Toronto Luncheon with Stewart Beck – December 16, 2010

C-IBC members attended the thank you/ year end luncheon at Torys LLP in Toronto on December 16^th, 2011 to listen to Stewart Beck, High Commissioner to the Republic of India, discuss the Canada India business corridor.

Mr. Beck joined Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1982 as a Trade Commissioner. Mr. Beck has served abroad in the United States (San Francisco and Miami), Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China. In 1999, he was appointed consul general to Shanghai.

In Ottawa, he has held a number of positions, including deputy director of the Korea, Taiwan and Indochina Division; director general of the North Asia Bureau; and director general of the Services for Executives Bureau. From 2006 to 2009, he served as assistant deputy minister for international business development, investment and innovation. As part of his mandate, Mr. Beck oversaw the development and execution of Canada’s Foreign Direct Investment Program; the focus of the strategy being the promotion of Canada’s knowledge-based industries and capabilities in key markets and sectors globally.

During the Q&A, moderated by Torys LLP Pat Koval, members asked questions and shared experiences from their respective fields.

The event provided an opportunity to engage the guest of honour and network with those at the luncheon.