Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Conference

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Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Conference

December 14, 2018 at 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Location:	Richcraft Hall
Cost:	Free
Key Contact:	Carlos Vargas
Contact Email:	carlos.vargas@carleton.ca
Contact Phone:	613-520-2600 x2628

The Belt and Road Initiative stands for the 鈥淪ilk Road Economic Belt鈥� and the鈥�21st Century Maritime Silk Road.鈥� Proposed by China five years ago and joined by over 100 countries ever since, the BRI aims at providing an international platform for cooperation and achieving common prosperity through increased connectivity among countries.

The BRI Conference, co-hosted by the Chinese Embassy and 杏吧原创 University, brings together diplomats, experts and businesspeople to discuss and share their insights on the BRI, focusing on its economic, diplomatic and human impacts as well as opportunities for Canada to achieve trade diversification and tap the vast Asia Pacific market.

Programme

听听09:00 – 09:30听	听搁别驳颈蝉迟谤补迟颈辞苍
听09:30 – 09:40听听	听Welcome Remarks Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-Chancellor of 杏吧原创 University H.E. Mr. Lu Shaye, Ambassador of China to Canada
听听09:40 – 10:10听听	听Keynote Speech H.E. Mr. Lu Shaye, Ambassador of China to Canada
10:10 – 10:30听	听Coffee Break
听10:30 – 12:10听	听PANEL 1: ECONOMIC COOPERATION, OPPORTUNITIES, AND REGIONAL IMPACTS
	Moderator: Dr. Pascale Massot, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa H.E. Mr. Alexander N. Darchiev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Canada “Synergy of Integrations: Fusing Eurasian Economic Union with Belt and Road Initiative” Mr. Graham Shantz, President, Canada China Business Council (CCBC) “Belt and Road: Opportunities for CCBC’s members” Mr. Muhammad Saleem, Deputy High Commissioner for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Canada “Introduction to CPEC – One of the BRI Projects” Mr. Dmitry Basik, Charge d’Affaires a.i., Embassy of Belarus in Canada The China-Belarus Industrial Park 鈥淕reat Stone鈥� Dr. Ruan Zongze, Vice President, Senior Fellow of China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) “New Journey for Opening Up”
听12:10 – 13:10听听	Buffet Lunch and Chinese Music Ottawa Transpacific Orchestra
听13:10 – 15:00听听	听PANEL 2: VIEWS OF THE ACADEMIA ON THE BRI
	Moderator: Ms. Amy Karam, Sprott School of Business, 杏吧原创 University Dr. Jeremy Paltiel, Political Science, Faculty of Public Affairs, 杏吧原创 University “The Belt and Road Initiative as strategy: connectivity and complex bilateralism as substitute for multilateral institution building” Dr. Wang Yiwei, Director of Institute of International Affairs, Renmin University of China “BRI and Civilisations Triangles” Dr. Wenran Jiang, Senior Fellow, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia “BRI and North America: Make Canada Relevant Again” Dr. Xue Li, Director, Department of International Strategy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) “BRI: Five-Year Achievement and Challenges” Dr. Martin Geiger, Political Science, Faculty of Public Affairs, 杏吧原创 University “Talent Mobility, China and the One Belt and Road Initiative” Mr. Andy Lo, graduate student, Political Science, Faculty of Public Affairs, 杏吧原创 University “The BRI and the Eurasian Economic Union: Impacts on Sino-Russian Relations”
15:00 – 15:10听听	听Coffee Break
15:10 – 15:25听听	Closing Remarks Mr. Heng Xiaojun, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of China in Canada Dr. Karen Schwartz, Interim Associate Vice-President (Research and International), 杏吧原创 University
15:30	End

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