Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Brings Partnering for Sustainability: The Canadian Women-only Business Mission to Vietnam

GlobeNewswire

November 16, 2024

TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada), Canada’s leading independent organization focused on Canada-Asia relations, is pleased to announce it is bringing the Partnering for Sustainability: The Canada Women-only Business Mission to Vietnam November 20-23, 2024.

With strong support from the public and private sectors, the Mission is part of APF Canada’s 2023-2025 women-only mission series, Northeast X Southeast: Advancing Partnerships Between Canada and Asia, and will bring together Canadian women entrepreneurs with their counterparts and businesses in Vietnam with a focus on the technology and innovation sectors.

This year’s Mission will promote gender inclusion in the economy with the goal of women’s economic advancement, support small and medium-sized enterprises, explore bilateral and regional trade issues, and catalyze international business partnerships, bringing 31 delegates to Vietnam. Delegates will participate in personalized business-to-business (B2B) matchmaking, company pitches, and networking opportunities. 

APF Canada invites the media and other interested parties to join us in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21 (8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. at the VNUHCM University of Social Sciences and Humanities) for the Inclusive Futures: Partnering for Sustainable Innovation public symposium featuring insights from industry experts from Canada and Vietnam across three panels:

• Inclusive Leadership Driving Gender Economic Advancement
• Changemakers: Women Disrupting with Innovation
• Inclusive Ecosystems: Supporting Women in Business and Trade

Speakers at the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium include:

From Canada: Sara Wilshaw, Assistant Deputy Minister & Chief Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada H.E. Shawn Steil, Ambassador of Canada to Vietnam Annie Dubé, Consul General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

From Vietnam: Dr. Nguyen Hoang Long, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Cao Thị Ngọc Dung, Chairperson, Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company & Chairperson, Ho Chi Minh City Association for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs (HAWEE) Dr. Prof. Ngô Thị Phương Lan, President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City Pham Thi My Le, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, L&A Holdings & Co-founder, Ho Chi Minh City Association for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs (HAWEE)

Please click here for more information and to register for this free public event.

The Canadian Women-only Business Mission to Vietnam is generously supported by contributions from the Government of Canada through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy.

Contacts:

Information:
A.W. Lee, Ph.D., Director, Inclusive International Trade,
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
a.w.lee@asiapacific.ca

Media:
Michael Roberts, Communications Director,
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
michael.roberts@asiapacific.ca
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