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Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence
THE LARGEST AND MOST NOTABLE CONFERENCE OF ITS KIND IN CANADA 2018 Theme: Canadian Security and Defence in the New World (dis)Order February 22-23, 2018 ~ Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, ON The largest public conference of its kind in Canada addressing security and defence policy, military capability planning and analysis. Over 600 attendees attend yearly including key decision makers from the Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence, Public Safety, business, defence and security industry and Academia. The Conferences fosters networking opportunities, fuels relevant debates and provides a highly informative forum from a Canadian and foreign policy point of view. Conference Highlights 2018 Conference Theme: Canadian Security and Defence in the New World (dis)Order Panel 1: Security and Defence Challenges of the Future Panel 2: Taking Advantage of Disorder Panel 3: Harnessing the National Capacity for Security and Defence Panel 4: Implications for Building Military Forces for the Future Speakers and Panelists: The Hon Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence (Invited/Invité) The Hon Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety (Invited/Invité) General Jon Vance, Chief of Defence Staff (Confirmed/Confirmé) Ms Jody Thomas, Deputy Minister of National Defence (Invited/Invité) Général Lecointre, Chef d'État-major de la défense, France (Invité/Invited) Air Chief Marshall Sir Stuart Peach, Chief of the Defence Staff, Great Britain (Invited/Invité) General Lori Robinson, Commander NORAD (Invited/Invité) Rear-Admiral Darren Hawco, Chief of Force Development (Invited/Invité) Dr James Boutilier, (Invited/Invité) Darrell Bricker, IPSOS (Confirmed/Confirmé) Lieutenant-général (Retraité) Marc Caron, CDA Institute (Confirmé/Confirmed) Dr Andrea Charron, CDA Institute (Invited/Invité) Colonel (Retired) Charles Davies, CDA Institute (Invited/Invité) Colonel (Retired) Ross Fetterly, (Invited/Invité) Dr James Fergusson, University of Manitoba, (Invited/Invité) General (Retired) Paul Kern, Cohen Group (Confirmed/Confirmé) Dr Kim Richard Nossal, Queens University (Confirmed/Confirmé) Dr Jānis Sārts, NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, Riga (Invited/Invité) Full Agenda to be released soon. http://cdainstitute.ca/2018-ottawa-conference-on-security-defence/