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WestDef 2018

Thank You 2018 Sponsors:

*  Peraton
*  Raytheon Canada                 *  Babcock
*  OSME                 *  ​Qinetiq                 *  ​CGAI
*  Blackline Safety                 *  ​Calgary Economic Development

Program

 Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Plenary Session: Future Fighter Workshop - Economic Benefits, Approach & Potential Opportunities
Presented by The Government of Canada, Western Economic Diversification

Opening Rendezvous Reception

Fireside chat with Mr. David Perry, Vice President & Senior Analyst, CGAI and Jim Gillespie, Vice President Peraton Canada
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Keynote - “Are we missing something?” - NATO Support Procurement Agency Opportunities for Canadian Industry
LT Col Martin Bedard, Canadian Liaison Officer at NSPA
Q&A Session facilitated by:
Monica Morrison, Commerce Officer, Directorate of Industry Relations, Analysis and Policy, Department of National Defence

Session 1 – Economic Development “Activities in Alberta related to Aerospace, Defence and Unmanned Vehicles”
Moderator: Denean Tomlin, President, WCDIA
Panel:
  • City of Cold Lake /Economic Dev. Committee - Kirk Soroka, Councilor
  • Northeast Alberta Information HUB - Bob Bezpalko, Executive Director
  • Sturgeon County Economic Development - Tyler Westover, Manager
  • Calgary Economic Development - Court Ellingson, ‎Vice President Research and Strategy
  • Invest Medicine Hat - Jon Sookocheff, Director, Business Development

Session 2 – Industrial Technological Benefits (Offsets) Panel
Discussion of current programs and the opportunities that exist for SME’s and academia to participate in.
Moderator: Penny Leach, P Leach & Associates
Panel:
  • Peraton - Tanya Thordarson, Contracts/Sub-Contracts and ITB’s
  • Babcock - Gary Payne, Director, Industrial Cooperation & Industrial Benefits (Offsets)
  • L3 MAS - Joe Gazalé, Manager, Business Development & Industrial Participation
  • Raytheon - Kim Grant, Director of Technology and Capture Strategy

Keynote - A New Finance Perspective on Strong Secure Engaged and how things will change.
Julie Charon, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister and Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Department of National Defence

​Session 3 – B2B Café

Session 4 – Government Funding & Support Programs

Moderator: Clayton Myhill, Manager of Business Development, Microlynx Systems Ltd.
Panel:
  • IDEaS - Eric Fournier, Director General S&T Strategic Decision Support, Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security
  • ISC - Robert Smith, Executive Director, Innovative Solutions Canada
  • BCIP - Kevin Turner, Regional Director, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises, Public Services and Procurement Canada
  • Defence Construction Canada - Grant Sayers, Regional Director, Western Region
  • WD Programs - Elliot Hewitt, Manager, Western Economic Diversification Canada
  • DND Public Affairs Office - Captain Lazlo Benak, Outreach Coordinator, National Defence Public Affairs Office
 Thursday, June 28, 2018
Keynote - How the Defence Industry can influence the Approach and Structure of Future ISS Programs
Jason Kaddatz, DND Program Manager, Sustainment Initiative, DND Materiel Group

Session 5 – In Service Support Panel
Discussion of In Service Support and Procurement; the evolution of Defence Sustainment and how success will be measured
Panel:
  • Peraton Canada - Jim Gillespie, Vice President – Moderator & Panellist
  • DND Materiel Group - Jason Kaddatz, DND Program Manager, Sustainment Initiative
  • Babcock - David Coffey, Director of Strategy & Planning
  • General Dynamics - Rick Fawcett, Director TacCIS Solutions

​Session 6 – Defence 4.0 - Innovation & Academia
The objective of the academic panel is to showcase the capabilities and related aerospace, defence and security activities/projects currently underway in the various universities, colleges and technical institutes in western Canada. 
Moderator: Marius Ghinescu, Sr. Systems Engineering Manager, Raytheon
Panel:
  • Dr. Frank Maurer, Associate Dean, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships, University of Calgary
  • Dr. Artem Korobenko. Assistant Professor, University of Calgary, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Keith Culver, Professor and Associate Dean for Regional Innovation Practice, Director, UBC STAR Survive and Thrive Applied Research, UBC
  • Dr. James Hogan, Assistant Professor, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta

Keynote - Robin Winsor, President and CEO, CYBERA
TEDx Talk - PREPARING FOR A FUTURE WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Fresh from his TEDxYYC presentation, Mr. Robin Winsor will engage the audience with a thought provoking and mentally stimulating presentation on AI and our future.

Session 7 – Defence 4.0 – Innovation & Industry
The industry panel where companies will discuss/present the development of these technologies and provide examples of SME’s developing these technologies in Western Canada.
Future technologies discussed:
Advanced materials, Artificial intelligence, Cyber resilience, Remotely piloted systems and autonomous Technologies, Space systems
Moderator: Kim Grant, Director of Technology and Capture Strategy, Raytheon Canada Ltd.
Panel:
  • VizworX - Jeff LaFrenz, President
  • Raytheon - Marius Ghinescu, Sr. Systems Engineering Manager
  • Aerium Analytics - Tim Bibby, VP Corporate Affairs and Business Development
  • Lockheed Martin CDL Systems - John Molberg, Business Development Manager
  • Alberta Injection Molding - Gerry Darichuk, President
​To request the password to access the above presentations, contact WCDIA.
​All available PDF presentations can be found HERE.

Participating Companies

  • Aerium Analytics
  • Alberta Injection Molding
  • Alberta Innovates
  • ALTS Canada Inc.
  • ATCO Structures & Logistics
  • ATTAbotics Inc
  • Babcock Canada
  • Ballistic Products Alliance Inc.
  • Blackline Safety
  • CAE
  • Calgary Economic Development
  • Canadian Global Affairs Institute
  • Canadian UAVS
  • Canvas GFX Ltd.
  • City of Cold Lake
  • COMINT Consulting
  • Cybera
  • ​DASCO Storage Solutions
  • ​Defence Construction Canada
  • Department of National Defence
  • General Dynamics Land Systems Canada
  • General Dynamics Mission Systems - Canada
  • Government of Alberta
  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
  • Innovative Solutions Canada
  • Invest Medicine Hat
  • L3 Technologies MAS
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Lockheed Martin CDL Systems
  • Microlynx Systems Ltd.
  • MRO Electronic Supply
  • Naval Group Technologies Canada Inc.
  • NexOptic
  • Northeast Alberta Information HUB
  • NovAtel
  • NyRAD Inc.
  • Office of Small and Medium Enterprises, PSPC
  • Oshkosh Defense Canada
  • Penny Leach & Associates
  • Peraton
  • QinetiQ Target Systems
  • Quin-Ko Custom Machining Ltd.
  • Raytheon Canada Limited
  • Royal Netherlands Air Force
  • SAAB
  • SED Systems
  • Sturgeon County
  • Sullivan Machine Works
  • Tacteris Systems Inc.
  • Tangent Design Engineering Ltd.
  • UBC Survive and Thrive Applied Research
  • University of Calgary
  • University of Edmonton
  • VizworX
  • Western Economic Diversification Canada

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