2011 Ottawa Conference on Defence and Security
24-25 February 2011
Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Canada
Thank you to our corporate sponsors! General Dynamics, ADGA Group, DRS Technologies, AUG Signals, Colt Canada, Allen-Vanguard, DEW Engineering & Development, Boeing, Bombardier, NATO, Irving Shipbuilding, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Raytheon Canada, Royal Roads University, the Department of National Defence, The SecDev Group, and Queen’s University.
DAY 1 – Canada-US Security Interests: Ten Years After 9/11
Keynote speaker – Dr. John Hamre, Center for Strategic and International Studies – “Managing our shared defence during a time of fiscal austerity” [CPAC video]
Panel 1 – Canada-US Relations – 10 Years Since 9/11 [CPAC video]
Colin Robertson, CDA Institute and CDFAI
Governor James Blanchard, former US Ambassador to Canada
The Honourable Michael Wilson, former Canadian Ambassador to the United States
Lieutenant-General Frank Grass, Deputy Commander US Northern Command
Luncheon keynote speaker – Thomas d’Aquino, Senior Counsel, Gowlings, and Former Chief Executive, Canadian Council of Chief Executives – “Canada-US Security Imperatives: The Economic Dimension” [Remarks in PDF]
Panel 2: Canada-US Security Interests [CPAC video]
Mel Cappe, former Clerk of the Privy Council
General (ret) Michael Hayden, former director Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency
Senator Colin Kenny, former Chair of the Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
Panel 3: Contemporary Security Concerns [CPAC video]
Ian MacDonald, Editor Policy Options, Institute for Research on Public Policy
Commander James Kraska, US Naval War College – Asia-Pacific
Dr. Andrea Charron, Carleton University – Arctic Security
Chris Alexander, former Canadian diplomat – Afghan Endgame
DAY 2 – The Canadian Forces Post-Combat Mission in Afghanistan
Introductory remarks – The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence – “Where we’re at, where we’re going” [CPAC video]
Keynote speaker – Vice-Admiral Bruce Donaldson, Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff – “SITREP on the Canadian Forces” [Remarks in PDF] [CPAC video]
Keynote speaker – General Mieczysław Bieniek, Deputy Commander, NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation – “NATO’s New Strategic Concept and the Transformation of the Alliance – ACT’s Roles and Responsibilities” [Remarks in PDF] [CPAC video]
Keynote speaker – General Keith Alexander, Commander, US Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency – “Collective Defense in the 21st Century” [CPAC video]
Panel I: Armed Forces Updates [CPAC video]
Lieutenant-General (ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve, CDA Institute
Lieutenant-General Peter Devlin, Chief of the Land Staff
Lieutenant-General André Deschamps, Chief of the Air Staff
Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden, Chief of the Maritime Staff
Panel II: Future Challenges for the CF and DND [CPAC video]
Brigadier-General (Ret’d) Don Macnamara, CDA Institute
Dan Ross, Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel), National Defence
Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie, Chief of Transformation, Canadian Forces
Dr. Philippe Lagassé, University of Ottawa