Agenda
Two full days of engaging programming
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 – 08:30 | Registration | - |
| 07:30 – 08:30 | Breakfast and networking | - |
| 08:30 – 08:35 | Welcome | Event emcees MGen Nicolas Pilon, Chief of Staff, Infrastructure and Environment, DND Nicolas Forget, Vice President, Operations—Procurement, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ |
| 08:35 – 08:45 | Land Acknowledgement | Verna McGregor, Elder |
| 08:55 – 09:15 | Opening remarks: Building Defence Through Infrastructure | Peter Hammerschmidt, Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment) (ADM(IE)), DND Derrick Cheung, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | Keynote address: Deploying from a Strong Foundation | General Jennie Carignan, CMM, MSC, MSM, CD, Chief of the Defence Staff |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | Coffee break | - |
| 10:20 – 11:30 | Panel discussion: Defence Requirements and Infrastructure Planning | Moderator Sarah Evans, Director General, Environment and Sustainable Management, DND Panelists RAdm Jason Armstrong, Chief Naval Capabilities, Royal Canadian Navy, DND Col Marc Comeau, Director, Air & Space Support, Royal Canadian Air Force, DND BGen Éric Landry, Commander, Canadian Army Support Division, DND Cmdre Matthew Coates, Director General, Readiness, Canadian Joint Operations Command, DND Neil O’Rourke, Director General, Fleet & Maritime Services, Canadian Coast Guard |
| 11:35 – 13:00 | Lunch and networking | - |
| 13:05 – 14:05 | Update on Major Capital Programs |
Presenters Saleem Sattar, Director General, Engineering Services, DND Paul Schauerte, Senior Director, Naval Infrastructure, DND Lena Trenholm, Senior Director, Construction Project Delivery, DND Geneviève Lehoux, Senior Director, NORAD Modernization Infrastructure Project Delivery, DND |
| 14:10 – 14:55 | Update on Minor Capital Programs |
BGen Éric Fortin, Commander Real Property Operations, DND |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break | - |
| 15:35 – 16:35 | Panel discussion: Doing Procurement Differently | Moderator Glenn Ackerley, Partner & Chair, Construction Practice Group, WeirFoulds LLP Panelists Mélanie Pouliot, National Director, Contract Services, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Rodrigue Gilbert, President, Canadian Construction Association (CCA) John Gamble, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Association of Consulting Engineering Companies (ACEC) Philip Ducharme, Vice President, Entrepreneurship & Procurement, Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB) Eiryn Devereaux, Deputy Minister, Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut, Government of Nunavut |
| 16:35 – 16:40 | Closing remarks | - |
| 16:40 – 19:00 | Networking mixer | - |
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 – 08:30 | Registration | - |
| 07:30 – 08:30 | Breakfast and networking | - |
| 08:30 – 08:35 | Opening and welcome | Event emcees MGen Nicolas Pilon, Chief of Staff, Infrastructure and Environment, DND Nicolas Forget, Vice President, Operations—Procurement, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ |
| 08:35 – 09:05 | Building Defence Infrastructure |
Nicolas Forget, Vice President, Operations—Procurement, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ |
| 09:10 – 09:30 | Keynote address: Building from Policy to Construction | Christiane Fox, Deputy Minister, National Defence |
| 09:35 – 10:05 | DND Residential Housing Program |
Paola Zurro, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA), DND |
| 10:10 – 10:40 | Coffee break | - |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Panel discussion: Resilience in Defence Infrastructure | Moderator Tracy St. Denis, Assistant Deputy Minister, Defence Coordination, Government of the Northwest Territories Panelists Col Guy Parisien, Commander, 7th Communication Group, DND Chris Knowlton, Director, Infrastructure and Environment, DND Mykola Pulnyev, Director, Board of Directors, Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Van Fong, Chief Scientist, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), DND |
| 11:50 – 13:20 | Lunch and networking | - |
| 13:25 – 13:45 | Setting the Scene in the North |
David Thompson, Director General, Portfolio Requirements, DND |
| 13:45 – 14:45 | Panel discussion: Building More Than Infrastructure in the North | Moderator Tracy Fleck, Director General, Indigenous Affairs, DND Panelists Brooke Gibbons, Director of Intergovernmental Relations and Head Negotiator, Government of Yukon Christopher Adams, Vice President, Nunavut, Agnico Eagle Paul Gruner, Chief Executive Officer, Tlicho Investment Corporation Marty Harris, Executive Board Member, Canadian Construction Association (CCA) |
| 14:50 – 15:20 | Coffee break | - |
| 15:25 – 16:25 | Q&A Panel: Open Industry Dialogue for Questions, Reflections and Insights | Moderator Peter Hammerschmidt, Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment) (ADM(IE)), DND Panelists David Thompson, Director General, Portfolio Requirements, DND Saleem Sattar, Director General, Engineering Services, DND BGen Éric Fortin, Commander, Real Property Operations, DND Paola Zurro, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA), DND Grant Sayers, Vice President, Operations – Business Management, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ |
| 16:25 – 16:35 | Closing remarks | - |
A clear vision. Concrete projects. Real opportunities.
