Building Canada-ASEAN Economic Resilience and Accelerating Market Penetration

Fourth Annual Canada-ASEAN Economic Symposium

Tuesday, 13 October 2026 | Noon to 5:00 p.m. | Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, 55 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa

The topics of discussion include: 

1) What’s next for Canada–ASEAN economic resilience in the context of implementing existing trade arrangements and advancing trade agreements currently under negotiation; and 

2) Perceptions in ASEAN and Canada regarding prospects for accelerating market penetration, against the backdrop of tariff and supply chain disruptions, as well as the economic impacts of current global conflicts.

Speakers and panelists include representatives of Global Affairs Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and SunLife; The Hon. Jean Charest, Honorary Chairman, Canada-ASEAN Business Council and Member, Advisory Committee on Canada–U.S. Economic Relations; Senator Clément Gignac, Co-Chair, Canada-ASEAN Interparliamentary Friendship Group; Vina Nadjibulla, Co-Founder and CEO, Centre for Strategic Statecraft; and Southeast Asian ambassadors. 

Please use your institutional email to register by October 8, 2026 at info@canada-asean.org.

Organized by Canada-ASEAN Initiatives at YCAR.

For more information: info@canada-asean.org.