Vaughan launches Israel International Business Development Program
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More than 200 members of the local business community attended the launch of the City of Vaughan’s Israel International Business Development Program at City Hall on June 27.
The event featured special addresses by Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and DJ Schneeweiss, the Consul General of Israel in Toronto. There also was an information session about the business development program.
A key component of the program is a business mission to Israel from Sept. 28 to Oct. 6, 2013. Centred in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jerusalem, the mission will focus on a number of innovative industry sectors including advanced manufacturing, environmental and green products, security, information technology, and scientific and technical products.
The mission will be led by Mayor Bevilacqua, Ward 2 Councillor Tony Carella and Ward 5 Councillor Alan Shefman, and will include business representatives from the Greater Toronto Area. The City has partnered with the United Jewish Appeal Federation (UJA), the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the Government of Israel Economic Mission to Canada, Canada Israel Chamber of Commerce and ColdSpring Commerce to organize a series of activities designed to achieve a high return on investment for all participants.
The City and its partners will work with every participant in advance to initiate a match-making process prior to the mission and to provide assistance in preparing them for international expansion.
For more information about the program and mission, visit vaughan.ca/Israel or contact Jennifer Ladouceur, Director of Economic Development, at 905-832-8585, ext. 8093 or jennifer.ladouceur@vaughan.ca.
From left to right, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto President CEO Ted Sokolsky, Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, Consul General of Israel in Toronto DJ Schneeweiss, Canada Israel Chamber of Commerce Chairman Leslie Dan and Canada Israel Chamber of Commerce President Oded Orgil at the launch of the City of Vaughan’s Israel International Business Development Program.