Press Release - June 23, 2001
13-Year-Old London CEO to represent
Canada at the APEC Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum in Beijing and
Shanghai
London, Ontario, Canada: June 23, 2001 - Pat O'Brien,
the Member of Parliament and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister
for International Trade AND Cyberteks Design, A Division of Cyberteks
Systems Corporation, jointly announced today that its President &
CEO, 13 year old Keith Peiris, an internationally recognized and award
winning web designer will join 9 other Canadian young (Under 40 years
of age) leaders at the APEC Youth Forum scheduled to be held from July
9-14, 2001 in Beijing and Shanghai.
"I am very pleased to hear about this. I feel good when people
recognize my work and leadership. I am thankful to the Government of Canada
for recognizing my talents and selecting me out of hundreds of applicants.
Furthermore, I would like to thank Mr. Pat O'Brien, Parliamentary Secretary
to the Minister for International Trade and his staff for their tireless
efforts." Said the Cyberteks Design President, 13-year-old Keith
Peiris.
About the APEC Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum
Building Common Prosperity by Meeting Challenges of Young Leaders and
Entrepreneurs in the New Economy APEC leaders have emphasized that the
revolution in information and communications technologies allows our economies
to reach much higher levels of productivity and creates new demands for
knowledge, entrepreneurship and innovation. An ambitious Action Agenda
for the New Economy has been launched to enable economies to use these
advances to boost growth and extend services to the whole community.
Against this backdrop, China and Canada are jointly sponsoring the APEC
Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum in Beijing and Shanghai, July 9-14
2001. It will bring together leading young entrepreneurs and new economy
leaders from 21 APEC economies to share experiences and consider how to
strengthen the capacity for innovation, entrepreneurship, trade and investment
by young people in APEC in the context of the new economy.
The APEC Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum reflects the economic,
scientific and technological priorities of young leaders. Focusing on
commonalties rather than differences between young leaders strengthens
solidarity. The Forum will build critical leadership skills, create partnerships
among participants from APEC economies, and increase the understanding
of technological linkages between economic, business and policy issues.
About Cyberteks Design
Cyberteks Design, a Division of Cyberteks Systems Corporation, headquartered
in London, Ontario, Canada with Sales Offices in New York, Washington,
Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Florida and Michigan provides E-Commerce, Web
Design, Web Hosting and Marketing services.
The company's President, CEO & Chief Creative Director is an internationally
recognized and award-winning designer, 13-year-old Keith Peiris of London,
Ontario. The company has 10 highly qualified designers and programmers
on staff.
Keith Peiris was a member of the Team Canada Trade Mission to Beijing,
Shanghai and Hong Kong from February 9-18, 2001.
Cyberteks Design is planning to establish Cyberteks Design (Asia) Ltd
in China in August, 2001, US headquarters in Manhattan, New York, Montreal
and Toronto branches before the end of 2001.
Keith Peiris, the President & CEO of Cyberteks Design is one of
the keynote speakers along with George Bush, Sr., the former President
of USA at the XIIth World Productivity Congress to be held from November
5-10, 2001 on Hong Kong.
Keith Peiris has won several web design awards and recognitions from
top professionals in the industry, has attracted very large customers
from all over North America such as Interep, the largest Radio Advertising
Agency in the United States, KEWL Threads, a Hockey Apparel company founded
by Shayne Corson & Darcy Tucker of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Rogers
Television, University of Western Ontario, Bob Martin's Golf, Radio 20:20
and Regional Market Radio of the United States. Branham300 published in
the National Post Magazine of March, 2001 recognized Cyberteks Design
among this year's "Top 50 Web Design companies in Canada" for
two years in a row. Keith was also featured on the cover page of National
Post Business Magazine of April 2000 issue. Furthermore, Cyberteks Design
website is featured on the Macromedia Flash Showcase since November 1999
to date. More information about Cyberteks Design can be found on the company
web site at http://www.cyberteks.net
For more information, please contact:
Pat O'Brien,
Member of Parliament & Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of
International Trade
Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: 519-685-4745
Fax: 519-685-6992
Keith Peiris
President, CEO & Chief Creative Director
Cyberteks Design
A Division of Cyberteks Systems Corporation
110 Deveron Crescent, Unit 7
London, Ontario N5Z 4W7
Canada.
Phone: (519) 649-6572
Fax: (519) 686-7044
E-Mail: kpeiris@cyberteks.net
Website: http://www.cyberteks.net
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