Canada's Challenges with Foreign Interference: The Current Landscape, and Lessons for New Zealand
Mr Kevin Vuong, MP, FRSA, Canadian Member of Parliament
Tuesday, 23 July 2024 5:40pm - 7:00pm
Wellington
Rutherford House Seminar Room 105 (RH105), Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, 33 Bunny Street, Pipitea, Wellington
The New Zealand Institute of International Affairs - Wellington Branch is delighted to invite you to an address by visiting Canadian Member of Parliament, Mr Kevin Vuong FRSA.
Mr Kevin Vuong, MP, FRSA, Canadian Member of Parliament
The son of refugees, Kevin Vuong, MP, FRSA is dedicated to serving Canada – both in and out of uniform – for welcoming his parents when other countries were closing their borders to people fleeing the violence of the Vietnam War. Vuong is the youngest Asian Canadian elected to the 44th Parliament. Prior to his election, he wore many hats as an entrepreneur, lecturer, and military officer.
Prior to his election, he was co-founder and chief operating officer at Delphic Research Group, Canada's leading govtech firm. His entrepreneurship ventures also include building, growing, and investing in Canadian manufacturing and consumer packaged goods ventures. As a business leader focused on doing good, he has donated needed supplies from his businesses to frontline agencies in Canada and also to the International Red Cross in the Global South.
In late 2020, Vuong was appointed Canada’s NATO 2030 Young Leader by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. 14 leaders were selected from across the 30-member Alliance to advise the Secretary General on NATO 2030 and the future of the Alliance.
Vuong also proudly serves in the Royal Canadian Navy at His Majesty's Canadian Ship YORK. Previously, he was a regular NEWSTALK 1010 contributor, and taught at University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Western University. His research has examined artificial intelligence and bias, the future of work and what it means for Canada, and the nation’s prosperity in the age of disruption. This includes driving a research report on the future of healthcare skills and the digital transformation in healthcare. Vuong was also a Geneva Challenge global finalist with an award-winning research paper, Educating Against Vulnerability: An integrated approach to addressing the exploitation of female migrant workers.
Active in the community, Vuong is honoured to have had the privilege of serving as the first non-Indigenous President of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto’s Board of Directors and the Mishkaowjiwan Foundation, and on the boards of the Chinese Canadian National Council of Toronto and the Vietnamese Association of Toronto. While a student at the University of Toronto - Faculty of Law's Global Professional Master of Laws program, He was also co-chair of the Toronto Youth Equity Strategy, where he fought for greater youth engagement on improving police governance, urban planning, and affordability.
Most recently, Vuong served on the board of the NATO Association of Canada as Vice-President, the Together We Stand Foundation in support of Canada’s military families, and the Council of Presidents at Western where he was Chair of the Dan Management Alumni Advisory Council. Vuong was a longstanding member of the United Way’s Speakers Bureau for over 9 years where he has spoken to over 10,000 donors.
Places are limited due to meeting room capacity. If you are interested in attending, please register to the event.
The New Zealand Institute of International Affairs - Wellington Branch is delighted to invite you to an address by visiting Canadian Member of Parliament, Mr Kevin Vuong FRSA.
Mr Kevin Vuong, MP, FRSA, Canadian Member of Parliament
The son of refugees, Kevin Vuong, MP, FRSA is dedicated to serving Canada – both in and out of uniform – for welcoming his parents when other countries were closing their borders to people fleeing the violence of the Vietnam War. Vuong is the youngest Asian Canadian elected to the 44th Parliament. Prior to his election, he wore many hats as an entrepreneur, lecturer, and military officer.
Prior to his election, he was co-founder and chief operating officer at Delphic Research Group, Canada's leading govtech firm. His entrepreneurship ventures also include building, growing, and investing in Canadian manufacturing and consumer packaged goods ventures. As a business leader focused on doing good, he has donated needed supplies from his businesses to frontline agencies in Canada and also to the International Red Cross in the Global South.
In late 2020, Vuong was appointed Canada’s NATO 2030 Young Leader by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. 14 leaders were selected from across the 30-member Alliance to advise the Secretary General on NATO 2030 and the future of the Alliance.
Vuong also proudly serves in the Royal Canadian Navy at His Majesty's Canadian Ship YORK. Previously, he was a regular NEWSTALK 1010 contributor, and taught at University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Western University. His research has examined artificial intelligence and bias, the future of work and what it means for Canada, and the nation’s prosperity in the age of disruption. This includes driving a research report on the future of healthcare skills and the digital transformation in healthcare. Vuong was also a Geneva Challenge global finalist with an award-winning research paper, Educating Against Vulnerability: An integrated approach to addressing the exploitation of female migrant workers.
Active in the community, Vuong is honoured to have had the privilege of serving as the first non-Indigenous President of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto’s Board of Directors and the Mishkaowjiwan Foundation, and on the boards of the Chinese Canadian National Council of Toronto and the Vietnamese Association of Toronto. While a student at the University of Toronto - Faculty of Law's Global Professional Master of Laws program, He was also co-chair of the Toronto Youth Equity Strategy, where he fought for greater youth engagement on improving police governance, urban planning, and affordability.
Most recently, Vuong served on the board of the NATO Association of Canada as Vice-President, the Together We Stand Foundation in support of Canada’s military families, and the Council of Presidents at Western where he was Chair of the Dan Management Alumni Advisory Council. Vuong was a longstanding member of the United Way’s Speakers Bureau for over 9 years where he has spoken to over 10,000 donors.
Places are limited due to meeting room capacity. If you are interested in attending, please register to the event.
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