Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Brings Partnering for Sustainability: The Canadian Women-only Business Mission to Vietnam

TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada), Canada’s leading independent organization focused on Canada-Asia relations, is pleased to announce it is bringing the Partnering for Sustainability: The Canada Women-only Business Mission to Vietnam November 20-23, 2024.

With strong support from the public and private sectors, the Mission is part of APF Canada’s 2023-2025 women-only mission series, Northeast X Southeast: Advancing Partnerships Between Canada and Asia, and will bring together Canadian women entrepreneurs with their counterparts and businesses in Vietnam with a focus on the technology and innovation sectors.

This year’s Mission will promote gender inclusion in the economy with the goal of women’s economic advancement, support small and medium-sized enterprises, explore bilateral and regional trade issues, and catalyze international business partnerships, bringing 31 delegates to Vietnam. Delegates will participate in personalized business-to-business (B2B) matchmaking, company pitches, and networking opportunities. 

APF Canada invites the media and other interested parties to join us in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21 (8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. at the VNUHCM University of Social Sciences and Humanities) for the Inclusive Futures: Partnering for Sustainable Innovation public symposium featuring insights from industry experts from Canada and Vietnam across three panels:

• Inclusive Leadership Driving Gender Economic Advancement
• Changemakers: Women Disrupting with Innovation
• Inclusive Ecosystems: Supporting Women in Business and Trade
  

Speakers at the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium include:

Please click here for more information and to register for this free public event.

The Canadian Women-only Business Mission to Vietnam is generously supported by contributions from the Government of Canada through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy.

Contacts:

Information:
A.W. Lee, Ph.D., Director, Inclusive International Trade,
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
a.w.lee@asiapacific.ca

Media:
Michael Roberts, Communications Director,
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
michael.roberts@asiapacific.ca
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