Maritime & Arctic Security & Safety Conference

What To Expect

From July 28-29, 2022, the Atlantic Canada Aerospace and Defence Association (ACADA) will host the MASS Conference (MASS22) at the Delta St. John’s in Newfoundland. MASS22 will once again focus on the challenges associated with both northern and maritime environments. The aim of the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador supported international conference is to promote stakeholder collaboration, technological innovation, harsh environment research & development, and world-class education efforts that are contributing to various components of northern development. Building on the success of MASS19, coupled with the growing demands across stakeholders concerning maritime and arctic safety and security issues, and for which one entity cannot achieve solutions or policy responses in isolation. The two day conference will draw a diverse group of speakers and attendees representing government, military, Canadian and U.S. Coast Guard, industry, academic leaders, Northern Leaders, research and other key stakeholders.

Why Attend MASS22

“Quality of the companies who attended… very meaningful for small SMEs building connections”

— MASS18 ATTENDEE

Conference highlights include:

– Local, national and international speakers

– Attendees from government, military, Canadian and U.S Coast Guard, industry, academia, R&D and other stakeholders

– B2B/B2G meeting program with prime contractors and government agencies

– Technology and Innovation showcase

– Exhibits, networking and more!

“Provided a wide array of current and future capabilities and a chance to hear from companies about their products. I particularly enjoyed the “Industry Spotlights”.”

— MASS19 ATTENDEE

Speakers

*to be updated as confirmed

Victoria BelbinChief Executive Officer, ACADA

The Honourable Peter MacKay Counsel, McInnes Cooper

Sean WiltshireChief Executive Officer, Avalon Employment Inc.

Colonel (Retired) Pierre LeBlancPrincipal of Arctic Security Consultants

Pierre was born and raised in Montréal, Québec, Canada. At 17, he joined the Canadian Forces and attended the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean in 1967. After graduating, he joined the Royal 22^e Régiment (Infantry) and saw service in a number of countries including England, Germany (NATO), Cyprus (peace keeping), India and Nepal (Defence Adviser). He commanded 1Commando and the Infantry School, and held senior staff appointments in the National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ). In 1995, he took command of Canadian Forces Northern Area (Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories) where he served until his retirement in 2000.

Pierre has extensive experience in the Arctic where he first travelled on a sovereignty patrol in 1972. He has repeatedly travelled in and out of the Arctic. His command appointment as Commander of Canadian Forces Northern Area allowed him to travel extensively including Alaska and Greenland. He has lived more than nine years in the Arctic. He has been an advocate for improved security in the Arctic since 1998. He was instrumental in the revived Canadian government focus on arctic security. He has been published and repeatedly quoted in the media. He has appeared as a subject matter expert on arctic security and sovereignty on several national television channels in both French and English. He has made presentations in a number of Canadian universities. He has consulted on arctic matters with a number of federal departments, the Canadian Forces and the Canadian Senate. Pierre has provided advice to several defence related companies.

Pierre served with Raytheon Canada Limited as the Program Manager of the North Warning System from April 2014 to April 2016. The North Warning System consists of 47 air defence radars stations stretching in the Arctic from the Alaska-Yukon Border to Labrador, five logistic support sites in the Arctic, a Second Line Support Center and a Control Center located in North Bay, Ontario, as well as a Contractor Management Office in Ottawa, Ontario. During that period, he travelled the Arctic widely to nurture his arctic network of business, government and Inuit leadership contacts.

He continues to provide independent advice on the Canadian Arctic. He works with a number of associates who bring expertise in a number of fields.

He is an active participant at the Canadian Marine Advisory Council – Prairie and Northern Region. He is a Council Member with the Gerson Lehrman Group of New York, a member of the Executive Forum of the Coleman Research Group also of New York and a member of Guidepoint Global Advisors also of New York with offices around the world.

Pierre has a Bachelor degree in Sciences (1973). He holds a Royal Military College of Science (England) Division I diploma (1980), a one year, post graduate course in project management. He has a Masters degree in Business Administration from Queen’s University (1998). He is a certified diamond grader from the Gemological Institute of America (2004).

Joanne Weiss ReidRegional Director Integrated Business Management Services, Canadian Coast Guard Arctic Region

Rear-Admiral B.W.N. Santarpia, CDCommander Maritime Forces Atlantic / Joint Task Force Atlantic

Rear-Admiral Brian Santarpia enrolled in Canadian Forces, under the Officer Candidate Training Plan as a Maritime Surface Officer, in 1986. The early part of his career was heavily focused in filling operational and training positions in both of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Fleets.

After completion of his training, he served in a succession of operational postings as Navigating Officer of HMC Ships CORMORANT and VANCOUVER, Combat Officer of HMCS HURON, Executive Officer of HMC Ships CHALEUR and HALIFAX, and then as the Commanding Officer of HMCS ST JOHN’S from January 2007 until July 2008.

He has also been posted to numerous training billets, including Navigation Instructor at the Naval Officer Training Centre, Head of the Warfare Training Division at the Canadian Forces Fleet School (Esquimalt), Operations Officer of Sea Training Pacific, and in 2008, Commanding Officer of Sea Training Atlantic.

Following his promotion to Captain(N) in 2009, he was appointed as the Special Advisor to the Vice Chief of Defence Staff. In 2010, he assumed command of Canadian Forces Base Halifax until his departure to attend the National Security Programme in 2012.

RAdm Santarpia was promoted to Commodore in July 2013 and appointed Director General Naval Personnel. He led the transformation of that organization and assumed the duties of the first Director General Navy Strategic Readiness in April 2014. From December 2014 until April 2015 he was deployed to Bahrain where he commanded Combined Task Force 150, a multi- national group of ships and aircraft conducting counter-terrorism operations. Upon his return to Canada, he was appointed to Chief of Staff to the Vice Chief of Defence Staff and later appointed Director General Plans at the Strategic Joint Staff in July 2016. In May 2018, RAdm Santarpia joined the Canadian Joint Operations Command as the Chief of Staff.

Effective June 2020 Radm Santarpia was appointed Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic / Joint Task Force Atlantic.

In addition to being a graduate of the National Security Programme, RAdm Santarpia holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Royal Roads Military College (RRMC) Victoria, and a Masters of Defence Studies from Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Kingston.

Andrew Kendrick, P.Eng.Principal Consultant, Vard Marine Inc.

Mohsen MohammadiCanada Research Chair in Marine Additive Manufacturing

Kendra MacDonaldCanada's Ocean Supercluster, CEO

CAPT John EganUS Coast Guard Attaché

CAPT Egan initially served as a Deck Watch Officer on Coast Guard Cutter SEDGE, homeported in Homer, Alaska. He was later selected for flight school at Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL. Upon earning his wings as a naval aviator, he transferred to Air Station Miami to fly the MH-65 helicopter. In August, 2005, he was among the first waves of rescue helicopters that swarmed into the New Orleans and Gulf areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

Six months following Hurricane Katrina, CAPT Egan was assigned to Air Station New Orleans. He was one of the first cadre to stand up the Coast Guard’s Rotary Wing Aerial Intercept (RWAI) program, regularly deploying nationwide to enforce restricted air space over National Special Security Events and the National Capital Region. CAPT Egan also flew one of the first rescue helicopters that responded to the massive Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and was directly responsible for saving the lives of several critically burned victims.

He was later assigned to the National Defense University’s Joint Advanced Warfighting School with a follow-on tour at Coast Guard Headquarters, Office of Maritime Security and Response Policy. CAPT Egan later served at the Coast Guard’s air interdiction unit, HITRON Jacksonville, where he conducted Airborne Use of Force for counter-drug operations throughout the Eastern Pacific. In three years, he was directly responsible for 11 “busts”, stopping over $250M USD in pure cocaine from hitting the streets of Canada and the United States.

In 2018, he transferred to Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he served as the Operations Officer and later the Executive Officer. He led the oversight and execution of two 24/7 Search and Rescue ready aircraft, two 24/7 RWAI alert aircraft in Washington D.C., and one on-demand, RWAI alert aircraft for the air defense of the President of the United States.

As an Instructor Pilot and Flight Examiner, he has flown nearly 3,500 flight hours in the MH65 “Dauphin” Helicopter. A 2000 graduate from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, he has a Bachelor’s degree in Management. He also has degrees from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, the National Defense University in Washington D.C., and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

His wife, Katie, is a Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves stationed at Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia. They have three awesome kids, Cole (14), Caitlin (13), and Elizabeth (9). They are all learning French and ice skating and are super excited about living in Canada.

Philip GarbuttSenior Vice President Global Support, PAL Aerospace

Philip Garbutt has been working in the Aerospace & Defence community for over three decades. He began his professional career in the Canadian Armed Forces where he served for 32 years as an Aerospace Engineering Officer completing operational tours with the Fighter, Search & Rescue and Maritime Patrol communities as well as deployments and exercises with NORAD, NATO and the NATO Partnership for Peace Program. He commanded at both the Squadron and Wing levels and served in Afghanistan for one year as the Senior Advisor to the Commander of the Afghan Border Police.

His staff and programmatic experience are equally extensive having served as the CP140/A Aurora Weapon System Manager, the Project Manager for the Aurora Structural Life Extension Project, the Director A4 Maintenance, the Occupation Advisor to the Air Forces’ 5000-plus Aircraft Technicians and the Director Air Requirements. Promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General in 2014, he completed his Air Force career as the Director General Air Force Development where he managed and advanced the Royal Canadian Air Forces’ 30-year, multibillion dollar strategic investment portfolio which included the Future Fighter Project, the Fixed-Wing Search & Rescue Aircraft Replacement, CP140 Aurora Modernization, the acquisition of a fifth CC177 Globemaster II, and dozens of other complex capital projects. During this period, Brigadier-General Garbutt also represented Canada on numerous NATO, NORAD and Five-Eyes defence and security committees and councils.

Philip Garbutt retired from the Canadian Armed Forces in August 2016 to join Solarship Inc. as the Chief Technology Officer; he served with Solarship for one year advancing their solar-powered hybrid electric aircraft and aerostat development programs before joining IMP Aerospace & Defence as the Vice President Business Development in July 2017. In July 2019, he joined PAL Aerospace as the Senior Vice President of Global Support where is leads world-wide business development and in-service support including the Royal Canadian Air Force’s new Fixed-Wing Search & Rescue program.

Philip Garbutt holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Computer Science from Royal Roads Military College and a Master’s Degree in Defence Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. He is a graduate of both the Joint Command and Staff and the National Security Programs administered by the Canadian Forces College. He is the recipient of the Order of Military Merit and the Meritorious Service Medal from the Governor General of Canada, a Chief of Defence Staff Commendation, the Afghanistan Campaign Star and the Canadian Decoration.

Carolann Harding, ICD.DChief Executive Officer, SmartICE

Paul PrestonChief Marketing and Innovation Officer, Genoa Design International

Honourable Andrew FureyPremier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Honourable Siobhan CoadyMinister of Finance

Siobhan Coady was first elected to represent the District of St. John’s West on November 30, 2015 and re-elected on May 16, 2019 and March 25, 2021.

She is the Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance, President of Treasury Board, Minister Responsible for the Public Service Commission and Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation. She is also a member of the Economic Policy Committee, the Planning and Priorities Committee, and the Cabinet Committee on Population Growth.

Siobhan previously served as Minister of Natural Resources, Government House Leader, Deputy Government House Leader, Minister Responsible for the Office of the Status of Women and Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement.

Prior to joining provincial politics, she was the Member of Parliament for the Riding of St. John’s South–Mount Pearl. She also served as the Liberal Critic for Treasury Board, a member of the Industry Committee, and Vice Chair of the Operations Committee. Siobhan was also the Chair of Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Caucus, Chair of the Liberal Biotechnology Caucus and was a member of the Leader’s Economic Advisory Committee.

Siobhan is an award winning business leader and recognized as one of the top 50 CEO’s in Atlantic Canada. She has owned and operated companies as diverse as Newfound Genomics, a biotechnology research facility; The Clinical Trials Centre, a medical research company; and Bonaventure Fisheries, a fish harvesting company. She is Past Chair and Governor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Past President of the St. John’s Board of Trade.

Siobhan is very active in her community. She has chaired the regional economic development board, the Newfoundland and Labrador Business Hall of Fame, and has been the Campaign Chair for the Canadian Red Cross. She has contributed to the Boards of Directors of the St. John’s Airport Authority, the Genesis Centre, the Atlantic Innovation Council, the Institute of Corporate Directors, Genome Canada, Compute Canada and Children’s Wish Foundation, to name a few. She is an honourary life member of the Royal St. John’s Regatta Committee.

Educated at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Oxford University and the University of Toronto, she is an accredited Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) and an Accredited Public Relations (APR) Professional.

Siobhan and her husband Pat live in St. John’s where they enjoy the outdoors and their Labrador Retrievers.

Exhibitors

C-Core

Composite Mats Canada Inc.

Compusult

Hunter Communications Canada

Inmarsat

Innovative Solutions Canada

PAL Aerospace

Polyamyna Nanotech Inc.

Public Services and Procurement Canada

SmartICE

StrobelTEK

Tronos

Virtual Marine

Register

Industry – ACADA Members – $500

Industry – Non Members – $750

Government/Military/Coast Guard/RCMP/Academic Faculty – $250

Students – $50

Exhibitor – ACADA Members – $800

Exhibitor – Non Members – $1,100

Register now by clicking here!

B2B/B2G Meetings Program

These are officially organized meetings, but you will have plenty of time during the conference to network informally either by visiting the Exhibit Hall or connecting during one of our receptions.

Program

*Program subject to change. All events will take place at the Delta St. John’s unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday, July 27^th

19:00 – 22:00 Pre-Conference Social
Sponsored & hosted by McInnes Cooper | Sláinte Whisky & Wine, 115 Duckworth Street

Thursday, July 28^th

7:30 Registration, Networking & Buffet Breakfast

9:00 MASS22 Opening Remarks
Victoria Belbin, Chief Executive Officer | Atlantic Canada Aerospace & Defence Association

9:15 Welcome Address from the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
Premier Andrew Fury (virtual)

The Honourable Siobhan Coady – Minister of Finance

9:30 Keynote Presentation: Opportunities & Challenges for Atlantic A&D in 2022 and Beyond
The Honourable Peter MacKay PC, QC, Counsel | McInnes Cooper

10:00 Defence and Security in Canada’s Arctic Maritime Estate
Rear-Admiral (RAdm) Brian Santarpia, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and Joint Task Force Atlantic (JTFA)

10:30 Networking Break & Exhibits

11:00 An Update from the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) & United States Coast Guard (USCG)
Joanne Weiss Reid, Regional Director of Integrated Business Management Services for Arctic Region | Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) – Ensuring Operational Readiness in the Arctic to Meet Future Challenges

CAPT John Egan, US Coast Guard (USCG) Attaché – Sovereignty, Security, and Partnership in the Arctic

12:00 Introduction to Innovative Solutions Canada
Éric-Aimé Patry, Outreach Manager | Innovative Solutions Canada

12:15 Networking Lunch (Exhibit Area)
Sponsored by C-CORE

13:15 Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS): Perspectives on Canada’s Maritime and Arctic Security
John W., Strategic Analyst | CSIS

14:00 Development of Resolute Bay: A Marine & Security Point of View
Colonel (Retired) Pierre Leblanc, Principal | Arctic Security Consultants

14:30 Networking Break & Exhibits

15:00 – 17:00 B2B Program & Exhibits

17:00 – 19:00 Networking Reception

Friday, July 29^th

7:30 Networking & Buffet Breakfast

8:30 Welcome & Remarks

8:35 Diversity in the Workplace
Sean Wiltshire, Chief Executive Officer | Avalon Employment

9:00 Platinum Sponsor Presentation
Philip Garbutt, Senior Vice President Global Support
Presentation by PAL Aerospace | Platinum Sponsor

9:30 Industry Panel
Gateway to the Arctic: Strategy, Leadership, and Engagement
Sponsored by Genoa Design International | Gold Sponsor

Facilitator: Paul Preston, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer | Genoa Design International

Panelist: Kendra MacDonald, Chief Executive Officer | Canada’s Ocean Supercluster

Panelist: Carolann Harding, Chief Executive Officer | SmartICE

Panelist: Philip Garbutt, Senior Vice President Global Support | PAL Aerospace

10:30 Networking Break & Exhibits

Arctic Innovation, Research & Development

11:20 Printing Strategic Metallic Parts for Ships for Arctic & Antarctic Applications
Dr. Mohsen Mohammadi
Canada Research Chair in Marine Additive Manufacturing

11:40 Canada & Polar Research
Andrew Kendrick, Principal Consultant | VARD Marine Inc.

12:00 MASS22 Closing Remarks

Contact

Melissa McPhee, Manager, Marketing, Communications & Events
Atlantic Canada Aerospace & Defence Association
(T) +1 902 225 6848
(E) melissa@ac-ada.ca

Maritime & Arctic Security & Safety Conference

What To Expect

Why Attend MASS22

Speakers

Exhibitors

Register

B2B/B2G Meetings Program

Program

Location

MASS22 will take place at the Delta Hotel & Conference Centre in St. John’s, NL.

Contact

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Why Attend MASS22

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Exhibitors

Register

B2B/B2G Meetings Program

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Location

MASS22 will take place at the Delta Hotel & Conference Centre in St. John’s, NL.

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