https://www.cmeco.ca/news daily 0.75 2019-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1549236294493-OKULUNOK37M18QQ1Q8GD/hermes-rivera-716232-unsplash.jpg CMEC News https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/2/3/decades-of-expertise-now-available-through-cmeco-exchange-profile monthly 0.5 2019-06-10 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/2/3/cmeco-ceo-shawky-fahel-is-off-pursuing-business-opportunities-in-the-middle-east monthly 0.5 2019-03-13 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/3/12/cmec-meets-with-vvdn-in-india monthly 0.5 2019-04-16 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/3/12/cmec-hosts-canadian-representative-to-the-plo-in-ramallah monthly 0.5 2019-03-27 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/4/29/cabc-annual-business-forum-and-gala-dinner monthly 0.5 2019-04-30 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/5/27/communitech-makes-new-friends-from-ksa-april-25-2016 monthly 0.5 2019-06-10 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/5/27/communitech-makes-new-friends-from-saudi-arabia-april-2015 monthly 0.5 2019-05-28 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/5/27/saudi-canadian-sme-business-forum-april-25th-to-april-30th-2016 monthly 0.5 2019-05-28 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/5/27/cmec-hosts-a-delegation-from-dubai monthly 0.5 2019-06-10 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/5/27/sharjah-investment-delegation-uae-visited-the-waterloo-region-nbspnovember-3-2017 monthly 0.5 2019-05-28 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/5/27/cmec-president-and-ceo-shawky-fahel-attended-and-participated-in-an-uae-cultural-celebration-in-ottawa monthly 0.5 2019-05-28 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/5/27/cmec-president-and-ceo-shawky-fahel-visited-the-uae monthly 0.5 2019-05-28 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/5/27/cmec-president-and-ceo-shawky-fahel-visited-dubai-with-north-inc-team monthly 0.5 2019-06-10 https://www.cmeco.ca/news/2019/5/27/october-20-2020-to-april-10-2021-dubai-expo-2020 monthly 0.5 2021-04-27 https://www.cmeco.ca/photo-archive daily 0.75 2019-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1555603554907-GBRLQ81M7ZAJ4I5IT174/IMG_5497.jpg Photo Archive With my good friends to the right The Honourable former Deputy Prime Minister Bill Graham and my political Mentor Dr. John English and Mrs Graham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1555603554907-GBRLQ81M7ZAJ4I5IT174/IMG_5497.jpg Photo Archive With my good friends to the right The Honourable former Deputy Prime Minister Bill Graham and my political Mentor Dr. John English and Mrs Graham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1555603661185-CFCK9SCWGODFMW2ZQ04M/BF830A11-8FBA-4E85-9CEF-5C22E19E4D1D.JPG Photo Archive The 50 year Gala of the Canada Arab Business Council at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto with our finance Minister The Honourable Bill Morneau who was the Guest Speaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1555603746019-AXX4NRMMDZMWA6QW0CP6/IMG_5493.jpg Photo Archive To the right, Emirates Airline GM Don McWilliam and Finance Minister The Honourable Bill Morneau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1552439444189-73YPQPFUM1DK8849T596/unnamed+%286%29.jpg Photo Archive NORTH Inc visited Dubai investigating investment opportunities and demonstrated its Focals technology at Dubai Futures Participants: (l to r) Stephen Lake, CEO, NORTH Inc, Mike Galbraith, CFO, NORTH Inc, NORTH technical Advisor, Shawky Fahel, CMEC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1552439417762-X5GY24S5WSTK6SO104YJ/unnamed+%281%29.jpg Photo Archive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1552439434067-NFVEYNBPNUJYBSHQ5K18/unnamed+%284%29.jpg Photo Archive NORTH Inc visited Dubai investigating investment opportunities and demonstrated its Focals technology at Dubai Futures headquarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1552439445508-EFRCN466IX8I5CCKGJUN/unnamed+%287%29.jpg Photo Archive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559010517190-8IYXTZ6G3MOEMEOIRW1G/IMG_7594.jpg Photo Archive NORTH Inc visited Dubai investigating investment opportunities and demonstrated its Focals technology at Dubai Futures headquarters. Participants: His Excellency, Kahlfan Benloul, CEO, Dubai Futures VP , Technology, Dubai Futures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559010601366-J00GFG7GUG5LKKPSWJ6S/IMG_7592.jpg Photo Archive Stephen Lake, CEO of NORTH inc, presenting NORTH’s Focals technology to Dubai’s Futures group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559010662130-MTTPXO82F96BCV6B0X1D/IMG_7157.jpg Photo Archive Event: Shawky Fahel introduced the UAE Ambassador met Canada’s Leader of the House Participants: Second from left, His Excellency Fahad Saeed Al Raqbani, UAE Ambassador to Canada. Third from the left, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Canada’s House Leader and Minister for Small Business. On the right, Shawky Fahel, CMEC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559010750121-F58QTZZ8OW1S27CR9UF8/IMG_2778.jpg Photo Archive Shawky Fahel, CMEC (l) met with his good friend, His Excellency Hassen Al Suwaidi, former UAE Ambassador to Canada (2000 to 2008). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559010797986-SHDDZV49V9JVSMYRMIL1/IMG_2653.jpg Photo Archive Meeting of the Dubai Business Council in Dubai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559010830680-OUZFPCW9Z5FREVQATE2J/IMG_2649.jpg Photo Archive Shawky Fahel, CMEC met with the Chariman of FDI, Mr. Fahad Al Garawi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559010872128-KPWZKRWARKHVKO8EXST0/IMG_0813.jpg Photo Archive Shawky Fahel (l) hosted Scott Proudfoot (r). the Representative of Canada to the Palestinian Authority. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559010908814-1T3G09R3WZXL8O2R7EF6/IMG_7602.jpg Photo Archive Event: NORTH Inc visited Dubai investigating investment opportunities and demonstrated its Focals technology at Dubai Futures Participants: (l to r) His Excellency, Kahlfan Benloul, CEO, Dubai Futures Stephen Lake, CEO, NORTH Inc Mike Galbraith, CFO, NORTH Inc Shawky Fahel, CMEC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559010971729-AHSPM331VHRSNZ5DAY6E/IMG_7601.jpg Photo Archive Event: NORTH Inc visited Dubai investigating investment opportunities and demonstrated its Focals technology at Dubai Futures headquarters. Participants: The NORTH Inc team met with His Excellency, Kahlfan Benloul, CEO, Dubai Futures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559011029127-T4BEZMFGAS4U862HZP1Q/IMG_7599.jpg Photo Archive NORTH Inc visited Dubai investigating investment opportunities and demonstrated its Focals technology at Dubai Futures headquarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559011150373-CV8TTAUZQ6VE2W69RQLB/IMG_0810.jpg Photo Archive The CMEC team met with Scott Proudfoot, the Representative of Canada to the Palestinian Authority https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1559011196176-LBT1XBHFY0VLTGBMMY4F/IMG_0807.jpg Photo Archive Event: Shawky Fahel, CMEC hosted Scott Proudfoot, the Representative of Canada to the Palestinian Authority. Participants: (l to r) Shawky Fahel, CMEC Marwan Tabarra, Member of Parliament, Kitchener South – Hespeler, Scott Proudfoot, the Representative of Canada to the Palestinian Authority. https://www.cmeco.ca/canada daily 0.75 2019-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1641840365597-CLPCRZB8Y12PXMJBBOQ9/Parliament+Hill.jpg Connect with Canada https://www.cmeco.ca/home daily 1.0 2022-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/0c542f03-18dc-46d1-8422-ee63ec97e318/048MidEastConSaudWaterloo.JPG Business without borders - Our Services Our versatile team of experts is equipped to help make introductions as well as assist with cultural awareness, travel documents, marketing, feasibility studies, and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1549225166828-YMXRQ1NU9PNWZEZ9ZIAI/JG.WebPhoto.600x800.01.jpg Business without borders - About CMEC CMEC is made up of a versatile team of leaders with decades of experience in business, academia, through to all levels of government. We notably helped Blackberry break into the Middle East in the early 2000’s, and continue to this day to help the brightest innovators of today like Waterloo’s North do business in new areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/5546d079-d2d4-491a-9d84-53c72b42dacc/093MidEastConSaudWaterloo.JPG Business without borders - Connect with the Middle East We take great joy in growing Canadian companies in the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on the Gulf States. Contact us for introductions and help working with experts across government and industry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/6c13b402-e3e9-4fa9-b59b-ac58092abb5f/Toronto+skyline.jpg Business without borders - Connect with Canada As Canadian leaders, we leverage years of expertise and experience and connections at every level of government, and across dozens of industries across the country. We particularly specialize in the burgeoning tech community of Waterloo Region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1546464568194-56QF2HFCQW0GFLDNQXJ0/cmeco_Hero-02.png Business without borders https://www.cmeco.ca/about daily 0.75 2019-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1560196140419-WXXL0VURMUOINGAKBHBZ/Bob+Kalbfleisch+photo.jpg About Us - Bob Kalbfleisch President, RS Kalbfleisch Consulting Inc Bob Kalbfleisch established his own consulting company in 1999 after a 30-year career in the Ontario Public Service. He has delivered on several business management projects including senior communications advisor to the Ontario Innovation Trust and the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund, CEO and Executive Director, Business Development for Agricorp, and senior marketing and communications advisor for the University of Guelph’s Laboratory Services. Bob was a founding Director and the Managing Director of Canada’s Technology for Food (CTFF) where he cultivated, and facilitated the adoption of world class innovative advanced manufacturing and information technology solutions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1556589366977-10FXL2NDHOLPKOMP9A77/team_rosehart.jpg About Us - Dr. Bob Rosehart Retired President, Wilfid Laurier University and Lakehead University (Ontario, Canada) Dr. Bob Rosehart is the Past President and Vice-Chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), Waterloo, Ontario. He assumed this position on September 1, 1997 and completed a ten-year term in August 2007. During the previous thirteen years he served as President and Vice-Chancellor of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Dr. Rosehart holds honorary degrees from University of Waterloo (2006), Nipissing University (2007) and WLU (2008) as well as degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo. He was a professor of chemical engineering at Lakehead University during the 1970's.. Dr. Rosehart’s interests are in economic development, science and technology policies, corporate governance and indigenous self-government policies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1556589054278-5DZ3GA6G27I0YK9OI72J/team_bourgeois.jpg About Us - Don Bourgeois Lawyer Don Bourgeois is a lawyer who practices primarily regulatory law, and charitable and not-for-profit law. Mr. Bourgeois was General Counsel for a large regulatory and law enforcement agency in Ontario, reporting to the Ministry of the Attorney General, for almost a decade, during which time he also served as Deputy Registrar, Director of Licensing and Registration, and Director of Legal Services. He is the author of Public Law in Canada, and several texts for the charitable and not-for-profit sector, including The Law of Charitable and Not-for-Profit Organizations, and Elections Law of Canada. In recognition of his contributions to his community and profession, Mr. Bourgeois is the recipient of several honours and awards, including The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, AMS/John Hodgson Award and others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1556588704175-970V27KLB8WS4ZLV5OW4/team_mustakas.jpg About Us - Klaudios Mustakas Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, Mustakas & Associates Klaudios is a former senior manager with the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). He has 37 years of federal government service, including international diplomatic assignments in the United States and the Middle East. He retired as Chief, Enforcement (CBSA). He has twice been awarded the Governor-General of Canada’s Peace Officer Exemplary Medal for exemplary service in the Canadian Government. Before opening his own practice, he was an advisor on immigration programs for the Pace Law Firm. An expert in Canadian immigration and enforcement matters, he has extensive knowledge of all levels of the federal and Ontario governments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1556588807394-90A044PD0JIZ4K7WK1JI/team_baker.jpeg About Us - Donald Baker Consultant, International Affairs and International Academia Dr. Donald Baker has unusually broad experience in the strategic direction of higher education. In addition to serving as department chair, dean and vice president academic in Canadian Universities, he was vice president of a college that evolved into a university. From 2012 to 2016 Dr. Baker was consultant to the President of Qatar University on strategic management issues. This followed six years at United Arab Emirates University where he served at Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Services and then as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. In Canada, he was President of Mount Royal College (now University), Vice President Academic at Wilfrid Laurier University and director of the Secretariat for PEQAB. He held full-time faculty appointments at Stanford University, Michigan State University, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1556589170989-3F5ZLN9WAQTUFUPALZZ1/team_gillberry.jpeg About Us - John Gillberry MBA A seasoned senior executive with a track record spanning nearly three decades of success with particular expertise in managing the finance and operations of venture capital backed enterprises. Successfully completed complex transactions including mergers, acquisitions, cross-border business arrangements and international business agreements and has held a variety of senior roles ranging from CFO and CEO at a variety of leading firms including G.A. Finance, RCA Corporation, General Electric, and others. A successful entrepreneur in his own right, John is the founder and president of Bayfield Capital Group, a specialized corporate finance advisory firm providing expertise in areas of mergers, acquisitions, asset based lending solutions, capital acquisition and other growth strategies which may take advantage of non-traditional or equity financing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1556588555509-4WD5Q4W82SSK5TL6L7NZ/team_faraawi.jpeg About Us - Dr. Rafat Faraawi Rheumatologist. Faculty Member, McMaster University Dr. Rafat Faraawi is a licensed Rheumatologist in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Faraawi is also an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, at McMaster University. During his outstanding career he has been the Principal Investigator in over 30 clinical research trials and has authored more than 50 abstracts and publications. Dr. Faraawi is the Principal Investigator with K-W Musculoskeletal Research Inc and he is the Consultant Rheumatologist with both the Grand River Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital in the Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1556589098572-TUOATRZ8NZSCJ1JUMZ9C/team_simonson.jpg About Us - Ray Simonson Co-founder and CEO of Glove Systems Inc. Mr. Simonson is an experienced tech CEO and start-up founder. He has extensive experience with large capital project management and construction software, building high performing teams, start-ups, fundraising, and selling enterprise software internationally. He led the October 2010 MBO of Coreworx, closed the deal in three weeks with the help of his strong management team. They grew revenue by 4 times over 3 years despite running with very little operating capital. He has served on and both private and public boards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1560891064693-DZBL2A9VBL6LJIJUJIK3/Doug+Carruthers.JPG About Us - Douglas Carruthers CEO and Board Member, Titan Management Douglas Carruthers has a BA from McMaster University. Douglas has over forty-five years of management experience with complex business models in agriculture and environmental solution activities. He executed very successfully as VP Corporate Development at Organic Resource Management Inc., a TSX listed company organic waste recycling services company between 1992 - 2012. He is a skillful planner, communicator and team motivator. During his career he has held various senior executive positions in public companies and sat on two public company boards. He was also sales manager of a large Canadian commodity trading organization, a credit risk analyst to agricultural enterprises and a recycling technology adoption risk analyst with a venture capital firm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1556588077135-22W4613LN91AM7MV6YHC/shawky.jpeg About Us - Shawky Fahel President & CEO, Canada Middle-East Consulting Shawky started JG Contracting Ltd in 1979. He now owns and operates several successful businesses under the JG Group of Companies including a successful woodworking shop, a property development company and - most recently - Canada-Middle East Consulting Inc (CMEC). A Palestinian, he has written extensively about improving relations between Palestinians and Israelis. Fahel has helped establish several organizations, and has served as an advisor on Middle East matters to the Canadian Departments of External Affairs and International Trade. He is the distinguished recipient of several honours and awards including Waterloo’s Citizen of the Year, Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellowship Award as well as several humanitarian and outstanding volunteer awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1549227429172-HQBP6BRAVY871IQKVSDP/IMG_7573.jpg About Us https://www.cmeco.ca/contact daily 0.75 2019-03-27 https://www.cmeco.ca/services daily 0.75 2021-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1552439945876-GUJLE0RX1YIX10QYSW5I/IMG_2653.jpg Our Services https://www.cmeco.ca/shawky-fahel daily 0.75 2019-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1552439081453-NJJP1SYGD3S7270R1Y3T/shawky.jpg Founder Bio - Shawky Fahel https://www.cmeco.ca/middle-east daily 0.75 2019-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0ffb00365f02742a99a24a/1549237244647-L8ZM2UY8M2KRW92KMSY8/paweldotio-679856-unsplash.jpg Connect with the Middle East