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| The Market Opportunity Profile were researched and crafted by
the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada with a grant from the
Province of British Columbia. |
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The Market Advisory Groups (MAG) will be established as expert panels
to review the status of British Columbia’s current commercial
relations with select markets in the Asia Pacific and to prepare
specific recommendations on actions to increase commercial
engagement.
Market Advisory Groups will, through special investigations and
the creation of regional and select sector-focused working
groups, prepare recommendations to government in areas of
importance to increasing British Columbia’s commercial success
in the designated region.
Market Advisory Groups will focus on areas (sectors, regions,
issues and projects) where the actions of the British Columbia
government can help to increase the flow of commerce with the
specified market.
Market Advisory Groups will meet as required to prepare
workplans, conduct investigations, evaluate the findings and
recommendations of working groups, prepare interim reports and
to produce a final report and recommendations for the
consideration by the Asia Pacific Trade Council.
Each Market Advisory Group will consist of an appointed Chair
and approximately nine other members recommended by the Chair
(appointments subject to Council approval).
It is anticipated that Market Advisory Groups will establish a
number of expert working committees to provide detailed analysis
and recommendations covering priority sectors.
Market Advisory Groups will be supported by the Asia Pacific
Secretariat, which is staffed by the Ministry of Economic
Development. Additional support for the Market Advisory Groups
will be provided via the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada under
a grant from the Province of British Columbia.
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Dr. Arun K. Garg (Chair) |
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Director of Lab Services and
Pathology, Fraser Health Authority
Professor of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University
of British Columbia |
| Arun is a partner in the medical practice of Dr. C.
J. Coady Associates since 1980. He is the Director of
Lab Services and Pathology in the Fraser Health
Authority since 2001 and Royal Columbian Hospital since
1997. He is also a Clinical Professor of Pathology in
the Faculty of Medicine at UBC since 1994. He was a
member of the Canadian Medical Association Board of
Directors from 1988-1993 and chair of the CMA’s Council
on Health Policy and Economics (2000–2004). |
| Valli Chettiar |
| General Counsel, Philip, Hager
& North Investment Management Ltd. |
| Valli provides legal advice to management and Board
regarding a variety of issues in addition to reviewing
all contracts entered into PH&N. She participated in the
April 2002 Canada Trade Mission to India. She also
participated in the British Columbia Business Mission to
India in November 2003, led by Premier Gordon Campbell.
As President of the Canada-India Business Council (B.C
Chapter) and a director of the Canada-India Business
Council (National), she actively promotes trade and
investment between Canada and India. |
| David
Pais |
| Chief Financial Officer (CFO),
Eyeball Networks |
David has been the CFO of Eyeball Networks since
August 2004. David is
responsible for all aspects of financial management,
technology licensing, and corporate finance. He is also
instrumental in the operation of Eyeball's current
development center in Dhaka, Bangladesh and is exploring
the operation of a development center in India. He was a
Senior Vice President in Ernst & Young's Corporate
Finance group, providing public and private companies
with merger and acquisition, financing and strategic
advisory services. He also worked at Meghan Mathews,
Inc., a private equity firm in Los Angeles for four
years.
David has an MBA and a Masters degree in Accountancy
from the University of Missouri.
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| D.J.
Sandhu |
| President, International
Sources Ltd. |
| Mr. Sandhu has been active in assisting the
University College of the Fraser Valley to establish the
new Centre for Indo-Canadian Research. In addition to
his teaching experience, Mr. Sandhu is the co-founder
and President of Nanaka Investments Ltd., a venture
capital corporation whose directive is to invest in
small-to-medium size manufacturing companies in the
Pacific Northwest. In addition to capital injection, the
firm provides management expertise to the firms it
invests in. The first venture for this firm was the
financing and creation of Western Rubber Products Ltd. (WRP).
WRP was the first firm in Western Canada to process
discarded automobile and light truck tires by grinding
them and then separating the steel and fiber. The
recovered rubber is marketed to various manufactures in
Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. WRP played
an instrumental role in assisting the provincial
governments of British Columbia and Alberta in designing
and implementing a comprehensive program for the
recycling of waste tires.
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Karimah Lalji Es Sabar
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| Executive Director, BC Biotech |
Karimah Es Sabar joined BC Biotech as Executive
Director in April 2005, and has had a dynamic career in
the healthcare industry globally since 1982, having
worked on five continents with business associations in
over 60 countries. Ms. Es Sabar has held senior
management positions with international multinational
companies, most notably as Director International
Division, and later Director Marketing & Business
Development at Connaught Laboratories Limited [now
sanofi-pasteur] based in Toronto. Amongst her
achievements, the company received the Gold Canada Award
for Business Excellence in 1992 for the International
Division’s marketing success in Europe; and she very
successfully project managed the company's first
biotherapeutic from development to launch worldwide.
More recently Ms. Es Sabar was Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer for a North Vancouver medical devices
company. She was also the founder and Managing Director
of SAL Healthcare Limited, a leading healthcare
organization in Kenya specializing in pharmaceutical
marketing, distribution and healthcare consulting
services. The company set new standards in the marketing
and distribution of healthcare products in the region.
Ms.Es Sabar holds BSc. Joint Honours degree in
Biochemistry/Chemistry from the University of Salford,
England, and a MSc. degree in Neurochemistry from the
Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, England. |
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Laxmi
Chikatamarla |
| Research Associate, Faculty of
Engineering, University of British Columbia |
| Engineer with more than 25 years of experience in
mining, energy, coalbed methane, CO2 sequestration
fields. A corporate policy planner, long range thinker,
talented, creative problem solver and known for a strong
work ethic. Working experience in the coal and metal
mining industry covering basic to advanced mine
planning, design, operations, ground control & safety.
In-depth knowledge in coal & hard rock mining techniques
from concept (exploration) to materialization
(production) coupled with the deployment & utilization
of major mining equipment, health and safety of
personnel working in the mines, experience in organizing
rescue and recovery operations in the mines. Expertise
in the project management, procurement, budgeting and
financial control aspects of mining projects.
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Randall W. Martin |
| Director, Simon Fraser
University (SFU) International |
| Randall has many years of experience in the field of
international education and is currently the Director of
SFU International the central coordinating body for most
of the university’s international activities. He was
instrumental in setting up co-operation agreements with
three Indian universities, Indian Institute of
Technology (Chennai), Jawaharlal Nehru University (New
Delhi) and Punjabi University (Chandigarh). Randall was
also involved in setting up a coo-operative work program
for SFU with India's leading technology company, Tata
Consultancy Services. Randy has recently developed a
strategy for SFU to engage with India for increased
collaboration in a variety of fields. |
| Sanjay Kaul |
| Manager, Business Development,
Ballard Power Systems |
| Sanjay has led the market assessment of Ballard’s
technology and products in the Indian market and
facilitated consensus within Ballard to make India one
of the top potential markets for the company. In
addition, he also identified key applications in the
automotive and powergen sector in India that have a
strong potential of using fuel cell technology, leading
an exercise to further evaluate the short and long term
market potential for such applications. |
| Tom Sundher |
| President, Coast Clear Wood |
Mr. Sundher has many years of experience in
exporting BC lumber products to India. Since 1998, Mr.
Sundher has been actively pursuing international markets
with partnerships with large companies such as MacMillan
Bloedel, Weyerhaeuser, and Cascadia Resource Products,
Jeld-wen and Northwest Hardwoods to develop the India
and Korea market. In 2000, Mr. Sundher successfully
negotiated a partnership with Seaboard International to
market their lumber products into Puerto Rico.
Mr. Sundher is an active supporter of
internationalization and diversification of BC forest
industry. He continues to look for new markets for
exporting BC value added wood products. Mr. Sundher’s
company Coast Clear Wood has been selected as one of the
Top 21 companies for British Columbia 2005 Export
Awards. |
| Terry
Francis |
| Principal, T. & T. G.
Consulting (S.A.) Ltd |
| A native of Goa, India, Mr.Terry Francis has been
advising the federal government on tourism-related
issues in India. From 1995 to 1997, he was Advisor to
the Chairman and CEO of Air Jamaica; he then served as
the COO and Executive Vice President of the Canadian
Tourism Commission (CTC) from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Francis
has led tourism missions to India and help set up a
promotional network for the CTC in that market in
2003-04. |
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Rajender K. Kamboj |
| Executive Vice President, Drug
Discovery, Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Dr. Kamboj is the holder of more than 40 U.S patent
applications, both filed and issued, covering the
discovery and use of a number of human genes. His career
spans more than 29 years in research and 16 years in a
pharmaceutical industrial R&D setting. He has
established an extensive global network of contacts with
pharmaceutical industry and academic scientific
communities. His experience includes a strong
contribution to business development, licensing products
and technologies, mergers and acquisitions, and
corporate development activities. |
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Jatindwer (Jati) Sidhu |
| Owner and President, Greenvale
Enterprises Inc. |
| Mr. Sidhu current business interests are centered on
Greenvale Enterprises Inc., a major berry producer in
the Fraser Valley. Although Greenvale Enterprises was
incorporated in 1985, Mr. Sidhu's farming career started
in 1977. Greenvale is now recognized as the leader in
the Fraser Valley industry, where it farms 200 acres of
land and employs 30 permanent staff. Through Greenvale,
Mr. Sidhu is also involved in residential construction
and development and has, to date, built 70 single and
multi-family housing projects in the Mission area since
1985. |
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Nazir Mulji |
| Vice President, Business
Development, Xantrex Corporation |
Nazir Mulji is the Vice President of Business
Development at Xantrex Technology Inc. where he is
responsible for driving new strategic business
opportunities including strategic alliances, mergers,
and acquisitions. Since 1983 when he joined Xantrex,
Mulji has held executive positions in General
Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Sales and
Marketing. Mulji was a founding employee of Xantrex and
was instrumental in the early growth of the company.
In 1997, he was named one of Business in Vancouver
magazine’s Top 40 under 40 performers. An active member
of the community, Mulji has served on the Board of
Governors of Science World BC, as director of the
Laurier Institution and was the President of the Ismaili
Council for BC for six years. He is a past director of
the Vancouver Board of Trade and AceTech.
Mulji holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
from the University of British Columbia and is a
registered Professional Engineer. |
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