David Tsui joined Global Affairs Canada in 2015 and is a Deputy Director of Global Affairs Canada. He leads a team of twenty trade commissioners to help BC-based companies grow, invest and go global. He has held multiple posts in the Government of Canada including at the Privy Council Office under Prime Ministers Paul Martin and Stephen Harper, and at Canadian Heritage where he worked on the 2010 Winter Olympics. Internationally, David took on special advisory roles in Washington DC and the Silicon Valley to advance Canadian interests in such areas as quantum computing and digital technologies. As a former Senior Advisor at Innovation, Science & Economic Development, he supported the response to the 2007 financial crisis and developed a new China strategy in response to its recent rise. David is a graduate of the University of British Columbia in Economics and Political Science. He has enjoyed living in Hong Kong during some of the region's golden era where he studied and worked in finance.

Readings

• Global Affairs Canada (GAC) website (Links to an external site.) and GAC Trade Commissioner Service website (Links to an external site.)
• General overview of Canada’s trade policy – Global Affairs Canada Trade policy 101 (Links to an external site.)
• Overview of BC’s clean technology  -- Trade and Invest British Columbia (Links to an external site.) or Clean Tech in Vancouver – Vancouver Economic Commission (Links to an external site.)
•  Canada’s Policy Support for Clean Technology Exports (pp. 3-9) – Pembina Institute (Links to an external site.)  
• Canada’s strength in quantum computing – Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (Links to an external site.)
  • Also attached a Dilbert comic (ala Dr. Wiseman’s lecture notes!) about quantum computing
  • Opinion piece about Canada’s quantum computing strategy – Institute for Research on Public Policy