Arrival and Registration

Opening Remarks

• Welcoming address: Jaspinder Komal, Assistant Deputy Minister,
Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)
• Opening remarks: Natasha Kim, Associate

Setting the Stage: Defence Innovation Secure Hubs

• Vincent Myers, Maritime DISH Lead, BOREALIS

Research Security

• Adam Green, Director, Research Security, Public Safety Canada

DISH Call for Proposal and IDEaS Terms & Conditions

• Ahmad Khorchid, Director, R&D Innovation Operations,
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program

Panel Q&A Discussion

• Moderator: Kate Kaminska, Director General, BOREALIS

Health Break

Technical Briefing: Quantum

Panelists:
• Michel Dufour, Innovation and Commercial Services Manager, Directorate Space Requirements, Director General Space, Combat & Support, Royal Canadian Air Force
• Marc Chateauneuf, Senior Scientific Advisor, Valcartier Research Centre, DRDC
• Boniface Yogendran, Defence Scientist, Radar Sensing and Exploitation,
Ottawa Research Centre, DRDC

Panel Q&A

• Moderator: Jeffrey Salvail, Quantum DISH Lead, BOREALIS

Technical Briefing: Drone/Counter-Drone Capabilities

Panelists:
• Maj Matthew Harris, Engagement Lead, MINERVA Initiative, Canadian Army
• Maj Samuel Brisebois, Director of Special Requirements 4 (C-)UAS,
Canadian Special Operation Forces Command
• LCol Nicolas Verreault, Head of Joint Uncrewed Systems (UxS) Office,
Chief of Combat Systems Integration, Canadian Joint Force Command

Panel Q&A

• Moderator: Mark Robbins, Drone DISH Lead, BOREALIS

Closing Remarks

Informal Networking