Keynote Address
“Strategic Forecasting in the Department of National Defence”
Dr. Roman Jakubow, Director of Strategic Analysis, National Defence Headquarters
PANEL 1: THE CHANGING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT
Panel Chairman: Dr. Sean Pollick, Royal Military College of Canada
Perceptions of Security: Is More Really Better?
Dianna Leighton Kyles, University of Calgary
The Feminization of Security: Implications for Canadian Strategy in the Post Cold War Era
Orrick White, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science, Queen’s University
The Difficulties Facing the Formulation of NATO Strategy
John Little, Royal Military College of Canada
PANEL 2: EMERGING REGIONAL ISSUES
Panel Chairman: Dr. Chris Madsen, Assistant Director Warfare Studies, Canadian Forces College, Toronto
The Importance of Geopolitics: Canada’s Interests in the Caspian Basin
Brent Sasley, McGill University
China’s Emerging Superpower Challenge
Joe Varner, Staff, Senate of Canada
Peacekeeping and Regional Organizations: A New Paradigm?
David Quayat, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary.
PANEL 3: DEVELOPMENTS IN SPACE
Panel Chairman: Lieutenant-General (Retired) Robert Morton, former Deputy Commander, NORAD
Arms Control and Ballistic Missile Defence in the Post Cold War Era: Implications for Canada
Shane Levesque, University of Manitoba
A Launch Window of Opportunity: Making Space a Strategic Goal for Canada
Andrew Godefroy, Royal Military College of Canada
The Perils of Strategic Assessment
Dr. Dean Oliver, Senior Historian, Canadian War Museum.
PANEL 4: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Panel Chairman: Colonel (Retired) Alain Pellerin, Executive Director, Conference of Defence Associations Institute.
Canada and the Changing Nature of Peacekeeping
Mitchell de Savoye, Royal Military College of Canada
Strategic Capabilities Planning for the Canadian Forces
Charles Morrisey, Directorate of Defence Analysis, National Defence Headquarters, and Doctoral Candidate, Bowling Green State University