Keynote Speakers

The Hon. Bill Blair

Minister of National Defence
Government of Canada
Biography

BGen James D. Hawthorne

Deputy Director for Strategy, Policy & Plans (J5D)
NORAD-USNORTHCOM
Biography

MGen J.R. Speiser-Blanchet, CD

Deputy Commander
Royal Canadian Air Force
Biography

Session Speakers & Panelists

David Carrière-Acco

President & CEO
Acosys
Biography

Ted Croft

Founder/Director
Pyrotek Aerospace Ltd., and Chairman Emeritus PNAA
Biography

Tyler Cummings

Director, Cyber Security Certification Secretariat
Embassy of Canada to the United States of America
Biography

Michel Dion

Director General
Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Technology™ (INSAT)
Biography

Mankern Johal

Key Account Manager, Defense
Latecoere
Biography

Kyle Kusznieryk

CEO
COTA Aviation
Biography

Kevin Lemke

General Manager
SkyAlyne
Biography

Dwayne Lucas

Vice President, Special Projects
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
Biography

Sabrina M

Acting Regional Director General
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Biography

Tracy Medve

President & CEO
KF Aerospace
Biography

Al Meinzinger

President
Boeing Canada and Boeing Canada Operations Ltd.
Biography

Michael Nault

Vice President, General Manager
Bell Textron Canada Limited
Biography

David Perry

President
Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Biography

Denise Ryser

Executive Director
Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition (PNDC)
Biography