November 25, 2024 | 8:45 AM - 4:45 PM ET | Westin TwentyTwo | Governor General Ballroom | 4th Floor, 11 Colonel By Drive | Ottawa, Ontario | K1N 9H4 | and Virtually

• Conference Program

PROGRAM

0845-0900 Opening Welcome

0900-0945: The Hon Jean-Yves Duclos (in conversation)

0945-0950: Remarks from Goldy Hyder, CEO, Business Council of Canada

0950-1045 Developing a Canadian Defence Industrial Strategy 

• Wendy Hadwen, ADM Defence Industry Policy, Department of National Defence 
• Dr. Craig Stone, CGAI Fellow 
• Trevor Neiman, VP, Business Council of Canada 
• William C. Henagan, National Security Council, USA

1045-1115 Coffee Break

1115-1200 The Hon Bill Blair (in conversation)

1200-1230 Keynote: LGen Kelsey, VCDS 

1230-1400 Lunch

1400-1500 A SITREP on Canada’s Defence Procurement Initiatives

• Nancy Tremblay, ADM Materiel, DND 
• Simon Page, ADM Defence and Marine Procurement Branch, PSPC 
• Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow, MLI 

1500-1530 Coffee

1530-1630 What does a path to 2% of GDP after ONSAF look like for the CAF?

• LGen Kenny, Commander, RCAF 
• VAdm Topshee, Commander RCN
• LGen Wright, Commander, CA 

1630-1645 Closing Remarks 

1645-1830 Reception

SPONSORS

This event 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, and Hanwha Defence, event sponsors the Business Council of Canada, Raytheon Technologies, L3Harris Canada, the Embassy of Norway to Canada, CAE, AWS, Davie, Bombardier, and Thales. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

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