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7:30 – 8:20

Registration

8:20 – 8:30

Welcome  

RAdm Casper Donovan, CD, RCN (Ret’d)
Terri Pavelic, Editor in chief, Vanguard

Cmdre Keith Coffen, Director General Maritime Equipment Programme Management, Department of National Defence

8:30 – 9:00

Opening Keynote

9:00 – 10:10

Panel 1

Moderator:

Neil O’Rourke, Director General Integrated Technical Services, Canadian Coast Guard

Panelists:

Capt(N) Dave Benoit (Ret’d), Former Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott Commanding Officer, Halifax
Ted Kirkpatrick, Director, Business Development & Government Relations, Ontario Shipyards
Mark Sheppard, Director, Naval Platform Systems, Department of National Defence
Capt(N) Damien Chouinard-Prevost, Director, Maritime Equipment Program Management (Major Surface Combatant), Department of National Defence

THE REALITIES OF MAINTAINING AGING FLEETS FOR THE NAVY AND COAST GUARD

10:10 – 10:20

Tech Showcase

Jocelyn Bamford, Vice President, Automatic Coating Limited

TIDAL COAT FLUIDIZE BED, 20 PLUS YEARS
OF CORROSION COATING SUCCESS.

10:20 – 10:50

Networking Break  

10:50 – 12:00

Panel 2

Moderator:

Dr. L. John Leggat, former Chief Executive Officer of Defence Research and Development Canada and Assistant Deputy Minister for Science and Technology

Panelists:

Shaun Horning, President and CEO, Gastops Ltd.

Tony Karadimas, Executive Sales , Operations, Contracts, Quality, JSquared Technologies

David Hill, Director of Commercial Operations for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Canada Limited

INNOVATIVE MARITIME SOLUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINING LEGACY SYSTEMS

12:00 – 12:10

Tech Showcase

Corey Kirkhus, Director Of Business Development, Datifex, Inc.

ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING COMPLEX ASSETS, FACILITIES, AND TRAINING.

12:20 – 13:15

Lunch

13:15 – 13:25

Tech Showcase

Dave Harding, Operations Manager,Fiberglass Solutions Inc.

BONDSTRAND PIPING AND STRUCTURAL RETROFITS: MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY, REDUCING WEIGHT, EXTENDING USEFUL LIFE

13:25 – 13:35

Tech Showcase

Charlie Simard-Duguay, Business Development Manager, LRDG
Clyde Karanxha, CEO of Creative Techinnov Software Solutions Inc.

LRDG LANGUAGE TRAINING TECHNOLOGY

13:35 – 13:45

Tech Showcase

Valcom representative:

Randall McGregor, President, RJ McGregor &
Associates

MY CUSTOMER WANTS

13:45 – 14:45

Panel 3

Moderator:
Mark Sheppard, Director, Naval Platform Systems, Department of National Defence

Panelists:

Serena Brown, Account Executive Maritime, Deep Trekker Inc
Jacqueline Nichols, Business Development Manager, Cellula Robotics
Michael Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, Qii.AI

DRONES AND AI FOR SHIP MAINTENANCE

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14:45 – 15:15

Networking Break  

15:15 – 15:25

Tech Showcase

Harold Dumur, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, OVA

VIRTUALLY KNOW YOUR SHIP

15:25 – 15:35

Tech Showcase

Light Structures representative:

Randall McGregor, President, RJ McGregor &
Associates

A HULL OF A TIME

15:35 – 16:05

Fireside Chat

Sean Willy, President and CEO, Des Nedhe Group
David Acco, Executive Vice-President, Acosys Consulting Services Inc.

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING INDIGENOUS PARTICIPATION IN THE OPPORTUNITIES SECTOR

16:05– 16:15

Closing Summary

16:15 – 18:00

Reception

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