Presented By

7:30 – 8:15

Registration

8:15 – 8:30

Welcome  

Master of Ceremonies:  Jake Jacobson, Strategic Advisor,
Babcock Canada
Terri Pavelic, Editor in chief, Vanguard media

Speaker: 

Jerry McLean, Chief Executive Officer, Babcock Canada

8:20 – 8:25

Platinum Sponsor - Babcock Canada

Rear-Admiral Christopher Robinson, Commander Maritime Forces Pacific & Joint Task Force Pacific

8:30 – 9:00

Opening Keynote

9:00 – 10:10

Panel 1

Moderator:

Commander Ashley Hunt, Project Manager, Canadian Patrol Submarine Project

Panelists:

Gordon Szczepski, Director & Acting Head of Engineering & Technology, Babcock Canada
Captain(N) Martin Drews (Ret'd), Director, Submarine Program, Seaspan Victoria Shipyards
Ian Krepps, Vice President, Growth, Thales Canada
Peter Karounos, Director In Service Submarine Programs, Serco

In service support

In Service Support and the anticipated challenges of sustaining Canada’s future submarine fleet based on the following parameters:

• Workforce: skills development, capability and capacity growth, so they are prepared for the new fleet
• Supply chains: foreign and how to bring it into Canada, building the industrial complex
• Growing in-house Canadian capability, skills and trades, transfer of knowledge and scheduling of work
• Indigenous participation

Speaker: 

Joachim Schönfeld, Senior Vice President, Head of Sales Region West, Business Development & Sales, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH

10:10 – 10:13

Silver Sponsor - thyssenkrupp
Marine Systems GmbH

10:13 – 10:42

Networking Break  

Speaker: 

Simon Carroll, President, Saab Canada, Inc.

10:42– 10:45

Silver Sponsor - Saab Canada, Inc.

10:45 – 11:55

Panel 2

Moderator:
Peter Hammerschmidt, Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure and Environment, Department of National Defence

Panelists:

Commander Ben Thomson, P.Eng., Senior Military Officer and Associate Centre Director, Atlantic Research Centre Military Support Unit, Defence Research and Development Canada
Commodore Jason Armstrong, MSM, CD, Director General Naval Force Development
Melanie Pouliot, National Director, Contract Services at Defence Construction Canada

Paul Schauerte, A/Director General, Engineering Services, Infrastructure and Environment, Department of National Defence

Infrastructure

Looking across Canada, what is the current submarine infrastructure that exists. What is good, not good? What investments are required?

11:55 – 12:55

Lunch & Networking

Sponsored by: BAE Systems

12:55– 13:00

Gold Sponsor - Hanwha Ocean

Video presentation

Anthony March, Vice President Marine & Mission Systems, Babcock Canada

13:00 – 13:30

Luncheon Keynote

13:30 – 14:00

Presentation

Howard Reese, Director, Arctic Submarine Laboratory

US - CAN Arctic Discussion

14:00 – 14:50

Panel 3

Moderator:

Commander Martin Byrne, Director Naval Maritime Crown Projects – Submarines (DNMCP-S)

Panelists:

Commander Thomas Luna, (Ret’d) USN, Arctic Submarine Laboratory

Howard Reese, Director, Arctic Submarine Laboratory

Operations in the Arctic

Vulnerability in Arctic deployment is a major concern. How do we prepare for best practices/operations for:

• Ice
• Food supply
• Environmental
• Navigation/maps

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Speaker: 

DK Kim, Director of Canada, Poland Market, Senior Manager, Marketing & Sales, International Defense Program NSSBU, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

14:50– 14:53

Silver Sponsor - HD Hyundai
Heavy Industries

14:53 – 15:30

Networking Break

Speaker: 

Pablo Menendez, Director, Navantia Canada

15:30– 15:33

Silver Sponsor - Navantia Canada

Rear-Admiral Luc Cassivi CMM, CD, (Ret’d), RCN,  President, L.C. Bespoke Solutions
Rear-Admiral Chris Earl (Ret’d), Vice President, Project Delivery, Seaspan, Victoria Shipyards
Commodore James Clarke (Ret’d), RCN

15:33 – 16:25

Closing Fireside Chat

Transition and planning for the future

How do we get people ready, familiar and qualified to run the new submarine.

• Lessons learned from the transition to Victoria Class
• Larger fleet requires larger industrial base
• Managing two classes in transition
• What are the needed people skills, training

16:25 – 16:35

Closing Summary

Jake Jacobson, Strategic Advisor, Babcock Canada

16:35 – 18:00

Reception

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