Summit Purpose and Background
Why are we running the Summit?
The aim of the Summit is to bring together Western political, military, and industry leaders to discuss the convergence of digital and cyber technologies and their effect on NATO, the Five Eyes Community and national defence and security of the participating countries.
The Policy Insights Forum (PIF) and the Canadian Defence Review (CDR) are collaborating to bring together key Allied government and military decision-makers and defence industry leaders to facilitate a timely discussion in an era marked by strategic competitors (Russia, China) and disruptive technologies which are transforming the geopolitics of liberal Western Democracies.
Since no nation or organization has complete dominance over cyberspace, it is critical for international peace, security, and economic stability to bring together prominent and influential leaders to address emerging threats to the Transatlantic region and beyond as well as within the cyber domain.
Date and Timing
The Summit will take place over two days, from Wednesday, November 17 to Thursday, November 18, 2021, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (EST) each day. The Keynote Statement by Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General, will take place from 9:15 to 9:30 AM (EST) on the morning of November 17 and the Special Opening Statement by Goldy Hyder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada, will take place from 9:15 to 9:30 AM (EST) on the morning of November 18.
The specific time slots allocated for the Speakers are from 09:35 to 10:25 AM (EST) for both days. This will be followed by the Speakers’ participation to the Roundtables, which will take place from 10:30 to 11:35 AM (EST).
Venue
The venue is hybrid, both online and in-person to be broadcasted from Ottawa, Canada.
The specific location of the in-person event will be held at the Hilton Hotel Ottawa Downtown main conference room (361 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 0C7, Canada).
Theme and format
What is the format of the Summit?
The Summit is designed to feature a Keynote Speaker, a Special Opening Speaker, and a Roundtable of prominent Allied political, military, and industry leaders.
Each Speaker is given ten minutes to make opening remarks to be followed by an interactive Roundtable discussion.
Q&A section?
Questions will be prepared in advance and will be forwarded to the Speakers.
What is the theme for the session?
The theme of the Summit is the Digitalization of Defence and Security. The Summit’s aim is to encourage greater Allied government collaboration through better defence, security, digital and cyber cooperation to meet tomorrow’s strategic challenges.
Speakers
Speakers for the First Day (November 17, 2021) include:
• Keynote Statement by Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General (confirmed),
• Général Didier Tisseyre, Commandant de la Cyberdéfense (France) (confirmed),
• Vizeadmiral Dr. Thomas Daum, Chief of the Cyber and Information Domain Service (Germany) (confirmed),
• Lindy Cameron, CEO of National Cyber Security Council, GCHQ (UK) (confirmed),
• Anne Neuberger, White House Cybersecurity Chief for the National Security Council (USA) (confirmation pending), and
• Stephen Burt, Assistant Deputy Minister (Data, Innovation and Analytics) and Chief Data Officer for the Department of National Defence (Canada) (confirmed).
Speakers for the Second Day (November 18, 2021) include:
• Special Opening Statement by Goldy Hyder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada (confirmed),
• Senior Executive, Boeing Global Services (USA/International) (confirmation pending),
• Kevin Ford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Calian (Canada) (confirmation pending),
• Angela Heise, Corporate Vice President for Defence & Intelligence of Microsoft (USA) (confirmed),
• Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Digital Industries (Germany) (confirmation pending), and
• Chris Pogue, Chief Executive Officer of Thales Canada (France) (confirmed).
Target Audience Description
We are looking to attract a wide audience composed of people from government, industry, military, and academia.
• This will include at a political-level, ministerial staff and at the ministry-level, deputy ministers, assistant deputy ministers, director generals, directors, and policy analysts.
• At the military-level, this would include general staff officers, as well as cyber and digital security military experts.
• Regarding industry-level attendance, we expect participation from C-suite-level executives, vicepresidents, and senior company directors.
• In addition, attendance will also include think tanks, academic institutions, and government-operated learning institutions.
We anticipate an audience of 300 to 400 senior-level individuals.
The event is public to facilitate a wider discussion, but subject to appropriate registration approvals and screening.
Media
The pre-event publicity includes publications about the Summit in the Canadian Defence Review (CDR), which is the co-organiser of the event.
Social media publicity will be through LinkedIn publications and postings as well as on the websites of CDR, the Policy Insights Forum (PIF) and Samuel Associates. We will also be sending out personal invitations and emails to our Policy Insights Forum followers and other networks.
The event is under the Chatham House Rule. It is open to the public through a preapproved-registration portal to ensure that the identities of the individuals or organizations registered are verified and eligible to participate.
Support to a culture of diversity and inclusion
The Summit Guest Speakers come from different countries to represent the various points of view on the digitalization of defence and security in today’s world. We have invited Speakers who represent a reasonable balance in gender representation to speak at the Summit.
We will endeavour to express wherever possible a positive commitment to promote a culture of diversity and inclusion in the Summit format and registered attendees.
We are working within the Government of Canada’s guidelines for Gender-based Analysis (GBA+), an analytical process used to assess how different women, men and gender diverse people may experience policies, programs, and initiatives.
How is the Summit funded?
The Summit is partially funded by a grant from NATO as well as contributions from defence industry sponsorships. Additional funding is provided by Samuel Associates/PIF and CDR.
Background information on the Summit and organisers:
https://www.samuel.associates/team/goran-samuel-pesic
https://www.samuel.associates/team/michel-maisonneuve
https://www.samuel.associates/team/mark-norman
https://www.samuel.associates/team/yvan-blondin
https://www.samuel.associates/team/barbara-fleury
https://www.samuel.associates/team/dave-mcmahon
https://www.samuel.associates/team/alienor-peyrefitte
https://www.policyinsights.ca/
http://www.canadiandefencereview.com/
Event contact details
Lt Gen (Ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve, Summit Chair
jomm@samuel.associates
Goran Samuel Pesic, Summit Deputy Chair and CEO of Samuel Associates
gsp@samuel.associates
Brett Kitchen, Summit Deputy Chair and CDR Publisher
brett@canadiandefencereview.com
Summit Objective
The aim of the Summit is to bring together political, military, and industry leaders to discuss the convergence of digital and cyber technologies and their effect on defence and security. Since no nation or organization has complete dominance over cyberspace, it is critical for international peace, security, and economic stability to bring together prominent and influential leaders to address emerging threats to North America and Europe and how industries, sectors, and innovating companies are supporting Western Democracy.
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021: Summit Day 1: Political-Military
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM (EST): Event Opening
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM (EST): Keynote Statement from NATO Headquarters (Brussels)
Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General
9:30 AM – 9:35 AM (EST): Moderator Speaker Introduction
Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM (EST): United States Perspectives
Anne Neuberger, White House Cybersecurity Chief for the National Security Council
9:45 AM – 9:55 AM (EST): France Perspectives
Général Didier Tisseyre, général de division aérienne, Commandant de la Cyberdéfense
9:55 AM – 10:05 AM (EST): Germany Perspectives
Vizeadmiral Dr. Thomas Daum, Vizeadmiral der Bundeswehr, Inspekteur Cyber- und Informationsraum (Chief of the Cyber and Information Domain Service)
10:05 AM – 10:15 AM (EST): United Kingdom Perspectives
Lindy Cameron C.B. O.B.E., Chief Executive Officer of the National Cyber Security Centre, GCHQ
10:15 AM – 10:25 AM (EST): Canada Perspectives
Stephen Burt, Assistant Deputy Minister (Data, Innovation and Analytics) and Chief Data Officer for the Department of National Defence (Canada)
10:25 AM – 10:30 AM (EST): Moderator Summary of Speakers’ Perspectives
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve
10:30 AM (EST): Break
10:35 AM – 10:40 AM (EST): Round Table Segment Introduction
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve
10:40 AM – 11:35 AM (EST): Round Table Discussion
11:35 AM (EST): Closing Remarks
Brett Kitchen, CDR Magazine Publisher
Thursday, November 18th, 2021: Summit Day 2: CEP-Industry
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM (EST) Event Opening
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM (EST): Special Speaker Opening Statement
Goldy Hyder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada (Canada)
9:30 AM – 9:35 AM (EST) Moderator Speaker Introduction
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM (EST):
Senior Executive, Boeing Global Services (USA/International)
9:45 AM – 9:55 AM (EST):
Kevin Ford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Calian (Canada)
9:55 AM – 10:05 AM (EST):
Angela Heise, Corporate Vice President for Defence & Intelligence of Microsoft (USA)
10:05 AM – 10:15 AM (EST):
Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Siemens Digital Industries (Germany)
10:15 AM – 10:25 AM (EST):
Chris Pogue, Chief Executive Officer of Thales Canada (France)
10:25 AM – 10:30 AM (EST): Moderator Summary of Speakers’ Perspectives
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve
10:30 AM (EST): Break
10:35 AM – 10:40 AM (EST): Round Table Segment Introduction
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve
10:40 AM – 11:35 AM (EST): Round Table Discussion
11:35 AM (EST): Closing Remarks
Brett Kitchen, CDR Magazine Publisher
In-Person Summit Program in Ottawa
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Hilton Hotel Ottawa Downtown (361 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 0C7, Canada)
5:00 – 7:00 PM (EST): Summit Opening Cocktail Reception
By invitation only, Business attire
Wednesday, November 17, 2021: Summit Day One
Hilton Hotel Ottawa Downtown (361 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 0C7, Canada)
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (EST): Breakfast
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EST): Political-Military Perspectives
10:30 AM (EST): Coffee break
10:35 AM – 12:00 PM (EST): Political-Military Roundtable
Rideau Club (99 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6B9, Canada)
By invitation only, Black-tie
6:00 PM (EST): Summit Appreciation Reception
6:45 PM (EST): Summit Appreciation Dinner
Thursday, November 18, 2021: Summit Day Two
Hilton Hotel Ottawa Downtown (361 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 0C7, Canada)
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (EST): Breakfast
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EST): CEO-Industry Perspectives
10:30 AM (EST): Coffee break
10:35 AM – 12:00 PM (EST): CEO-Industry Roundtable
