Programme at a Glance
Main Hall
Workshop Room
7:30 – 8:30 AM|Main Hall
Registration & Power Breakfast
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
8:30 – 9:00 AM|Main Hall
Opening Remarks
City of Mississauga & Invest Mississauga — “Building Canada’s Most Secure Industrial Corridor”
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
9:00 – 9:30 AM|Main Hall
Opening Keynote — The New Rules of the Game
Regulation, procurement eligibility and what the C-suite must decide in the next 12 months
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
9:30 – 10:15 AM|Main Hall
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|Workshop Room
Opening Remarks
CMISA Marine Track
Joshua Simmons
Procurement Director, Thales Canada Defence and Security (TCDS)
Venue: Workshop Room
10:15 – 10:45 AM|Main Hall
Networking Break
Sponsor pavilion · Curated introductions
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
10:05 – 10:40 AM|Workshop Room
Keynote
CMISA Marine Track
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: Workshop Room
10:45 – 11:15 AM|Main Hall
11:11 Systems Spotlight
Sponsor presentation
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
10:40 – 11:15 AM|Workshop Room
Resources
CMISA Marine Track
Hyelim Juliana Kim
Strategic Partnerships Lead, Key Sectors and FDI — Mitacs
Venue: Workshop Room
11:15 – 12:00 PM|Main Hall
Alex Tsoulis
Senior Advisor, Business Development & Advanced Technologies
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Canada Aerospace (MHICA)
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
11:15 – 12:00 PM|Workshop Room
Panel
CMISA Marine Track
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: Workshop Room
12:00 – 12:15 PM|Main Hall
Transition & Sponsor Pavilion
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
12:15 – 1:30 PM|Main Hall
Lunch & Learn by AppGate
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
1:30 – 2:15 PM|Main Hall
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 Room
Workshop
CMISA Marine Track
“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|Main Hall
Workshop 2 — Digital Trust Canada Workshop
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
2:15 – 2:55 PM|Workshop Room
Closing Address
CMISA Marine Track
Securing the Marine Supply Chain: What Primes Need — and What Suppliers Must Do
George Browne
Cyber Security Control Specialist, Seaspan
Venue: Cmisa Marine Track · Workshop Room
2:55 – 3:00 PM|Workshop Room
Track Close
CMISA Marine Track
Marlene Conway Diels
CMISA Board Chair
Venue: Cmisa Marine Track · Workshop Room
3:00 – 3:30 PM|Exhibition Hall
Networking Break
Sponsor pavilion · Invest Mississauga investor lounge
Venue: Exhibition Hall
3:30 – 4:15 PM|Main Hall
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|Main Hall
Closing Remarks —
The Mississauga Commitment
Summit findings, 2027 roadmap and sponsor recognition
Venue: Plenary Track · Main Hall
5:00 – 6:00 PM|Exhibition Hall
Business Social
Invited guests, speakers and delegation partners
Venue: Exhibition Hall
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