OTTAWA, Nov. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mr. Jim Quick, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) invites media representatives to its annual Canadian Aerospace Summit on November 7-8 at the Shaw Centre (Ottawa Convention Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa).
More information on the Summit, including a full program, can be found at www.aerospacesummit.ca (English) or www.sommetaerospatiale.ca (French).
| SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: | |
| November 7, 2017 | |
| 8:45-9:30 | Major General Robert E. Wheeler, USAD(retired), Past Deputy CIO – C411c |
| 9:30-10:00 | CAE Executives Session |
| 10:45-11:45 | Parliamentary Secretaries Panel, featuring: |
| • Leona Alleslev (Aurora – Oakridges – Richmond Hill) – Chair of the Liberal Aerospace Caucus | |
| • Jean R. Rioux (Saint-Jean) – Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence | |
| • Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau) – Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement | |
| • Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country) – Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade | |
| • The Honourable Andrew Leslie (Orléans) –Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada – U.S. Relations) | |
| 11:45-12:15 | Dr. Eric Ducharme, General Manager, Advanced Technology Operation, GE Aviation |
| 1:30-2:15 | Ken Peterman, President, Government Systems, ViaSat, Inc. |
| 2:15-3:15 | Small Business Panel, featuring: |
| • Dave Muir, President & CEO, Gastops | |
| • John Mannarino, President, Mannarino Systems & Software Inc. | |
| • Patrick Thera, President, SED, Div. of Calian Ltd | |
| • Gabe Batstone, CEO, Contextere | |
| 3:45-4:30 | Torbjorn Sjogren, Vice President, International Government Systems, Boeing Global Services |
| 4:30-5:15 | Michael Andersson, President, Saab North America |
| Please note that the Annual Aerospace Dinner, being held on the evening of November 7, is a private ticketed event that is not part of the regular Summit program and will not be open to media. | |
| November 8, 2018 | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Manfred Hader, Senior Partner, Roland Berger GmbH |
| 9:30-10:30 | Executive Panel, featuring: |
| • Johnathon Lee Obst, Managing Director, Canada, Rockwell Collins | |
| • Charlie Bouchard, Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Canada | |
| • Cynthia Garneau, President, Bell Helicopter | |
| • David Curtis, President & CEO, Viking Air Ltd | |
| 10:45-11:15 | Colin Robertson, Senior Advisor, Dentons LLP |
| 11:15-12:00 | Dirk Hoke, Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Defence & Space |
| 12:00-12:45 | Aerospace Leadership Luncheon, featuring the Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development |
| On-site registration will be available. The Summit Media Registration policy can be viewed here. | |
AIAC is the national association representing Canada’s aerospace manufacturing and services sector. As the world’s fifth-largest aerospace industry, Canada’s aerospace sector contributes nearly $28B to the economy in GDP, exports 80% of its output, and dedicates over 20% of its activity to research and development (R&D). Aerospace is responsible for the employment of 208,000 Canadians.
For information:
Kristen VanderHoek
Senior Director, Communications and Marketing
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
613 232-4297 x225, kvanderhoek@aiac.ca