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Re-Imagining a Strategic Defence Innovation Engagement Model

Powering Recent Investments Toward Improved C4ISR Outcomes

7:30 – 8:30

Registration

8:30 – 8:45

Welcome  

Master of Ceremonies: Rear-Admiral Casper Donovan (Ret’d), Principal, Bowline Insight and Analysis, Inc.
Terri Pavelic, Editor-in-Chief, Vanguard Media

8:35 – 8:40

Platinum Sponsor Announcement

Victor Khoo, Director, C5ISRT, General Dynamics Mission Systems

General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada

Lieutenant-General Michael Rouleau (Ret’d), Senior Advisor, Accenture

8:45 – 9:00

Opening Remarks

Lieutenant-General Darcy Molstad, Commander, Canadian Joint Forces Command

9:00 – 9:30

Opening Keynote

9:30 – 10:15

TECH Talk #1

Dr. Rebecca Jensen, Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute and Assistant Professor, Canadian Forces College 

Warfighting – Academic view of what gaps need urgent attention as it relates to winning tomorrow’s conflicts

10:15 – 10:55

Networking Break  

10:55 – 11:40

TECH Talk #2

Eliot Pence, Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Dynamics 

A new GTM industry model that is DEVOPS in motion

11:40 – 13:00

Lunch & Networking

13:00 – 14:00

Panel 1

Moderator:

Colonel Derek Lay, Commanding Officer, Canadian Joint Warfare Centre

Panelists:

Colonel Jason (Jay) Estrela, Director of Digital and Army Combat Systems Integration

Lieutenant-Colonel Nicolas Verreault, Head of the Joint UxS Office

Lieutenant-Colonel Amanda Whalen, Director RCAF Digital Hub

Bottom Up Panel

Colonels share their DEVOPS ambition level and how they are doing capability development.

14:00 – 14:35

Networking Break

Major-General Colin Keiver (Ret’d) Associate, CFN Consultants

Brigadier-General Stéphane Masson, Chief of Staff Army Strategy

Victor Khoo, Director, C5ISRT, General Dynamics Mission Systems

14:35 – 15:20

Fireside Chat

Evolving Battlefield (Latvia & MINERVA)

DEVOPS is all about bringing the end user closer to their industry partners so that they can quickly incorporate changes that are meaningful to the end user. How is this being facilitated in the Battle Lab and through the MINERVA initiative?

Major-General Cayle Oberwarth, Chief of Staff, Digital Services Group

Samuel Witherspoon, Chief Executive Officer, Anvil Intelligence Inc.

15:20 – 16:05

Closing Fireside Chat

The Digital Services Group (DSG)

DSG leads digital transformation for DND/CAF, driving modern technologies and practices to enhance operational readiness.

16:05 – 16:15

Closing Summary

Master of Ceremonies: Rear-Admiral Casper Donovan (Ret’d), Principal, Bowline Insight and Analysis, Inc.)

Terri Pavelic, Editor-in-Chief, Vanguard Media

16:15 – 18:00

Reception

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