Roundtable on the Future of Canada-Southeast Asia Relations
Southeast Asia is one of the world’s fastest growing economies, and for several decades Canada has taken a keen interest. But the region is not without its challenges, which Canadian businesses and diplomatic representatives continue to navigate . . .
On November 9th, 2017, CAPI hosted a roundtable discussion on the future of Canada-Southeast Asia relations featuring a distinguished panel of cross-sector experts: Canada and Southeast Asia: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities. Here is a photo/video gallery of the event.

Panelists
- Marie-Louise Hannan, Ambassador of Canada to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (via video link)
- Hugh Stephens, Distinguished Fellow with the Asia Pacific Foundation and Principal at Trans-Pacific Connections; CAPI Associate
- Jim Boutilier, Special Advisor on Asia-Pacific, Maritime Forces Pacific; CAPI Associate
- Dominique Spragg, VP Strategic Planning, Viking Air
- Andrew Doherty, Canada Director, Canada-ASEAN Business Council
- Kai Ostwald, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs & the Department of Political Science, and Faculty Associate at the Institute of Asian Research, UBC
- Robyn Fila, International Programs Manager, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria
- Thanh Phan, PhD Candidate in Law & Society, Faculty of Law, and CIGI Doctoral Fellow, University of Victoria
- Theressa Etmanski, LLM Candidate in Law & Society, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria
Chairs
- Phil Calvert, CAPI Senior Research Fellow and former Canadian Ambassador to Thailand
- Victor V. Ramraj, CAPI Director and Chair in Asia-Pacific Legal Relations and Professor of Law, University of Victoria
A clip of Marie-Louise Hannan, Canadian Ambassador to ASEAN, extolling the benefits of Canadian students gaining "Asia experience"