North Pacific Defence Cooperation
Working Program
Working Program
Info: Please note that this program may still be subject to changes.
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM
Registration
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
Welcome Remarks
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Opening Keynote
Info: Lieutenant-General D.A. Macaulay, Senior Military Representative – Indo-Pacific
🕑: 09:35 AM - 10:20 AM
Panel I: Strengthening Cybersecurity Cooperation
Info: • Dr. Jeehye Kim, Senior Program Manager, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
• MGen Dave Yarker, Commander, Canadian Cyber Command
• Moderator: Vina Nadjibulla, Founder and CEO, Centre for Strategic Statecraft
🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM
Panel II: AI, Space, and Emerging Technologies
Info: • Dr. Alex Salt, Senior Researcher, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
• Giovanni D’Alesio, Senior Business Development, MDA Space
• Ray Townsend, Canadian Public Sector Lead, Cohere
• Moderator: Dr. Alex Wilner, Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University
🕑: 12:10 PM - 01:40 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:40 PM - 02:25 PM
Panel III: Partnerships for Maritime Security
Info: • Clare Helene McKendry, PhD Candidate, University of Waterloo
• Joffre Leblanc, Deputy Director (Indo-Pacific, Middle East and Africa), Security and Defence Relations Division, Global Affairs Canada
• Cpt (N) Robert Watt, Director Naval Strategy, Royal Canadian Navy
• Moderator: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, Vice President Ottawa Operations, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
🕑: 03:05 PM - 03:50 PM
Panel IV: Growing Defence Industry Collaboration
Info: • Dr. Julie Kim, Korea Post-Doctoral Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
• Daniel Lauzon, Head of Global Public Policy, CAE
• Moderator: Dr. David Perry, President and CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
🕑: 03:50 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 214.33
