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