27 January 2026 | 1:00PM - 4:00 PM EDT | 150 Elgin St, Suite 1800, Ottawa, ON, K2P 2P8 | Register via Eventbrite

SYNOPSIS

Join a half-day workshop with Canadian Global Affairs Institute and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada to talk about Canadian and European Foreign Policy on Ukraine, procurement, security chains and assistance.

This workshop will focus on increasing the security and offer a comparative foreign policy outlook from Canadian and European perspectives.

Two fire-side chats will provide a venue for key representatives from government, industry, embassies and academia to provide feedback on #KASSecurity research about the role of Canadian and European perspective for bolstering help in Ukraine and foreign assistance.

PROGRAM

1:00-1:30PM Registration

1:30-1:40PM Opening Remarks

• Dr. Bernd Althusmann, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada
• Dr. David Perry, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

1:40-1:55PM Keynote

02:00-02:45PM Fireside Chat #1: on Canadian Foreign Policy, Assistance to Ukraine and Procurement

• Anton Sestritsyn, Principal, VOSAVIS
• Wendy Gilmour, former Assistant Secretary General, Defence Investments, NATO
• MGen T.A. Morehen, DG International Security Policy, Department of National Defence
• Moderator: Dr. David Perry, President and CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

2:45-3:10PM Coffee Break

3:10-3:55PM Fireside Chat #2: European and Scandinavian perspective, Foreign Policy, Assistance to Ukraine and Procurement

• H.E. Trojven Bellan, Ambassador of Germany to Canada
• H.E. Witold Dzielski, Ambassador of Poland to Canada
• Mikael Antell, Deputy Director General for Political Affairs, Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Moderator: Dr. Bernd Althusmann, Head, Canada Office, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

4:00PM Closing Remarks

REGISTRATION

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