CABC’s goal is to leverage Canada’s role in Expo2020 Dubai with the objective of diversifying Canada’s trade and investment around the world. To achieve this, CABC has, together with the Business Councils in the UAE established a task force and a collaborative agreement to work together for the Expo2020 trade missions. The intention is to broaden the group as an advisory group to include representations from other business councils and trade associations.
Task Force members:
Scott Jolliffe, Chair; Cathy Seguin, President and Executive Director; Ulrikke Ornholt, Project Manager, Jane Shanthi, Project Manager, CABC
Phil Jones, Chair; Charles Diab, Vice-Chair; and Diana Szyszka Pompei, Executive Director; Canada Business Council Dubai
Gregory Zoughbi, Chair; Hans Fraikin, Board Secretary; Canada Business Council Abu Dhabi
Jean Charest, Co-Chair, Canada UAE Business Council
Sarah Woolhouse, Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada
Mustafa Sahin, Canada UAE Business Council
Dr. Dave McHardy, Canada Business Council Kuwait
Leigh Smout, Executive Director, World Trade Center Toronto Board of Trade
André Frenette, Director General and Interim Commissioner General for Canada at the 2020 World Exposition, Dubai
Alexia Naidoo, Deputy Director, Strategic Advice & Stakeholder Relations for Canada, Expo 2020 Dubai, Global Affairs Canada
Ashley Thibaudeau, Business Development Officer at Expo 2020 Dubai, Global Affairs Canada
Peter MacDougall, Assistant Deputy Minister, Europe and Middle East Affairs at Global Affairs Canada
Marcy Grossman, Ambassador of Canada to the UAE
Jean-Phillipe Linteau, Canadian Council to Dubai
Kate Starkey, Senior Trade Commissioner, Dubai, Global Affairs Canada
Akiko Onozuka, Commercial Program Manager, Canada at Expo 2020 Dubai
Rafiq Al Gailani, UAE Consulate, Toronto
Ian McKay, CEO, Invest in Canada
Sarah Albrecht, Director Partnership Strategy, Invest in Canada
