I am very honored to be the president of CCFA.

Since its inception in 2001, CCFA has constantly expanded its sphere of influence and evolved to be one of the most respected organizations in the society. Among numerous achievements, the Canada-China Finance Forum, is worth mentioning. The event, since its introduction in 2015, has become an annual industry event attended by senior government officials, financial industry leaders and prominent scholars from both countries.

I am profoundly grateful for the significant contributions made by CCFA's past presidents, leadership teams and active volunteers.

While enhancing CCFA as the platform of exchange for finance professionals, we will strengthen the industry ties that will transform CCFA to be a trusted advisor to Canadian-Chinese financial industries and governments. As part of the effort, we will work on areas including, but not limited to, the following:

• Continue to expand CCFA's sphere of influence through advisory committee and collaboration with other industry organizations
• Broaden CCFA membership to include seasoned practitioners recently immigrated from China
• Introduce distinctive speakers’ series with topics of industry interests
• Undertake industry-sponsored studies with outcome to be published as input to industry policies and regulations

I am excited to work with the team closely to advance the CCFA causes and I look forward to your continued participation and support.

President: Daju Gu

Oct 2018