5th edition
The International Aerospace Week – Montréal 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 sessions in the afternoon.
- Defence Program: This event will provide an overview of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s major procurement projects 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 – Montréal 2019
Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of the Economy and Innovation of Québec
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 D’Agostino, 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 Lalumière, 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 Chénier, 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 Montréal – 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)
SDQuébec – An Invaluable Tool for Business Development
Charbel Khoury, Project Manager, Defence and National Security, Aéro Montréal
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-Québec
- 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) and Innovative Solutions Canada: Status, Feedback and Question Period
Patrick Laganière, 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 Montréal & 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 Airbus’s Arrival in Québec 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
Ramy Sedra, Data & Analytics Leader, PwC Canada
10:30 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.
Presentation of Aéro Montréal’s 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 Montréal and Canada?
Moderator: Christine Wurzbacher, Partner & Managing Director, Montreal, Boston Consulting Group
Fassi Kafyeke, Senior Director Innovation, Bombardier Inc. – Bio
Frédéric 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 Bérubé, 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 related to artificial intelligence are being developed through non-traditional players. How can you integrate these new players to optimize the success of your projects?
Moderator: Richard Chénier, General Manager, Centech
- Patrick St-Louis, Cofounder & Vice-President Market Strategy, WARP Solutions
- Frédéric 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-Québec
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
AEROMART Montreal provides you with outstanding networking opportunities for the aerospace industry. OEM’s, Tiers 1, the entire supply chain and international services suppliers meet in Montreal – the 3rd aeronautic hub in the world.
Our industrial partners are committed to develop a robust and reliable supply chain in Canada to serve the manufacturing industry and its production tools. AEROMART Montreal is a platform that enables the linking of the right skills through the pre-scheduled meetings program. For suppliers and vendors willing to increase their businesses in Canada, this is the only venue where they can meet these important Primes without having to travel through the entire continent.
It’s a true exchange and meeting platform. Discover the AEROMART Montreal program.
To participate in the AEROMART Montreal event only, register directly at this link.
Aéro Montréal’s mission is to mobilize stakeholders in Québec’s aerospace ecosystem to support its global reach, innovation capacity and growth.
REGISTRATION
Tuesday
April 16
Global Supply Chain Summit
One-Day Pass – Aéro Montréal members rate – SOLD OUT
One-Day Pass – Aéro Montréal non-members – SOLD OUT
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
April 16-18
Global Supply Chain Summit + AEROMART Montréal
Three-Day Pass – Aéro Montréal members rate – SOLD OUT
Three-Day Pass – Aéro Montréal non-members rate – SOLD OUT
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