Sheldon Hunt is Senior Manager, Asia-Pacific, for CN Rail and CN Worldwide. He is a trade and development professional based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. He has previously worked with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Government, and spent time working in diverse roles across Shanghai, Hong Kong, Hanoi, Phnom Penh and Seoul.

Joining the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2002, Ryan Baerg began his career with the Canadian government working in the Mexico Division, where he helped manage the trading relationship with one of Canada’s largest trading partners. During this period, his responsibilities included a focus on market access issues and trade development in the information and communication technologies and transportation sectors.

From September 2004 to July 2006 Mr. Baerg served in the Trade Section of the Canadian Embassy in Colombia, focusing on Canadian investment in Colombia, trade policy and trade development in the environmental technologies sector.

In 2008 Ryan was posted to the Canadian Consulate in Chongqing, China as Vice Consul and Trade Commissioner. A year later he assumed the role of Canadian Consul to Chongqing, managing Canadian relations with China’s Southwest regions of Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.

In 2011 Ryan left government, returning to Canada to join Cameco Corporation, one of the world’s largest uranium mining companies as their Manager, Government Relations.

Before joining the Department, he studied at the College of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan, graduating in 1998 with a major in Marketing and a focus on International Business. He studied Computer Technology and also worked internationally in the private sector before joining the Canadian government, including time spent in Australia, on volunteer work in Colombia and for a software development company in the Czech Republic.

Mr. Baerg was born and raised in Saskatchewan. He is married with three young children.

Pascal is a partner in Dentons' Shanghai office. His practice focuses on the industry sectors of Technology, Communications, Media, Entertainment and Sports. He regularly advises on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and cooperation, cross-border investment, the regulatory environment and compliance, fund formation, fund portfolio investment and start-up financing.

Pascal excels at assisting foreign investors in designing appropriate investment and cooperation structures for market entry in highly regulated sectors in China; improving the cooperation between partners; protecting key intellectual property; regularly advising clients in the entertainment sector including on content licensing, co-investment or co-production, licensed merchandise, arts exhibition etc; and advising Chinese clients on outbound investments, particularly mergers and acquisitions in the mineral and natural resources sector in Australia and SE Asia.

Before joining Dentons, Pascal worked at Duan & Duan Law Firm and later TransAsia Lawyers as Senior Associate, and he was seconded to the Sydney Office of Herbert Smith Freehills as Senior Solicitor.

Helene Larochelle is from northern Quebec and has lived and worked internationally for the past 10 years in Japan and China. She is a graduate of Temple University and holds an MBA in International Corporate Strategy from Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo.

After a career in marketing in Montreal, Helene moved to Asia and worked for a number of Japanese companies including Sony as country localization manager, and FANCL as an international business development manager. She was also involved in several CSR programs including promoting social business with Uniqlo and Muhammad Yunus’ Grameen Bank in Bangladesh.

Most recently Helene was a Governor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ), where she worked extensively on promoting the CCCJ’s interests and membership. Helene speaks French, English, Japanese and basic Mandarin.