{"id":17248,"date":"2018-11-22T11:45:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T16:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/?post_type=cu-events&p=17248"},"modified":"2018-12-07T10:29:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T15:29:21","slug":"belt-and-road-initiative-conference","status":"publish","type":"cu-events","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/cu-events\/belt-and-road-initiative-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Belt and Road Initiative stands for the \u201cSilk Road Economic Belt\u201d and the\u201c21st Century Maritime Silk Road.\u201d Proposed by China five years ago and joined by over 100 countries ever since, the BRI aims at providing an international platform for cooperation and achieving common prosperity through increased connectivity among countries.<\/p>\n

The BRI Conference, co-hosted by the Chinese Embassy and Carleton University, brings together diplomats, experts and businesspeople to discuss and share their insights on the BRI, focusing on its economic, diplomatic and human impacts as well as opportunities for Canada to achieve trade diversification and tap the vast Asia Pacific market.<\/p>\n

Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a009:00 – 09:30\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Registration<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a009:30 – 09:40\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Welcome Remarks
\n<\/strong>Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon<\/strong>, President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University<\/p>\n

H.E. Mr. Lu Shaye<\/strong>, Ambassador of China to Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0\u00a009:40 – 10:10\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong>Keynote Speech
\n<\/strong>H.E. Mr. Lu Shaye<\/strong>, Ambassador of China to Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:10 – 10:30\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a010:30 – 12:10\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong>PANEL 1: ECONOMIC COOPERATION, OPPORTUNITIES, AND REGIONAL IMPACTS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nModerator: Dr. Pascale Massot,<\/strong> Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa<\/p>\n

H.E. Mr. Alexander N. Darchiev<\/strong>, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Canada
\n“Synergy of Integrations: Fusing Eurasian Economic Union with Belt and Road Initiative”<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. Graham Shantz<\/strong>, President, Canada China Business Council (CCBC)
\n“Belt and Road: Opportunities for CCBC’s members”<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. Muhammad Saleem<\/strong>, Deputy High Commissioner for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Canada
\n“Introduction to CPEC – One of the BRI Projects”<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. Dmitry Basik<\/strong>, Charge d’Affaires a.i., Embassy of Belarus in Canada
\nThe China-Belarus Industrial Park \u201cGreat Stone\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Ruan Zongze<\/strong>, Vice President, Senior Fellow of China Institute of International Studies (CIIS)
\n“New Journey for Opening Up”<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a012:10 – 13:10\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nBuffet Lunch and Chinese Music
\n<\/strong>Ottawa Transpacific Orchestra<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a013:10 – 15:00\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0PANEL 2: VIEWS OF THE ACADEMIA ON THE BRI <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nModerator: Ms. Amy Karam<\/strong>, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University<\/p>\n

Dr. Jeremy Paltiel<\/strong>, Political Science, Faculty of Public Affairs, Carleton University
\n“The Belt and Road Initiative as strategy: connectivity and complex bilateralism as <\/em>substitute for multilateral institution building”<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Wang Yiwei<\/strong>, Director of Institute of International Affairs, Renmin University of China
\n“BRI and Civilisations Triangles”<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Wenran Jiang<\/strong>, Senior Fellow, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia
\n“BRI and North America: Make Canada Relevant Again”<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Xue Li<\/strong>, Director, Department of International Strategy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
\n“BRI: Five-Year Achievement and Challenges”<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Martin Geiger<\/strong>, Political Science, Faculty of Public Affairs, Carleton University
\n“Talent Mobility, China and the One Belt and Road Initiative”<\/p>\n

Mr. Andy Lo<\/strong>, graduate student, Political Science, Faculty of Public Affairs, Carleton University
\n“The BRI and the Eurasian Economic Union: Impacts on Sino-Russian Relations”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

15:00 – 15:10\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:10 – 15:25\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nClosing Remarks
\n<\/strong><\/strong>Mr. Heng Xiaojun<\/strong>, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of China in Canada<\/p>\n

Dr. Karen Schwartz<\/strong>, Interim Associate Vice-President (Research and International), Carleton University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

15:30<\/strong><\/td>\nEnd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Additional Information<\/h2>\n

Parking<\/strong>: Please visit Parking Services<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Registration:<\/strong>\u00a0 Invitation-only<\/p>\n

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