Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto

Chinese Canadian Entrepreneur Business Conference 2001

Date:Thursday, 22 November, 2001
Time:10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Place:Metro Convention Centre
255 Front St West, North Building
Constitution Hall
Fee:Free of charge
Enquiries:Chinese Cultural Centre
Tel: 416-292-9293 x240

Program Schedule

10:15 AM–10:20 AM Opening Remarks (English)
Dr. Ming-Tat Cheung, Chairman & President
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
Keynote Speeches
10:20 AM–10:40 AM Opportunities for small business (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
Mr John Man, Director,
Asian Business Banking, RBC Royal Bank
10:40 AM–10:50 AM New initiatives from WSIB (Cantonese/English)
Ms Fai Au-Yeung & Ms Becky Lo, Multilingual Services Specialists,
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board of Ontario
Round Table Discussion
11:45 AM–12:30 PM
  1. Trade Financing (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Mr Cheah Hoi Ching,
    Senior Trade Manager, RBC Royal Bank
  2. Employer Voluntary Registration Program – New Initiatives of WSIB (Mandarin/Cantonese)
    Ms Fai Au-Yeung & Ms Becky Lo, Multilingual Specialists,
    Workplace Safety & Insurance Board of Ontario
  3. Opportunities arising from China's entry into WTO (English)
    Ms Julia Kong, Barrister & Solicitor
    Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  4. Small Business Loan Financing (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Mr Peter Chung & Mr Tommy Hui, Account Manager
    Asian Business Banking, RBC Royal Bank
1:45 PM–2:15 PM
  1. How to start up a new business (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Ms Le Chu, Ms Salina Sullivan & Mr Sam Choy, Account Managers
    Asian Business Banking, RBC Royal Bank
  2. Import/export and international trade (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Mr Mike Tang, Lifetime Honorary President, Chinese Canadian Import & Export Association
  3. Franchising (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Ms Helen Leung & Mr John Chan, Senior Account Managers
    Asian Business Banking, RBC Royal Bank
  4. Successful entrepreneur business experience sharing (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Mr Alfred Yang & Ms Alice Ko
    Taiwan Entrepreneurs Society Taipei/Toronto
2:15 PM–2:45 PM
  1. Legal issues related to the operation of small business (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Ms Zenny Chung, Barrister & Solicitor
  2. Import/export and international trade (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Mr Mike Tang, Lifetime Honorary President, Chinese-Canadian Import & Export Association
  3. Income Tax – Tips and Pitfalls for the successful business entrepreneur (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Ms Sonja Chong, FCA, Braithwaite Innes Harris & Chong LLP
  4. Opportunities arising from China's entry into WTO (English)
    Ms Julia Kong
    Barrister & Solicitor, Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
4:00 PM–4:30 PM
  1. Income Tax – Tips and Pitfalls for the successful business entrepreneur (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Ms Sonja Chong, FCA, Braithwaite Innes Harris & Chong LLP
  2. Successful entrepreneur business experience sharing (Cantonese/English)
    Ms Rita Tsang, President, Tour East Holidays
    Mr Joseph Kan, President, K. Jamson Luggage
  3. Legal issues related to the operation of small business (Mandarin/Cantonese/English)
    Ms Zenny Chung, Barrister & Solicitor
  4. Employer Voluntary Registration Program – New Initiatives of WSIB (Mandarin/Cantonese)
    Ms Fai Au-Yeung & Ms Becky Lo, Multilingual Specialists,
    Workplace Safety & Insurance Board of Ontario
4:30–4:45 PM Lucky Draw
Dr Cheung, president and chairman of the CCC, at the opening ceremony
At one of the keynote speeches
At one of the roundtable sessions
Speakers, organizers, and sponsors