The third edition of the Space Canada industry association Space conference It is scheduled to run for three days starting on Monday, September 23.Third and the current lineup of speakers and panelists promises to deliver an event worth attending.
The format has not changed this year, and the Space Canada Parliamentary Reception, taking place in the late afternoon, will be open to all registered participants. This reception will feature a special guest speaker, the first Canadian astronaut to travel to the Moon. Colonel Jeremy Hansen.
He format The next two days will feature morning and afternoon keynote sessions, followed by “Panels, Informal Talks, and Special Guests.” Each day concludes with a reception. The conference will again be held at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.
Leaders, special guests and panelists
The current list of leaders, special guests and panelists includes:
International guests include:
- David L. Cohen, United States Ambassador to Canada
- Dr. Alex MacDonald, NASA's chief economist (although Dr. MacDonald is Canadian)
- Drew Feustel, former NASA astronaut and executive vice president of strategy at CSMC
Canadian government officials include:
- The Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Minister of Emergency Preparedness, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada
- The Honourable John McKay, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Standing Committee on National Defence
- General Chris Horner, Commander of the 3rd Canadian Space Division and the Joint Force Space Component
- Lisa Campbell, President of the Canadian Space Agency
- Shazmin Kanji, chief economist at the Canadian Space Agency
- Colonel Jeremy Hansen, astronaut of the Canadian Space Agency
Industry, nonprofits, media and others include:
- Marc Garneau, former astronaut, naval officer, president of the Canadian Space Agency and cabinet minister
- Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Space
- Nathan de Ruiter, Partner, NovaSpace
- Vina Nadjibulla, Vice President of Research and Strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- Dr. Jessica West, Principal Investigator of the Ploughshares Project
- Aaron Shull, CEO and General Counsel of CIGI
- Evan Solomon, Editor, GZERO Media
- Michael Serapio, CPAC Host and Reporter
- Vassy Kapelos, CTV's chief political correspondent
SpaceQ journalist James Careless and editor-in-chief Marc Boucher will be on hand to cover the event.
