Best Defence 2021 Program
A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
Master of Ceremony: Peter Studer, CFN Consultants
Virtual Platform: Eventmobi
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
| 0900 | Welcome –Heather Pilot, Pilot Hill Ltd. & Peter Studer, CFN Consultants |
| 0905 | Canadian Armed Forces Mini Outlooks 0905 Col Christopher Renahan, Director Land Requirements, Canadian Army 0935 Col David Pletz, Director Air Requirements, Royal Canadian Air Force 1005 Capt (N) Blair Brown, Director Naval Requirements, Royal Canadian Navy Sponsored by General Dynamics Lands Systems – Canada |
| 1045 | Break |
| 1100 | Supporting Viable Chains of Critical Minerals Andrew Ghattas, Director, Critical Minerals Task Force Natural Resources Canada |
| 1130 | Research Capabilities in Advanced Manufacturing The Advance Manufacturing Consortium: McMaster University, University of Waterloo, Western University Peter White Executive Director, Government Relations & Strategic Partnerships Western University |
| 1200 | Lunch Break |
| 1230 | Canada’s Post-Covid Procurement Outlook Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Perry, Vice President Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) Sponsored by Airbus Helicopters Canada |
| 1310 | Trends in the Application of the Value Proposition: Potential Impacts for Canadian Industry Stephanie Batstone, Managing Partner, NyRAD Inc. |
| 1345 | Industry Updates • Airbus Helicopters, François Dufault • GDLS-C, Ted Middleton • IMT Defence, Remo Assini |
| 1400 | B2B Networking + Exhibitors Sponsored by Canadian Defence Review (CDR) |
| 1530 | Day 1 Closes |
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
| 0900 | Welcome Remarks |
| 0910 | Transformation in a Digital Era Brigadier-General P.C. Sabourin Director General, Information Capabilities Force Development Department of National Defence |
| 0945 | Modernizing the Defence Supply Chain from Factory to Foxhole: The Advantage of Holistic Planning & Partnering Judith Bennett, Director General, Materiel Systems and Supply Chain Department of National Defence Sponsored by IMT Defence |
| 1015 | Accelerating Digital Transformation in Defence with BlackBerry IVY: An Intelligent Data Platform Sarah Tatsis, Sr Vice President, IVY Development BlackBerry |
| 1045 | Break |
| 1100 | Balancing the Development & Growth of the Canadian Economy with National Security Risks Katherine Hanna, Regional Director General (Toronto Region) Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS) |
| 1130 | CyberSecure Canada Program Erle Higgins, Manager CyberSecure Canada |
| 1200 | Lunch Break |
| 1230 | Accelerating Diversity and Inclusion in Federal Procurement – Focus on Indigenous Procurement Understand how federal procurement is becoming more inclusive and accessible for diverse and underrepresented small businesses! Dennis Brunner Public Services and Procurement Canada / Government of Canada Introduction by: Menelaos (Manny) Argiropoulos Chief, SME Stakeholder Engagement Procurement Assistance Canada (PAC) Public Services and Procurement Canada – Ontario Region |
| 1300 | Cyber Security Challenges in Connected & Autonomous Vehicles A.J. Khan, President Global Syndicate for Mobility Cyber Security |
| 1330 | Bringing Innovations to Life in Optics-Photonics Patrice Topart, Director – Defence, Security & Aerospace Business Unit INO Canada (INO is the largest centre of expertise in optics & photonics in Canada and is among the best technological research centers in the world) |
| 1400 | B2B + Exhibitor Booths Sponsored by Canadian Defence Review (CDR) |
| 1530 | Wrap Up Heather Pilot and Peter Studer |