WestDef 2014
 
AGENDA

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July 6, 2014
17:30 - 21:30SheratonRaytheon Opening Reception [More Info]
 
July 7, 2014
07:30 - 08:30Sheraton Rm. FoyerBuffet Style Breakfast
07:30 - 16:30SheratonTable Top Trade Show
08:00 - 08:15SheratonOpening Remarks - Welcome to WestDef [More Info]
08:15 - 08:30SheratonOpening Address - The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification [More Info]
08:30 - 08:45SheratonGreetings from the Office of the Premier [More Info]
08:45 - 09:15SheratonGE Marine and Canada [More Info]
09:00 - 16:30Barlow/Cavalier/Boardroom - B2BB2B Marketplace
09:00 - 16:30Alberta - B2GB2G/Meeting Space
09:00 - 16:30CanadianInnovation Showcase
09:15 - 09:45SheratonTerraMax UGV: Enabling Advanced Autonomy for Ground Operations [More Info]
09:30 - 10:00McKnightBuilding a Consortium for Survivability Systems Integration [More Info]
09:45 - 10:45Sheraton Rm. FoyerNetworking Break
10:00 - 10:30Alberta - B2GWCDIA AGM
10:00 - 10:45McKnight Rm. FoyerNetworking Break
10:45 - 11:15McKnightInnovation in the Defence Industry: Leveraging Commercial Success into the Defence Vertical [More Info]
10:45 - 11:15SheratonReuse, and Re-purposing of Content and Cost Savings from Equipment Acquisition through ISS [More Info]
11:15 - 11:45McKnightCommercially Available Wireless Location Capabilities
11:15 - 11:45SheratonContracting with a Large OEM [More Info]
11:45 - 12:30Sheraton Rm. FoyerBuffet Style Lunch
12:15 - 13:15SheratonKeynote Address - Evolving to Our New Normal [More Info]
13:15 - 13:45SheratonLiquified Natural Gas (LNG) - Ship Propulsion Fuel for Today [More Info]
13:30 - 14:00McKnightUsing Military Training Technology for Corporate Response Planning [More Info]
13:45 - 14:15SheratonCanada's Next Generation Fighter [More Info]
14:00 - 14:30McKnightCyber Security - The Importance of Data Protection - CANCELLED
14:15 - 15:15Sheraton Rm. FoyerNetworking Break
14:30 - 15:30McKnight Rm. FoyerNetworking Break
15:15 - 15:45SheratonSupply Chain Management in a Changing Defence Procurement Environment [More Info]
15:30 - 16:00McKnightDid You Know? Live Virtual Constructive Training in Canada Since 1999 [More Info]
15:45 - 16:15SheratonThe Challenges of Selling to Non-Western Countries [More Info]
16:30 - 17:30Sheraton Rm. FoyerNetworking Reception
17:30 - 17:45Front Doors of HotelShuttles load for Stampede
18:00 - 22:00Calgary Stampede GroundsCalgary Stampede Dinner and Chuckwagon Races [More Info]
21:00 - 23:30Calgary Stampede GroundsShuttles return from Stampede on the 1/2 hour
 
July 8, 2014
08:30 - 09:15Sheraton Rm. FoyerBuffet Style Breakfast
08:30 - 16:00SheratonTable Top Trade Show
09:00 - 09:30SheratonKeynote Address: The Way Forward for Sustainment: Air, Land & Sea [More Info]
09:15 - 16:00CanadianInnovation Showcase
09:30 - 10:00SheratonWarfare Centres and Military Innovation: The Emerging Skies Initiative [More Info]
09:30 - 16:00Barlow/Cavalier/Boardroom - B2BB2B Marketplace
09:30 - 16:00McKnightTable Top Trade Show
09:45 - 10:15McKnightBuild In Canada Innovation Program [More Info]
10:00 - 10:30Sheraton Rm. FoyerNetworking Break
10:15 - 10:45McKnight Rm. FoyerNetworking Break
10:30 - 11:00SheratonAn Overview of the Canadian Army’s Current Capital Equipment Acquisition Program [More Info]
10:45 - 11:15McKnightSAIT Polytechnic - A World of Innovation [More Info]
11:00 - 11:30SheratonWorking with the Government of Canada to Win International Business [More Info]
11:15 - 11:45McKnightCreating Jobs from Defence Procurements: What's Next? [More Info]
11:30 - 12:00SheratonDGLEPM Support to the Canadian Army [More Info]
11:45 - 12:15McKnightToday's Middle East in 20 Minutes [More Info]
12:00 - 12:45Sheraton Rm. FoyerBuffet Style Luncheon
12:45 - 13:30SheratonKeynote - Canadian Business Opportunities Changes After Afghanistan [More Info]
13:30 - 14:00SheratonDefence Research and Development Canada: Defence S&T from the Suffield Research Centre Perspective [More Info]
13:30 - 14:00McKnightIndustry Issues Panel [More Info]
14:00 - 14:30SheratonHow an Alberta Company is Addressing Unmet Needs in the Field of Emergency Medicine [More Info]
14:00 - 14:30McKnightInvestment in Innovation Panel [More Info]
14:30 - 15:00Sheraton Rm. FoyerNetworking Break
15:00 - 15:30SheratonKeynote - Supporting the Way Ahead for the Men & Women Who Serve [More Info]
16:15 - 16:30Front Doors of HotelShuttles load for Military Museum
17:00 - 19:30Military MuseumClosing Rendez-Vous Reception [More Info]
17:30 - 18:00Military MuseumFormal Presentation Closing Reception [More Info]
19:30 - 20:00Military MuseumShuttles return to Sheraton Cavalier [More Info]