The PCCC and Embassy of Canada in Poland were delighted to host a breakfast meeting to hear an update on CETA from Steve Verheul, Canada’s Chief Negotiator on CETA.
The agreement is currently undergoing legal scrub in preparation for ratification in both Canada and the EU. Authorities and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic continue to familiarize themselves with CETA in anticipation of the agreement coming into force by the end of 2017.
Polsko-Kanadyjska Izba Gospodarcza
ul. Wiejska 17 lok. 13
00-480 Warsaw, Poland
Bernhard Otterstein was born and educated in Vancouver, Canada, where he graduated with honours from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. He has worked with numerous corporate, governmental, and institutional entities in North America, Europe and Asia in the areas of economic analysis, strategic project and investment planning, new market development, as well as cross-cultural communications. He has been directly involved in projects in the fields of real estate, engineering, energy, biotechnology and IT/telecommunications.
Over the past 15 years, Mr. Otterstein has gained first-hand experience in identifying and promoting innovative, emerging technologies and related business opportunities, taking them from early stage to market via private equity investment and the active co-management of several start-up ventures.
