Minister of International Trade and Minister Responsible for Asia Pacific Strategy & Multiculturalism
– Minister Watt, who works daily to build bridges between British Columbia and Asia, speaks about business and trade relations between BC and Asia, including Japan. –
| Date and time: | Friday, January 30, 2015 |
| reception: | 11:30am |
| start: | 12:00pm |
| venue: | The Coast Coal Harbour Hotel 1180 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC |
| Participation fee: | $35.00 Member of the Japan-Canada Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| $45.00 Non-member | |
| $500.00 VIP Table Sponsor (includes 8 people) | |
| $450.00 Table sponsor (includes 8 people) | |
| *Participation fee includes tax |
The Japan-Canada Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon featuring a lecture by Minister Theresa Watt on January 30, 2015.
We hope to see participation from a wide range of people, including not only companies and organizations, but also individuals.
Minister Theresa Watt emigrated to British Columbia in 1989. She is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin.
She played a key role in launching the first Cantonese, Mandarin, and Punjabi daily television news program in British Columbia. Furthermore, in 2013, she received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award in recognition of her contributions to the community, demonstrating her active involvement in various fields. For more information on Minister Watt's biography, please visit the website.
https://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/40thparl/wat-Teresa.htm
Minister Watt, who holds the important position of International Trade Minister and is also responsible for the Asia-Pacific strategy and multiculturalism, and who is highly regarded by the people of British Columbia, visited Japan, China, and South Korea as part of a trade delegation in November 2014, and is working energetically to build bridges between Asia and British Columbia. Please take this opportunity to hear from Minister Watt, who enjoys the utmost trust of Premier Clark, about British Columbia's priorities and future prospects.
