Jan De Silva

Jan De Silva is Canada Co-Chair, Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC), Canada’s Representative to APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), a corporate director, and former president & CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade.  

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As an extension of her work at the Board of Trade, Jan remains highly engaged in energy transition and digital transformation. She leads CABC’s nuclear energy working group, a coalition of Canada’s nuclear energy stakeholders focused on capacity-building, trade, and economic development. She chairs ABAC’s Artificial Intelligence & Digital Innovation Working Group, providing guidance to APEC leaders on digital developments and strategies to enable the growth and participation of businesses of all sizes.  

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Prior to joining the Board of Trade, Jan was based in Asia for 14 years, serving in CEO roles in Hong Kong and mainland China.  

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Jan currently serves on the boards of Building Ontario Fund (formerly Ontario Infrastructure Bank), Canada’s Oceans Supercluster, and, in May, completed a 13-year term on the board of Intact Financial Corporation, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.