Newsletter Chinese Canadian Entrepreneur 2016 Awards Major Sponsors ACCE Irwin Li President Published by Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs 3950 14th Avenue, Suite 502, Markham, Ontario L3R 0A9 Tel: (905) 479-2802 Fax: (905) 479-2809 Email: [email protected]Web site: www.acce.ca Continuing with ACCE’s successful expansion to the West Coast, the 2016 ACCE West Coast Diversity Business Networking took place on May 26, 2016 at the Sandman Signature Vancouver Hotel & Resort in Richmond, BC. There were over 100 attendees including representatives from various levels of government. The success of this event would not be possible without the efforts of event co-chair and winner of the 2015 ACCE Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Toby Chu. I also wish to thank Rogers Communications for being the title sponsor of the event. Looking ahead, we will have one of our most popular events, the ACCE Annual Golf Classic, on July 7, 2016 at the beautiful Bayview Golf and Country Club; and on July 28, 2016, we will have another “Networking To Learn” luncheon at the Shangri-La Convention Centre in Markham. President Message from the Summer 2016 The long sunny days and soaring temperatures signal the much anticipated arrival of summer. Since the Spring edition of Entrepreneur News, there have been a number of exciting events at ACCE. First and foremost, the ACCE Awards Gala, which was held on April 2, 2016 at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, was an unqualified success. Prominent political, business and community leaders were amongst the 1,200 guests in attendance to celebrate the monumental 20th anniversary for ACCE’s signature event. I extend heartfelt congratulations to this year’s impressive group of nine awards winners, which were chosen from an abundant pool of extremely high-caliber entrepreneurs nominated from coast to coast. I especially wish to congratulate and acknowledge Mr. Stanley Kwok for being the recipient of the 2016 ACCE Lifetime Achievement Award. On May 10, 2016, we welcomed the newly-minted award winners at a Winner’s Club dinner at The School Fine Dining in Markham. They joined past winners from the previous nineteen years for an evening of great networking and sharing of insights. I wish to thank BDC for being the title sponsor of the ACCE Awards and for this Winner’s Club event. The 2016 winners were then showcased at the 2016 ACCE Business Forum entitled “Learning from the Achievers”, which was held on June 11, 2016 at the North York Civic Centre. The winners shared their success stories and helpful tips with over 200 guests in attendance, who all richly benefited from the panel discussion and exhibits. Of course, none of these events will be possible without the support of various stakeholders such as our sponsors, members, volunteers, staff, various levels of government, and the media. I wish to thank everyone for their continuous support. I wish everyone a very safe and enjoyable summer, and look forward to seeing you at the next ACCE event. ACCE President Irwin Li presented an appreciation plaque to Peter Lawler, Senior Vice President from BDC (Title sponsor of 2016 ACCE Awards Gala)
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Newsletter
Chinese Canadian Entrepreneur
2016 Awards
Major Sponsors
A C C E
Irwin LiPresident
Published by Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs 3950 14th Avenue, Suite 502, Markham, Ontario L3R 0A9Tel: (905) 479-2802 Fax: (905) 479-2809 Email: [email protected] Web site: www.acce.ca
Continuing with ACCE’s successful expansion to the West Coast, the 2016 ACCE West Coast Diversity Business Networking took place on May 26, 2016 at the Sandman Signature Vancouver Hotel & Resort in Richmond, BC. There were over 100 attendees including representatives from various levels of government. The success of this event would not be possible without the efforts of event co-chair and winner of the 2015 ACCE Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Toby Chu. I also wish to thank Rogers Communications for being the title sponsor of the event.
Looking ahead, we will have one of our most popular events, the ACCE Annual Golf Classic, on July 7, 2016 at the beautiful Bayview Golf and Country Club; and on July 28, 2016, we will have another “Networking To Learn” luncheon at the Shangri-La Convention Centre in Markham.
PresidentMessage from
the
Summer 2016
The long sunny days and soaring temperatures signal the much anticipated arrival of summer. Since the Spring edition of Entrepreneur News, there have been a number of exciting events at ACCE. First and foremost, the ACCE Awards Gala, which was held on April 2, 2016 at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, was an unqualified success. Prominent political, business and community leaders were amongst the 1,200 guests in attendance to celebrate the monumental 20th anniversary for ACCE’s signature event. I extend heartfelt congratulations to this year’s impressive group of nine awards winners, which were chosen from an abundant pool of extremely high-caliber entrepreneurs nominated from coast to coast. I especially wish to congratulate and acknowledge Mr. Stanley Kwok for being the recipient of the 2016 ACCE Lifetime Achievement Award.
On May 10, 2016, we welcomed the newly-minted award winners at a Winner’s Club dinner at The School Fine Dining in Markham. They joined past winners from the previous nineteen years for an evening of great networking and sharing of insights. I wish to thank BDC for being the title sponsor of the ACCE Awards and for this Winner’s Club event. The 2016 winners were then showcased at the 2016 ACCE Business Forum entitled “Learning from the Achievers”, which was held on June 11, 2016 at the North York Civic Centre. The winners shared their success stories and helpful tips with over 200 guests in attendance, who all richly benefited from the panel discussion and exhibits.
Of course, none of these events will be possible without the support of various stakeholders such as our sponsors, members, volunteers, staff, various levels of government, and the media. I wish to thank everyone for their continuous support. I wish everyone a very safe and enjoyable summer, and look forward to seeing you at the next ACCE event.
ACCE President Irwin Li presented an appreciation plaque to Peter Lawler, Senior Vice President from BDC (Title sponsor of 2016 ACCE Awards Gala)
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Mr. Scott Gamble, Senior Vice President, TD presented the Entrepreneur of the Year Award to Mr. William Ng, Mr. Joe Ng and Mr. John Ng, JNE Consulting Inc.
Although Stanley Kwok is an architect by trade, but he is also renowned for being a community builder, urban planner, developer, dreamer, teacher and entrepreneur. Leaving a teaching position at Hong Kong University, he moved from Hong Kong to Canada in 1968. Since then, Stanley has designed over 200 buildings and has helped to shape many of the world’s cities and skylines.
After settling in Vancouver in 1970, Stanley and John D’Eathe founded Canadian Freehold Properties, which prospered through the decade. In the 1980s, he served as President of B.C. Place Corp., which included the management of B.C. Place Stadium. In 1987, as the deputy chairman of the property development company, Concord Pacific, he spearheaded the plan and built the $3-billion, 81-hectare Concord Pacific Place. This is Canada’s largest master-planned urban community on
the north shore of False Creek, Vancouver. It became the central venue for the 1986 World Exposition and the 2010 Winter Olympics, and accommodated 50 tower buildings; which translates into 10,000 homes for over 20,000 residents.
In recent years, Stanley has been active in various Canadian and international real estate development projects. He helped laying the conceptual groundwork for the Dubai Marina Plan, and developed Phase I of Dubai Marina, a 405-hectare waterfront development for Emaar Properties of Dubai.
Stanley’s business achievements are equaled by his community service and philanthropic contributions. He serves on various boards and organizations including Husky Energy Inc., CTBC Bank and Element Lifestyle
Entrepreneur of the Year AwardMr. Joe Ng, Mr. William Ng and Mr. John Ng, JNE Group of Companie
Joe Ng, Chair of the JNE Group, originally came to Hamilton to work for a consulting firm as an electrical engineer on steel production projects. Soon thereafter, Joe formed Joe Ng Engineering in 1980.
Since then, the JNE Group of Companies has grown to include four business units - JNE Consulting, JNE Automation, JNE Power, and JNE Environmental – and over 350 professionals from all major engineering disciplines. JNE’s experienced core group includes managers and engineers with experience in diverse
Matt Man and Charles Wen are the driving force behind GreenOwl Mobile - a provider of global smart transporta-tion technology that offers the best multi-modal trip experience for connected commuters, connected site management for construction companies, and transpor-tation management solutions for smart cities.
With its head office located in Toronto, the company’s mobile product empowers over 500,000 commuters in North America and Europe by helping them discover, create and distribute personalized content such as best trip options, high risk intersections, road conditions, parking availability and f avorite locales. Commuters &
smart city builders from Toronto, London, New York, Philadelphia, Alberta, and Scotland are all building tomorrow’s Smart City using Green Owl’s technology.
GreenOwl Mobile was named one of the top 25 up and coming ICT (Information and Communications Technol-ogy) companies in 2015, and is the Canadian market leader in its segment. Toronto’s 680 News, the Toronto PamAm Games and Alberta Motor Association have all partnered with GreenOwl to provide mobile technology to their users.
Ms. Kim Mason, Regional President, RBC Royal Bank presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Stanley Kwok.
Ms. Bambina Marcello, Director of Business Development, Air Canada presented the Best International Business Award to Mr. Matt Man and Mr. Charles Wen, GreenOwl Mobile.
Lifetime Achievement AwardMr. Stanley Kwok
Best International Business AwardMr. Matt Man and Mr. Charles Wen, GreenOwl Mobile
fields and industries including metals and mining, food and beverage, consumer products, chemical and petrochemical, automotive, power, environmental and wastewater chemicals.
JNE's staff has worked on projects all over the world, including in China, Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Columbia.
Retirement Inc. Someother organizations he has contributed to in the past including the B.C. Cancer Foundation, Richmond Oval Corp, BMO Bank of Montreal, BC Hydro, the Urban Development Institute and the Vancouver Foundation.
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In 2002, George Lee started UCruising Group in Toronto – a specialty travel agency dedicated to the cruise market. Since then, UCruising has become an industry leader by providing quality services and unique packages which combine cruising with shore excursions and land tours.
Aside from arranging cruises on board renowned cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean International, Princess Cruises and Celebrity Cruises, UCruising is a one-stop shop that provides travel-related services such as airline tickets, travel insurance, transfers, and visitor’s visa.
In 2011, George saw an opportunity to develop the Asia cruise industry and opened his first Asia office in Hong Kong. Since the opening of the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in 2013, UCruising has been able to achieve year-over-year
increases of Asia cruise bookings by Chinese Canadians using Hong Kong as a stopover destination.
UCruising now has 7 offices across the globe including 4 in Canada. In order to monitor and manage its worldwide wholesale and retail locations anytime and anywhere, UCruising developed its own advanced web based accounting and invoicing systems that keep track of bookings and generate reports with group inventory management.
UCruising Group has received numerous awards in the cruise industry, including the 2015 PCCW Excellence Brand Award; 2014 Ensemble Travel Group; Top 10 President’s Gold Circle Award and 2014 Ensemble Travel Group Top Producer Award.
Founded by Maurice Wong in 2009, Lumidesign is a designer and manufacturer of residential and commercial lighting that specializes in backlit mirrors, mirrors with TV, and custom lighting fixtures targeting the architecture and design community.
LumiDesign’s products can be found in Canada’s leading hotels such as the Shangri-La and Hilton, tourist attractions such as the CN Tower, casinos restaurants, businesses like Mark’s Work Warehouse and GoodLife Fitness, as well as in airport terminals, condominiums and luxury homes. They have also been featured on HGTV,
the Marilyn Denis Show, Sing Tao newspaper, as well as numerous other newspapers and magazines.
LumiDesign is located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and its products are proudly manufactured in Canada. Significant investments in sandblasting technology and increased automation have kept LumiDesign ahead of the competi-tion and allowed the company to double its sales in the last year.
Henry Chong is the founder of Revelo Electric Corporation, an award-winning company that applies innovation and superior design to create e-bikes as a solution to the challenges of urban mobility and transportation.
Revelo e-bikes are some of the lightest ever and are kind to the environment. Henry designed them from the ground up to be compact, chainless, ultra-portable and
intuitive to ride. The e-bikes are small, but yet robust on and off road, and fun to ride. They have the ease of a scooter but are road-legal as an electric bike.
The Revelo e-bikes have mass global appeal and are currently being used all over the world, including North American cities, and in Amsterdam, and Shenzhen.
Mr. Nick Choi, Deputy Director, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office (Canada) presented the Best Asia Pacific Business Award to Mr. George Lee, Ucruising Group.
Award of MeritMr. Maurice Wong, LumiDesign Inc.
Mr. Peter L. Slan, Senior Vice President, Scotiabank presented the Award of Merit to Mr. Maurice Wong, LumiDesign Inc.
Best Asia Pacific Business AwardMr. George Lee, Ucruising Group
Most Innovative AwardMr. Henry Chong, Revelo Electric Corp.
boxes, wall murals, digital mall directories, pylon signs, and digital prints. They also retrofit older fluorescent, neon and metal halide lamps signs to new, more energy-efficient LEDs and induction lights.
The clients of Forward Signs come from across Canada and include major developers, government institutions, restaurants and retail businesses such as Bell Canada and the LCBO.
Most Progressive Award Mr. Philip Ho, Forward Signs Inc.Brothers, Simon Ho and Philip Ho, established Forward Signs in 1986. It is a “one stop shop” for clients, starting with the company’s in-house designers and licensed engineers, then to manufacturing and sign permit coordination with municipalities.
Forward Signs produces all types of signs from its Toronto-based facility that is home to more than 90 full time staff spread out across 8,000 sq. ft. of office space and 50,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space. Its products include both indoor and outdoor signs such as 3D signs, menu
Ms. Karen Nguyen, Director, Rogers Communications presented the Most Innovative Award to Mr. Henry Chong, Revelo Electric Corporation.
Mr. Ross Cronin, General Manager Sales, Eastern Canada, Cathay Pacific Airways presented the Most Progressive Award to Mr. Philip Ho, Forward Signs Inc.
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Best Community Service AwardMs. Deborah Lau-Yu and Mr. Raymond Yu, PALETTERA Inc.
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Mr. Barkin Sayiner, Vice President, Commercial Banking, Greater Toronto Area of BMO Bank of Montreal presented the Best Start-up Award to Mr. Vincent Lau, Kevito Ltd.
Deborah Lau-Yu and Raymond Yu are the co-founders of Palettera, a luxury print and design studio based in Markham, Ontario. Although it is no stranger to creating custom correspondences for bridal and corporate events, Palettera is more than just a typical printing firm. It prides itself on event branding and stationery, art direction, and most importantly, story-telling for the Chinese culture.
Deborah is a cultural enthusiast and a young philanthro-pist who is dedicated to maintaining the Chinese culture within the Canadian community. She devotes her time to building awareness and passion through designing for
various iconic charitable events around the city. This is the reason why Palettera is frequently recognized as a high-level sponsor working with local charities and non-profit organizations that support the arts and culture.
Deborah and Palettera have demonstrated great attention to detail on every project, while ensuring the promotion of art and Chinese culture to their audience. In the process, they have been able to translate their passion for telling compelling stories into great commu-nity work through innovative and unique ways.
Kenton Chan discovered Chatime - a Taiwanese quick serve tea chain with over 1000 locations worldwide - while in Australia. He quickly saw the opportunity to bring the authentic Taiwan tea experience to Toronto and opened up the first Canadian Chatime store in downtown Toronto in October 2011. In 2012, he partnered with Vincent Lau and Thomas Wong and founded Kevito, the Canadian master franchisor for Chatime.
Chatime offers authentic Taiwanese freshly brewed tea, with 99% of the ingredients imported from Taiwan instead of using local substitutes. In addition to choosing
the flavor, customers are able to customize their drinks by selecting the specific sweetness and ice levels.
Outside of its stores, Kevito delivers a great customer experience by staying connected to its customers through social media, email, loyalty programs, and monthly specials. It also offers a mobile app and self service gift cards. After serving more than 2.5 million cups of tea, Kevito has been named the global Master Franchise of the Year by Chatime and is about to open its 14th Chatime location.
Ms. Christine Lo, Senior Manager of Sales, Ming Pao Daily News presented the Best Community Service Award to Ms. Deborah Lau-Yu and Mr. Raymond Yu, PALETTERA Inc.
Best Start-up AwardMr. Vincent Lau, Mr. Kenton Chan and Mr. Thomas Wong, Kevito Ltd.
All winners, sponsors, guests and ACCE Directors at the 20th Anniversary ACCE Chinese Canadian Entrepreneur Awards Gala held on April 2, 2016 at the Westin Harbour Castle Toronto.
Past Events
Mr. Deepak Chopra, President and CEO of Canada Post delivered the Keynote speech at the 2016 ACCE Awards Gala.
Past ACCE award winners at the 20th Anniversary ACCE Awards Gala.
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ACCE President Irwin Li presented cheques to charities – Ms. Suzette Strong (left 1) from Markham Stouffville Hospital and Ms. Judy San (Left 3) from Fu Hui Education Foundation.
Major Sponsors, guests and Irwin Li, president of ACCE (Front left 4) at the 20th Anniversary ACCE Awards Gala.
2016 ACCE Winners’ Club sponsored by BDC was held on May 10, 2016 at The School Fine Dining. Sponsor, guests, past award winners and ACCE Board of Directors are shown. (Left 3 and 4): Peter Lawler, Senior Vice President of BDC and Irwin Li, President of ACCE.
2016 ACCE West Coast Diversity Business Networking was held on May 26, 2016 at the Sandman Signature Vancouver Hotel & Resort, B. C. (From left): Paul Lee, Managing Partner of Vanedge Capital; Co-Chairs of 2016 ACCE West Coast Diversity Business Networking: Toby Chu, President & CEO of CIBT Education Group Inc. and Irwin Li, President of ACCE; Yuen Pau Woo, President of HQ Vancouver.
Thursday, July 28, 2016 2016 ACCE Networking to Learn Luncheon
Shangri-Ia Convention Centre, Markham
Saturday, September 10, 2016 2016 ACCE Mandarin Speaking Seminar
Seneca College Markham Campus, Markham, ON
Thursday, September 22, 2016 2016 Annual General Meeting
Markham Civic Centre, Markham, ON
Thursday, October 6, 2016 2016 ACCE West Coast Gala
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Co-Chairs of 2016 ACCE West Coast Diversity Business Networking: (Left 1) Toby Chu, President and CEO of CIBT Education Group Inc. and (Left 4): Irwin Li, President of ACCE presented the appreciation plaques to the sponsors and the supporting partners are shown. (From left 2): Isabella Song, CIBT Education Group Inc.; Catherine Yuen, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Canada); Joshua Huen, Dr. Power; Inthida Ngeth, Rogers Communications; Matt Pitcairn and Fan Chun, Richmond Chamber of Commerce, B.C.
Guests and ACCE President Irwin Li at the 2016 ACCE West Coast Diversity Business Networking. (From left): Fan Chun; Matt Pitcairn, President of Richmond Chamber of Commerce, B.C.; Karen Ng; Eva Kwok; Stanley Kwok; Toby Chu; Kathy Chan, Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office; Senator Victor Oh; Irwin Li, President of ACCE; Consul Wenhua Cheng, Consulate General of Canada in Vancouver and Yuen Pau Woo.
2016 ACCE Business Forum was held on June 11, 2016 at North York Civic Centre Council Chamber. ACCE Board of Directors and advisors with keynote speakers. (Front row from left): Maurice Wong, LumiDesign; Charles Wen, GreenOwl Mobile; Mary Chong, Revelo Electric Corp.; Philip Ho, Forward Signs Inc.; Joe Ng, JNE Group of Companies. (Back row from left): Michael Li; Tom Yu; Kevin Au-Yeung; Sandra Tam; Ana Chan; Joanna Lo; Raymond Yu and Deborah Lau-Yu, PALETTERA Inc.; Irwin Li; Vincent Lau and Thomas Wong, Kevito Ltd; Edmund Tin; Alan Hamm; Karen Ng; Wilbert Lai and Keith Kwan.
2016 ACCE Business Forum had over 200 attendees, who all richly benefited from the winners’ success stories panel discussion.
(Left 5): President of ACCE Irwin Li presented appreciation plaques to the keynote speakers.
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