Programme at a Glance
Plenary Track · Main Hall
CMISA Marine Track · Workshop Room
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Registration & Power Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Opening Remarks
City of Mississauga & Invest Mississauga — “Building Canada’s Most Secure Industrial Corridor”
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Opening Keynote — The New Rules of the Game
Regulation, procurement eligibility and what the C-suite must decide in the next 12 months
9:30 – 10:15 AM
Panel — Canadian Defence: Winning Work in a Cyber-Vetted Supply Chain
CMMC, ITB/ISED offsets and the NATO 2% build-out
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
9:30 – 10:05 AM
Opening Remarks
Joshua Simmons
Procurement Director, Thales Canada Defence and Security (TCDS)
Venue: Cmisa Marine Track · Workshop Room
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Networking Break
Sponsor pavilion · Curated introductions
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
10:05 – 10:40 AM
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Keynote
Dr. Jack McCready, CMMC RP
JWM Consulting LLC — Member Scientific Advisor & Guidance Expert
Division Director, U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center, US Navy Program Executive Office
Venue: Cmisa Marine Track · Workshop Room
10:45 – 11:15 AM
11:11 Systems Spotlight
Sponsor presentation
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
10:40 – 11:15 AM
Resources
Hyelim Juliana Kim
Strategic Partnerships Lead, Key Sectors and FDI — Mitacs
Venue: Cmisa Marine Track · Workshop Room
11:15 – 12:00 PM
Alex Tsoulis
Senior Advisor, Business Development & Advanced Technologies
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Canada Aerospace (MHICA)
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
11:15 – 12:00 PM
Panel
When Risk Becomes Reality: Legal, Financial and Operational Response
Moderator:
Marlene Conway Diels
CMISA Board Chair
Judi Smith
CIP, CRM (BA), CIOO — Risk Management
David Oswald
CPA, CA, CFE, CFI — Forensic Restitution
Chetan Phull
Principal Lawyer — Smartblock Law P.C.
Venue: Cmisa Marine Track · Workshop Room
12:00 – 12:15 PM
Transition & Sponsor Pavilion
12:15 – 1:30 PM
Lunch & Learn by AppGate
1:30 – 2:15 PM
Panel — Canada’s Critical Infrastructure Under Pressure
Energy, water, telecom and the cost of a bad day
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
1:30 – 2:15 PM
Workshop
“Mapping Canada’s Critical Infrastructure & Economic Resilience for the Marine Sector”
Tyson Macaulay
Deputy Director, NC-CIPSeR — National Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security, and Resilience
Venue: Cmisa Marine Track · Workshop Room
2:15 – 3:00 PM
Workshop 2 — Digital Trust Canada Workshop
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
2:15 – 2:55 PM
Closing Address
Securing the Marine Supply Chain: What Primes Need — and What Suppliers Must Do
George Brown
Cyber Security Control Specialist, Seaspan
Venue: Cmisa Marine Track · Workshop Room
2:55 – 3:00 PM
Track Close
Marlene Conway Diels
CMISA Board Chair
Venue: Cmisa Marine Track · Workshop Room
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Networking Break
Sponsor pavilion · Invest Mississauga investor lounge
3:30 – 4:15 PM
Workshop 3 · Executive Briefing
Compliance by Design™ — Build a Dual-Use Supply Chain Program in 30 Days
Mark Tse
VP Strategic Partnership, Cocoon CS
- Understand the dual-use compliance landscape and its impact on growth and market access.
- Build one compliance program that supports multiple certifications.
- Prioritise compliance investment by business risk, customer requirements and market opportunity.
- Leave with a practical 30-day implementation roadmap.
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
4:15 – 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks — The Mississauga Commitment
Summit findings, 2027 roadmap and sponsor recognition
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Business Social
Invited guests, speakers and delegation partners
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