FYI–will be broadcast delayed on CPAC, also online, at 1100 ET (note appearance by Commander, U.S. Cyber Command):
Ottawa Conference on Defence and Security
The Conference of Defence Associations and the CDA Institute hold their annual conference. Day two’s theme will be “The Canadian Forces Post-Combat Mission in Afghanistan”.
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11am ET / 8am PT
Peter MacKay – Canadian Defence Minister
11:45am ET / 8:45am PT
Gen. Walter Natynczyk – Canadian Chief of Defence Staff
12:30pm ET / 9:30am PT
Gen. Mieczyslaw Bieniek – NATO Deputy Commander
1:15pm ET / 10:15am PT
Gen. Keith Alexander – Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
2pm ET / 11am PT
Armed Forces Update
Lt. Gen (ret’d) Michel Maisonneuve – CDA Institute
Lt. Gen. André Deschamps – Chief of Air Staff
Lt. Gen. Peter Devlin – Chief of Land Staff
Vice-Adm. Dean McFadden – Chief of Maritime Staff
3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT
Future Challenges for the Canadian Forces and Department of National Defence
Brig.-Gen. (ret’d) Don MacNamara – CDA Institute
Philippe Lagassé – University of Ottawa
Lt. Gen. Andrew Leslie – Chief of Transformation, Canadian Forces
Dan Ross – assistant deputy minister of defence
Thanks Mark. I hope to find time to watch some of the proceedings. I do not check the CPAC broadcast agenda enough I guess, as I missed this.
Sad day when a Gunner goes from being CLS to “Chief of Transformation”.
Sad the CF needs the post to begin with…