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Event Details
Mississauga Convention Centre
75 Derry Road West
Mississauga, ON L5W 1G3
Event Overview
Global markets are changing fast, and Canadian businesses must be ready to compete, expand, and lead internationally. Join the Mississauga Board of Trade for the inaugural Mississauga International Trade Summit 2026 - a high-energy, high-impact business forum bringing together global trade leaders, exporters, industry experts, and decision-makers for one powerful day of insight, strategy, and connection.
Hosted in Mississauga, home to Toronto Pearson International Airport and one of Canada’s largest trade corridors, this summit is designed to help businesses unlock new international opportunities, navigate global markets with confidence, and build the connections needed to grow beyond borders in a city that is a powerhouse for international commerce, logistics, manufacturing, technology, and innovation.
Agenda
Time | Event |
7:30 AM | Registration Opens |
8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast & Trade Show |
8:45 AM | Opening Remarks by David Wojcik and John McKenna |
8:55 AM | Presenting Sponsor Remarks Speaker: Dan Ovsey, Livingston International |
9:00 AM | Welcome Remarks – Mayor-Elect Alvin Tedjo |
9:10 AM | Minister's Welcome Video – The Honourable Vic Fedeli |
9:15 AM | Keynote Speakers: Topic: Ontario's Economic Development and Working with Local Communities Topic: Topic: |
10:10 AM | 1st Trade Talk – Indo-Pacific Topic: Overcoming the Myths of Dealing with Asia |
10:20 AM | 1st Panel – Indo-Pacific |
10:50 AM | Networking Break & Trade Show |
11:05 AM | 2nd Trade Talk – Gulf States |
11:20 AM | 2nd Panel – Gulf States Moderator: Youssef Aboudayya |
11:55 PM | Keynote - Carl Jones, Head of Aviation Business Development, Toronto Pearson International Airport |
12:15 PM | Buffet Lunch and Networking |
1:00 PM | 3rd Trade Talk – South America |
1:20 PM | 3rd Panel – South America Moderator: Peter Hawkins |
1:55 PM | 4th Trade Talk – CME |
2:05 PM | Port of Montreal Remarks – Riad Darwiche |
2:10 PM | 4th Panel – Europe |
2:40 PM | 5th Trade Talk – North America |
3:00 PM | 5th Panel – North America |
3:35 PM | Closing Remarks |
4:00PM | Cocktail Reception & Networking |
6:00 PM | Event Concludes |
Speakers
Carlos Vanderloo, Minister at Canada's Embassy to the United States
Khawar Nasim, CEO, Invest Ontario
Steve Masson, Vice President, Policy, Partnerships and Communications, FedDev Ontario
Peter Hawkins, Co-owner, MELLOHAWK Logistics
Dean Wood, Founder & Visionary Leader, BorderWorx
Youssef Aboudayya, Strategic-Partner, Schooley Mitchell
Dave Archer, Founder, Can-Mex
Emmanuel Kamarianakis,
Leonardo Enge, Brazil's Deputy Consul General, Toronto
Andrés Triviño, President, Canada-Colombia Chamber of Investment and Trade
David Dienesch, CEO AND Chief Agent for Allianz Trade in Canada
Dr. Andreea Ciologariu, Co-Founder, AX Institute
Jia Junaid, Managing Partner, Lexaltico
Julie Nguyen, Chair, Canada-ASEAN Initiatives, York University
Christine Nakamura, Vice President, Central Canada Office of Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Carl Jones, Head of Aviation Business Development, Toronto Pearson International Airport
Eric Szustak, President and CEO, Canadian Polish Business Association
Karolina Konicarova, Consulate General of the Czech Republic
Brij Bali, Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships, Canada, The Corporate Group - UAE
Omar Alrayiss, Chief Executive Officer, Hatch Group
Victor Rosales, President, CUSMEX
Eyad Qudsi, Middle East and Africa Area Lead, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Dennis A. Darby, President & CEO, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
Ian Frederick, Trade Commissioner, ProChile
John Barber, Supervisor, Economic Analysis & Program Development, City of Mississauga
Purchasing Tickets
Event Sponsors
Event Notes
Credit card payments:
Online registrations will be processed automatically. All other registrations will be processed as they are received, and receipts will be e-mailed to the registrant.
Refunds:
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Attendees
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Kim Pines | Translations.CA |
| Anastasiia Pokhna | Translations.CA |
| Michael Kwadrans | Canadian Polish Business Association |
| Dave Archer | The Export Coach |
| Victor Rosales | Canada-U.S.-Mexico Trade Council |
| Karolina Konicarova | Consulate General of the Czech Republic |
| Eric Szustak | Canadian Polish Business Association |
| Dr. Andreea Ciologariu | Canadian Education Quality Assessment Council (CEQAC) |
| Dennis Darby | Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) |
| Andrés Triviño | Canada-Colombia Chamber of Investment and Trade |
| Leonardo Enge | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil |
| Emmanuel Kamarianakis | Embassy of Canada |
| Eyad Qudsi | Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade |
| Omar Alrayiss | Hatch Group Inc. |
| Brij Bali | The Corporate Group - UAE |
| Yousef Aboudayya | Schooley Mitchell |
| John Barber | City of Mississauga |
| Jia Junaid | Lexaltico LLP |
| Carlos Vanderloo | Canada's Embassy to the US |
| Khawar Nasim | Invest Ontario |
| Ian Frederick | ProChile |
| Carolina Ferrada | ProChile |
| Yurii Shevchuk | RBC |
| VOLODYMYR RUDSKYY | RBC |
| Bill Pavlopoulos | Colliers Industrial Facilities Group |
| Christine Nakamura | Central Canada Office of Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada |
| Anne Milochik | Orchestras Mississauga |
| Masood Atchekzai | Peel pool and spa inc |
| Emi Perez | Pace Law Firm |
| Marwa Badra | Pace Law Firm |
| Rabia Malik | Bdc |
| Steve Masson | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) |
| Eddie Bissoon | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) |
| BILL MACHERS | GLOBAL AFFAIRES CANADA |
| JESSICA RINDLISBACHER | GLOBAL AFFAIRES CANADA |
| Victoria Gol | BlueRise |
| Andrew McCulloch | TD Bank |
| Jose Mafra | Federation de Gens d'Affaires Francophone de l'Ontario |
| Dan Weber | BorderPass |
| Ritu Kohli-Sethi | Greater Toronto Executive Centre |
| Monica Butta | e-Del Logistics |
| Amanda Pautler | University of Toronto Mississauga |
| Jason Powers | Moneycorp |
| Julie Nguyen | Canada-Vietnam Trade Council |
| Kim Nguyen | Canada-Vietnam Trade Council |
| Evan Trapp | Peacock Tariff Consulting |
| Vidya sagar Gautam | N/A |
| Kamlie Yau | YKL Consulting |
| Peter Hawkins | MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc. |
| Bill Macheras | Global Affairs Canada |
| (Global Affairs Canada) | Global Affairs Canada |
| Norbert D'Costa | D'Costa Thinkshop |
| Craig Shaw | Kintetsu World Express (Canada) Inc. |
| Cindy Spinks | Kintetsu World Express (Canada) Inc. |
| Jason Khasow | Kintetsu World Express (Canada) Inc. |
| Anna Novitskaia | Topax Protektive Packaging |
| (Topax Protektive Packaging) | Topax Protektive Packaging |
| Yusuf Ak | PKF Antares |
| Ivaylo Georgiev | Terra Mare Cargo Inc. |
| JaiPaul Massey-Singh | Brampton Board of Trade |
| (Brampton Board of Trade) | Brampton Board of Trade |
| Melanie Frazer | Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce |
| (Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce) | Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce |
| Andrea Dwight | Blue Sky Energy Engineering & Consulting Inc. |
| Kathy Mattas | Rohlig Logistics Canada |
| Tyler Shadd | United Van Lines (Canada) Ltd. |
| Carmen Stang | United Van Lines (Canada) Ltd. |
| Ernie Kavanagh | United Van Lines (Canada) Ltd. |
| Darren Bromley | United Van Lines (Canada) Ltd. |
| Carolyn Storozuk | United Van Lines (Canada) Ltd. |
| Carolyn Storozuk | United Van Lines (Canada) Ltd. |
| Ellen Fisher (United Van Lines (Canada) Ltd.) | United Van Lines (Canada) Ltd. |
| Jan Nevins | LMC International Inc. |
| (Palma Pasta Corp.) | Palma Pasta Corp. |
| (Palma Pasta Corp.) | Palma Pasta Corp. |
| GURKIRAT SINGH GILL | JMD CORPORATION |
| Faisal Rahman | Sprout Consulting |
| Chris Wu | RBC Commercial Banking |
| JAPJEET KAUR | JMD CUSTOMS BROKERS INC |
| Leslie Berko | Achev |
| Sandeep Jain | Empros International Inc. |
| Alex Tsoulis | MHI Canada Aerospace Inc |
| Darren Drouillard | Powerline Logistics |
| Bruce Rodgers | CIFFA Corp |
| Julia Kuzeljevich | CIFFA Corp |
| Venu Amancha | Lucid Data Hub Inc. |
| Shaukat Khan | SJK Global, Inc. |
| Lara Assaad | Invest Mississauga |
| Daniel Salvatore | CN |
| (CN) | CN |
| (CN) | CN |
| (CN) | CN |
| (CN) | CN |
| (CN) | CN |
| (CN) | CN |
| (CN) | CN |
| (CN) | CN |
| (CN) | CN |
| Stephanie Dunbar | City of Mississauga - Invest Mississauga |
| (City of Mississauga - Invest Mississauga) | City of Mississauga - Invest Mississauga |
| Solen Mailoglu | Turkish Airlines Inc. |
| Christopher McMahon | Seaford Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Bassel Chehayeb | Canada FMCG Solutions |
| Joseph Wakeim | Canada FMCG Solutions |
| Justin Donofrio | Allianz Trade |
| (Allianz Trade) | Allianz Trade |
| David Dienesch | Allianz Trade |
| Badar Shamin | Generation PMC |
| (Generation PMC) | Generation PMC |
| Jad Boulos | Lift North America |
| Craig MacAdam | Lift North America |
| Syed Asif Abbas | Habib Canadian Bank |
| Carol Kotacka | Ryelle Strategy Group |
| Tim Chugh | EPIC Training |
| Luis Navarrete | EPIC Training |
| Julien Baudry | Port of Montreal |
| (Port of Montreal) | Port of Montreal |
| (Port of Montreal) | Port of Montreal |
| (Port of Montreal) | Port of Montreal |
| (Port of Montreal) | Port of Montreal |
| (Port of Montreal) | Port of Montreal |
| Riad Darwiche | Port of Montreal |
| Karen LeMoine | Toronto Pearson |
| (Toronto Pearson) | Toronto Pearson |
| (Toronto Pearson) | Toronto Pearson |
| Carl Jones | Toronto Pearson |
| Amesika Baeta | Export Development Canada |
| Saina Fan (Export Development Canada) | Export Development Canada |
| Karin Kochanowski | Export Development Canada |
| Teniola Kolawole (Export Development Canada) | Export Development Canada |
| Jacob Arcas (Export Development Canada) | Export Development Canada |
| Stephen Callaghan (Export Development Canada) | Export Development Canada |
| Glen Millard (Export Development Canada) | Export Development Canada |
| Sophie Xu (Export Development Canada) | Export Development Canada |
| Basil Zaheer | Export Development Canada |
| Veena Venkatraman | Export Development Canada |
| Todd Pickett | Coface Canada |
| Muna Gasim | Coface Canada |
| Karen Garcha | Coface Canada |
| John McKenna | McKenna Logistics Centres |
| Christina McCarte | AMJ |
| (AMJ) | AMJ |
| Stefanie Turner | Capitally Finance Corp. |
| Chelsea Capunitan | Mississauga Board of Trade |
| Stephanie Giorgio | Mississauga Board of Trade |
| Anthony Ferreria | Mississauga Board of Trade |
| David Wojcik | Mississauga Board of Trade |
| Cathy Bayot | Mississauga Board of Trade |
| Sandy Silva | Mississauga Board of Trade |
| Syed Asad Saeed | Habib Canadian Bank |
| Jasprit Singh | Habib Canadian Bank |
| Peter Hawkins | MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc. |
| (MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc.) | MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc. |
| (MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc.) | MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc. |
| (MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc.) | MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc. |
| (MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc.) | MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc. |
| (MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc.) | MELLOHAWK Logistics Inc. |
| Eve | Livingston International Inc. |
| Dean Wood | BorderWorx Logistics Inc. |
| (BorderWorx Logistics Inc.) | BorderWorx Logistics Inc. |
| (BorderWorx Logistics Inc.) | BorderWorx Logistics Inc. |
| (BorderWorx Logistics Inc.) | BorderWorx Logistics Inc. |
| (BorderWorx Logistics Inc.) | BorderWorx Logistics Inc. |
| (BorderWorx Logistics Inc.) | BorderWorx Logistics Inc. |
| Eve Leclerc | Livingston International Inc. |
| Dan Ovsey (Livingston International Inc.) | Livingston International Inc. |
| Candace Sider (Livingston International Inc.) | Livingston International Inc. |
| Karen Jasper (Livingston International Inc.) | Livingston International Inc. |
| Yasmine Ayash (Livingston International Inc.) | Livingston International Inc. |
| Ahsan Raza (Livingston International Inc.) | Livingston International Inc. |
| Shweta Moore (Livingston International Inc.) | Livingston International Inc. |
| Robert Eagler (Livingston International Inc.) | Livingston International Inc. |
| Lindsay Duncan (Livingston International Inc.) | Livingston International Inc. |
| Dwayne Keats (Gesco Industries LP) | Gesco Industries LP |
