test draft program
August 7 - 8, 2025
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Program
Thursday, August 7
| 8:30 am – 4:00 pm | Registration |
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| sponsored by Saab | |
| 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Opening of the Exhibit Hall and B2B meetings |
| 8:50 am | Welcome Remarks |
| Featuring: • Mike Mueller, President and CEO, AIAC |
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| 9:00 am | Speaker Session |
| Speaker TBD | |
| 9:30 am | NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) Panel |
| Moderator: • Mike Mueller, President and CEO, AIAC Featuring: • Kimberley Van Vliet, Founder & CEO, WāVv; Creator, ConvergX®; Director, Aerospace Innovation Hub; Deputy Chair, NIAG–ACT • Daniel Verreault, Vice President, GEC Aviation Inc; Capture Lead Canada Defense & Systems, GE Aerospace |
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| 10:00 am | Refreshment Break in Trade Show |
| 11:00 am | Speaker Session |
sponsored by  Featuring: • Wendy Hadwen, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy-Industry, Department of National Defence |
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| 12:00 pm | ADSE Luncheon & Fireside Chat Without the Fire |
| Featuring: • MGen Jeff Smyth, MSM, CD, Chief Air & Space Force Development, Royal Canadian Air Force |
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| 1:00 pm | Speaker Session |
| Featuring: • Patrick Thauberger, Director Airborne Mission Systems, General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada |
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| 1:30 pm | Speaker Session |
| Featuring: • Chris Lohmann, Sustainable Aviation Fuels Market Development, Boeing |
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| 2:00 pm | Refreshment Break in Tradeshow |
| 3:00 pm | Speaker Session |
| Featuring: • Michael Benson, Director, Business Development, Conair Aerial Firefighting |
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| 3:30 pm | Speaker Session |
| Featuring: • Earl Maynard, Senior Strategic Advisor, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) |
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| 4:45 pm | Day 1 Closing Remarks |
| Ottawa Salon | Featuring: • Mike Mueller, President and CEO, AIAC |
| 5:15 pm | Annual Aerospace Reception (cocktail) |
| Rideau Canal Atrium South (RCA South) | sponsored by  |
| 6:15 pm | Annual Aerospace Dinner |
| Trillium Ballroom | Featuring Special Guest Speaker: • The Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Transport, Government of Canada Dinner sponsored by  James C. Floyd Award sponsored by  Small Business Innovation Technology Award sponsored by TBD Centerpieces sponsored by 
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