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SUMMARY:CANADA ARAB BUSINESS FORUM
DESCRIPTION:CANADA ARAB BUSINESS FORUM\nCanada and the Arab Countries: Economic Recovery\, Resilience & Business Opportunities\n\n\n\n\n9:00\nWelcome Remarks and Introductions\nScott Jolliffe\, Chair\, Canada Arab Business Council;\nPartner\, Gowling WLG (Canada)\n\n\n9:05\nCanada/Arab Relations – The Next Five Years\nIntroduction:\nKarl Tabbakh\, Regional Managing Partner for Quebec\, McCarthy Tétrault LLP\nSpeaker:\nThe Honourable François-Philippe Champagne\, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada\n\n\n9:30\nSustainable Agriculture & Agtech\nPresenter & Moderator:\nNicole Rogers\, CEO\, Agriprocity\nSpeakers:\n– Dr Ismahane Elouafi\, Chief Scientist\, Food Agriculture Organization (FAO)\n– Sébastien Leblond\, Co-Founder and Global COO\, RainMKRS Capital\n– Dave Smardon\, President & CEO\, Bioenterprise Corporation\n\n\n10:15\nDigital Economy & AI\nPresenter & Moderator:\nArmughan Ahmad\, President & Managing Partner Digital\, KPMG Canada\nSpeakers:\n– His Excellency Ahmad Hanandeh\, Jordanian Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship\n– Dr Golestan Radwan\, Advisor for Artificial Intelligence to the Minister of Communication and Information Technology\, Government of Egypt\n– Mr Beligh Ben Soltane\, Chairman of the Tunisia Investment Authority\n\n\n11:00\nVirtual HealthCare and Education\nModerator:\nEmmanuel Kamarianakis\, Director General\, Investment\, Innovation\, and EducationSpeakers:\n– Dr Kevin Smith\, President and CEO\, University Health Network\n– John Bethel\, National Healthcare Leader\, EY Canada\n– Leslee Thompson\, CEO\, Accreditation Canada\n– Dr Andrew Padmos\, President / CEO\, Royal College International\n\n\n11:45\nClosing Remarks and Next Steps\nScott Jolliffe\, Chair\, Canada Arab Business Council;\nPartner\, Gowling WLG (Canada)\n\n\n\nSustainable Agriculture & Agtech\n \n  \nDigital Economy and AI\n \n  \nVirtual Healthcare and Education\n \n\nCanada-Arab Relations in the next 5 years
URL:https://www.c-abc.org/event/canada-arab-business-forum-2/
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SUMMARY:Lebanese Wine Heritage to Canada
DESCRIPTION:The Canada Arab Business Council (CABC) in collaboration with the Embassy of Lebanon and the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon presents\nLEBANESE WINE HERITAGE TO CANADA\n \n  \nThe Canada Arab Business Council proudly supports the Embassy of Lebanon to Canada and the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon on this exclusive webinar titled Lebanese Wine Heritage to Canada. \nOn September 2020\, the remains of a 2\,600-year old winery press were discovered during an archeological dig at Tell el-Burak\, a Lebanese city that lies close to the Mediterranean sea in what would have been an ancient Phoenician homeland as reported by National Geographic. In his conversation with National Geographic\, University of Toronto archeologist Stephen Batiuk stated that Phoenicians are credited with the spreading of wine and olive oil throughout the Mediterranean. \nLebanon is renowned by its exquisite special wine produced in favorable sun and soil conditions\, expertise and mostly an ancient heritage that blends all together to create a masterpiece of taste and distinction. \nJoin us as we hear from prominent names in the Lebanese and Canadian wine industry as they speak about the Lebanese wine expertise as well as share experiences and knowledge in both the Canadian and the Lebanese market. \nPROGRAM DETAILS\nLEBANESE Wine Heritage to CANADA \n11:00 \nWelcome Note: H.E Fadi Ziadeh & GD Louis Lahoud  \nBrief on wine industry and introduction of topics of discussion and speakers \n11:07 \nPanel 1: Canadian Market and Market Entry Requirements      \nSpeaker: Josée Dumas\, Director Supply Management at SAQ \n11:18 \nPanel 2: Market Entry and Specificities of the Ontario Market \nSpeaker: Alanna Bailey\, Director Merchandising Operations at LCBO  \n11:29 \nPanel 3: Story of Lebanese wine in Quebec – One Nation One Wine  \nSpeaker: Mr. Jean-François Côté\, General Manager at TOCADE \n11:24 \nPanel 4: Discover New Market Trends and successful marketing techniques  \nSpeaker: Mr. Sami Rabbat\, Professional Networker in Wine Business \n11:41 \nPanel 5: Find your agent            \nSpeaker: Mr. Jim Lisser\, Executive Director Drinks Ontario  \n11:49 \nPanel 6: Lebanese Wine Branding – Case Study \nSpeaker: Mr. Yanick Coutie\, Managing Director SOPEXA Canada \n11:57 \nPanel 7: Bring the Lebanese Wine to the Canadian Table \nSpeakers: Charles Khabbouth\, Founder & CEO of Ink Entertainment    \n                Abbis Mahmoud\, President of Dreammind \n12:08 \nPanel 8: Canada Arab Business Council Platform; a reliable Partner \nSpeaker: Mr. Scott Jolliffe\, Chair CABC \n12:16 \nPanel 9: Live Wine Tasting  \nSpeakers: Tony Aspler & Christina Brown Moderated by Scott Jolliffe \n12:35 \nQ&A and Conclusion \n 
URL:https://www.c-abc.org/event/lebanese-wine-heritage-to-canada/
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