Year Ahead 2026
Academics, practitioners, and experts will meet for the annual Year Ahead Conference in downtown Ottawa. Panelists from across Canada, the United States, and parts of Europe will meet to discuss looming threats, future challenges, and Canada’s changing position in the world.
Please note, we will be providing headsets for translation to French upon request.
Introduction and Welcome (0830)
The NATO Field School: Its Method and Impact with Dr. Alex Moens
Untangling Continental Defence with Dr. Andrea Charron
Title Forthcoming with Dr. Stephane Roussel
Security: Security cooperation and Canada under a period of uncertainty (1030-1145)
Awkward Allies: NATO Skepticism after Trump with Dr. Srdjan Vucetic
Non-treaty security and defence cooperation: Exploring updated and extended data with Maxime Philaire
Considering 5% military spending & NATO: Signaling Canadian credibility with Dr. Anessa Kimball
Lunch (1145-1300)
Keynote Speaker: Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (1300-1345)
Introduction by Dr. Philippe Lagassé
Civil-Military Relations (1345-1515)
TBD
Military Personnel: Evolving Military Personnel Priorities (1530-1645)
Reserves with Dr. Irina Goldenberg
Diversity and the Armed Forces with Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky
Military to Civilian Transition with Dr. Linna Tam-Seto
Military and Society with Dr. Joakim Berndtsson