Event details

Marketplace

IDEaS Marketplace 2025

Westin Hotel, Ottawa

May 30, 2025

Friday, May 30

09:00 - 09:15

Innovator Exhibition Space Opens

09:15 - 09:30

Welcome and housekeeping – Philippe Hébert, Director General, R&D Innovation, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)

09:30 - 09:45

Opening remarks – Natasha Kim, Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence

09:45 - 10:45

Session 1: Innovator presentations – Breakout rooms 1-3 running concurrently

Session 1: Innovator presentations – Breakout rooms 1-3 running concurrently
o Theme 1: Climate Change and Sensing in the Arctic, Space, and Marine
Environments
o Theme 2: NATO DIANA, Communications and Optimizing Performance
o Theme 3: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems, Mine-Breaching, and
Erosion Protection

10:45 - 11:00

HEALTH BREAK

11:00 - 11:15

Keynote Address Keynote address – Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General, Stephen R. Kelsey, CMM, CD

11:15 - 12:00

Session 2: Innovator presentations – Breakout rooms 1-3 running concurrently

Session 2: Innovator presentations – Breakout rooms 1-3 running concurrently
o Theme 1: Climate Change and Sensing in the Arctic, Space, and Marine Environments
o Theme 2: NATO DIANA, Communications and Optimizing Performance
o Theme 3: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems, Mine-Breaching, and Erosion Protection

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH (NOT INCLUDED)

13:00 - 14:30

Session 3: Innovator presentations – Breakout rooms 1-3 running concurrently

Session 3: Innovator presentations – Breakout rooms 1-3 running concurrently
o Theme 1: Climate Change and Sensing in the Arctic, Space and Marine Environments
o Theme 2: NATO DIANA, Communications and Optimizing Performance
o Theme 3: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems, Mine-Breaching and Erosion Protection

14:30 - 14:45

HEALTH BREAK

14:45 - 15:45

Networking

15:45 - 15:55

Closing remarks – Philippe Hébert, Director General, R&D Innovation, DRDC

16:00

Innovator exhibition space closes

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