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<p><font face="Arial" size="+1"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>July 5, 2001 <em>(9:40 a.m. EDT)</em> No. 95</strong></font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>YOUNG CANADIAN ENTREPRENEURS TO PARTICIPATE IN </strong></font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>APEC YOUTH FORUM IN SHANGHAI</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Young entrepreneurs from across Canada will travel to China to participate in the first
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum.
The Forum is designed to involve the next generation of business leaders in issues
important to APEC member economies. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">"With global exchanges increasing and new opportunities emerging rapidly, we must
secure a sustainable future for generations to come by encouraging tomorrow's
business leaders to participate," said International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew. "I
believe that young entrepreneurs contribute energy and innovation, which will help
strengthen the development of APEC member economies."</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">The Forum, to be held in Beijing and Shanghai from July 9 to 14, is a joint Canada and
China initiative organized by the Beijing-based All-China Youth Federation and the
Toronto-based Institute for Leadership Development. Delegations of young business
people from the 21 APEC member nations will gather to exchange ideas and business
perspectives. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">"APEC leaders have emphasized that the revolution in information and communication
technology creates unprecedented opportunities for new forms of markets, higher levels
of productivity and new demands for knowledge, entrepreneurship and innovation," said
Minister of National Revenue Martin Cauchon, who will lead the Canadian delegation at
the Forum. "I congratulate the young Canadians who have been selected to attend and
I look forward to working with them."</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">The themes of the event are information and communications technologies in business,
and fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. The Forum will build critical leadership
skills and create partnerships among participants from the APEC countries, and
increase the understanding of technological linkages between economic, business and
policy issues. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Forum delegates will hear keynote addresses by leading Canadian, Chinese and other
Asia-Pacific new economy representatives; attend presentations by each APEC
member on challenges and opportunities for youth; and participate in roundtable
workshops on information and communications technology in business and on fostering
innovation and entrepreneurship. Participants will also visit relevant firms in the
Shanghai area, and they will have the opportunity to promote their work on-line in a
Virtual Trade Show taking place before and during the Forum.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">For notes on the participants please visit the Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Web site at:
<a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221041609/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/canada-apec/cdnApec/Beijing_forum-e.asp">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/canada-apec/cdnApec/Beijing_forum-e.asp</a>. For
more information on the APEC Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum visit
<a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221041609/http://www.apecforum.org/">http://www.apecforum.org</a> </font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial">For further information, media representatives may contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Sébastien Théberge</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Office of the Minister for International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 992-7332</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 995-1874</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Office of the Minister of National Revenue and Secretary of State responsible for the
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 995-2960</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">This document is also available on the Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade's Internet site:</font></p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221041609/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/"><font face="Arial">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a></font></p>
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