CCBC’s 44th AGM & Business Forum

On November 29 and 30, 2022, CCBC successfully held the 44th AGM and Business Forum with over 300 attendees online and in-person from both Canada and China. CCBC members and guests were invited to tune into the online Business Forum during the Canadian work day on November 29 for an action-packed day of dynamic panels and keynote addresses, engaging discussion, and the 8th Canada China Business Excellence Awards. After two consecutive years of virtual AGMs in Canada, we were delighted to host in-person networking receptions on November 30 in each of our Chapter cities across Canada: Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.

CCBC’s 44th AGM Business Dinner took place on February 16, 2023, at the InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun, having been rescheduled from late November 2022 due to COVID restrictions. Below are highlights from the evening.

H.E. WANG Shouwen
China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce

Olivier Desmarais
Chair, Board of Directors, CCBC
Senior Vice-President, Power Corporation
Chairman and CEO, Power Sustainable

Edward Dai
Regional Director, Atlantic Canada
Director, Shanghai Chapter
CCBC

H.E. Jennifer May
Ambassador of Canada to the People’s Republic of China

Noah Fraser
Managing Director, China
CCBC

8th Canada China Business Excellence Awards
Biannually, the Canada China Business Council presents awards to organizations that have played an innovative and leading role in expanding and nurturing bilateral business relationships. Since their inception in 2008, the successful stories of our award winners have provided inspiration to other members, helping to encourage more successful trade and investment between Canada and China. The 2022 Awards were granted in the Innovation in a New Era, Sustainability, Services, E-Commerce, and Brand Canada categories. CCBC was pleased to present the following trophies to our China-based winners. See the full list of winners here.

WPIC Marketing + Technologies
Gold, E-Commerce Award

Silvercorp Metals Inc. and Brookfield Asset Management
Gold (tie), Sustainability Award

Tim Hortons China
Gold, Brand Canada Award

Axis Leisure Management Ltd.
Bronze, Brand Canada Award

(L to R)
Noah Fraser, Managing Director, China, CCBC
Justin Downes, President, Axis Leisure Management
Bin HE, Chief Consumer Officer, Tim Hortons China
Paul Moysiuk, CEO, Moxiu Law
Lichang PENG, General Manager, Silvercorp China Operations
Irena Zhu, Head of Government Affairs and Sustainability, Brookfield Asset Management, China
Jacob Cooke, Co-Founder and CEO, WPIC Marketing + Technologies

Over 240 executives, officials and entrepreneurs from all over China joined the networking reception and gala dinner. CCBC was honoured to host H.E. WANG Shouwen, China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce, and H.E. Jennifer May, Ambassador of Canada to the People’s Republic of China, as our honoured guest speakers, as well as video remarks by CCBC Chairman Mr. Olivier Desmarais.

See more AGM Business Dinner photos on Flickr!