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Canadian Seapower
2025

Location: University of Calgary

Dates: September 26-27, 2025

Join us in Calgary for two days of in-depth discussion on the future of Canada's maritime security. Speakers include leaders in the Canadian Navy and Coast Guard as well as academic and think tank experts.

Sponsored and organized by the Canadian Maritime Security Network (CMSN), with support from the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary (CMSS).

Conference program coming soon

Sponsors

Speakers

Our speakers list is being continually updated, please check back regularly.

Keynotes & Distinguished Speakers

Vice Admiral Angus Topshee

Commander, Royal Canadian Navy

Dr. Marc Milner

Professor, University of New Brunswick

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Siobhan Harty

Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Defence and Marine Procurement, PSPC

Overviews

Commodore Jason Armstrong

Director General Naval Force Development

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Commodore Jacob F. French

Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic

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Jody Thomas

former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, Privy Council Office

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Marc Mes

Deputy Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard Programs

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TBA

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Panelists

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Rear Admiral David J. Patchell

Vice Commander, US 2nd Fleet

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Captain William Woityra

US Coast Guard Attaché, US Embassy, Ottawa

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Madeleine Redfern, LL.B.

Executive Director of the Northern Branch, Arctic360

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Rear Admiral Chris Sutherland, RCN Ret’d

former Deputy Commander, Royal Canadian Navy

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Michele Tessier

Canadian Naval Review

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Rear Admiral Brian Santarpia, RCN Ret’d

former Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic

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Captain RJ Watt

Canadian Defence Attaché, Tokyo

Dr. Kristen Csenkey

SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, StFX and Associate Fellow, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies

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Chris Henderson

former Deputy Commissioner of Operations, CCG and ADM, Public Affairs, DND

Captain Samuel Patchell

Director Naval Requirements

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Dr. Paul Mitchell

Canadian Forces College

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Corey L.E. Gleason

Commander (retired), HMCS Harry De Wolf, RCN

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Kate Todd

Advisory Board, CMSN

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Neil O'Rourke

Director General, CCG

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Dr. Dave Perry

President and CEO, CGAI

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Richard Shimooka

Senior Fellow, Macdonald Laurier Institute and Fellow, CMSN

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Dr. Alexander Salt

CGAI

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Bruce Jones

Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

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Commander Johannes Riber

PhD Fellow, University of Copenhagen

Dean Lang

TBA

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Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

PhD Student, Deakin University and Vice President, Ottawa Operations, CGAI

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