5th edition
The International Aerospace Week Montral 2019 is one of the largest gatherings of the global aerospace industry in North America! For one full week, attend world-class events and meet with all the major industry leaders.
1 300+
participants
100+
international speakers
1 400+
B2B meetings
PROGRAM
SEMINAR ON DEFENCE AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
SEMINAR ON DEFENCE AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

As part of our innovation efforts this year, we are inviting the defence and unmanned aerial vehicles sectors to a combined one-day event. Participants may choose among discussions about defence and unmanned aerial vehicles in the morning; workshops and/or B2B 25 euro ohne einzahlung casino.
- Defence Program: This event will provide an overview of the Royal Canadian Air Forces major £10 free no deposit mobile casino for the coming years and the challenges related to disruptive technologies and cybersecurity.
- UAV Program: This day will consist of conferences that will focus on the latest drone trends and VTOL (Vertical take-off and landing). Take this opportunity to learn about the latest technologies in development and to strengthen your business relationships.
You will also be able to meet in B2B/B2G format the OEMs, their Tier 1 suppliers and government officials related to these projects. Furthermore, several useful conferences related to business development in defence will be held for both Canada and the export markets.
You plan to participate in the B2B / B2G of the Seminar on Defence and Autonomous Air Vehicles, it is essential to be well prepared and deliver the right messages to create a good first impression. We recommend that you download these checklists to help you prepare for your B2B B2G meetings.
7:45 a.m.
PLENARY
Registration
8:30 a.m.
PLENARY (ROOM 511)
Opening Speech of the International Aerospace Week Montral 2019
Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of the Economy and Innovation of Qubec
8:45 a.m.
The Role of the Canadian Industry in the Major Acquisition Programs of the Department of National Defence
Serge Cormier, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Bio
9 a.m.
DEFENCE (ROOM 511)
Master of ceremony:
Caroline Hilt, Director, Communications,CED-Q
Major Quebec OEMs in Defence Key success factors to succeed on future major acquisition projects?
Moderator: Nancy DAgostino, Director of Government Affairs
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Bio
Marc Bigaouette, Director CH-146 Optimized Weapon System Support (OWSS), Bell- Bio
Jean Hurtubise, Director of Business Development, CAE Canada- Bio
Simon Jacques, B.Ing, President, Airbus Defence and Space Canada, Inc.- Bio
Marc Leblanc, Senior Director, Business Development, L3 MAS Bio
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (ROOM 510)
Master of ceremony:
Marc Moffatt, Director General, Unmanned Aerial System, Center of Excellence Bio
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles of tomorrow: Vision and Needs of OEMs
Scott Drennan, Vice President, Innovation, Bell
9:30 a.m.
HALL (ROOM 510)
Accommodating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles into aviation (UTM): Finding a Balance Between Safety, Security and Economic Benefit
Frank Matus, Director, Digital Aviation Market Development Americas, Thales Digital Aviation Bio
10:00 a.m.
HALL (ROOMS 510 & 511)
Networking Break
10:20 a.m.
DEFENCE (ROOM 511)
Major Procurement Projects From The Royal Canadian Air Force
Michel Lalumire, BGen, Director General Air Force Development Bio
Colonel Nick Torrington-Smith, Director, Air Domain Development- Bio
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (ROOM 510)
Startups and SMEs: Positioning your Offer with End-Users A Case Study on the Port of Montreal
Richard Chnier, General Manager of Centech Bio
Nicolas Morency, Mechanical Engineer, Colorful Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of PreVu3D
Daniel Olivier, Director of Business Intelligence and Innovation of Port of Montral Bio
Jean-Philip Poulin, Manager, Open Innovation (Collision Program), Centech Bio
11:10 a.m.
DEFENCE (ROOM 511)
Creating successful SME and OEM Partnerships Leveraging ITBs and Other Winning Strategies
Moderator: Peter Rosenthal, Industrial Technology Advisor, National Research Council of Canada Bio
Lorenzo Marandola, President, M1 Composites Bio
Daniel Schulten, Director, MDA
Phil Cole, Vice-President, Business Development, Marinvent Bio
Emmanuel Maes, Vice-President, Business Developement, Stelia Bio
MAJOR DND RPAS PROCUREMENTS (ROOM 510)
Cdr Simon Nadeau,Cdr Simon Nadeau, Director Joint Innovation &
Technology Battlespace, Canadian Forces Maritime
Warfare Centre Bio
12:00 p.m.
DEFENCE (ROOM 511)
SDQubec An Invaluable Tool for Business Development
Charbel Khoury, Project Manager, Defence and National Security, Aro Montral
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (ROOM 510)
Regulatory Update
Felix Meunier, Director, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Taskforce, Transport Canada Bio
Sylvie Lemay, Manager, RPAS Traffic Management Development, Nav Canada
12:30 p.m.
HALL (ROOMS 510 & 511)
Networking Lunch
1:15 p.m.
DEFENCE (ROOM 511)
Important Announcement on the IDEaS Program
Tom Hugues,Manager Innovation Exploitation, ADM(S&T) Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), Department of National Defence, Government of Canada Bio
1:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP (ROOM 510)
Workshop on OEM needs:
- MDA
- L3 MAS
- CAE
2:30 p.m.
B2B & B2G SESSIONS (Room 511)
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Royal Canadian Navy
- ISED
- OEMs: Boeing, Airbus, CAE, L3 MAS, LMCO, Leonardo, Bell, MDA and others
- Tiers 1: PAL, Pratt & Whitney, Esterline CMC Electronics and others
- CED-Q
- NRC
- Hydro-Qubec
- SMEs and Startups
2:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP (ROOM 510)
Cybersecurity in Aerospace Workshop:
organized in collaboration with IN-SEC-M
Moderator: Manon Gaudet, Team Leader, Cyber Security, National Research Council of Canada
Alain Aubertin, President and CEO of CRIAQ
Crypto4A Technologies, In Fidem/Arc4dia, GoSecure and Kyber Security will present concrete case of cyber threats and solutions in aerospace
3:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP (ROOM 510)
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)andInnovative Solutions Canada:Status, Feedback and Question Period
Patrick Laganire, Department of National Defence, IDEaS:
Eric-Aime Patry, Outreach and Communications Manage, Innovative Solutions Canada Bio
5 p.m.
Networking Cocktail
5:45 p.m.
End of the Event
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN SUMMIT

The Summit will address the thematic Artificial Intelligence: Reinventing the supply chain in partnership with the supercluster SCALE AI and BCI AEROSPACE
Join us for a day of conferences on the application of artificial intelligence in the aerospace supply chain. More than 400 participants from over 15 countries are expected to attend.
The agenda for the day will be divided in three sessions:
- Issues and opportunities within the aerospace supply chain
- How will artificial intelligence move the aerospace sector forward
- How OEMs already transform their operations to face these developments
The most important players in the sector will present the innovations and opportunities created by the rise of artificial intelligence in the aerospace supply chain.
7 a.m.
Registration and welcome
8:10 a.m.
Morocco, Country of Honour of the International Aerospace Week Montreal 2019
Ministerial Speech
Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy of Morocco Bio
8:15 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
Dicussion with the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Bio
Fassi Kafyeke, President, Innovation Workgroup, Aero Montral & Senior Director Innovation, Bombardier Bio
Louis Roy, Co-Chair, SCALE.AI & Founder and President, Optel Group
9 a.m.
Challenges and Opportunities in the Globalized Supply Chain
Dr. Kevin Michaels, Managing Director, AeroDynamic Advisory Bio
9:30 a.m.
Assessment on Airbuss Arrival in Qubec and Relations of Aircraft Manufacturers with their Supply Chain
Moderator:Joseph C. Anselmo, Editor-in-Chief, Aviation Week & Space Technology
Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier Inc.
Philippe Balducchi, Chief Executive Officer, C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership
10:05 a.m.
The Bionic Supply Chain
RamySedra, Data & Analytics Leader, PwCCanada
10:30 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.
Presentation of Aro Montrals Study on Artificial Intelligence and its Applications in Aerospace.
Ronny Fehling, Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group BCG Gamma
11:20 a.m.
Between the Theory and Practice of Artificial Intelligence in Aerospace: How to Collaborate to Promote Montral and Canada?
Moderator:Christine Wurzbacher, Partner & Managing Director, Montreal, Boston Consulting Group
Fassi Kafyeke, Senior Director Innovation, Bombardier Inc. Bio
Frdric Laurin, Director, Partnerships, MILA
Gilles Savard, Chief Executive Officer, IVADO Bio
John Shannon, Acting Director General, NRC Digital Technologies Research Centre
Charles Verdon, Data Innovation Strategist Microsoft Bio
12:05 a.m.
How the SCALE.AI Supercluster Is a Model of Innovation in Canada?
Julien Billot,Chief Executive Officer, SCALE.AI
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m.
Transformation of Logistics Chain Management Through Digital Technologies
Erik Goedhart, Senior Vice President, Kuehne+Nagel Bio
1:55 p.m.
The Digital Transformation of Major Manufacturers in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Moderator: Graham Warwick, Managing Editor, Aviation Week & Space Technology
Vincent Brub, Partner, Mckinsey and company Bio
Joseph V. Contala, IT Business Relationship Manager Operations, Pratt & Whitney Canada
Marco Protti, Head of Advanced Research, Leonardo
Louis Roy, President, Optel Group
3:15 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m.
How to ensure a successful collaboration with the startups
Technologies relatedtoartificial intelligence are being developed through non-traditional players. How can you integrate these new playersto optimize the success of your projects?
Moderator: Richard Chnier,General Manager,Centech
- Patrick St-Louis, Cofounder & Vice-President Market Strategy, WARP Solutions
- Frdric Poulin, Founder and CEO, FZ Engineering
- Nicolas Morency, CEO / Co-Founder, PreVu3D
Martin Landry, CEO / Co-Founder, Intelligence Industrielle
3:50 p.m.
4 p.m.
Changing the Game with Artificial Intelligence: How Can Companies Better Prepare their Workforce? Presented by Emploi-Qubec
Moderator: Krista Robinson, Partner, Tax and Business Incentives and Quebec Aerospace Sector Leader, Ernst & Young
Mario Coculuzzi, Regional Partner Manager, Amazon Web Services Bio
Vivianne Gravel, LL.M, President and Founder, B-CITI
Nivine Kallab, Senior Director, Business Development & Strategic Planning, Pratt & Whitney Canada
Carolyn Watters, Chief Data Officer, CNRC
4:40 p.m.
Overview of Best Practices to Digitize Your Company and Obtain Quality Data
Moderator: Robin Lineberger, Principal US and Global Aerospace & Defense Leader, Deloitte Bio
Nicolas Feller, Cloud Solution Engineer, Google Bio
Antoine Proteau, Data Science Director, APN Bio
Carole Diop, Patent Agent, Norton Rose Fulbright Bio
Aditya Pendyala, Co-founder and VP Growth, mnubo
5:20 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Joseph C. Anselmo, Editor-in-Chief, Aviation Week & Space Technology
5:30 p.m.
Cocktail
AEROMART Montreal
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