A Conversation with the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Join Patrick Sullivan, President & CEO of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce for a conversation with The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
The Minister will be joining us on Wednesday to discuss the 2021 Budget and a robust economic recovery. We'll hear about how innovation, science and technology are at the heart of the Minister's strategic vision.
During his opening remarks, the Minister will provide an overview of the latest Government of Canada investments in clean tech, life sciences and the Ocean Supercluster, and will outline how these will support our economic recovery as we continue to move forward through the covid-19 pandemic.
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Businessman, lawyer and international trade specialist, Minister Champagne has more than 20 years of experience at large international companies in Europe, particularly in the fields of energy, engineering, and innovation.
Minister Champagne earned an LLB and LLM in American law from the Université de Montréal and Case Western Reserve University respectively. During his legal education, Minister Champagne also studied public and private international law at The Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands.
He was Group Vice-President and Senior Counsel of ABB Group, a leader in cutting-edge technology that operates in more than 100 countries. Later, he served as Strategic Development Director, acting General Counsel, and Chief Ethics Officer and Member of the Group Management Committee of AMEC Foster Wheeler, a world leader in the energy sector.
In 2009, Minister Champagne was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He has also served on several boards over the years and was notably President of the Canadian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce and the Banff Forum.
After his election in 2015, Minister Champagne served as a parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Finance until 2017, when he was appointed Minister of International Trade. During his time as Minister of International Trade, CETA, the Canada — EU trade agreement, entered into force and Canada signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). In 2018, he was named Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, overseeing the federal government's ambitious, $187 billion infrastructure investment plan. He was re-elected on October 21, 2019, and held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs until January 2021.
He now serves as the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
Date and Time
Wednesday May 12, 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ADT
May 12th, 2021
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location
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Fees/Admission
FREE TO ATTEND FOR MEMBERS AND FUTURE MEMBERS
Contact Information
Kayla Lynch, Event Coordinator
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