December 9, 2014

Meeting Location:

Main Theatre Boardroom,
Ontario Investment and Trade Centre
35^th Floor, 250 Yonge St. Toronto, Canada

 

Time: 

9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
December 9^th, 2014

 

Objectives:

To discuss challenges and opportunities, and share best practices in soil remediation in Ontario and China; to identify potential collaboration opportunities between Ontario and China in soil remediation; and to develop win-win partnerships between Ontario and China.

 

Draft Meeting Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Registration and Networking Breakfast

 

9:30 – 9:35 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Official of Government of Ontario

 

9:35 – 9:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks: Importance of Ontario-China Collaborations in Soil Remediation
Mr. Li FANG, Consul General, Consulate General of China in Toronto

 

9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
Overview of Soil Remediation in China and Potential Opportunities to Collaborate with Ontario
Dr. Qing HU, Chairman, China Energy Conservation DADI Environmental Remediation Co., Ltd, China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP)

 

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Overview of Ontario Soil Remediation Regulations and Compliance
Representative of Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change

 

10:30 – 10:50 a.m.
Best Practice of Soil Remediation in Ontario and Potential Opportunities to Collaborate with China
Bruce Tunnicliffe, founder of Vertex Environmental

 

10:50 – 11:10 p.m.
Success Stories of Soil Remediation Projects in Ontario
David Harper, President, Kilmer Brownfield, the Kilmer Group

 

11:10- 11:30 a.m.
Networking Break

 

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
Presentations on Opportunities for Collaborations between Ontario and China
(Each speaker will have a 10-minute presentation plus 5 minutes Q&A)

• Brent Sleep, Professor and Chair of Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
• Jason Gerhard,  Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Geoenvironmental Restoration Engineering, Western University
• Presentation from Chinese Delegates

 

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Networking

 

1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Presentations on Opportunities for Collaborations between Ontario and China (continue)
(Each speaker will have a 10-minute presentation plus 5 minutes Q&A)

• Robert Tossell, Director – National Remediation Services at Pinchin Ltd
• Beverley Hale, Professor and Associate Dean (Research & Innovation) OAC, University of Guelph
• Elizabeth A. Edwards, Professor in the Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Director of BioZon, University of Toronto
• Grant Walsom, Board of Directors, Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA), Partner, XCG Consultants Ltd.
• Trevor Charles, CSO and Co-founder, Metagenom Bio Inc, Professor, University of Waterloo
• Dennis McCormac, Director, Ontario Genomics Institute and the Centre for Applied Genomics
• Presentation from Chinese Delegates
  

 

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Networking Break

 

3:45 – 4:20 p.m.
Roundtable Discussions

• What are the major collaboration opportunities?
• What are the collaboration best practices?
• How can the Ontario-China MOU platform play a role in facilitating these collaboration opportunities?
• How to strengthen Ontario-China Collaborations in the field of soil remediation?

 

4:20 – 4:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks      

• Shaojun Yang, Science Consul, Consulate General of China
• Lucy Su, Senior Policy Advisor, International Trade branch, Government of Ontario

 

Registration:

Registration is free, but seats are limited. PRSVP to Marilyn Reeves at marilyn@vertexenvironmental.ca by Thursday November 20, 2014.