Canada’s Defence Perspectives 2020-2050: Recapitalization

and the Canadian Forces

Conference Program

March 29-30, 2016Drawing Room, Fairmont Château Laurier

1 Rideau Street, Ottawa

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Welcome to the Mackenzie Institute’s conference on Canada’s Defence Perspectives 2020-2050: Recapitalization and the Canadian Forces. This will prove to be a seminal event as Canada reflects on its experience and commitments in Afghanistan compared to a new and more complex se-curity situation. The events in the Middle East, the movement of millions of displaced people, the emergence of terrorism, as well as a transformed Russia, necessitate a review on what Canada is doing about defence and security. The new Liberal Government’s mandate to conduct a defence review will be assisted with your valuable contributions to the discussions made at this gathering.

The defence of our nation can never be taken for granted. We all need to plan for the on-going challenges that Canada faces in the shadow of what we’ve learned from our previous actions. Our defence and security forces must adjust as threats change and it is hoped that the constructive dia-logue at this conference will be helpful to determine the necessary modifi-cations to our defence capabilities.

We will also examine equally important factors including the impact that defence and security has on Canadian citizens and our industrial capacity. Canada is more than the purveyor of resources. We have leading edge educational and industrial capabilities which can also play a role in the sup-port of defence and security requirements. This is not a linear discussion. Rather, it is one requiring thought that can help contribute to the defence review.

Let it not be said that we did not take the initiative to look ahead to the needs of our nation’s defence and security.

We look forward to your input during the conference.

Sincerely,

David Fraser & David Pratt

Message from the Co-ChairsMajor General (Ret’d) David Fraser, CMM, MSC, MSM, CD

David Fraser is a particularly accomplished military officer and business professional. One of Canada’s most decorated officers, in his 30 year career, he commanded at all levels and held strategic level positions up to and including the 1st Canadian Division and Army Doctrine and Training Commands. Upon his retirement, he was co-founder of Blue Goose Pure Foods. In 2014, he was part of an executive team which formed Offset Strategies focused on regional benefits in the defence sector. In 2015, he joined INKAS®

The Honourable David Pratt, P.C., KStG

David Pratt operates David Pratt & Associates in Ottawa. He also serves as the Honorary Consul for Sierra Leone in Canada. Mr. Pratt was an elected representative at the municipal, regional and federal levels for 16 years.

First elected to the House of Commons in 1997, he was Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veter-ans Affairs from 2001 to 2003. He also served two foreign

Conference Co-Chairs

ministers as a Special Envoy to Sierra Leone. He became Canada’s 36th Minister of Nation-al Defence in 2003 in the Government of Prime Minister Paul Martin. He initiated several major military procurements including the Joint Support Ship, the Fixed Wing Search and Rescue aircraft and the Mobile Gun System.

Mr. Pratt has written scholarly papers and newspaper articles and lectured on a number of subjects including Canada’s Army Reserves, grand strategy, democracy promotion, foreign intelligence, Canada-US interoperability and emergency preparedness.

As the Principal of David Pratt & Associates, he has represented large and small clients in-cluding John Deere/Nortrax, Nexter, Huntington Ingalls, Caesars Entertainment, CGI, and the Smith Consulting Group. He has also provided briefings on defence and security matters to allied foreign militaries. In 2014, he was inducted as a Knight in the Order of St. George.

Armoured Vehicle Manufacturing as their COO. He sits on a number of boards, including Route1. He is a mentor with the Ivey Business School where he assists tomorrow’s busi-ness leaders. He was also a panel member on the Jenkin’s Defence Procurement Study. David Fraser brings a wealth of operational knowledge, governance understanding and strategic leadership skills.

Program Schedule Tuesday March 29

08:30

09:00

09:15

10:15

10:30

12:00

13:00

14:30

14:45

15:45

16:00

18:00

19:00

Registration

Welcome and introduction of program

Keynote Address: “Canada’s Defence Posture: Past and Present”

Coffee break

Panel 1: “An Assessment of Global Threats”

Networking lunch

Panel 2: “Canadian Foreign Policy and Defence Strategy”

Coffee break

Special Discussion: “Prudent Defence: The Military and Social Benefits of a Strong Canadian Reserve”

Conference insights and concluding remarks

End of Program - Day One

Dinner registration and cocktail

Welcome and opening remarks

Keynote Address: “The Canadian Army in Evolution”

The Hon. Hugh Segal

Captain (N) Christophe BalducchiMr. Stephen BurtDr. Thomas Juneau

Vice-Admiral (Ret’d) Glenn DavidsonLGen (Ret’d) Eric FindleyMr. Ferry de Kerckhove

Captain Marta RzechowkaLCol (Ret’d) John SelkirkCol (Ret’d) Dr. J. Paul de B. Taillon

LGen J.M.M. Hainse

Program Schedule Wednesday March 30

08:30

09:00

09:15

10:15

10:30

12:00

13:15

14:00

15:45

16:00

Registration

Welcome and introduction of program

Keynote Address: “Getting It Right: The Reality of Requirements and the Opportunity for Innovation in Building the Future RCN”

Coffee break

Panel 3: “Advanced Technology, New Domains and the Future of Warfare”

Networking lunch

Special Presentation: “Stimulating Disruptive Technology through Canadian Public Procurement”

Panel 4: “Improving Canada’s Defence Procurement Strategy in the 21st Century”

Conference insights and concluding remarks

End of conference and networking coffee

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman

LGen (Ret’d) D. Mike DayDr. Andrew JohnstonDr. Alex Wilner

Dr. Duncan Stewart

Ms. Christyn CianfaraniCol (Ret’d) Charles DaviesMr. Patrick FinnDr. Craig Stone

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The Honourable Hugh SegalMaster, Massey CollegeChair, NATO Association of Canada

Hugh Segal joined Massey College in 2014 having been elect-ed its fifth Master and a Senior Fellow . This was preced-ed by four decades of service in the public and private sec-tors which included being Chief of Staff to a Prime Minister, Associate Cabinet Secretary for Federal/Provincial Affairs in

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Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, CMM, CDCommander, Royal Canadian Navy

The eldest son of an army officer and grandson of a First War vet-eran, Vice-Admiral Norman completed his schooling in Kingston, Ontario. Having originally joined the Naval Reserve as a Diesel Me-chanic at HMCS CATARAQUI in 1980, he transferred to the regular force as a Sub-Lieutenant in 1985.

A specialist in Above Water Warfare, his experience at sea includes a variety of ap-pointments the most notable of which are the commissioning and maiden opera-tional deployment of HMCS HALIFAX, Executive Officer of HMCS IROQUOIS, Com-manding Officer of HMCS ST. JOHN’S and Commander Canadian Fleet - Atlantic.

His staff experiences reflect a mix of both naval and joint appointments in fields such as anal-ysis & tactical development, capability requirements, training and education, operational and strategic planning, and change management. He has held key senior appointments on the Naval Staff, Strategic Joint Staff, in the Vice Chief of Defence Staff organization, as Assis-tant Chief of Transformation, and most recently as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff/Deputy Commander of the RCN.

Vice-Admiral Norman is a graduate of Queen’s University with a degree in Economics, the Operations Room Officer and Above Water Controller Courses, the Canadian Forces Com-mand and Staff Course, the National Security Studies Program at the Canadian Forces Col-lege in Toronto, and most recently he completed the US Capstone and Pinnacle Programs.

Vice-Admiral Norman was promoted to his current rank to become Chief of the Na-val Staff and Commander Royal Canadian Navy in June 2013. As the 34th custodian of a 104 year-old institution, he is supporting the CDS’ four command priorities by leading the RCN to: ensure continued excellence in operations; enable the transition to the fu-ture fleet; evolve the RCN’s business around Defence Renewal; and energize the entire RCN team and friends of the Navy around the RCN’s essential purpose and bright future.

Ontario and senior negotiator on the patriation of the Constitution with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1983. He was chair of the Senate Foreign Affairs and Anti-Terrorism Commit-tees, served as Canada’s Special Envoy to the Commonwealth and Canada’s member of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group on reform and modernization. As Special Envoy he campaigned in Singapore, Australia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malta, Trinidad, Barbados, South Afri-ca, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Sri Lanka for adoption of the EPG report in Perth in 2013. His Senate service also included chairing track-2 negotiations with Iran, heading NATO delega-tions and visiting Canadian Forces and local elected leaders in Afghanistan. More recently, he co-chaired track-1.5 discussions of the Democracy-10 Forum in Rome, (Canada, US, France, Korea, Italy, UK, Germany, UK, Australia, Netherlands), dealing with Ukraine, Russia, Libyan refugees and the dynamics of the South China Sea.

As Chair of the NATO Association of Canada and previous CEO of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, he has visited with Canadian forces then-stationed in Bosnia and with Polish forces and officials upon Poland’s entry into NATO.

Hugh is a graduate in history from the University of Ottawa, holds honorary doctorates from the Royal Military College and his Alma Mater , he is a Senior Fellow of the Munk School of Global Affairs and the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute in Calgary. He has lec-tured at the University of Toronto Law School, the Queen’s School of Policy Studies, the Ca-nadian Forces College in Toronto and the Queen’s School of Business. He sits on the editorial board of the Canadian Naval Review and is both the Honorary Chair of the Navy League of Canada and an Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Navy. He was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2003.

Lieutenant-General J.M.M. Hainse, CMM, MSC, CDCommander, Canadian Army

Lieutenant-General Hainse enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forc-es in 1977 and was commissioned into the Royal 22e Régiment in August 1980. His operational postings began in 1980 with the 2nd Battalion Royal 22e Régiment in Quebec City. He served on five operational missions abroad and participated in two domestic op-erations, namely Oka and the 1998 ice storm. He also held diversecommand appointments at every rank level. In 1996, he assumed

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command of the 1st Battalion Royal 22e Régiment in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In April 2002, he served as Commander of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Task Force and on 2 September 2004, he became the 21st commander of 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. In 2007, he served in Southern Afghanistan as Deputy Commander Regional Command South (a NATO British led multinational Division). He assumed Command of Land Force Doctrine and Training System in May 2008.

LGen Hainse also filled many staff positions. At National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) in Ottawa, he was a staff officer for the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and aide-de-camp to the Chief of the Defence Staff. In the summer of 2001, he held the position of Chief of Staff of Land Force Quebec Area. He was transferred back to NDHQ as J3 International in the fall of 2002. In July 2006, he was appointed Chief of Staff of Canada Command in Ottawa. In August 2010, he was appointed as Chief of Programme at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. He subsequently spent two years in Italy as the Deputy Commander Allied Joint Force Com-mand Naples.

He was involved in training and education on three different occasions: in 1984 at the Infantry School in Gagetown, in 1994 at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, as Director of Cadets, and in 2008 as Commander of Land Force Doctrine and Training System, where he oversaw all aspects of training of the Canadian Land Force. LGen Hainse has pursued profes-sional development at the Land Force Command and Staff College in Kingston and at the Ca-nadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto. On completion of Battalion Command in 1999, he undertook a master’s program at the École nationale d’administration publique (ÉNAP) in Quebec City. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and an advanced graduate diploma (DESS) in International Management Studies.

Lieutenant-General Hainse assumed command of the Canadian Army in July 2013.

The Central Band of the CanadianArmed Forces String Ensemble (CBCAFSE)

The Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces, under the direction of Major Dave Shaw and headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, has gained an international reputation as one of Canada’s leading military musical organizations. The Central Band represents the Canadian Armed Forces and supports all elements of Canada’s military. In 1968, the Department of National Defence formed a String Ensemble, the Serenade of Strings, currently known as the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces String Ensemble (CBCAFSE), specifically to provide musical support for high level military and diplomatic func-tions. Constantly in demand at Government House in Ottawa, the CBCAFSE provides musical support for various state functions, Royal visits and Governor General Investitures such as the Order of Canada, the Order of Military Merit, and Canada’s Bravery Awards ceremony. The group also performs frequently for the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, The Min-ister of National Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff.

The CBCAFSE will be providing the musical entertainment at the dinner on March 29th.

Panel 1: An Assessment of Global Threats

Captain (N) Christophe BalducchiDefence Attaché, French Embassy in Ottawa

Capt. (N) Christophe Balducchi is a Surface Warfare Officer who has served on board several types of warships (including HMCS ALGONQUIN as a French exchange officer within the Royal Cana-dian Navy) and in different positions—including two commandpositions (FS Var, flagship of the Indian Ocean Fleet, and Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer FS Forbin, lead ship of the Horizon class).

Stephen D. BurtAssistant Chief of Defence Intelligence, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command

Mr. Burt supports the Commander Canadian Forces Intelligence Command and Chief of Defence Intelligence as his deputy in all his leadership functions and with the provision of intelligence sup-port to operations. Mr. Burt leads the federated production of intelligence within the Department of National Defence and the

Dr. Thomas JuneauAssistant Professor, University of Ottawa

Thomas Juneau is assistant professor at the University of Ot-tawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. His research focuses on the Middle East, in particular Iran, Yemen, and Syria. He is also interested in Canadian for-eign and defence policy. He is the author of Squandered Op-portunity: Neoclassical Realism and Iranian Foreign Policy

Canadian Armed Forces, and oversees intelligence policy. Mr. Burt began his career in the Government of Canada in 1997 with Revenue Canada. In 1999, he joined the Depart-ment of National Defence, where he worked in a variety of policy, operational and de-fence intelligence roles, including two years as Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister.

Mr. Burt moved to Canada’s Privy Council Office in 2007 to work in the Security and Intelli-gence Secretariat as Senior Advisor on National Security. In that role he was secretary for the committees of the National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister. In 2009, he joined the Intelligence Assessment Secretariat (IAS) at the Privy Council Office, and held positions as Director for both Afghanistan and, later, for Asia. Mr. Burt was appointed Director of Operations for the IAS in January 2012, and took on the position of Assistant Secretary on an acting basis in March 2014. In April 2015, Mr. Burt assumed the role of Assistant Chief of Defence Intelligence at Canadian Forces Intelligence Command.

Mr. Burt has an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Ottawa, as well as a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

(Stanford University Press, 2015), co-editor of Iranian Foreign Policy Since 2001: Alone in the World (Routledge, 2013) and co-editor of a forthcoming book on methods of strategic analysis. He has published book chapters and articles in, among other publications, Middle East Policy, International Affairs, Orbis, and International Studies Perspectives. From 2003 until 2014, he worked with Canada’s Department of National Defence, mostly as a strategic analyst covering the Middle East.

As an Air Defense Specialist and a Combat System expert, he has experience in a varied range of fields, from procurement programs to naval and joint operations.

Before accepting his current position, Capt. (N) Balducchi was Chief J3 (Current Operations) at the Joint Operations Command and Planning Center (CPCO) in Paris where he contrib-uted to operations in Afghanistan, Libya, and Mali, among others, at the strategic level.

Capt. (N) Balducchi is a graduate of the French Naval Academy, the Advanced War School, and the NATO Defense College. He holds a Master of Science degree from the French National School for Advanced Technologies in Paris and a Master of Mili-tary Defense and Security degree from the Political Science School of Aix en Provence.

Panel 2: Canadian Foreign Policy and Defence Strategy

Vice-Admiral (Ret’d) Glenn DavidsonFormer Ambassador of Canada to Syria and Afghanistan, and Former Military Representative to NATO

Vice-Admiral (Ret’d) Glenn Davidson was Ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan from May 2012 until July 2013. From September 2008 until March 2012, he served as Ambassador of Canada to Syria, a period which included the beginning of the Arab Spring and Syria’s descent into civil war. He also served as the Charge

LGen (Ret’d) Eric Findley, CMM, MSC, CDFormer Deputy Commander, NORAD

Eric (“Rick”) Allan Findley is a retired Lieutenant-General who served in the Canadian Forces/Royal Canadian Air Force, and his last assignment was as the Deputy Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

He entered the Canadian Forces in 1968 and was trained as a pilot.

Ferry de KerckhoveExecutive Vice-President, CDA Institute

Ferry de Kerckhove was born in Belgium in 1947. He has a B.Soc. Sc. Honours in Economics, an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Ottawa and pursued Ph.D. Studies at Laval Univer-sity in Québec City. Ferry de Kerckhove has published several papers on international relations as well as on the relationship between the Muslim world and the West in specialized journals.

He was a tactical aviator with several squadrons; commanded units on vari-ous peacekeeping missions; and commanded 7 Wing Ottawa. His service includ-ed staff positions in operations, peacekeeping, doctrine, training, and personnel. As a consultant, he has provided professional development services to several organ-izations such as the Canadian Forces, Rapid Reaction Corps (France), and the Unit-ed States Air Force Academy, primarily in the areas of western hemisphere strat-egy; a comprehensive approach to operational planning; homeland defence and security; Canadian security studies; and executive and institutional leadership.

Honours and awards include Commander in the Order of Military Merit; Merito-rious Service Cross for actions on 9/11; Officer in the Legion of Merit (US); and various peacekeeping medals. Findley, along with General Ralph E. Eberhart, was honoured with a combatant command building dedication. Headquarters NORAD/USNORTHCOM in Colorado Springs is now known as the Eberhart-Findley Building.

He entered the Canadian Foreign Service in September 1973, and has been posted to the Canadian Embassy in Tehran and to Moscow as Minister and Deputy Head of Mission. From 1981 to 1985, he was Economic Counsellor at the Canadian Delegation to NATO.He was also the former High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan, Ambassa-dor to the Republic of Indonesia, and was accredited to Timor Leste. From 2008 to 2011, he served as the Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt in Cairo.

He retired from the Foreign Service on September 23, 2011. He is a Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Member of the Board of Directors of the Conference of Defence Associations Insti-tute, and Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He is a former board member of WIND Mobile Canada. He is President of Ferry de Kerckhove International Consultants Inc.

d’Affaires in Nairobi, Kenya.

Ambassador Davidson was a career naval officer for almost 38 years, retiring in 2008 as a Vice-Admiral. He was Canadian Military Representative at NATO Headquarters in Brussels from 2004-2008 and commanded Canada’s Maritime Forces Atlantic from 2002-2004.

Admiral Davidson was appointed a Commander of the Order of Military Merit in 2002, and awarded an Honourary Doctorate in Civil Law by the University of King’s College in 2007.He is a member of the Board of Governors of King’s College, a Director of the Canadian Interna-tional Council and a Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Special Discussion on Prudent Defence: The Military and Social Benefits of a Strong Canadian Forces Reserve

Captain Marta RzechowkaSenior Warning Analyst, Canadian Armed Forces

Captain Marta Rzechowka is an Army officer serving in the Ca-nadian Forces Intelligence Command. Her previous service includes a posting to the Canadian Special Operations Forc-es Command. Captain Rzechowka is active with the Atlan-tic Council, and her current efforts are focused on fundrais-ing in order to enable Canadian Veterans to participate in the

LCol (Ret’d) John Selkirk, CDExecutive Director, Reserves 2000

LCol (Ret’d) Selkirk joined the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve in 1960 and served three years before transferring to the Regular Force. As part of the Regular Force, LCol Selkirk served in various capacities including with the Regiment of Canadian Guards, Cana-dian Infantry Brigade Group, Canadian Forces Staff School, and as Personal Assistant to the Vice Chief of Defence Staff.

Col (Ret’d) Dr. J. Paul de B. Taillon, OMM, CD, PhD, MA, MSS, MA (RMC) FRCGSAdjunct Professor, Royal Military College

Dr. Taillon is a professor at the Royal Military College in Cana-da, where he specializes in courses on special operations, intelli-gence and irregular warfare. As a reserve officer, Colonel Taillon commanded the Toronto Scottish Regiment and served with Ca-nadian, British and American special forces. He has had military

He was reassigned to the Royal Canadian Regiment in 1972 and held numerous positions at the Royal Military College and at National Defence Headquarters, before re-transferring to the Reserve Force in 1984 and retiring in 1991.

He has also held management positions with the Correctional Service of Canada, including two years as Assistant Warden of the Millhaven Institution, and consulted for correctional facilities across Canada.

He is currently the Executive Director of Reserves 2000, a national interest group dedicated to strengthening the Militia. He is a proud alumnus of Queen’s University where he attained his Bachelor of Arts in History.

Atlantic Council D.C.’s “Taking Point” initiative - a project that seeks to empower and reward Veteran endeavours in the non-profit and public policy sectors. She has two deployments; one to Kabul with the NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan in 2013, and as a member of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group to Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2006. Captain Rzechowka holds a BA (Honours) from the University of Alber-ta, and an MA from the Royal Military College of Canada.

deployments to Oman, Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan.

In his civilian job, he worked for 30 years in the intelligence and security field in both oper-ational and analytical positions in counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence and was the first CSIS officer assigned to JTF 2. Academically, he has a Master of Arts in International Relations from the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, a Master of Arts in War Studies from the Royal Military Col-lege of Canada and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College. Dr. Taillon received his Doctorate in international relations from the London School of Econom-ics and Political Science.

Panel 3: Advanced Technology, New Domains and the Future of Warfare

LGen (Ret’d) D. Mike Day, CMM, MSC, CD

LGen (Ret’d) Mike Day was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia and grew up in Ontario, Quebec and Birkenhead England prior to joining the Canadian Forces in 1983. Initially trained as an Infantry Officer he joined his Regiment, the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infan-try and he has commanded at every level and rank, in a variety of units, and deployments around the world.

Dr. Andrew JohnstonProgram Leader, Security and Disruptive Technologies Program, National Research Council

Andrew Johnston is Program Leader for the National Research Council’s Security Materials Technology (SMT) program and a Sen-ior Research Officer in NRC’s Aerospace Portfolio where he has worked for nearly 20 years. He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engi-neering from the University of New Brunswick and a PhD in Metals

Dr. Alex WilnerAssistant Professor, Carleton University

Dr. Alex S. Wilner is an Assistant Professor of International Re-lations at the Norman Paterson School of International Af-fairs, Carleton University. He teaches classes on Intelligence, International Affairs, National Security, and Strategic Fore-sight in International Security. Professor Wilner’s research primarily focuses on the application of deterrence theory

and Materials Engineering from the University of British Columbia. His primary areas of research expertise are in polymer matrix composites material for aerospace and other high-performance applications such as composite armour, as well as manufacturing tech-nologies and computational modelling. He is also currently President of the Canadian Asso-ciation of Composite Structures and Materials, CACSMA.

to contemporary security issues, like terrorism, violent radicalization, organized crime, cyber threats, and proliferation. His books include Deterring Rational Fanatics (University of Penn-sylvania Press, 2015), and Deterring Terrorism: Theory and Practice (eds., Stanford Universi-ty Press, 2012). He has published articles in International Security, Security Studies, Journal of Strategic Studies, Comparative Strategy, NYU Journal of International Law and Politics, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. His commentaries appear regularly in the Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, and other national outlets. Prior to joining NPSIA, Professor Wilner held a variety of position at Policy Horizons Canada, the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland, and the ETH Zurich in Switzerland. As a re-searcher at Policy Horizons Canada, he conducted strategic foresight exercises on the future of state, non-state, and cyber conflict, power, and international relations.

In addition to having the privilege of serving and commanding within his Regiment, the ma-jority of his field and command time has been as an Operator within Canada’s Counter Terror-ist and Special Forces community commanding both Joint Task Force Two ( JTF 2), Canada’s Special Operations Forces Command as well as a variety of other command assignments.

With the majority of his time spent in Command he has also served in a variety of Senior Staff appointments including employment as the Canadian Armed Forces senior Military Officer in the Defence Policy Group, and the Chief Strategic Planner for the future of the Ca-nadian Armed Forces. LGen Day has deployed operationally to Africa, the Balkans (3 times), the Middle East, and Afghanistan (twice). Additionally he has lived in Naples Italy where he was responsible for the preparation, training and oversight of NATO’s Response Force.

He has a degree in Political Studies (with distinction) from the University of Manitoba and a Masters of Arts in War Studies, from the Royal Military College of Canada, where he fo-cussed on International Relations and Special Operations.

Dr. Duncan StewartGeneral Manager, Security and Disruptive Technologies Program, National Research Council

Dr. Duncan Stewart is General Manager and Director General of Canada’s National Research Council Security and Disruptive Technologies research portfolio. This longer-range, low technol-ogy-readiness-level research team pushes the frontier of science and the frontier of technology simultaneously to create DARPA-

like outcomes on relevant Canadian problems. In this disruptive technology space, the de-fence and security sector often provides critical early adopter partners and target markets.

Before joining NRC in 2008, Stewart worked for a decade at Hewlett-Packard (HP) Laborato-ries in Palo Alto, California, in the advanced technology Information and Quantum Systems Laboratory. His research focused on nanoscale computing devices and systems, from ba-sic science to applied nanotechnology, usually working on DARPA-sponsored programs and missions. At HP he authored more than 40 patents and published more than 35 scientific papers on nanoscale electronics and materials. In 2008, he co-authored a series of papers reporting the discovery of the fourth fundamental ‘memristor’ circuit element. This work has led to a new field of research and technology development worldwide in memristive materials and devices for computing memory and logic.

Dr. Stewart holds a BASc in Engineering Physics from the University of Toronto and a PhD in Applied Physics from Stanford University.

Special Presentation: Stimulating Disruptive Technology through Canadian Public Procurement

Panel 4: Improving Canada’s Defence Procurement Strategy in the 21st Century

Col (Ret’d) Charles DaviesResearch Fellow, CDA Institute

Colonel (Retired) Charles (Chuck) Davies is a CDA Institute Re-search Fellow and a former Canadian Armed Forces Logistics of-ficer and Public Servant. He held a number of senior positions in the Department of National Defence, including four years as the strategic planning director for the Material Group and three years as the senior director responsible for material acquisition and

Patrick FinnAssistant Deputy Minister (Materiel), Department of Nation-al Defence

During his thirty-five year career in the Canadian Armed Forces, Patrick Finn developed expertise in leadership and management in the domain of materiel readiness for operations, and in com-plex project management. After serving in various ships and sub-marines, Pat worked in various acquisitions and modernization

Dr. Craig StoneAssistant Professor, Canadian Forces College

Dr. Craig Stone holds a BA in Economics from the Universi-ty of Manitoba and an MA and PhD in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. Dr. Stone joined the ac-ademic staff at Canadian Forces College (CFC) as an Assis-tant Professor in the summer of 2005 after 29 years in the Canadian Forces, the last five at CFC in the Strategic Studies

projects for the Royal Canadian Navy, and subsequently provided oversight for projects in all branches of Canada’s military.

Christyn CianfaraniPresident, Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI)

As President of the Canadian Association of Defence and Secu-rity Industries (CADSI), Christyn Cianfarani’s role is to lead an or-ganization that represents the business interests of more than 1,000 member companies employing more than 109,000 Cana-dians and generating $12.6 billion in revenues annually. She is

support policy across the Department. He is also a former chair of the senior NATO commit-tee responsible for Alliance policies and processes related to the acquisition and life cycle management of major defence systems. Since retiring from DND in 2013, he has been re-searching and writing on defence management and defence procurement issues. His publi-cations include, among others:• “Defence Transformation and Renewal: Teeth, Tails and Other Myths” (CDA Institute)• “Understanding Defence Procurement” (Canadian Military Journal)• “Canada’s Defence Procurement Strategy – An End or a Beginning?” (CDA Institute)• “Competition in Defence Procurement: The Popular Choice, but Not Always the Right One” (CDA Institute)• “Changing the Politics Around Canadian Defence Policy” (Embassy)

Directorate. He served as the Deputy Director of Academics until December 2008 and then served as the Director of Academics from December 2008 until June 2015. He teaches pri-marily in the area of Strategic Resource Management in Defence on the National Security Programme and the Joint Command and Staff Programme. Dr. Stone was appointed to the Interim Board of Directors for the Defence Analysis Institute in February 2014. His current research interests are in the area of defence procurement and the defence industrial base, defence budgeting, the economic impact of defence expenditures and capability develop-ment.

responsible for creating an environment that showcases members both in the marketplace and with government stakeholders in support of domestic and international growth.

Ms. Cianfarani has substantial expertise spanning 17 years within Canada’s aerospace, de-fence and security industries. She is a member of the Government of Canada’s Defence Ana-lytics Institute (DAI) Interim Board of Directors and a member of Canada’s Defence Procure-ment Strategy Advisory in addition to being a member of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) and the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Executive Leadership, Telfer School of Management Complex Project and Procurement Leadership (CPPL) Advisories.

The Mackenzie Institute thanks the following sponsors for their financial and in-kind contributions:

Conference Sponsors

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Notes

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Advisory Board MGen. (Ret’d) Lewis W. MacKenzie – Honourary Chair

Cynthia AyersCommodore (Ret’d) Robert BaugnietJohn BeaucageProfessor Philip DaviesDavid Harris Clare LopezCommodore (Ret’d) Bibhu MohantiDr. Christopher ParsonsPeter PowerDr. Peter V. PryDr. Judith RossCol. (Ret’d) Dr. J. Paul de B. TaillonDr. Michael J. Williams

Board of GovernorsHoward AdamsDiane Doherty - SecretaryNorman Gardner - ChairMichael J. HalbertD. Brian Hay – Vice ChairNathan JacobsonBryan LaFormeAndrew MajoranE. Joan O’Callaghan – Vice ChairRaheel RazaBGen. (Ret’d) Garry ThomsonStewart Udall - Treasurer

General ManagerKyla Cham

Executive EditorJane Bigley

Research FellowsAlessandro GagliardiIan Goertz