YOUR AGENDA. YOUR CYBER & DIGITAL OUTLOOKS.

Explore Canada’s cyber and digital defence priorities. Plan your day, then choose the conversations that matter to you.

Day at a glance

Thursday, October 1, 2026 · Schedule subject to change

07:45 - 08:30

Continental Breakfast

07:45 - 08:30

Registration

08:30 - 08:35

Opening Remarks

08:35 - 08:40

Sponsor Welcoming Remarks

08:40 - 09:25

Strategic and Transformational Leadership

08:45 - 08:55

Ms. Vidya ShankarNarayan

ADM Digital Services - Transformation

08:55 - 09:05

MGen Cayle Oberwarth

Chief of Staff Digital Services Group & CAF J6

09:05 - 09:15

MGen Justin Thibert

DepADM(DS)

09:15 - 09:25

Ms. Janhabi Nandy

DG Horizontal Initiatives, Government of Canada

09:25 - 10:00

Command and Operational Leadership

09:30 - 09:50

LGen Darcy Molstad

COM CJFC

09:50 - 10:00

MGen Dave Yarker

Cyber Force Commander

10:00 - 10:30

Refreshment and Networking Break

10:30 - 11:30

Breakout Session A

TAKE A DEEPER DIVE

Track 2

Multi-Domain Force and Capability Development Leadership Panel

Topics/Projects: Beyond AI and Cloud; Autonomous and Data-Centric Armed Forces; the next transformative technology; strategic advantage; Decision-Action Loop.

Track 3

SSC Cyber Capabilities, Procurement and Innovation

Topics/Projects: SSC cyber capabilities; innovation; procurement.

11:30 - 12:30

Breakout Session B

TAKE A DEEPER DIVE

Track 1

DSG and CYBERCOM

Track 2

Cyber, Digital, and Advanced Technology Capability Needs: CJFC Priorities

Topics/Projects: Joint Uncrewed Systems; Olympus Fires; MC2IS.

Track 3

Industry and Cyber Operations Landscape

Topics/Projects: Strategic industry engagement functions with capability-to-mission process.

12:30 - 13:00

Luncheon Reception

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch & Keynote

13:45 - 14:05

Mr. Jason Choueiri

ADM Digital Services

14:30 - 15:15

Breakout Session C

TAKE A DEEPER DIVE

Track 1

DND Industry Entry Points, Major and Minor Capital Projects

Topics/Projects: EVE team industry way in, Major Capital Projects, Minor Capital Projects.

Track 2

Digital Capability Priorities: Enabling Decision Advantage in a Pan-Domain Environment

Track 3

Developing Canada's Cryptographic Industry

Topics/Projects: Sovereign cryptography industry; industry engagement and collaboration.

15:15 - 15:45

Refreshment and Networking Break

15:45 - 16:45

Breakout Session D

TAKE A DEEPER DIVE

Track 1

Domain Centric Cyber and Digital Projects and Capability Needs: RCAF/NORAD

Topics/Projects: Projects; capability priorities; industry engagement.

Track 2

Domain-Centric Cyber and Digital Projects and Capability Needs: Army/Navy

Topics/Projects: Army/Navy Projects, Capability Development Priorities, and Industry Engagement Plans

Track 3

Innovation and Funding Opportunities: BOREALIS, CJFC, BDC

Topics/Projects: BOREALIS, CJFC, implementation plans, industry engagement activities, joint testing environments, and overview of upcoming funding opportunities / competitions.

Subject to change.

Track 4

DND Defence Digital Enterprise: Plugging Into the Foundation

Topics/Projects: Frontier AI What does it take to connect, run-on, and be trusted by the defence digital estate?

16:45 - 18:30

Cyber Social - Wrap Up Reception

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