Event Date: October 20, 2023 - 9:00am to 5:30pm
Location: FSS 4007, 120 University Private, University of Ottawa
Registration: Google Forms
Presented by the Canadian Pugwash Group (CPG) and the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS)
In an era defined by technological leaps and groundbreaking innovations, the nexus between emerging technologies and national security is a pressing concern. While holding immense promise, emerging technologies present formidable security challenges that demand collective attention and innovative solutions. Join the Canadian Pugwash Group (CPG) and the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the University of Ottawa for a policy conference on The Security Challenges of Emerging Technologies.
Expert panels will dissect the multifaceted landscape of emerging tech security. The conference will consider the ever-evolving dynamics of cyber security, where the offense-defense dynamic continually reshapes the digital battleground. It will confront the ethical considerations surrounding the integration of artificial intelligence into autonomous weapon systems, raising crucial questions about responsible innovation. Furthermore, it will examine the potential consequences of an arms race in outer space and the risks of strategic instability in a nuclear age. And finally, it will ask the question, what path forward should Canada choose to forge in this evolving technological frontier?
The CPG-CIPS policy conference offers a unique platform to engage with leading experts, policymakers, and researchers, gaining valuable insights and contributing to the ongoing discourse on how best to navigate the complex intersection of emerging technologies and national security.
Program:
9:00am – 9:30am Introduction and Scene-setting Address
Welcome: Alexandra Gheciu
Speaker: Cesar Jaramillo
9:30am – 10:30am First Panel – “Cyber Security – the Offense-Defence Dynamic”
Moderator: Nisha Shah
Speakers: Walter Dorn, Leah West
10:30am – 11:00am – Coffee Break
11:00am – 12:00pm Second Panel – “Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Weapon Systems”
Moderator: Cesar Jaramillo
Speakers: Branka Marijan, Srdjan Vucetic
12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm – 2:30pm Third Panel – “The Arms Race in Outer Space – Prevention or Proliferation?”
Moderator: Habib Massoud
Speakers: Jessica West, Paul Meyer
2:30pm – 3:30pm Fourth Panel – “Nuclear Weapons and the Risks of Strategic Instability”
Moderator: Alexandra Gheciu
Speakers: Tariq Rauf, Peggy Mason
3:30pm – 4:00pm Coffee Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm Fifth Panel – “What Path Forward for Canada?”
Moderator: Benjamin Zyla
Speakers: Senator Marilou McPhedran, Robin Collins
5:00pm – 5:30pm Concluding remarks
