Michael Ansara is a Vancouver-based senior relationship manager and digital industries/cleantech lead for Export Development Canada (EDC). With more than 12 years of work experience in Western Canada, he advises and supports Canadian mid-market businesses in their cross-border growth endeavours by providing connections, risk mitigation and working capital solutions. Before joining EDC, Ansara worked in the banking and trade finance industry in Toronto and is also a Certified International Trade Professional (CITP).