Date and Place
February 7, 2013 at SFU Harbour Centre
Description
With the firm belief that geography should not limit an endeavour, ExpoPlaza Latina (EPL) was born in 2013 as an annual event enabling organizations in Western North America and Latin America to expand their business frontiers.
Sustainability requires a corporate change from within, and a platform is necessary for companies to explore sustainable initiatives and share knowledge and best practices. ExpoPlaza Latina 2013 provided an opportunity to expand the communication channels between organizations. Various plenaries covered important topics related to the mining, clean tech and construction industries throughout the day. When plenaries concluded, a networking event with high-profile speakers took place, and booths related to the mentioned industries were also present and provided additional networking opportunities.
Speakers and Moderator
1. Lessons to Learn from Sustainable Cities
Andrea Reimer
City of Vancouver Councillor
Allan Costa, CEO of SEBRAE
Edna Aguinaga, Network Project Officer at Sustainable Cities International
Moderator: Jane McRae, CEO of Sustainable Cities International
2. Discussion on How to Fill the Labour Gap for Mining and Construction Industries in Canada
Jose Suarez, Managing Director of North American Mining, Accenture
Dave Bazowski, Chair of BC Task Force on Mining
Dennis Wolff, Recruitment Manager at GoldCorp Inc.
Heather Bell, VP of Bell Alliance Global Immigration
Moderator: Frank Came, Senior Advisor at GLOBE Foundation
3. Discussion on How Companies are Taking Advantage of NAFTA
Alan Minz, Regional Director of the Pacific Region at DFAIT
Joseph Salazar, Deputy Director for Economic Policy, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Government
Jorge Lopez, North America Regional Director at ProMexico
Bryan Hughes, District Manager at Export Development Canada
Moderator: Randall Mang, President of Randall Anthony Communications
4. Sustainable Economic Development in the Mining Industry
Jorge Gutierrez, Partner of Deustua & Halperin Abogados
Glenn Sigurdson, Professor at Simon Fraser University
Ian Thomson, Principal and Co-founder at On Common Ground Consultants
Mafalda Arias, President of Mafalda Arias & Associates
Moderator: Dallas Kachan, Executive Director of Clean Mining Alliance
5. Future In Mining – CleanTech and New Options for Latin America
Mike Bratty, Senior Process Engineer of Mining Division at Golder Associates
Bill Radvak, CEO of American Vanadium
Todd Pratt, CEO of Future Vehicle Technologies
Moderator: Elmer K. Sum, Managing Director at GreenTech Exchange
6. Networking Event: Doing Business with Latin America
US Consul General Anne Callaghan
Mexican Consul General Angel Villalobos
BC Deputy Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Mr. Dave Byng
Honorary Consul of Malta Stephen Holmes
Topics
- Mining
- Construction
- Green technologies
Presentations
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Media
Promotional Video
Plenaries
http://vimeo.com/channels/expoplaza/60849646
Event day Summary
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