Mayor Gregor Robertson, the Vancouver mayor of Vancouver has assembled a delegation of 22 companies from the Vancouver area to China on a trade mission to promote and sell clean the area’s energy technology, mobility and infrastructure. The 11-day trip which started on September 6 in Beijing and cover seven cities, will accompany the business delegation as a conduit to open doors to the Chinese government officials who are interested in greening their economy through new technology, products and services that Vancouver companies can provide.
“The signals from the premier and president have been very clear that China is serious about the green economy and they see this as the future of the world’s economy and China wants to be the leader in the green economy,” said Robertson when meeting with the Chinese press in Vancouver on Thursday.
“We’re seeing very significant dollars being invested in green infrastructure in fundamentally changing the way China is building out their cities. That means opportunities for the Canadian companies which have great technologies, great products and services that can fill in those gaps and help China to advance on this. There are some really significant partnerships that can come from this. It’s a lot of growth and these technologies are ready to go off the shelf.”
The trip is called the “Vancouver Green Capital Business Mission,” the trip includes a three-day stop at the Vancouver Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo where the delegation will showcase its offerings of clean technology, green buildings and digital media.
Dave "The Connector" Forde has been involved in the technology industry across Canada for over 10 years in sales and marketing roles. Part of my passion is to connect people and help to grow businesses. Chair of 
