Presented By

7:30 – 8:20

Registration

8:20 – 8:30

Welcome  

Master of Ceremonies:  Richard Gravel, Vice President Government Programs, Heddle Shipyards
Terri Pavelic, Editor in Chief, Vanguard

8:30 – 9:00

Opening Keynote

RAdm Bruce Baffer, USCG (Ret’d), Senior Vice President, Global Government Services, American Bureau of Shipping

9:00 – 9:15

Naval Overview

Cmdre Jason Armstrong, MSM, CD, RCN, Director General Naval Force Development

9:15 – 10:25

Panel 1

Moderator:

Derek Buxton, Vice President, Business Development, VARD

Panelists:

Wayne Brewster, Vice President, Maritime, Thales Canada

Richard Gravel, Vice President Government Programs, Heddle Shipyards 

Jens Flarup, Area Sales Director, SH Defence

The Modern Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)

• What is an OPV - defining the OPV as a ship type
  
• Current trends and the evolution of the contemporary OPV design
  
• Typical OPV missions and capabilities – versatility and operational flexibility
  
• Modularity and mission payload arrangements
  
• Bang for the buck - the OPV cost-capability advantage
  

10:25 – 10:55

Networking Break  

10:55 – 12:05

Panel 2

Moderator:
Cdr Greg Zuliani, RCN, Capital Programme Coordinator

Panelists:

Capt Travis Borchuk, Project Director Light Icebreaker, Canadian Coast Guard
Cdr Nicole Robichaud, MSM, CD, Commanding Officer, HMCS Margaret Brooke

Ian Schumacker, Defence Maritime Support Next Generation – Vessel Replacement Programme Lead, SERCO

Key Habitability Design Considerations

• Crew retention measures
• Design impact on habitability:
  o    accommodations
  o    food services
  o    shipboard cleaning/husbandry
  o    off watch recreation (including personal fitness)
  
• Industry solutions in use in commercial ships
  

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch & Networking

RAdm Brian Santarpia, CD, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic/Joint Task Force Atlantic

13:00 – 13:30

Luncheon Keynote

13:30 – 13:40

Tech Showcase

Darlene Seligman, Vice President, Arktos Developments Ltd

Arktos Developments Ltd

13:40 – 13:50

Tech Showcase

Brandon Wright, CEO, Barnacle Systems

Barnacle Systems

13:50 – 14:15

Presentation

Kristina Proulx, DRDC, Director of Innovation Operations, Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) 

René Blais, Marine Engineer, Department of National Defence

The IDEaS program and 2022 Corrosion Detection in Ships Sandbox (CDIS) 

In the realm of naval innovation, in April 2022 and in collaboration with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), IDEaS conducted a Sandbox where 9 innovators were invited to demonstrate their technologies to detect and assess corrosion on CAF ships without reliance on human visual inspection or removal of equipment, in both simulated and real-world conditions. The Sandbox, to help the CAF reduce corrosion’s operational impact onboard ships and improve the effectiveness of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, was conducted at the Center for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. As a result of this Sandbox, the RCN successfully acquired knowledge of the applicability and versatility demonstrated by participants’ technologies, including the limitations of their technology, and the impact of the real ship conditions versus a controlled/lab environment.

14:15 – 14:25

Tech Showcase

Randall McGregor, President, RJ McGregor & Associates

Light Structures

14:25 – 14:35

Tech Showcase

Bill Gowland, President, Fibreglass Solutions Inc.

Fibreglass Solutions Inc.

14:35 – 15:05

Networking Break

15:05 – 16:15

Panel 3

Moderator:
Blaine Duffley, Project Manager Joint Support Ship

Panelists:

Shaun Padulo, President & Chief Executive Officer, Heddle Shipyards
George A. ‘Sandy’ Thomson, Founder, Innovator, Thordon Bearings Inc.

Dave Hatherall, Associate Consultant, CFN Consultants

Procurement: How do we maximize Canadian Industry participation?

• Leverage experience from current NSS projects
• Discuss the breadth of the Canadian marine industry available to support a project of the size anticipated (one for one replacement of Kingston-class):
  o   Design, build, equipping, in-service support
  o    Impact of shipyard procurement using their supply chain versus mandating capable Canadian equipment sources
  o   How Industry can achieve the government of Canada's Green and Indigenous business initiatives
  

16:15 – 16:25

Closing Remarks

Richard Gravel, Vice President Government Programs, Heddle Shipyards

16:30 – 18:30

Reception

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