Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 09:30 am - 5:00 pm | By Invitation Only

The Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the Future Border Coalition are hosting a discussion on the breadth and status of the Canada-U.S. relationship under the incoming Trump administration with both Canadian and American experts. Feature topics of the conference will include trade and tariffs, border security, energy relations and security, and defence and national security collaboration.

Full Program with Biographies 

Program Overview

09:30 – Opening remarks

0935 – 10:30 National Security and Defence: Moderator David Perry, President & CEO, CGAI

• Mark Freedman, CEO & Principal Rebel Global Security
• Chris Sands, Director, Canada Institute, Wilson Center
• Marisol Maddox, Senior Arctic Fellow, Dartmouth College

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:55 Trade: Moderator Meredith Lilly, Professor, Carleton University

• Kevin Nealer, Principal and Partner, The Scowcroft Group
• Edward Alden, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
• Kate Kalutkiewicz, Senior Managing Director, Trade Practice & McLarty

11:55 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 13:55 Border Security: Moderator Laura Dawson, Executive Director, Future Borders Coalition

• Graham Flack, former Secretary of the Treasury Board
• Natalie Kinloch, CEO, Federal Bridge Corporation
• Vincent Rigby, former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister

14:00 – 14:30 Fireside Chat: Peter MacKay, former Minister of National Defence and Minister of Foreign Affairs

14:30 – 15:00 Break

15:00 – 15:55 Energy: Moderator Joe Calnan, Energy Security Forum Manager, CGAI

• Ben Cahill, Energy Markets and Policy, Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis, University of Texas at Austin
• Ira Joseph, Global Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
• Michael Gullo, Vice President, Policy, Business Council of Canada
• Patrick O’Rourke, Managing Director, Institutional Equity Research, ATB Capital Market

16:00 – 16:30 Fireside Chat: The Hon David McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety (invited)

Sponsors

This event is organized in partnership with the Future Border Coalition, and is made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence's MINDS Program, CGAI's strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Hanwha, BAE Systems, Cenovus, Pathways Alliance, Tourmaline Oil, and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, as well as Silver Sponsor Clear Strategies, and Supporter Maple Leaf Strategies.