Alan Shaver

Innovate BC develops entrepreneurial talent and supports commercializing technology. The firm focuses on competitively positioning British Columbia in today's global knowledge economy in order to provide significant employment opportunities and a high standard of living for British Columbians. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Maple Leaf Educational Systems is a Chinese firm that currently operates 20 schools in China enrolling more than 6,750 students. Maple Leaf's Schools provide quality educational programs by blending the best of East and West educational practices. Maple Leaf Schools prepare their students well for the global world of tomorrow. Maple Leaf's High School (Grade 10-12) programs and its Foreign Nationals Schools (K-9) are taught in English by British Columbia, Canada certified teachers. These programs are inspected and certified by British Columbia's Ministry of Eductation. Grade 12 graduates receive both the Chinese and British Columbia graduation certificates. As international students, who have completed a Western (British Columbia, Canada) high school program in English, graduates from Maple Leaf High Schools are actively recruited by Western universities. More than 250 British Columbia, Canada certified teachers are currently teaching in Maple Leaf Schools in China.