On November 22, 2018, The Conference Board of Canada welcomed two officials from the Ministry of Trade to their office in Ottawa, Canada. The Conference Board is the executing agency of the TPSA project.

The two officials from the Ministry of Trade were:

• Mr. Bayu Wicaksono Putro, Deputy Director for Cooperation and Foreign Assistance
• Mr. Aldin Jauhari, Bilateral Foreign Assistance Sub Division

Conference Board staff gave a presentation on TPSA project activities and results over the past four years, including activities related to gender equality and environmental sustainability. Zaki Munshi, Director of Program Development and Partnerships, at Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFO), discussed the work that his organization has done through TPSA to support Indonesian SMEs to export to Canada. The meeting ended with a discussion of upcoming activities and plans for future collaboration.