The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) recently launched a new initiative entitled “Canada in the Pacific Century” which will include the publication of papers and a conference in Ottawa from September 24-25, 2012.
According to the CCCE, this Canada/Asia initiative is intended to: identify and promote key policy solutions that would enhance Canada’s ability to succeed in a transforming global economy; raise awareness among Canadians of the significance of Asia’s growing economic power and influence; and improve Canadians’ understanding of the resulting challenges and opportunities for Canadians.
Conference
From the CCCE:
“More than 200 top CEOs, senior government officials, educators and other leaders from across Canadian society will gather in the nation’s capital later this year to map a strategy for Canada’s success in a world in which economic power is shifting to Asia. ‘Canada in the Pacific Century,’ a conference hosted by the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE), will take place at the new Ottawa Convention Centre on September 24 and 25, 2012.
The Co-Chairs of the conference steering committee are André Desmarais, Deputy Chairman, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation of Canada, and Annette Verschuren, Executive Chair of NRStor Incorporated and former President of The Home Depot Canada and Asia. They are joined on the steering committee by: Joseph Caron, former Canadian Ambassador to Japan and the Peoples’ Republic of China, and High Commissioner to India; The Honourable David Emerson, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of International Trade; The Honourable Kevin Lynch, Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group and former Clerk of the Privy Council; Indira Samarasekera, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Alberta; and Janice Stein, Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.
‘Asia’s rise is driving profound changes in the global economy,’ said The Honourable John Manley, President and Chief Executive Officer of the CCCE. “Competition is intensifying, trade patterns are shifting and the number of middle-class consumers in Asia is exploding. To a large extent, Canada’s future prosperity will hinge on how well we adapt to these changes.”
In preparation for the conference, the CCCE is publishing a series of papers and essays examining key issues in the Canada-Asia relationship. For more information about the conference and the publication series, please visit www.PacificCentury.ca.
Added Mr. Manley: ‘As an organization of business leaders, we believe it is important to work closely with other sectors of society to develop a vision for Canada’s engagement in the Asia Pacific region.’
Keynote speakers at the conference will include Dominic Barton, Worldwide Managing Director, McKinsey and Company; Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group; and Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.”
Papers
Related papers published by the CCCE include: Golden Opportunities and Surmountable Challenges: Prospects for Canadian Agriculture in Asia (April 2012), Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Canada: Threat or Opportunity? (March 2012), Behaviour of Chinese SOEs: Implications for Investment and Cooperation in Canada (February 2012) and Ambiguity and Illusion in China’s Economic Transformation: Issues for Canadian Policy Makers and Business Leaders.
For more information see: Canada in the Pacific Century
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