About
Canadian Ecosystem Institute
Chris Pereira
CEO
Canadian Ecosystem Institute
Chris Pereira is an experienced strategy and communications professional from Canada with 15 years of experience in China. Chris was recently featured by Vancouver City News, Omni News, and Richmond News for his sponsorship of the translation of a BC First Nations history book into Mandarin.
He was also recently a featured speaker at the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA), representing CEI as a panelist during a conversation about Accelerating the Global Digital Economy (Toronto Global Forum), and as an opening speaker for a session on inclusion and diversity at the IEFA’s Conference de Montreal.
Chris has spoken at over 30 universities and colleges across Canada, sharing insights about the future of technology and business, networking, and career. With his team, Chris is working to make Richmond BC a role model for successful multiculturalism in Canada, helping to ensure companies and people are able to integrate smoothly into the market in Canada and overseas.
CEI BY NUMBERS
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superclusters
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CEI is owned and operated by its management team and founding partners. We are dedicated to one mission: Enabling Canadian and Asian business opportunities.
100% of the CEI core team and CEO can read, speak and write in both English and Madarin, and has extensive experience in Canadian and Aisan markets.
Technology is in our DNA at CEI, and that’s why we proudly serve clients from 4 of the 5 innovation superclusters across Canada: Digital Technology, Protein Industries, Next Generation Manufacturing, Scale AI. CEI is also an Associate Member of the Digital Technology Supercluster.
CEI has a presence across Canada and Asia: Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
CEI BY NUMBERS
%
CEI is owned and operated by its management team and founding partners. We are dedicated to one mission: Enabling Canadian and Chinese business opportunities.
%
100% of the CEI core team and CEO can read, speak and write in both English and Chinese, and has extensive experience between both countries.
superclusters
Technology is in our DNA at CEI, and that’s why we proudly serve clients from 4 of the 5 innovation superclusters across Canada: Digital Technology, Protein Industries, Next Generation Manufacturing, Scale AI. CEI is also an Associate Member of the Digital Technology Supercluster.
locations
CEI has a presence across Canada and China: Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
It’s A People Business
Chris Pereira
President & CEO
Christopher Wu
VP Marketing
Yang Du
VP China Market Development
Taphy Lai
Operations Manager
Vincent Guyonnet
SVP Market Research
Hanson Zeng
VP Market Research
Haley Donovan
Advisor, Public Affairs Specialist
Technology is in our DNA at CEI. We are a proud Associate Member of the Digital Technology Supercluster.
“We are thrilled to officially launch Canada’s first-ever Digital Technology Supercluster and to join forces with employers in key industries throughout B.C. and across Canada. Our agreement with the Government of Canada’s Innovation Superclusters Initiative, along with signed member agreements with our initial cohort of members, brings the total amount of committed funding to more than $360 million. “