Kurt de Vries

Trade Commissioner, Trade Commissioner in #Ontario, #business_development, #Automotive, Traveler & dad, Views expressed mine, retweets & follows ≠ endorsements.

[Kurt de Vries @kurtdevries1]

@FlavioVolpe1 @TheCurrentCBC Looking good!

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Cruising with @FlavioVolpe1 talking shop - strategizing how we can help scale German automaker investments in Canada beyond anything we could have ever imagined pre-pandemic. Government and private sector collaboration at its best—talking on a drive to a meeting of the minds.

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@melanie_korach @MapleLeafs @NHL One of the greatest face-off professionals in the league along with great footwork. Thanks for sharing.

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@VictorFedeli @WREDC_Tony @vue_real @investontario @vue_real has great technology that will change glass forever. Well done Reza!

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@FlavioVolpe1 @Alevolpe10 Congratulations on the birthday of your son. Enjoy the day.

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@FP_Champagne @VW It’s a honour to be a small part of this great team Canada. Well played captain!

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@Erin_Murphy Happy birthday. :)

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@elonmusk @EddieZipperer Reminds me of my younger days when I saw faces everywhere—-the original neural impression—mommy’s and daddy’s faces—our first visual template/paradigm to understand the world around us. Actually I still see faces everywhere—-makes for a fun day. Lol

[Kurt de Vries @kurtdevries1]

@FP_Champagne @FlavioVolpe1 FPC=ABC. @FP_Champagne embodies the ABC of business development…Always Be Closing! Always a pleasure to be a player on the championship team! Thanks for the honour @APMACanada and @TCS_SDC!

[Kurt de Vries @kurtdevries1]

With @MacnicaAmericas in San Jose CA after talking technology trends and scouting. Scouting for technology partners, they have a strong recognition of Canadian AI. Macnica is nimble and moves fast. Thank you Fumio Oda for flying in to meet Soichi and I in California.

[Kurt de Vries @kurtdevries1]

Beaming after meeting with Holly Wu at @MercedesBenzUSA in California. It is hard not to smile after hearing @MercedesBenz plans for the world and its recent ventures. The company is open to new ideas and moves fast like its cars! #MercedesBenz #Mercedes

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@elonmusk Just like Divorce Court. Yikes!

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I love working with @BMWGroup. There is no better way to get an understanding of the full user experience and the technologies that compliment it than actually driving around in their latest fully electric Grand Coupe, The I4 - The future of mobility. Thank you @BMWStartups #BMW

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Great to have you here @WarrenAli3. Thanks for kicking off the meet up!

[Warren Ali @WarrenAli3]

And so it begins. Thank you to Team Canada members @cbnpeet & @kurtdevries1 for this high value-add pitch day to #SiliconValley VCs and OEM + Tier 1 Tech Scouts. Here in support of a few Project Arrow startup pattners. Thanks also to @autotechcouncil for hosting our delegation.

[Kurt de Vries @kurtdevries1]

@Framer_71 @FlavioVolpe1 @elonmusk @Tesla @FP_Champagne @adepault @spomel Ask @ajay_kochhar founder of Li-Cycle. Scouted him and his stealthy team back in 2017 when he was still sharing office space with the family business. Now they are public and growing exponentially around the world. Started in Canada and are staying.
https://t.co/sKpwr6f8Df

[Kurt de Vries @kurtdevries1]

@elonmusk & @Tesla - CANADA gets it! To be first at anything you must move, move first, move fast, move at LUDICROUS SPEED! You have a cool place, people & robots. Thanks for having us. We are going to make it happen—the greenest car on earth! #Tesla #ElonMusk #Canada

[Kurt de Vries @kurtdevries1]

California and Canada are the places to be for next generation ZEVs and autotech. There is so much we can do and so many things we can make.

[François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 @FP_Champagne]

Wrapping up the day here at the @NAIASDetroit, following meetings with GM, Stellantis, and Ford.

On Friday we’re on our way to California to talk with another auto manufacturer to bring more investment, create jobs, and build an economy that works for everyone.

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@evafox @elonmusk Astronomy has always been cool! At least to me and my crew!

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With @SaeedAmidi, Founder & CEO of @PlugandPlayTC. Mr. Amidi created the template of open innovation and his success speaks for itself. I came to talk autotech but we had much more to talk about. Thanks Saeed for the chat. We agree great things are happening here and in Canada.

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Welcome @VW and @MercedesBenz. It is good to have you back!

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Well done team! It takes a group of hard working people pushing and pulling at various points to move these mountains! @DetlefEngler @cstcsmunich @FP_Champagne @sundudeCAN @gregorydare @FlavioVolpe1 @WarrenAli3 @Raed_Kadri1 @VictorFedeli @fordnation @JustinTrudeau and others!

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

Just announced: We’ve signed agreements with two leading German automakers – Volkswagen and Mercedes. This will help us meet growing demand, both here at home and around the world, for electric vehicles. More here on what this means: https://t.co/JdgNFlTE4n