From Factory Floor to Defense Supply Chain: AI, CAD, Cybersecurity, & ERP
About this Event
Canadian manufacturers are facing two major opportunities at the same time: improving how their operations run today and preparing for new opportunities in a growing domestic defense supply chain.
The From Factory Floor to Defense Supply Chain event brings those conversations together.
Join manufacturing, technology, cybersecurity, and industry experts for a practical discussion about strengthening operations, improving visibility, connecting systems, protecting information, and understanding what manufacturers should consider when exploring opportunities in Canada's defense industry.
This is not a generic software demo or a compliance-only seminar. It is a practical conversation about building stronger manufacturing operations and preparing your organization for what comes next.
What You'll Learn
Throughout the event, we'll explore how manufacturers can strengthen the systems, processes, and technology that support growth, including:
- Improving production and operational visibility
- Connecting ERP, production, inventory, costing, and business data
- Strengthening inventory management and traceability
- Building better processes around documentation and information
- Understanding the role cybersecurity plays in modern manufacturing
- Preparing for potential opportunities within Canada's defense supply chain
- Understanding the foundations of CPCSC readiness
- Identifying realistic next steps for operational modernization and cybersecurity readiness
The goal is to make these topics practical, approachable, and relevant to the challenges manufacturers are dealing with today.
Manufacturing Technology & Operational Improvement
Modern manufacturing depends on much more than production capacity.
Manufacturers need accurate information, reliable processes, connected systems, strong inventory control, traceability, visibility into costs, and the ability to make decisions using current data.
We'll discuss how technology can support these areas without turning the conversation into a software demonstration.
Expect practical discussions around:
- ERP and manufacturing systems
- Production visibility
- Inventory management
- Costing
- Traceability
- Connected data
- Documentation
- Operational efficiency
Canada's Defense Manufacturing Opportunity
Canada's increasing focus on domestic defense capability and secure Canadian supply chains may create new opportunities for manufacturers.
But being capable of producing a component or product is only part of the equation.
Depending on the opportunity and contract, manufacturers may also encounter additional expectations around cybersecurity, information protection, documentation, traceability, systems, and operational discipline.
This event will help manufacturers better understand those considerations and begin thinking about what readiness could look like for their organization.
Understanding CPCSC Readiness
The Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification, or CPCSC, introduces cybersecurity requirements for applicable defense contracts involving sensitive government information.
Requirements will depend on the specific contract and circumstances.
Our discussion will focus on helping manufacturers understand the fundamentals, ask better questions, and identify potential gaps within their organization.
This is about awareness and readiness, not promising instant certification or suggesting that every Canadian manufacturer needs to become certified.
Who Should Attend?
This event is designed for manufacturing leaders involved in operations, technology, finance, security, quality, and strategic growth, including:
- Owners and executives
- Presidents and general managers
- Operations and plant leaders
- Production managers
- Supply-chain leaders
- Controllers and CFOs
- IT leaders
- Cybersecurity professionals
- Quality and compliance leaders
- Manufacturers exploring defense-industry opportunities
You do not need to currently manufacture for the defense industry to attend.
The operational improvement, technology, cybersecurity, traceability, and modernization topics apply to manufacturers across a wide range of industries.
Why Attend?
Attend to:
- Understand how connected technology can improve manufacturing efficiency and visibility
- Learn what defense-supply-chain readiness may require beyond manufacturing capacity
- Get a practical introduction to CPCSC without an overly technical presentation
- Explore how ERP, cybersecurity, documentation, and traceability work together
- Hear perspectives from manufacturing, technology, and cybersecurity experts
- Connect with manufacturing peers and industry leaders
- Identify practical next steps for operational modernization or readiness assessment
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 27.96
