Media Advisory: 2017 Canadian Aerospace Summit in Ottawa


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
  
8:45-9:30Major General Robert E. Wheeler, USAD(retired), Past Deputy CIO – C411c
  
9:30-10:00CAE 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)
  
11:45-12:15Dr. Eric Ducharme, General Manager, Advanced Technology Operation, GE Aviation
  
1:30-2:15Ken Peterman, President, Government Systems, ViaSat, Inc.
  
2:15-3:15Small 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
  
3:45-4:30Torbjorn Sjogren, Vice President, International Government Systems, Boeing Global Services
  
4:30-5:15Michael 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
  
9:00-9:30Manfred Hader, Senior Partner, Roland Berger GmbH
  
9:30-10:30Executive 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
  
10:45-11:15Colin Robertson, Senior Advisor, Dentons LLP
  
11:15-12:00Dirk Hoke, Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Defence & Space
  
12:00-12:45Aerospace 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