There is excitement in the air this morning at the Global Vision Office. Amy is getting ready to head off to Iqaluit to run a Global Leaders Centre in Canada’s North. It also marks the beggining of the end of our Cross Canada Global Leaders Centre Tour. We has taken us to meet top talent [...]
Day 8 Malaysia
We were honoured to experience the celebration of the Muslim holiday of Maulud Nabi (marking the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)) as celebrated in Malaysia. However, given the short time frame we have we still had an important meeting today. We met with Trade Commissioners at the Canadian High Commission this morning to discuss [...]
Day 3 Malaysia
Ready? Set. Go! These were the last words heard this morning by Junior Team Canada as they set out for what promised to be an exhilarating day. William Wong from Rakamuda Team Malaysia organized an explorative event based on the popular TV series “The Amazing Race”. Each team was given a set of envelopes with [...]
2009 JTC APEC Mission Report Singapore
The 2009 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Singapore celebrated 20 years as a premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade, and investment in the asia-pacific region. APEC has grown to encompass 21 member economies spanning across four continents and is representative of the most economically dynamic regions in the world. APEC event [...]
2009 JTC Ecuador & Panama Mission Report
The JTC mission included 16 Youth Ambassadors each of whom represented companies and organizations with an expressed interest in Ecuador and Panama markets. The mission agendas were prepared with the grateful assistance of the Trade Commissioners, Ryan Kuffner in Ecuador and Glen McPherson in Panama and their respective staffs. These agendas were packed with business, [...]
JTC Mission to The Americas – August 2009
Global Vision’s Junior Team Canada will lead a trade and development mission to the Americas from August 12-26th, 2009. Twenty one young Canadians have been selected from a National Competition to represent their regions as Youth Ambassadors on the mission to Ecuador and Panama August 12-26th, 2009. This mission will build upon the success of [...]
Graham Backs Youth Forum
Peter Walsh/Telegraph-Journal Published Monday April 27th, 2009 A group of budding entrepreneurs and community leaders hopes the provincial government can help it launch a youth forum in the province this fall.