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September 29, 2022 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security, Other Defence

Leadersphere 2022

September 29, 2022 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que - National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces

The media are invited to attend the Leadersphere 2022 conference, which will be held on October 4 at Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMC Saint-Jean). This year, the event will be held under the theme “Analyze, Decide, Act: Responding to contemporary security challenges”.

What are the challenges facing Canadian leadership in the international environment? And those that come with thinking a constantly changing world? Leadersphere 2022 is structured in three panels around the key points of the strategic decision-making process. Researchers, ambassadors, politicians, business, and military leaders will be gathered to think about the world of tomorrow. Panelists include Dr. Caroline Quach-Than, Laure Waridel, and Megan MacKenzie, as well as Ambassador Jacqueline O'Neill, Brigadier-General Krista Brodie, Madeleine Redfern of CanArctic Inuit Networks Inc., and Martine Saint-Victor of Edelman Canada.

What: Leadersphere 2022 conference - “Analyze, Decide, Act: Responding to contemporary security challenges”.

When: 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m, Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Where: RMC Saint-Jean, 15 boul. Jacques-Cartier Nord, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Notes to editor/news director:

Media representatives are asked to confirm their attendance before 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 3, by contacting Captain Rachel Lefebvre, RMC Saint-Jean Public Affairs Officer, at 450-358-6777, ext. 5733, or at rachel.lefebvre@forces.gc.ca.

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Leadersphere 2022

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Captain Rachel Lefebvre
Public Affairs Officer
Royal Military College Saint-Jean
Phone: 450-358-6777, ext. 5733
Email: rachel.lefebvre@forces.gc.ca

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2022/09/leadersphere-2022.html

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