British Columbia Chapter
British Columbia Chapter
British Columbia Chapter
Vancouver, B.C.
778-251-8044
British Columbia Chapter
Vancouver, B.C.
778-251-8044
Lotta Ygartua
Regional Director, Western Canada (BC, SK, AB, YT, NT, NU)
As Regional Director of Western Canada, Lotta is responsible for building the CCBC membership base throughout the region by connecting Canadian and Chinese businesses, promoting Canada-China bilateral trade, organizing events and supporting the delivery of member services. Lotta has over 10 years of marketing experience in the technology, marketing research, communications and art sectors. Prior to joining the CCBC, she was Marketing Manager at the China-Britain Business Council based in the UK, promoting trade and business with China and organizing high-calibre events involving the Chinese Premier and the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Lotta spent several years living in China, where she studied and worked for a local company that developed products for the Chinese market. Lotta studied Mandarin at the University of Nanjing and Nanjing Normal University. She holds a BA in Chinese and BSc in Social and Economic Geography from Uppsala University, Sweden.
Contact Information:
T: 778-251-8044
Lotta Ygartua
Regional Director, Western Canada (BC, SK, AB, YT, NT, NU)
As Regional Director of Western Canada, Lotta is responsible for building the CCBC membership base throughout the region by connecting Canadian and Chinese businesses, promoting Canada-China bilateral trade, organizing events and supporting the delivery of member services. Lotta has over 10 years of marketing experience in the technology, marketing research, communications and art sectors. Prior to joining the CCBC, she was Marketing Manager at the China-Britain Business Council based in the UK, promoting trade and business with China and organizing high-calibre events involving the Chinese Premier and the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Lotta spent several years living in China, where she studied and worked for a local company that developed products for the Chinese market. Lotta studied Mandarin at the University of Nanjing and Nanjing Normal University. She holds a BA in Chinese and BSc in Social and Economic Geography from Uppsala University, Sweden.
Contact Information:
T: 778-251-8044
British Columbia Advisory Council
Honourable Jack Austin, P.C., C.M.,
O.B.C., Q.C., Honourary Advisory Chair
CCBC British Columbia Advisory Council
Biography
Mr. Austin has been active in both private and public life. He received his law degrees from the University of British Columbia and Harvard Law School and practiced law in Vancouver for over 20 years, specializing in trade and commercial law, particularly in relation to natural resources and the markets of China, South Korea and Japan.
In public life, Mr. Austin served as Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources, Canada, and Principal Secretary (Chief of Staff) to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. After becoming a member of the Canadian Senate, Mr. Austin served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister for Social Development and for Expo ’86. He also served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin as Government Leader in the Senate.
From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Austin held the post of President of CCBC and from 2000 to 2003 as Deputy Chair. He led the Team Canada activities of the Council with Chinese leaders and Prime Minister Jean Chretien and assisted in building a strong relationship between Canada and China during that period.
After leaving the Senate in March 2007, Mr. Austin became Senior Advisor – International to Stern Partners Inc., a private equity group based in Vancouver. He is Honourary Professor and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia and Co-Chair of the UBC China Council. He is a member of the Simon Fraser Beedie School, Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies Advisory Council.
Mr. Austin is a member of the Order of British Columbia, the Order of Canada, and the Simon Fraser University Distinguished Community Service Award. He has received Honourary Degrees from the University of Macau, the University of British Columbia, Royal Roads University, and Simon Fraser University.