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Toronto Region Board of Trade, World Trade Centre Toronto

Market Activation Program (MAP)

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An experiential program offering outbound trade missions for the Toronto region businesses seeking international opportunities. MAP is strategically guided by the World Trade Centre Toronto’s Priority Export Markets report.

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I work with our Membership team to help develop opportunities such as the Mayor's Latin America Trade MIssion 2019 opportunity for Scotiabank. The main objective was the integration between Scotiabank’s Sustainable Business Strategy and the World Trade Centre Toronto to further Scotiabank’s position as Canada’s leading International Bank and a leading financial services provider in the Americas.

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Toronto Region Board of Trade, World Trade Centre Toronto

Trade & Investment Services Office (TISO)

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My impact to our TISO creates revenue generating opportunities to support sustainable international trade initiatives for the World Trade Centre Toronto. Great grassroots partnerships like our Enhancing Transatlantic Trade and  Kiretsu Investor Capital Expo events in June 2019 and the Pacific Trade Show collaboration in October 2019.  

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CETA: ENHANCING TRANSATLANTIC TRADE (June 2019)

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A special event that helped better understand how to take advantage of CETA, an agreement that unveils an array of opportunities for Canadian companies in Europe. His Excellency Mr. Peteris Ustubs, Ambassador to the European Union addressed questions from the audience on an exciting panel that discussed the new opportunities in the European Markets eased by CETA but within a Brexit context.

 

Speakers:
Ambassador Peteris Ustubs, Delegation of the European Union to Canada
Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser, German Embassy in Canada
Ambassador Henk van der Zwan, Netherlands Embassy in Canada
Moderator: Mr. Peter N. Mantas, FASKEN

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KRIETSU INVESTOR CAPITAL EXPO (June 2019)

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The Investor Capital Expo was the best place to connect with 300+ Angel Investors, VCs, Family Offices, Debt Providers and Government organizations. Investors across every market category connected and were energized with innovation from 15 vetted companies during two days of networking.

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THE PACIFIC TRADE SHOW (October 2019)

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A full day of networking, keynotes and panel presentations focused on industry trends and advice for tackling key challenges and leveraging new opportunities to grow business. A true exhibition of entrepreneurs from Canada and the international delegation from Latin America.

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Speakers:

Honorable Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Emiliano Introcaso, Certified International Trade Profesional (CITP), Forum for International Trade Training - FITT

Alex Gill, Principal, Mendicant Group

Daniel Silverman, Executive VP, Investment Attraction, Toronto Global

Joy Nott, Partner – Trade & Customs, KPMG

Leigh Smout, Director, World Trade Centre Toronto

H.E. Nicolás Lloreda, Ambassador of Colombia to Canada

H.E. Roberto Rodriguez Arnillas, Ambassador of Peru to Canada

Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Global Affairs

Alvaro Concha, Trade Commissioner, ProColombia

Fernando Acuna, Trade Commissioner, ProChile

John Boscariol, Leader, International Trade & Investment Law Group, McCarthy Tetrault LLP

Vladimir Rouvinski, Co-Director Pacific Alliance Studies Program, ICESI University - Colombia

Elana Hazghia, Founder, SANIA

Elizabeth Auceda, Supplier Diversity Manager – Supply Management, Sodexo Canada

Jose Zlatar, Business Development Director, AGROPUR

Miryam Lazarte, Founder, LatAm Startups

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Toronto Region Board of Trade, World Trade Centre Toronto

Scale Up Institute Toronto 

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A series of curated program offerings to help high-growth firms overcome barriers to continued growth and elevate their growth trajectories.

 

My essential contributions to the start up of this program include creating foundational partnership level valuations, sales tool kit material for the membership and Executive teams to use in client meeting, consultation on individual client asks, contract negotiation/executions and benefit fulfillment. 

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BLG is an example of a foundational partnership I have helped secure.

 

For the Scale Up Institute launch event in Fall 2019 we used the custom branded business card holders, partnership inserts and speaking role to position BLG as a thought leader for our new program.

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