Report on Focus on Canada and the Canadian Embassy with H.E. Alain Hausser
07.06.2018

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(see /docs/961/Presentations/CanCham_180604_Announcements.pdf)

Senior Corporate Members were recognized:

• Singh’s Restaurants - www.singhs.lv
• Bite Business - https://www.bite.lv/lv

The following new members were introduced:

• Aerones, drones for cleaning and applying ice-phobic coatings on wind turbine blades. Heavy-lift drones for cleaning, fire-fighting, rescue, www.aerones.com http://cancham.lv/services/aerones 
• Bravissimo, concert organizers http://bravissimo.lv/  
• Web Media Kings, provides social media, internet marketing and internet branding service for small companies, individuals and corporations around the world, http://webmediakings.lv/

A new CanCham feature: information advertising CanCham groups is to be provided in both the CanCham web site in the http://cancham.lv/news section, and the Face Book  https://www.facebook.com/canchamlatvia page. The new strategy for entering the Canadian market was explained, and several of the groups met with their group leaders to discuss action plans appropriate to their businesses.

H.E. Alain Hausser then provided an update on Canada-Latvia relations and other relevant issues such as

• the current status of CETA, and reactions or results - still early days though.
• improvements in trade between Canada and Latvia and/or the Baltics because of CETA
• upcoming plans of an economic/trade nature such as participation in trade shows and planned missions to or from Canada, Including Riga Food, Environment & Energy and Māja.
• current Embassy personnel and what they are responsible for, with embassy staff almost doubling over the last year or so.
• comments/updates about the Canadian Armed Forces NATO deployment.

We noted that this was probably the last time Ambassador Hausser will address the membership before leaving for home. We thank him for his contribution to the CanCham and for providing a very informative update this evening which resulted in numerous questions from the audience.

A special thanks to the bartender who took great initiative, good finger food and frankly best wines we have had in a long time - French Grenache and Chardonnay grapes - at the right temperature.

Networking after the official part seemed to take off and people remained for a long which always is a good sign. 

The next event - July 1, 18:30, in Indian Raja in the Old Town for Canada Day. To register, go to http://cancham.lv/events/canada-day-2018. A special welcome to Canadian troops stationed here in Latvia, with their family members at the membership price level.