VENUE: SHERATON CENTRE HOTEL

Wednesday October 3
Evening:
7:00 pm
Informal Reception for Chinese Lawyers & Spouses ***
Sheraton Centre Hotel - Pinnacle Room
Thursday October 4
Morning:  
7:30 am Group Breakfast - Churchill Room *
Welcome Address
  • The Hon. Murray Segal: Deputy Attorney General of Ontario
  • David Miller: Mayor of Toronto
  • Gavin McKenzie: Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Zhu Taoying: PRC Consulate General in Toronto
9:00 am Session 1: China's Outbound Investment: Canadian & Chinese Perspective
  • Douglas A. Bryce – Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
  • Ross McKee – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • Xiang Wei – Zhong Lun Law Firm
  • James Liu Jinzhi – Jincheng & Tongda
9:45 am Session 2: Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Paul Fornazzari – Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • Yao Yi – Concord & Partners
10:30 am Coffee break
10:45 am Session 3: Legal Issues affecting Transportation and Logistics/New Canada Transportation Act Merger Approval Process
  • Catherine A. Pawluch – Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
11:30 am Session 4: Mining and Natural Resources in Canada and China
- Part 1
  • Wei Shao – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • Audrey Chen – Jun He Law Offices
12:15 pm Luncheon - Churchill Room *
Keynote Speaker:
  • The Hon. Sergio Marchi: President of Canada China Business Council and former Canadian Minister of International Trade
Afternoon:  
1:45 pm Session 5: Mining and Natural Resources in Canada and China
- Part 2
  • Steven Vaughan – Heenan Blaikie LLP
  • Xu Bin – Concord & Partners
2:30 pm End of Day's Sessions
3:00 pm Receptions at Participating Law Firms **
3:00 - 4:00 pm: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
4:15 - 5:15 pm: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Evening:  
5:30 pm Lantern Festival ***
Ontario Place
7:00 pm Dinner and Social Event *
Atlantis Pavilion at Ontario Place

Keynote Speaker:
  • His Excellency Lu Shumin
    Ambassador of the People's Republic of China
Friday October 5

Morning:  
7:30 am Group Breakfast - Churchill Room *
Keynote Speaker:
  • The Hon. Patrick LeSage – Former Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
9:00 am Session 6: Developments in China's Company Law
  • Kathryn Cui Hong Wei – Concord & Partners
  • Charles Qin Yuemin – Llinks Law Offices
9:45 am Session 7: Foreign Direct Investment into Canada and China
  • Michael Melanson – Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
  • Charlie Kuo – Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
  • Li Haiqing – Zhong Lun Law Firm
  • Wang Yingying – Fangda Partners
10:30 am Coffee break
10:45 am Session 8: Law Firm Management
  • Terrence R. Burgoyne – Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
  • Perry Li Peiliang – Allbright Law Offices
11:30 am Session 9a: Intellectual Property Rights in China
  • William Wu Jian – Duan & Duan Law Firm
11:50 am Session 9b: Chinese Labour and Employment Law
  • Jiang Junlu – King & Wood
12:15 pm Luncheon - Churchill Room *
Keynote Speaker:
  • The Hon. Sean Conway:
    Former Provincial Minister of Mines and Government House Leader – Government of Ontario
Afternoon:  
1:45 pm Session 10: Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution in Canada and China
  • Kate Broer - Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
  • Helen Shi Hong – Fangda Partners
2:30 pm End of Day's Sessions
3:00 pm Receptions at Participating Law Firms **
3:00 - 4:00 pm: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
4:15 - 5:15 pm: Heenan Blaikie LLP
Evening:  
8:00 pm Dinner and Social Event ***
Rosewater Supper Club
Closing Remarks:
  • Ronald Josephson: Executive Chairman of the Foundation
  • Yao Yi: Concord & partners

Attendance Required by:

* Participating Lawyers (Canadian and Chinese)
** Participating Lawyers (Chinese Only)
*** Participating Chinese Lawyers and Spouses
**** Additional Lawyers from Canadian Participating Law Firms