Sunday, November 26 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC
Additional fees apply
The Canada-ASEAN Partnership Forum will bring together key stakeholders in education from Canada and Southeast Asia. With a view to deepening people-to-people and institutional ties between Canada and the ASEAN community, and within the framework of Canada’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy, the Forum will convene key stakeholder organizations from the ASEAN region to share country-specific sector insights and priorities with the objective of identifying and catalyzing meaningful opportunities for collaboration and engagement with Canada.
Note: Simultaneous interpretation in French will be available.
Agenda
Welcome Remarks
7:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am
Welcoming Remarks by CBIE and Introduction of Guests of Honour
- Larissa Bezo, President and CEO
8:40 am
Opening Remarks by Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Jean-Philippe Tachdijan, Executive Director, International Education Division
8:45 am
Greetings from Southeast Asian Guests of Honour
- Hendra Halim, Consul General of Indonesia
- Mohd Afandi, Consul General of Malaysia
- Arlene T. Magno, Consul General of the Philippines
- Nguyen Quang Trung, Consul General of Vietnam
- John Phanthoupheng, Honorary Consul, Lao Consulate of Vancouver
Setting the Context
9:00 am
Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
- Paul Thoppil, Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative
9:15 am
The State of Higher Education in Southeast Asia
- Dr. Miguel Antonio Lim, Lead Researcher, ASEAN Secretariat’s study on The State of Higher Education in Southeast Asia, 2023, and Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development, The University of Manchester
- Dr. Romyen Kosaikanont, Centre Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO - RIHED) Regional Centre specializing in higher education and development
- Jeff Nankivell, President and CEO, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
10:15 am
Coffee Break & Networking
Presentations and Discussion #1 — Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
11:00 am
Featured Speakers
Session 1:
- Datin Paduka Professor Dr. Dayang Hajah Zohrah binti Haji Sulaiman, Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Brunei
Session 2:
- Dr. Abdul Latiff Ahmad, Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Session 3:
- Chancellor Jose V Camacho Jr, University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB)
- Dr. Phil Steenkamp, President, Royal Roads University
Session 4:
- Phouvong Phimmakong Director (International cooperation, EU and ASEAN affairs), Office of International Relations, National University of Laos (NUOL)
12:15 pm
Lunch and Networking
Presentations and Discussion #2 — Innovative Internationalization Partnership Models
1:45 pm
Featured Speakers
Session 1:
- Dr. Maria Anityasari, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia
- Kate Zhang, Manager, BC Council for International Education
- Chelsey Laird, Director, UMAP International Secretariat
- Sakura Hirata, Marketing & Recruitment Specialist, Okanagan College
Session 2:
- Commissioner Marita Canapi, Commission on Higher Education Philippines (CHED)
- Anne Christensen, Director, Development and Partnerships, CBIE
2:45 pm
Coffee Break & Networking
Presentations and Discussion #2 —Innovative Internationalization Partnership Models - continued
3:00 pm
Featured Speakers
Session 1:
- Thi Mai Khanh Nguyen, Director, International Collaboration and Project Promotion, Tra Vinh University (TVU), Vietnam
- Katie Orr, Director, NSCC International, Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)
- Milica Njegovan, Senior Program Officer, Colleges and Institutes Canada
- Elizabeth (EJ) Brin, Director, External Relations, BC Council for International Education
Session 2:
- Dr. Sovicha Sim, Vice Rector, Internal Quality Assurance (IQA), National University of Management, Cambodia
Session 3:
- Professor Tim White, Vice President (International Engagement), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
4:10 pm
Closing Reflections
- Jeff Nankivell, President and CEO, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
4:25 pm
End of Program
- Jean-Philippe Tachdijan, Executive Director, International Education Division
- Larissa Bezo, President and CEO
Agenda is subject to change.
