MDA Summit 2026
Agenda

Day 1

08:30- 09:00

Registration

09:00- 09:30

Opening Session:

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

09:30-10:30

Session 1:

Defence Leaders Special Roundtable

10:30- 10:50

Networking Break

10:50- 11:50

Session 2:

Shipping, Trade and MDA

11:50-12:50

Session 3:

IUU Fishing and New Technology Responses

12:50-13:40

Networking Lunch

13:40-14:40

Session 4:

Information Sharing: Towards a Common Operating Picture

15:00- 18:00

Afternoon Exhibition and Reception: HMCS Discovery

Day 2

09:00- 10:00

Session 5:

Information to Intelligence in the Maritime Domain

10:00- 11:00

Session 6:

Sanctions, Grey Fleets and Illicit Activities

11:00-11:20

Networking Break

11:20- 12:20

Session 7:

The Digital Maritime Nexus

Canadian SME Maritime Defence Ecosystem Afternoon (hosted by Cellula Robotics)

13:00 - 14:30