Consul General of Canada in Seattle, Brandon Lee, will share some of his views on the progression of technology and how this is affecting and will affect the world as the industrial economy transfers into the digital economy. 

 

Consul General Lee was based in San Francisco and was formerly Canada’s Ambassador to Silicon Valley and has deep insights into the importance of this moment in global history. He joined the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2004 and later became the Department’s first Director of Innovation.  He has a background leading management and innovation and has held senior positions at the World Trade Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross where he spearheaded major organizational and international reform initiatives.