Panel 1: Foreign Policy – Institutions and Individuals
Chairperson: Dr. Mira Sucharov, Political Science Department, Carleton University
Carole McQueen, McGill University – Safe Havens
Reesha Namasivayam, NPSIA, Carleton University – Soft Power at the UN
Ed Gillis, NPSIA, Carleton University – Children as Peacebuilders: Transforming Conflict by Restoring the Potential of Youth
Panel 2: The CF’s Human Resources – Rights and Responsibilities
Chairperson: Lieutenant Colonel Karen Ritchie, OMM, CD, Department of National Defence, DGIEE
Chris Ankersen, London School of Economics - Individual v. Collective Rights in the CF
Renee Martyna, NPSIA, Carleton University – Civil-Military Relations in Canada
Roberta Abbott, NPSIA, Carleton University – Psychological Complexities of UN Peacekeeping Operations
Panel 3: Past Events – Ongoing Repercussions
Chairperson: Andrew Godefroy, CF Joint Space Support Project NDHQ
Jason Ridler, Royal Military College – Hong Kong, Korea and the Lessons of History
Jay Hancock, Royal Military College – The Duff Report
Gina Yagos, University of Toronto – Arctic Security in the Post Cold War Era
Panel 4: The Roots and Routing of Terrorism
Chairperson: Mr. Greg Fyffe, Executive Director, Intelligence Assessment Secretariat Privy Council Office
Richard Bulkeley, University of Calgary – Implications of British Actions in N. Ireland on Present Counter Terrorism
Jeronimo Delgado, University of Calgary – US Counter Terrorism Campaign in Colombia
Ryan Telford, University of Toronto – US Covert Policy in Nicaragua
Panel 5: Politics, Violence and the Islam Facto
Chairperson: Dr Tim Smith, CSIS
Crystal Procyshen, McGill University – Insurgents, Islam and Institutions
Rebecca Jensen, University of Manitoba – Jihad and Political Violence
Drew Green, Carleton University – Security at What Cost? A Case Study of an Authoritarian Nation
Panel 6: September 11th, Before and After – What has changed?
Chairperson: David Harris, President INSIGNIS Strategic Research, Former Chief of Strategic Planning CSIS
Lanchanie Dias Gunawardena, University of Calgary – Comparative Study: Air India Bombing and Sept. 11
Steven Wallace Lowe, Royal Military College – Missile Defence Post September 11th
Brahim Saidy, Université Laval – La Participation des Pays Arabes à la Coalition internationale contre le Terrorisme
Panel 7: DND Policies – Past, Present and Proposed
Chairperson: Dr Richard Gimblett
Aaron Plamondon, University of Calgary – The Evolution of the Maritime Helicopter Project
John Karagianis, University of Calgary – Readiness in a Post-Industrial Context – An Examination of Canadian Defence
Sunil Ram, University of Guelph - The CF: A Peacekeeping Blueprint for the 21st Century
Richard Giguère, Université Laval – C’est le Début d’un Temps Nouveau