1. Linda Elmose, Simon Fraser University
2. Marie-Louise Tougas, Université Laval
3. Mils Farmus, RMC
4. Wilfrid Greaves, University of Calgary
5. Maj Eric Dion, Land Forces Quebec Area and Joint Task Force (East) Headquarters, Montreal

Honorable Mention:

M. Spilka-O’Keefe, University of Ottawa
Natalie Ratcliffe, University of Ottawa
Kathleen Pellatt, RMC
Robert Engen, Queen’s University
Capt. Nils French, American Military University / CLF Command and Staff College Kingston

Moderator / Modérateur: Ms. Mercedes Stephenson, “Breakout Educational Network”

“Child Soldiers in Afghanistan: Blurring the Lines between Civilians and Combatants”
Sophie Khuon, University of Waterloo

“The Eternal Diplomat and the Reluctant Warrior: Canadian and American Vietnam Policies, 1964-1968″
Natalie Ratcliffe, University of Ottawa

“Alienate? Accommodate? Or Engage India: Designing Canada’s (Post) Proliferation Policy”
Vandana Bhatia, University of Alberta

Moderator / Modérateur: Mr. David Harris, INSIGNIS Strategic Research Inc.

“Misperceptions and Imperfect Intelligence: Threat Perception in the Iraq 2003 War”
Sarah Shapiro, Queen’s University

“Does Violence Beget Violence? A Quantitative Analysis of Fifty Years of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism”
Doug Munroe, University of Calgary

“Islamic Radicalism in Canada: A Threat that starts in the Playground?”
2Lt Alexandra Duval, Royal Military College of Canada / Collège Militaire Royal du Canada (RMCC-CMRC)

“Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia and Chechnya: Violence and Autonomy in Eurasia’s Secessionist Conflicts”
Kathleen Pellatt, RMCC-CMRC

PANEL III: Military Privatization/La privatisation militaire

Moderator / Modérateur: Major Andrew Godefroy, Directorate of Land Concepts and Designs/Direction /Concepts et Schémas de la Force Terrestre

“A New Governance Strategy for Canadian Private Military Policy”
Erica Maidment, Queen’s University

“La responsabilité internationale des États: clef de voûte de l’encadrement normatif des compagnies militaires privées?”
Marie-Louise Tougas, Université Laval

“Dangerous Liaisons: Conceptualizing the Role of Business Organizations in Ethnic Conflict Contexts”
Ajnesh Prasad, York University

“Outsourcing Force: Investigating the Efficacy of Private Military/Security Companies”
Megan Spilka O’Keefe, University of Ottawa

PANEL IV: Counterinsurgency Strategy and Operations/La stratégie et les opérations anti-insurrectionnelles

Moderator / Modérateur: Ambassador Louis Delvoie, Queen’s University

“On the Difference of Means and the Origins of Different Wars”
Eric Jardine, Carleton University

“Raisonner avec l’ennemi: Le Canada peut-il atteindre ses objectifs politiques en Afghanistan sans négocier avec les Talibans ?”
2Lt Pierre-Luc Rivard, RMCC-CMRC

“The Role of Suicide Warfare in Insurgencies in Soviet-Occupied Afghanistan and American-Occupied Iraq: Lessons for the Canadian Forces”
Nicholas Corbett, Indiana University – Bloomington

“Stratégie anti-insurrectionnelle et terrorisme de guerrilla: le virage normatif de la position canadienne en Afghanistan”
Amélie Forget, Université du Québec à Montréal

PANEL V: Organization in Conflict /Une organisation en conflit

Moderator / Modérateur: Dr. Peter Bradley, Royal Military College of Canada / Collège Militaire Royal du Canada

“How ‘Ottawa’ found a non-combat niche: Canada’s Role in NATO’s PfP Trust Fund Projects”
Brandon Deuville, Carleton University

“Transformation as a major challenge for NATO – the German perspective”
2Lt Sebastian Schramm, Helmut-Schmidt University of the Federal Armed Forces of Germany, Hamburg / University of Calgary

“A Two-Pronged Assault: Whole of Government as the Bi-polar Strategy”
Craig Leslie Mantle, University of Calgary and Canadian Forces Leadership Institute, Kingston

“Debating the Discourse of the Security Council: Exploring the Application of Textual Analysis Methodology to Security Council Resolutions”
Willemijn Keizer, RMCC-CMRC

PANEL VI: Engagement and Escalation: Canada’s International Role/L’engagement et l’escalade : le rôle international du Canada

Moderator / Modérateur: Dr. Houchang Hassan-Yari, Royal Military College of Canada / Collège Militaire Royal du Canada

“Human Security as aFoundation for Canadian Foreign Policy”
Alexandra Thomson, Brock University

“Stratégie anti-insurrectionnelle et terrorisme de guerrilla: le virage normatif de la position canadienne en Afghanistan”
Ryan Dean, Queen’s University

Keynote Speaker / Discours programme
Senator Hugh D. Segal
“NATO and the New Russian Reality: Coming to Terms”

PANEL VII: Emerging Security Issues/Les enjeux émergents en matière de sécurité

Moderator / Modérateur: Dr. Jane Boulden, Royal Military College of Canada / Collège Militaire Royal du Canada

“The Essential Condition: Theorizing Security, Survival and the Environment”
Wilfrid Greaves, University of Calgary

“e-Implosion : La contre-insurrection globale à l’aube du 21ième siècle”
Major Eric Dion, Land Forces Quebec Area and Joint Task Force (East) Headquarters, Montreal

“Sovereignty Operations or Security Operations? The Current Role of the Canadian Forces in the Arctic”
Marshall S. Horne, University of Calgary

“Further Operationalizing Public Diplomacy in a 3-D Mission: A Canadian Defence Support to Public Diplomacy (DSPD) Model in Afghanistan?”
Jordan Axani, RMCC-CMRC

PANEL VIII: Assets, Procurement and Transformation/Les actifs, les acquisitions et la transformation

Moderator / Modérateur: General (Ret’d) Paul Manson, Former Chief of Defence Staff /Ancien Chef de l’état-major de la défense

“Disposal of Defence Assets – Historical Dimensions: German War Trophies and the Canadian Air Board”
Edward P. Soye, RMCC-CMRC

“The Afterlife of Battleships”
Joseph Zeller, University of Calgary

“Network-Centric Warfare and NATO”
Michael E. Dietrich, Queen’s University

“Ready for the Call: Meeting Canada’s Domestic and International Security Obligations Through Maximization of the Primary Reserve Force Capability”
2Lt Roch Carrier, RMCC-CMRC