I expect this coming year these two members of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce will be seriuosly pushing the values of investing in the Ring more than ever to all of Asia; in particular China. It is becoming quite apparent that if China does not move swiftly with their investments in the Ring, that they may find themselves more and more having the price of it's commodities dictated to them, rather than securing agreements for cheap.

GREG HARRIS

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Greg Harris

Job Title: Chair of the Natural Resources Committee

Company: Canadian Chamber of Commerce

On top of being the Executive Director of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Greg also represents the Canadian Chamber of Commerce as the Chair of the Natural Resources Committee.

Greg leads the banks Equity Sales & Trading initiative in Asia following 10 years working in London advising UK and European institutions on both private and publicly-listed Canadian companies. Greg has over 17 years capital markets experience working in North America, Japan, and Europe, which includes commodity trading for Mitsubishi and as a top ranked equity research analyst. Prior to joining CIBC Greg’s experience includes time with Scotiabank and UBS. He holds a BSc from the University of Alberta and an MBA from the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management.

SPEAKING AT THE FOLLOWING:

08:45 - 09:00 Chair’s Opening Remarks

15:10 - 16:10 Panel Discussion: Traditional vs alternative financing options for capital raising in Canada – what works best?

CHRIS ROBERGE

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Chris Roberge

Job Title: Co-Chair Resource Committee

Company: Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Chris and his team specialize in assisting Asian companies expand and do business in Canada; particularly in the resource industry. Chris has extensive background in international tax and business matters and has significant experience working with multinational companies dealing with investment decisions into Canada. Chris acts as the key advisor including providing mergers and acquisition strategies, finance strategies and group reorganizations.

Chris is a frequent speaker in Asia and Canada on investment and energy related issues for numerous organizations including the government of Canada. Chris recently spoke at the Pacific Energy Summit on “The Golden Age of Gas”. Chris serves on the board of directors at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and is the chairman of the Natural Resource Committee.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, University of Calgary

Professional Affiliations

Chartered Accountant – Alberta, Canada

Certified Public Accountant – United States

Canadian Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce – Board of Director, Chair of Natural Resource Committee

Languages

English – native