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Media Advisory - Minister Joly to Lead Canada's First Creative Industries Trade Mission to China
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will be in China this week to lead Canada's first creative industries trade mission to China
OTTAWA, April 9, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will be in China this week to lead Canada's first creative industries trade mission in Shanghai and Beijing. She is traveling with a delegation of close to 60 Canadian companies and organizations from across the country representing several sectors of creative industries.
The objective of the trade mission is to facilitate new market entry, leverage existing networks and renew partnerships. Additionally, it will serve as a platform for participating organizations to explore new business opportunities, advance ongoing projects, confirm collaboration between cultural institutions, artists and people, and advocate for and promote Canadian creative industries.
During her trip, Minister Joly will not only meet with her Chinese counterparts in culture and heritage, but also with numerous Chinese creative industry representatives to identify and build on areas of collaboration between these two trade partners.
?Over the course of the week, the Minister's program will be intertwined with that of the business delegation, which includes business matchmaking meetings and industry networking events.
Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.
The details are as follows:
Activity #1: Meeting with Jean-François Lépine, representative of Quebec in China
DATE:
Sunday, April 8, 7 p.m.
PLACE:
Fairmont Peace Hotel
20 East Nanjing Road
Shanghai, China
Activity #2: Kick-off meeting with Minister Joly and the Canadian delegation
DATE:
Monday, April 9, 9:30 a.m.
PLACE:
Fairmont Peace Hotel
20 East Nanjing Road
Shanghai, China
Activity #3: Meeting with the Creative Industries Advisory Group
DATE:
Monday, April 9, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE:
Fairmont Peace Hotel
20 East Nanjing Road
Shanghai, China
Activity #4: Meeting with Shanghai Vice?Mayor and Cultural Bureau
DATE:
Monday, April 9, 4 p.m.
PLACE:
Shanghai Cultural Bureau
1009 Changping Road
Shanghai, China
Activity #5: Reception with the Creative Industries Advisory Group
DATE:
Monday, April 9, 5:30 p.m.
PLACE:
JinJanh Hotel
59 Maoming South Road
Shanghai, China
Activity #6: Bilateral meeting and site visit with Giant Interactive
DATE:
Tuesday, April 10, 10 a.m.
PLACE:
Giant Network Group
655 Zhong Chen Road
Shanghai, China
Activity #7: Kick-off of the business?to?business program between Canadian delegates and Chinese businesses
DATE:
Tuesday, April 10, 1 p.m.
PLACE:
Shanghai Power Station of Art
200 Hua Yuan Gang Lu
Shanghai, China
Activity #8: Bilateral meeting and site visit with Shanghai Media Group
DATE:
Tuesday, April 10, 2 p.m.
PLACE:
Shanghai Media Group
298 Weihai Road
Shanghai, China
Activity #9: Reception with Canadian delegation and Chinese stakeholders
DATE:
Tuesday, April 10, 6:00 p.m.
PLACE:
Shanghai Power Station of Art
200 Hua Yuan Gang Lu
Shanghai, China
Activity #10: Bilateral meeting with the Minister of Culture and Tourism and Tour of the National Museum
DATE:
Wednesday, April 11, 6 p.m.
PLACE:
National Museum
16 East Chang'an Avenue
Beijing, China
Activity #11: Reception hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Culture
DATE:
Wednesday, April 11, 7 p.m.
PLACE:
National Museum
16 East Chang'an Avenue
Beijing, China
Activity #12: Networking lunch with Chinese investors and businesses
DATE:
Thursday, April 12, 12 p.m.
PLACE:
InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun
1 South Sanlitun Road
Beijing, China
Activity #13: Meeting with Tencent
DATE:
Thursday, April 12, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE:
Tencent (Beijing)
38 Haidian Street
Beijing, China
Activity #14: Bilateral meeting with the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
DATE:
Thursday, April 12, 2:30 p.m.
PLACE:
State Administration of Cultural Heritage
10 Chaoyangmen Beidajie
Beijing, China
Activity #15: Bilateral meeting with the State Administration of Radio and Television
DATE:
Thursday, April 12, 3:45 p.m.
PLACE:
State Administration of Radio and Television
2 Fuxingmenwai Dajie
Beijing, China
Activity #16: Canada Television reception and screening of Anne with an E
DATE:
Thursday, April 12, 5:30 p.m.
PLACE:
InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun
1 South Sanlitun Road
Beijing, China
Activity #17: Site visit to NetEase
DATE:
Friday, April 13, 9:45 a.m.
PLACE:
NetEase Headquarters
No.10 Xibeiwang East Road
Beijing, China
Activity #18: Mission wrap-up reception
DATE:
Friday, April 13, 12:30 p.m.
PLACE:
InterContinental Sanlitun Hotel
1 South Sanlitun Road
Beijing, China
SOURCE Canadian Heritage
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