Defence by Design: Integrating Commercial Innovation into Canada’s Security Future

Moderator : Dan Juhlin, Principal, Juhlin Remote Pilot Consulting

Canada’s commitment to NATO’s renewed Defence spending opens the door for homegrown RPAS innovation to play a central role in sovereignty, resiliency, and readiness. This panel explores how Canadian SMEs can become integral to the future of autonomous Defence capabilities. Reinforcing Canada’s role in NATO through RPAS innovation, resilient supply chains, and dual-use technology partnerships that strengthen both national security and industrial capacity.

Speakers

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  Sean Greenwood

  President/CEO

  Canadian UAVs

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  Dolan Bogus

  Manager - Outreach

  Procurement Assistance Canada / IDEAS Program - National Defence

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  Elliot Hewitt

  Panelists

  PrairiesCan

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  Jarrod Morley

  Senior Director - Strategy and Innovation

  Aero Montreal - Espace Aero