LONDON, UK
2026 DATE COMING SOON | Canada House, London
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Join Us in London for the 2025 Canada-UK Business Summit
As part of the Canada Day London program, the 2025 Canada-UK Business Summit brings together leaders, innovators, and decision-makers to explore and strengthen transatlantic business ties.
This year, we’re proud to spotlight Newfoundland and Labrador, showcasing the province’s unique investment and partnership opportunities. Key sectors featured at the summit include Mining, Technology, and Sustainable Transportation.
Cap off the day with a memorable Taste of Newfoundland and Labrador networking reception—an afternoon celebrating the region’s culinary and cultural richness.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, collaborate, and discover new possibilities.
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2025 Canada-UK Business Summit Agenda
| Start Time | End Time | Topic | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 09:30 | Registration and Morning Coffee Networking | ||
| 09:30 | 09:35 | Intro and House Keeping | Jeffrey Sundquist | Celebrate Canada Worldwide, Host |
| 09:35 | 09:40 | Welcome to Canada House | Robert Fry | Deputy High Commission of Canada |
| 09:40 | 09:55 | Welcome Address from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | Honourable Gerry Byrne | Minister of Jobs, Immigration and Growth |
| 09:55 | 10:25 | Strengthening NL-UK Government and Industry Collaboration: Unlocking opportunity through partnerships | Jeffrey Sundquist | Celebrate Canada Worldwide, Moderator & Host |
| Honourable Steve Crocker | Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology | |||
| Honourable Gerry Byrne | Minister of Jobs, Immigration and Growth | |||
| Honourable Fred Hutton | Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation | |||
| 10:25 | 10:55 | Navigating through Post Globalization | Hannah Thibedeau | Global Public Affairs, Moderator |
| UK, EU, US, CA - What's going on with Trade | Colin Barker | Global Public Affairs | ||
| Emma Thomas | UK Export Finance | |||
| Henry Thomas | UK Department of Business & Trade | |||
| Joanne Tagnorelli | Export Development Canada | |||
| 10:55 | 11:10 | Networking Coffee Break - provided by Scotiabank | ||
| 11:10 | 11:25 | SulNOx & ClearSky - A CA-UK partnership in Sustainable Transportation | Jeffrey Sundquist | Celebrate Canada Worldwide, Moderator & Host |
| Clark Grue | ClearSky Global | |||
| Ben Richardson | SulNOx | |||
| 11:25 | 11:50 | Doing Business Across the Atlantic: Learnings from of the CA-UK Export Road Show across Canada | Scott Hopkins | Moderator |
| Andrew Edmonds | Air Canada | |||
| Michael Sussman | Sussman Corporate Security | |||
| Laura Bradley | Fasken | |||
| Ime Ekong | Export Development Canada | |||
| 11:50 | 11:55 | Scotiabank Introduction | Sonya Bikhit | Scotiabank |
| 11:55 | 12:15 | National Hockey League's International Growth | John Lewicki | National Hockey League |
| 12:15 | 13:00 | Networking Lunch Break - provided by National Bank | ||
| 13:00 | 15:00 | Workshop 1: Investment in Critical Minerals | ||
| Welcome Address | Jeff Townsend | Canadians Critical Minerals Association | ||
| Canada-UK Collaboration in Critical Minerals - Areas of Opportunity | Marcin Zydowicz & Oliver Richards | Trade Commissioner Services & UK Department of Business and Trade | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador Critical Minerals & Mining Outlook: Growth and Investment | ||||
| Darren Cooke | Firefly Metals | |||
| Rafael Azevedo | Rio Tinto - IOC | |||
| Ryan King | Calibre Mining | |||
| Dr. Michael Long | College of the North Atlantic | |||
| Financing a Mining Investment | Jeff Townsend | Canadian Critical Minerals Association, Moderator | ||
| Joanne Tognarelli | Export Development Canada | |||
| Rajaram Jamadagni | UK Export Finance | |||
| Oli Ward | CIBC | |||
| Guy Winter | Fasken | |||
| 13:00 | 15:00 | Workshop 2: CA & UK Tech Partnership Opportunities | ||
| Beyond Borders: Tech Innovation and Commercialization | Jaspreet Grewal | AxialBridge, Moderator | ||
| Amir Golbang | Trade Commissioner Services | |||
| Dr. Nicolas Huber | London Institute for Healthcare Engineering | |||
| Sebastian Johnson | ARC | Advanced Research Clusters, a Brookfield Company | |||
| Clint Schick | Strata Health | |||
| CA-UK Success Story: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Dr Sajni Haria | NIHR | ||
| Building the future: Technology leadership in Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||
| Florian Villaume, CEO | techNL | |||
| Victoria Belbin, CEO | ACADA | |||
| Kieran Hanley, CEO | econext | |||
| Shelly Petten | Oceans Advance | |||
| 15:00 | 16:00 | Networking Reception - A Taste of Newfoundland & Labrador |
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