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4th Annual Conference

November 2, 2023

Endurance

Venue: The Westin
Ottawa, ON Canada

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Agenda

November 2, 2023

7:30 – 8:20

Registration

8:20 – 8:30

Welcome  

Master of Ceremonies:  Jake Jacobson, Strategic Advisor,
Babcock Canada

Terri Pavelic,
Editor in chief, Vanguard media

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

8:30 – 9:00

Opening Keynote

9:00 – 10:10

Panel 1

Moderator:

RAdm Casper Donovan, CD, RCN (Ret’d)

Panelists:

Cdr Corey Gleason, MMM, MSC, CD,  RCN (Ret’d)
RAdm Rowan Moffitt
AO, RAN (Ret’d)
VAdm Darren Hawco,
CMM, MSM, CD, RCN (Ret’d)

Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Strategic perspective of why Canada needs an ocean-going submarine that can meet is unique requirements


Requirements:

Range, endurance, persistence

  • Concept of Operations
  • Patrol considerations
  • Arctic demands
  • Geography: Pacific capable subs
  • Crew habitability

Regulatory Compliance

  • Arctic

10:10 – 10:40

Networking Break  

10:40 – 12:00

Panel 2

Moderator:
Darcy Byrtus, Strategic Advisor, BMT


Panelists:

Roger Berg, Director of Technology Management, Saab Kockums
Philipp Schön,
Head of Product Sales Submarines, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH

Sungkyun Jeong, Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Naval Ship International Business, Hanwha Ocean

What is shaping your decision making in your design drivers of your submarine?


Presentations by: Hanwha Ocean, Saab Kockums, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch & Networking

Guy Saint Jacques, former Canadian Ambassador to the Peoples Republic of China

13:00 – 13:30

Luncheon Keynote

Anthony March,  Vice President – Engineering and Technology, Babcock Canada

13:30 – 13:50

Presentation

Submarine Design Intent: In-Service Considerations


Any new submarine is the product of explicit and implicit Design Intent. This presentation will explore the impact and importance of capturing and employing the full extent of the Design Intent for an already built platform to enable effective in-service support. The impact of Design Intent of the following topics will be explored: impact assessments, design, and implementations of future Engineering Changes (both capability enhancements and obsolescence replacement) including physical, functional, and non-functional integration; safety case, quality assurance, and certification; and operating cycle and maintenance philosophy.

13:50 – 14:20

Networking Break

14:20 – 15:30

Panel 3

Moderator:
RAdm Luc Cassivi, CMM, CD, RCN (Ret’d)


Panelists:

Erik Donaldson, B.A.Sc., Process Engineer-Team Lead, BluMetric Environmental Inc.

Matthew Palmer, CEng, Global Naval Business Lead, Submarines and Unmanned Systems, Lloyd’s Register
Mark Russell,
Principal Naval Architect, BMT

Waste Disposal and Management


Onboard environmental systems for submarines for food, storage, bilge holding capability to grey and black water waste disposal in keeping with extant  environmental regulations (MARPOL including Arctic Annex)

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David Perry, President & Senior Analyst, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Dave Hatherall, Senior Partner, CFN Consultants

15:30 – 16:00

Closing Fireside Chat

Procurement MOTS/COTS considerations


What does fair and transparent competition mean?

16:00 – 16:10

Closing Summary

Jake Jacobson, Strategic Advisor, Babcock Canada

16:10 – 18:00

Reception

Reception Sponsor: Team Victoria Class