POLISH-CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION FORUM IN TORONTO

POLISH-CANADIAN
CONSTRUCTION FORUM
IN TORONTO
Developing Business Opportunities
“Doing business with Poland”
December 4th 2014 (Thursday)
The Polish-Canadian Construction Forum in
Toronto will take place during the Construct
Canada and Construct International at
Metro Toronto Convention Center (MTCC)
Metro Toronto Convention Center
Conference room 104 C-D
Level 100 of the MTCC North Building
255 Front Street West, Toronto
Synopsis: The Forum will bring together a
number of Polish and Canadian decision
makers and entrepreneurs to discuss the
cooperation & business opportunities
Map: http://www.mtccc.com/imapdata/mtcc.html
Keynote speakers:
It will also provide a chance for B2B
meetings (business matching) of
stakeholders related to
building/construction sector in Canada &
Poland (building materials; real estate;
interior design; furniture; innovative, energy
efficient & “green” technologies in
construction, environmental-friendly
solutions, and more)
FREE-ENTRY EVENT
LIMITED NUMBER OF PLACES AVAILABLE
REGISTER EARLY! RSVP:
[email protected]
Programme listing provisional topics
and invited and confirmed speakers
Program
08:20 Registration
09:00 Welcome
Wojciech Śniegowski, Canada-Poland Chamber of Commerce of Toronto (Chair)
09:05 Keynote address (Poland)
Katarzyna Kacperczyk, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
09:20 Keynote address (Canada)
Joy Nott, President and CEO, Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters
09:35 Potential of construction market in Ontario and Canada
Tad Putyra, Chairman & Richard Lyall, President, Residential Construction Council of Ontario
(RESCON)
09:45 Construction sector & CETA (Canada - EU free trade agreement) – what to expect
Amela Trhulj, Trade Counsellor, EU Delegation to Canada
10:00 “Doing business with Poland” – presentations of Polish construction companies
With a few words of introduction from Nicolas Lepage, Senior Trade Commissioner, Embassy
of Canada in Poland
10:15 Coffee break
Programme listing provisional topics
and invited and confirmed speakers
10:30 Canadian Real Estate marketplace trends
Sheila Botting, National Leader – Real Estate, Deloitte
10:50 Investment climate in Poland: focus on real estate
Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency
11:10 European Construction Outlook: Focus on the Trends and Opportunities in Poland
Konrad Plochocki, General Director, Polish Association of Developers
11:30 Development of innovative, energy efficient & environmentally-friendly technologies in
construction sector
GreenEvo – the Green Technology Accelerator (Polish green technologies in construction)
11:45 Chair's summing up and conclusions
Wojciech Śniegowski, Canada-Poland Chamber of Commerce of Toronto
12:00 Business networking – Part I
Polish trade mission delegates and local stakeholders
12:45 Buffet lunch (for registered participants)
14:00 Business networking – Part II (Pre-arranged B2B meetings)
Polish trade mission delegates and local stakeholders
17:00 End of B2B sessions
POLISH-CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION FORUM IN TORONTO
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Programme listing provisional topics
and invited and confirmed speakers