Presented By

7:00 – 8:00

Registration

8:00 – 8:20

Welcome  

VAdm (Ret’d) Ron Lloyd, Strategic Advisor, Accenture
Terri Pavelic, Editor in chief, Vanguard

8:05 – 8:10

Platinum Sponsor – General Dynamics Mission Systems

Andrew Shepherd, Vice President Land & Joint Solutions, General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada

VAdm Bob Auchterlonie, Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command
MGen Michael Wright, Commander of Canadian Forces Intelligence Command and Chief of Defence Intelligence

8:20 – 8:50

A Mission Charter

8:50 – 8:53

Keynote Sponsor – Google Cloud

Mathieu Gauthier, Head of Federal Sales, Canada
Google Cloud

Lt. Gen (Ret’d) S. Clint Hinote, Former Deputy COS USAF - and first leader for Air Force Futures

8:53 – 9:25

Opening Keynote

9:25 – 10:30

Panel 1

Moderator:

MGen Sylvain Ménard, Chief Fighter and NORAD Capability (CFNC)

Panelists:

Col (Ret’d) Sam Michaud, Executive Vice President, Marshall Canada
Matt Roper, Chief JISR Center, NATO Communications and Information Agency
MGen Warren Gould, Head Cyberspace Operation and Strategic J6, Australian Defence Force

MGen Christopher Zimmer, Chief of Staff, Digital Transformation Office

THE TENSIONS THEMSELVES

10:30 – 10:50

Networking Break  

Col Michael Reekie, COS 3 Cdn Div

10:50 – 11:05

Testimonial - Latvia

11:05 – 12:10

Panel 2

Moderator:

BGen Dave Yarker, CD, Director General Information Management Operations and Joint Force Cyber Component Commander

Panelists:

Marina Nitze, Former Chief Technology Officer, US Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Co-author: Hack Your Bureaucracy
LGen Tom Copinger-Symes, Deputy Commander UK Strategic Command
MGen (Ret’d) Colin Keiver, Associate, CFN Consultants

Ron Lewis, Senior Director for Space ISR Advanced Programs, Raytheon

WORKING THROUGH THE TENSIONS

12:10 – 13:02

Lunch & Networking

Sam Casola, District Sales Manager, Eastern Canada, Palo Alto Networks
Patrick Hammel, Manager, Systems Engineering, Palo Alto Networks

13:02 – 13:10

Gold Sponsor – PaloAlto Networks

Col Pavlo Palisa, Commander of 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, Ukraine

13:10 – 13:25

Testimonial - Ukraine

13:25 – 14:35

Panel 3

Moderator:
Dave Anderson, Digital Transformation Advisor / Chief Of Combat Systems Integration (CCSI)

Panelists:

Col Matt Strohmeyer, (USAF) Director CJADC2 Experimentation and GIDE, Office of the Secretary of Defence
Col Chris Horner, Commander Canadian Joint Warfare Center
Wendy Hadwen, Deputy Chief, Strategic Policy, Planning & Partnerships, Communications Security Establishment
Col (Ret’d) Pat Thauberger, Director, Business Development, General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada

BREAKING IN, ESTABLISHING, AND EXPANDING THE DIGITAL BEACHHEAD

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14:35 – 15:00

Networking Break  

15:00 – 15:15

Testimonial - INDOPACOM

Robert Morrison, Director, Joint Mission Accelerator Directorate (JMAD), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

15:15 – 16:15

Panel 4

Moderator:
LGen (Ret’d) Michael Rouleau, Senior Advisor, Accenture

Panelists:

Ross Ermel, Assistant Deputy Minister Digital Transformation, Department of National Defence
RAdm Luciano Carosielli, CD, Chief of Staff - Assistant Deputy Minister (Information Management)
MGen Peter Dawe, Chief of Combat Systems Integration

RESETTING THE CAF AND THE DEFENCE ENTERPRISE

MGen Steve Boivin, Commander Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

16:15 – 16:45

Closing Keynote

16:45 – 17:00

Closing Summary

VAdm (Ret’d) Ron Lloyd, Strategic Advisor, Accenture

17:00 – 18:30

Reception
Reception Sponsor - Fortinet

Peter Smetny-Sowa, Regional Vice President, Systems Engineering, Fortinet

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