Mandeep Chawla

Support the need for government-to-government engagement to underpin the need for a rules-based investment climate. Engage on policies and programs relating to development and deployment of sovereign AI in Canada. Potential funding opportunities relating to AI compute and digital infrastructure, including those arising under the Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy. Engage federal officials regarding Celestica's Canadian manufacturing expertise for aerospace and defence, in the context of the Defence Industrial Strategy's mandate to grow national champions to advance Canada's sovereign capabilities. Trade agreement negotiation and policies/regulations/tariffs related to import/exports to support the manufacturing and design sector.