
12:00-1:30pm LUNCH PLENARY
2:00-3:00pm AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS
3:15-4:15pm EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
5:30-6:30pm GALA RECEPTION
6:30-9:00pm GALA DINNER
Friday, February 21, 2025
8:00-9:00am BREAKFAST CONCURRENT SESSIONS
9:30-10:30am MORNING PLENARY
11:00-12:00pm MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS
12:30-1:45pm CLOSING LUNCH PLENARY
1:45-2:00pm CLOSING REMARKS
NETWORKING & RELATED EVENTS
CIAC2025 offers a platform to meet and connect with potential partners and collaborators from a diverse range of sectors across Canada and Asia, and APF Canada and Universities Canada have ensured plenty of time for networking between sessions. As with past events, we predict that attendees at CIAC2025 will come from a breadth of economies and sectors: over 75% of the 460 attendees at CIAC2024 were from Asia and represented 35 cities in 19 economies. 57% of CIAC2024 attendees were from the private sector, 20% were from the public sector, while 23% came from universities and research communities, including NGOs. Past events have attracted many senior Canadian diplomats and senior trade commissioners, as well as Presidents of Canadian universities, and we envision similar at CIAC2025.
CIAC2025 provides a platform for Canada-Asia engagement, and many partners and attendees convene events on the margins of the conference that are relevant to our audience. For more information on these sessions, please see our Related Events page.
Canada-Asia NextGen Technology Investment Forum (CANTIF2025)
Building on the success of Women in Venture Capital (2023) and Venture into Sustainability (2024), the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's global investor forum, CANTIF2025, provides an exceptional opportunity to connect with a curated group of global investors. The forum, hosted by the Canadian Women's International Network (CanWIN) and held on the margins of CIAC2025 will bring together investors, cutting-edge Canadian innovators, and influential ecosystem builders.
This by-invitation summit aims to foster cross-border innovation and surface unique investment opportunities in Canada and across Asia.
When: February 19, afternoon
Information: a.w.lee@asiapacific.ca
PARTNERS
With generous support from:
Major Partners
Supporting Partners
Associate Partners
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Gold University Partners
Silver University Partners
Bronze University Partners
In-kind Partners
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