MDA Summit 2026
Agenda

Day 1

09:00- 09:30

Registration

09:30- 10:10

Opening Session:

Keynote Address - VAdm Angus Topshee, Commander Royal Canadian Navy
Principal Sponsor Address

10:10-11:10

Session 1:

Critical Underwater Infrastructure - Challenges and Opportunities

11:10- 11:30

Networking Break

11:30- 12:30

Session 2:

Cyber, AI & Data in MDA

12:30-13:15

Networking Lunch

13:15-14:15

Session 3:

Capability Building: Upskilling & Upgrading Capacity

14:14-15:15

Session 4:

Working Group Dialogues 1: Information Sharing in the Maritime Domain - Trust, Operations, Building a Common Operating Picture

16:00- 19:00

Afternoon Exhibition and Reception: HMCS Discovery

Day 2

09:30- 11:00

Day 2 Keynote Address

10:00- 11:00

Session 5:

Working Group Dialogues 2: Information Sharing in the Maritime Domain - Trust, Operations, Building a Common Operating Picture

11:00-11:20

Networking Break

11:20- 12:20

Session 6:

IUU Fishing: Sovereignty, Livelihoods and Illicit Networks - Detecting and Preventing

12:20- 13:20