Informal Reception for Chinese Lawyers & Spouses ***
Westin Bayshore Hotel - Oak Room
Monday October 1
Morning:
7:30 am
Group Breakfast - Marine Room * Welcome Address:
The Hon. Wally Oppal: Attorney General of British Columbia
Anna Fung, Q.C.: President of the Law Society of BC
Yang Qiang: PRC Consul General in Vancouver
9:00 am
Session 1: China’s Outbound Investment: Canadian & Chinese Perspective
Robert Kwauk – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Canadian Lawyer: TBA
Zhang Hongjiu – Jingtian & Gongcheng
Jack Wang Jun - King & Wood PRC Lawyers
9:45 am
Session 2: Mining and Natural Resources in Canada and China - Part 1
Roderick W. Kirkham - Heenan Blaikie LLP
Audrey Chen – Jun He Offices
10:30 am
Coffee break
10:45 am
Session 3: Mining and Natural Resources in Canada and China - Part 2
Brian Abraham - Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Xu Bin - Concord & Partners
11:30 am
Session 4: Mergers and Acquisitions in China
Yao Yi – Concord & Partners
James Liu Jinzhi – Jincheng & Tongda
12:15 pm
Luncheon - Marine Room * Keynote Speaker
The Honourable Bryan Williams, Q.C. Former Chief Justice of the B.C. Supreme Court
Afternoon:
1:45 pm
Session 5: Foreign Direct Investment into China
Li Haiqing – Zhong Lun Law Firm
Wang Yingying – Fangda Partners
2:30 pm
End of Day Sessions:
3:00 pm
Tour of the Vancouver Law Courts **
4:00 pm
Reception at the Vancouver Law Courts by **
Mr. Justice Lance Finch:Chief Justice of British Columbia
Mr. Justice Donald Brenner: Chief Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court
Evening:
5:00 pm
Dinner and Social Event *, ***
Cruise in Vancouver Harbour and English Bay
8:00 pm
Informal Reception: ** Directors of the Canada China Business Council
Westin Bayshore Hotel - Marine Room
Tuesday October 2
Morning:
7:30 am
Group Breakfast –Marine Room * Guest Speaker:
Sam Sullivan: Mayor of Vancouver
9:00 am
Session 6a: Intellectual Property Rights in China
William Wu Jian – Duan & Duan Law Firm
9:20 am
Session 6b: Recent Developments in Chinese Labour and Employment Law
Jiang Junlu – King & Wood PRC Lawyers
9:45 am
Session 7: Acquisitions in the Energy Sector
James Pasieka – Heenan Blaikie LLP
Xiang Wei – Zhong Lun Law Firm
10:30 am
Coffee break
10:45 am
Session 8: Developments in China’s Company Law
Kathryn Cui Hong Wei – Concord & Partners
Charles Qin Yuemin – Llinks Law Offices
11:30 am
Session 9: Securities and Banking Issues in China
Donna Li – Allbright Law Offices
Perry Li Peiliang - Allbright Law Offices
12:15 pm
Luncheon– Marine Room * Keynote Speaker:
The Hon. Geoff Plant: Former Attorney General of British Columbia
Afternoon:
1:45 pm
Session 10: Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution in Canada and China
James Sullivan – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Helen Shi Hong – Fangda Partners
2:30 pm
End of Day's Sessions:
Informal Meetings between Law Firms
3:00 pm
Port of Vancouver**
Tour of the Port Facility
Evening:
5:30 pm
Cocktail Party for the Chinese and Canadian Participants, as well as other Lawyers from participating Canadian Law Firms *, ***, ****
The Shore Club Guest Speaker:
The Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien – Former Prime Minister of Canada
8:00 pm
Dinner and Social Event ***
River Rock Casino - Whistler A Room Guest Speaker:
Dr. Jan Walls: Director of Asia-Canada Program at Simon Fraser University
9:30 pm
Closing Remarks:
Ronald Josephson: Executive Chairman of the Foundation
Zhang Hongjiu: Executive: All China Lawyers Association
Attendance Required by:
* Participating Lawyers (Canadian and Chinese) ** Participating Lawyers (Chinese Only) *** Participating Chinese Lawyers and Spouses **** Additional Lawyers from Canadian Participating Law Firms
