27 November 2025 | 8:30AM - 6:30 PM EDT | Westin TwentyTwo, 11 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON, K1N 9J1
SYNOPSIS
Full day conference hosting future discussion on Canada's role in Continental Defence, bridging NORAD and Aerospace continental defence, and looking at defence in the CAF from a Pan-Domain perspective.
PROGRAM
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8:00AM - 8:55AM - Registration
8:50AM - 8:55AM - Opening Remarks
- David Perry, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
8:55AM - 9:00AM - Welcoming Remarks
- Richard Foster, L3Harris
9:00AM - 9:15AM - Keynote
- The Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence
9:15 - 9:30AM - Break
9:30-10:40 - NORAD & NORAD Modernization Briefs
- MGen Chris McKenna, Commander - 1 Canadian Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force
- MGen Jeff Smyth, Chief of Air and Space Force Development, Royal Canadian Air Force
- Peter Saunders, Director General - NORAD-Continental Defence Modernization Office
- Geneviève Lehoux, Senior Director for the NORAD Program, Department of National Defence
10:40AM - 11:10AM - Coffee Break
11:10AM - 11:45AM – NORAD & NORAD Modernization Q&A
- Genevieve Lehoux, Senior Director for the NORAD Program, Department of National Defence
- MGen Chris McKenna, Commander - 1 Canadian Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force
- Peter Saunders, Director General - NORAD-Continental Defense Modernization Office
- MGen Jeff Smyth, Chief of Air and Space Force Development, Royal Canadian Air Force
- Moderator: MGen (ret’d) Scott Clancy, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
11:45AM - 12:45PM - Lunch
12:45PM - 1:15PM - Fireside Chat – Procuring Continental Defence
- Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement)
1:25 PM - 2:30 – Integrated Air and Missile Defence
- Peter Bates, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
- Dr. James Fergusson, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
- Peggy Mason, President, Rideau Institute
- Dr. Col (ret’d) Al Stephenson, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
- Moderator: David Perry, President and CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
2:35 – 3:20PM – Integrated Air and Missile Defence – Industry Perspectives
- MGen (ret’d) David Lowthian, International Business Development Manager, NORAD Modernization and PDC2, Lockheed Martin
- MGen (ret’d) Sylvain Menard, Country Director, Canada Global Government Relations, Europe & Americas, RTX
- Moderator: David Perry, President and CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
3:20 PM - 3:50PM - Coffee Break
3:50 - 5:00PM – Pan DND/CAF Perspectives on Continental Defence
- Dr. Scott McLelland, Director R&D, Strategic Defence Capabilities, Defence Research and Development Canada
- BGen Walter Norquay, Director General Information Capabilities Force Development, Canadian Armed Forces
- Neil O'Rourke, Director General, Fleet and Maritime Services, Canadian Coast Guard
- Col Marc Prince, Director Land Force Development, Canadian Army
- Cmdre Scott Robinson, Director General Naval Force Development, Royal Canadian Navy
- Moderator: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, Vice-President Ottawa Operations, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
5:00 – 5:25PM – Fireside Chat
- LGen Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force
5:25PM - 5:30PM - Closing Remarks
- David Perry, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
5:35PM - 6:30PM - Reception
REGISTRATION
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SPONSORS
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Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program
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Lockheed Martin Canada
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General Dynamics
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Hanwha Defence and Ocean
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BAE Systems
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Amazon Web Services
- COVE
- Davie Shipyards
- Microsoft
Conference Sponsors:
- L3Harris
- Raytheon
- Dell
- Bell Textron
- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
- Airbus Defence and Space Canada Inc.
- HATCH



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