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Forum @ Kanada Haus Berlin

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With the Forum @ Kanada Haus Berlin (short: FORUM), the German-Canadian Association has developed a format which strives to identify and address new target audiences for German-Canadian topics. First held in May 2010, the conference offers experts from diverse branches the opportunity to network and exchange ideas. The FORUM is hosted by the Embassy of Canada in Berlin in the impressive Kanada Haus at Leipziger Platz.

Actively supporting our initiative, the Embassy of Canada has helped us throughout the years in gaining renowned speakers such as

The Forum @ Kanada Haus operates as a public-private partnership. Over the years, it has become part of the CSR strategy of our long-term sponsors. In the future, attractive topics and issues shall serve to further establish the FORUM and to identify new target audiences.

Since 2012, we have been holding the annual conference under its current name „Forum at Kanadahaus“.

Past events

Jahr / TitelBeschreibung
2016
Climate Change and the Renewal of Cities / A German-Canadian Dialogue
In 2016 we tackled Climate Change and the Renewal of Cities, welcoming Michael Small from the Simon Fraser University Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver as our top keynote speaker. Adelphi, a Berlin based independent think tank and public policy consultancy on climate, environment and development led its credibility to our event as our conference partner.
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2015
“Delivering the Goods”: German-Canadian Logistics and Infrastructure for Enhanced Transatlantic Trade
The 2015 Forum addressed German-Canadian Logistics and Infrastructure for Enhanced Transatlantic Trade and the implication of CETA on air freight and other forms of intermodal transport. Conference Partners were the Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW) e.V. and EKUPAC GmbH, Cologne.
2014
Workplace Diversity. A long road to corporate reality
In 2014, the Forum focused on workplace diversity and its role in maintaining productivity in countries, like Canada and Germany, with ageing populations. Conference partners were the OECD Berlin Centre and the Bonn-based IZA Institute for the Study of Labor.
2013
Harnessing Disruptive Technologies. The Canada-Germany Value Chain
In 2013, the FORUM’s success story continued with a focus on fostering, financing and application of innovation, which attracted experts from the research, venture capital and industry sectors. This time, the Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM) and the German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVK) joined us as conference partners.
2012
Energy Security: National and Regional Perspectives
Re-branded as Forum @ Kanada Haus in 2012, the conference sharpened its profile as a discussion platform for highly topical economic and trade issues. Experts from the economic and political sector, as well as, from professional associations came together to exchange their views on Energy Security, with the OECD Berlin Centre as a well-established conference partner and multiplier.

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