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Canada-in-Asia Conference 2025
Leading corporate conference fostering collaboration between Asian and Canadian business leaders.

CIAC2025 speakers and panellists were leading minds and decision-makers in Asia and Canada, including dynamic business leaders, investors, government ministers, and senior researchers. And more to come...

Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Director of Research and Strategy and Innovations, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (Indonesia)

Venkatachalam Anbumozhi

Director of Research and Strategy and Innovations, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (Indonesia)

Sowmya Balendiran, Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, Sea6 Energy (India)

Sowmya Balendiran

Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, Sea6 Energy (India)

Benjamin Cashore, Li Ka Shing Professor in Public Management and Director, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Benjamin Cashore

Li Ka Shing Professor in Public Management and Director, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Devin Chan, Deputy Executive Director, Infrastructure Asia (Singapore)

Devin Chan

Deputy Executive Director, Infrastructure Asia (Singapore)

Jan De Silva, Canada Co-chair, Canada-ASEAN Business Council (Canada)

Jan De Silva

Canada Co-chair, Canada-ASEAN Business Council (Canada)

Suzanne C. Gaboury

Director General Private Sector Operations Department, Asian Development Bank (Philippines)

Charles Goddard, Editorial Director, Economist Impact (Hong Kong (SAR))

Charles Goddard

Editorial Director, Economist Impact (Hong Kong (SAR))

Takashi Gojobori, Director-General, Marine Open Innovation Institute; Yushan Scholar Distinguished Professor, National Cheng Kung University (Japan)

Takashi Gojobori

Director-General, Marine Open Innovation Institute; Yushan Scholar Distinguished Professor, National Cheng Kung University (Japan)

Michael Harvey, Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (Canada)

Michael Harvey

Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (Canada)

Justine Hendricks, President and CEO, Farm Credit Canada (Canada)

Justine Hendricks

President and CEO, Farm Credit Canada (Canada)

Goldy Hyder, President and CEO, Business Council of Canada (Canada)

Goldy Hyder

President and CEO, Business Council of Canada (Canada)

Nicole Janssen, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, AltaML (Canada)

Nicole Janssen

Co-Founder and Co-CEO, AltaML (Canada)

Kapil Kapoor, Regional Director, Asia, International Development Research Centre (Canada/India)

Kapil Kapoor

Regional Director, Asia, International Development Research Centre (Canada/India)

Melissa Kennedy, Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal & Public Policy Officer, Sun Life Financial (Canada)

Melissa Kennedy

Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal & Public Policy Officer, Sun Life Financial (Canada)

Lori Kerr, Chief Executive Officer, FinDev Canada (Canada)

Lori Kerr

Chief Executive Officer, FinDev Canada (Canada)

D.C. Kuo, Assistant Vice-President Group Sustainability, PSA International (Singapore)

D.C. Kuo

Assistant Vice-President Group Sustainability, PSA International (Singapore)

Casey Lau

Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific Web Summit (Hong Kong)

David Lederhendler, Founder and CEO, Yeji Data Lab (Canada)

David Lederhendler

Founder and CEO, Yeji Data Lab (Canada)

Leong Wai Leng, Managing Director and Regional Head of Asia Pacific, CDPQ Global (Singapore)

Leong Wai Leng

Managing Director and Regional Head of Asia Pacific, CDPQ Global (Singapore)

Kendra MacDonald, CEO, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (Canada)

Kendra MacDonald

CEO, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (Canada)

Richard Manley, Chief Sustainability Officer, CPP Investments (Canada/U.K.)

Richard Manley

Chief Sustainability Officer, CPP Investments (Canada/U.K.)

Vina Nadjibulla, Vice-President Research & Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (Canada)

Vina Nadjibulla

Vice-President Research & Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (Canada)

Alison Nankivell, Chief Executive Officer, MaRS Discovery District (Canada)

Alison Nankivell

Chief Executive Officer, MaRS Discovery District (Canada)

Sue Paish, Chief Executive Officer, DIGITAL (Canada)

Sue Paish

Chief Executive Officer, DIGITAL (Canada)

Shawna Pandya, Director, International Institute for Astronautical Sciences' Space Medicine Group (Canada)

Shawna Pandya

Director, International Institute for Astronautical Sciences' Space Medicine Group (Canada)

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