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Paul Blom
Executive Director of British Columbia First Nations Energy and Mining Council / CCBC 2023 Indigenous Trade Mission to China Mission AdvisorPaul Blom is a Registered Professional Forester (Ret.) and Registered Professional Biologist. His studies include Mandarin at the Taiwan National Normal University and his 5-year tenure in Asia involves service at the Zhejiang Forest and Agriculture University in Zhejiang and with the British Columbia Trade Office in Taiwan.
Mr. Blom coordinated the development of the following province-wide First Nations plans and strategies, which form the basis of the mandate for the First Nations Energy and Mining Council, a policy organization advocating for the 203 First Nations communities in BC:
– First Nations China Strategy: Innovative Partnerships
– BC First Nations Energy Action Plan
– BC First Nations Mineral Exploration and Mining Action Plan
Mr. Blom has been involved in numerous indigenous, provincial and federal missions to China to develop trade opportunities and cultural understandings for First Nations; including the coordination of the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations mission to China to raise a totem pole in Beichuan to commemorate the victims of the Wenchuan earthquake.
Other current projects include:
– Negotiator at the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council/Tl’azt’en Nation reconciliation table with British Columbia and Canada
– First Nations advisor on natural gas pipeline impact benefit agreement negotiations,
– Advisor for the Musqueam First Nation – Canada reconciliation framework,
– First Nations negotiator for numerous mineral exploration agreements in northern British Columbia.
Paul Blom
执行理事
不列颠哥伦比亚省原住民能源及矿产委员会
Paul Blom是位注册职业林业学者和注册职业生物学家。他在国立台湾师范大学学习普通话，并在亚洲任职5年，包括在浙江农林大学任教，和在台湾的加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省贸易办事处上班。
Blom先生协调了以下全省的原住民计划和战略的发展，这些计划和战略是形成不列颠哥伦比亚省原住民能源及矿产委员会 —— 一个主张不列颠哥伦比亚省的203原住民社区的政策组织 —— 的授权基础：
– 原住民中国战略: 创新伙伴关系
– 不列颠哥伦比亚省原住民能源行动计划
– 不列颠哥伦比亚省原住民勘探和采矿行动计划
Blom先生曾参与诸多地方、省级和联邦访华代表团，目的是为发展贸易机会以及对原住民文化的理解；包括为纪念汶川地震的遇难者，协调第一民族议会首领（Assembly of First Nations）访华代表团在北川竖起一个图腾柱。
其他当前项目包括:
– 不列颠哥伦比亚省Carrier Sekani部落理事会/Tl’azt’en民族和加拿大和解委员会谈判代表
– 天然气管道影响利益协定谈判的第一民族顾问
– 第一民族马斯魁部落 — 加拿大和解框架顾问
– 不列颠哥伦比亚省北部多个探矿协议的第一民族谈判者。
Ying DU
China Chief Representative at Mackenzie InvestmentsYing DU is Head of China at Mackenzie Investments. Ying is responsible for representing Mackenzie’s interests in China, building on strong relationship with local partners and driving overall growth in assets under management in the region. Ying has more than 20 years of experience in global asset management industry working in France and across Asia.
Prior to joining Mackenzie Investments, she worked for a large European asset manager and held a variety of roles including Internal Audit, Fixed Income Investments, Client services, Sales and China Chief Representative.
Ying earned her Bachelor of Arts in French Studies from Beijing Foreign Studies University and Master’s degree in Finance from Institut Superieur de Gestion in Paris.
Noah Fraser
Managing Director and Chief Representative, China of Canada China Business CouncilNoah spent three years as Director of CCBC’s Ontario chapter building the chapter’s membership base and organizing bilateral delegations and events before becoming Managing Director of CCBC’s operations in China.
He has 10 years of progressive international career experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors and in multiple sectors including government, manufacturing, education and life sciences. He also was the Director of Marketing and Business Development for a manufacturer of medical devices, overseeing all marketing, sales, and communications activities, driving international strategy for emerging markets with a specific focus on Greater China.
Noah holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences in International Development and Globalization (Honours) with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Ottawa, partially completed at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and has a certificate in Mandarin Chinese from Nanjing Normal University. Additionally, he has completed the Ivey Business School Certificate in Sales Management.
范诺亚
中国区董事总经理
加中贸易理事会
范诺亚先生（Noah Fraser）是加中贸易理事会的中国区董事总经理。在此之前，他在理事会的安大略省分会担任了三年的分会主任。他打造了该分会的会员基础，组织了多场加中双边活动和代表访问团。
范先生拥有10年服务于公共和私营部门以及非盈利机构的国际经验，涉及领域包括政治，制造业，教育业，以及生命科学。范先生曾在一家医疗设备制造商担任营销和业务开发主任职位，主要负责监督所有的营销、销售和沟通活动，并推动公司侧重于大中华地区的新兴市场的国际战略。
范先生拥有渥太华大学的国际发展和全球化社会科学（荣誉）学士学位，辅修工商管理，其部分课程与香港中文大学完成。此外，他还获有南京师范大学的汉语文凭，和加拿大西安大略大学毅伟商学院（Ivey Business School）的销售管理证书。
Grand Chief Edward John
Co-chair at CCBC 2023 Indigenous Trade Mission to China MissionGrand Chief Edward John is a Hereditary Chief of Tl’azt’en Nation located on the banks of the Nak’al Bun (Stuart Lake) in Northern B.C. He is an Indigenous leader who has dedicated his life to the pursuit of social and economic justice for Canada’s Indigenous people, having worked as a leader in Indigenous politics, business and community development. Grand Chief John has been a lawyer for over 30 years. He holds a B.A. from the University of Victoria (UVIC), an LL.B from the University of British Columbia and Honorary Degrees from UVIC and the University of Northern BC.
Grand Chief John has served in many leadership roles at the local, provincial, national and international levels. He is a long serving elected member of the First Nations Summit political executive, which is mandated to carry out specific tasks related to Aboriginal Title and Rights negotiations with the governments of BC and Canada and other issues of common concern to First Nations in BC. He participated in the development of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2007. He served a three-year term as the North American Representative to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (January 2011 – December 2013) with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.
Sarah Kutulakos
Executive Director and COO of Canada China Business CouncilSarah joined the CCBC in 2007 and has since revitalized CCBC’s role as Canada’s premier bilateral trade and investment organization. Sarah has re-centered the Council’s activities around providing business services, catalyzing business growth and activity, and advocating for stronger Sino-Canadian bilateral trade and investment. This has resulted in extensive public outreach activities, internal infrastructure improvements, the launch of new programs such as the Business Incubation Centre, and thriving member relations.
Prior to joining CCBC, Sarah worked for 11 years in marketing, product development, and management with a major multinational corporation, where she had multiple assignments involving China. Sarah managed worldwide product businesses that marketed to China and used China-based sources of supply. She was also involved in several projects requiring cooperation with the Chinese government. Sarah has led both established and start-up businesses within the context of a global corporation and has broad emerging market business experience, and has been involved in the Greater China region since the late 1980’s when she lived and worked in Taiwan. There, she was the first non-Chinese employee of a local high-tech start-up firm, where she gained a deep understanding of Chinese business practices.
A fluent Mandarin speaker, Sarah’s interest in China began at the University of Wisconsin, where she studied Chinese, marketing, and international business. She holds an MBA in finance and operations from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. She frequently speaks on China issues, including marketing, trade, investment, and Canada-China relations.
高诗如
执行董事兼首席运营官
加中贸易理事会
高诗如女士 (Sarah Kutulakos) 于2007年加入加中贸易理事会，她的到来为加拿大最主要的双边贸易和投资组织—加中贸易理事会注入了新的活力。高女士将理事会的工作重心转移到提供商务服务、加快企业增长和提高企业活力以及促进加强加中双边贸易和投资上来，使理事会的公共外联活动更加丰富，内部组织结构持续改进，企业孵化中心等新项目层出不穷，会员规模日益壮大。
在进入加中贸易理事会前, 她曾在一家知名跨国公司工作过11年，先后从事过市场营销、产品开发和管理等工作，并参与过多项涉华业务。高女士曾掌管过面向中国市场销售并从中国采购原料的全球产品业务，并参与过多项与中国政府部门合作的项目。高女士拥有领导全球性大型公司和新创公司的双重经验，以及丰富的新兴市场业务经验。她于1980年代后期曾一度赴台湾生活和工作, 此后一直从事与大中华区有关的工作。在台期间, 她成为当地一家高科技初创公司的首位非华裔雇员，由此对中国的商业惯例有了更深的认识。
高诗如女士能讲一口流利的普通话，曾在威斯康星大学学习中文、市场营销以及国际商务，从那时起她就与中国结下了不解之缘。她拥有罗切斯特大学西蒙商学院工商管理硕士学位（金融及运营方向）。她经常就市场营销、贸易、投资和加中关系等有关中国问题发表演讲。
Wei SHAO
Partner at Dentons / CCBC 2023 Indigenous Trade Mission to China Mission Advisor- Morning Seminars: China Market Briefing - Deep Dive into E-Commerce and Travel – Two Industries with Potential for Indigenous-China Engagement
- Understanding China’s Demand for Natural Resources
Wei SHAO is the national practice group co-leader for the Canada China Country Collaboration group and specializes in international business transactions focusing on China. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and project financing, cross-border counseling, and general corporate and commercial transactions.
Wei has represented Chinese investors and entrepreneurs, sovereign and investment funds, private and public companies as well as major SOEs in various significant transactions in Canada, especially in natural resource and mining. Wei has also advised Canadian and international companies in natural resources, manufacturing, high-tech, environment, infrastructure and financial transactions in China. He has also provided legal advice to government agencies and diplomatic missions from both Canada and China. He is a frequent speaker at various conferences on matters related to investment in or from China.
Prior to his legal career Wei worked for the United Nations in New York. Wei is an interpreter accredited by the United Nations and by the federal government of Canada. As an interpreter or consultant, Wei has been involved in numerous ministerial and prime ministerial meetings or negotiations between Canada and China.
Lotta Ygartua
Regional Director, Western Canada of Canada China Business Council / CCBC 2023 Indigenous Trade Mission to China Mission LeaderAs 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.
安莎乐
区域总监，加拿大西部地区（卑诗省，萨省，阿省，育空，西北及努纳武特地区）
加中贸易理事会
作为加拿大西部地区区域总监，安莎乐女士（Lotta Ygartua）负责通过联结加中企业、促进双边贸易、组织活动和服务会员建立本省的会员基础。安女士在科技、市场调研、传播和艺术行业的市场部门有超过10年的经验。加入CCBC前，她曾在设于英国的英中贸易协会的市场部经理一职四年，协助促进对中的贸易和商务联络，并组织中国总理和英国首相参会的诸多高层活动。
安女士在中国生活数年，通中文，并对中国商业环境与文化有着全面的知识。她在中国时任职于当地一家机构，研发针对中国市场的产品。安女士曾在南京大学及南京师范大学学习中文，并拥有瑞典乌普萨拉大学的中文与经济地理学的双学位。