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ConvergX\u00ae<\/strong><\/h1>\n

2025 Conference Speakers<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Conference Host<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Kimberley Van Vliet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Founder & CEO – WaVv and ConvergX\u00ae; <\/span><\/p>\n

Director Aerospace Innovation Hub; <\/span><\/p>\n

CDN Del NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG);<\/span><\/p>\n

Deputy Chair CoI NIAG-ACT(Innovation,C4ISR,L&S,MDO, DT); <\/span><\/p>\n

NATO SPACENET; <\/span><\/p>\n

Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Congress 2022 Alumni<\/span><\/p>\n

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Keynote Speakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Coming Soon<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Mark Norton<\/h3>\n

Executive Director, Northwest I90 Manufacturing Alliance
Principal, Norton Strategic Consulting<\/p>\n

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Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, CMM, MSM, CD<\/h3>\n

Commander
Royal Canadian Navy<\/p>\n

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Speakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Arjun Grewal<\/h3>\n

CEO, Veteran, and Founder
Arctic Training Centre<\/p>\n

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Dr. Ahmed Khorchid<\/h3>\n

Director of R&D Innovation Operations
Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)<\/p>\n

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David Millar<\/h3>\n

Accounts Director, (Americas Region)
Fugro<\/p>\n

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Dr. David Perry<\/h3>\n

President
Canadian Global Affairs Institute<\/p>\n

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Michael Binnion<\/h3>\n

CEO
Questerre Energy<\/p>\n

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Dr. Susan Skone<\/h3>\n

Professor of Geomatics Engineering and Associate Vice-President Research
University of Calgary<\/p>\n

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Joseph Schow<\/h3>\n

Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration
Government of Alberta<\/p>\n

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Craig Watt<\/h3>\n

Vice President, Operations
Enserva<\/p>\n

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Bryan Helfenbaum, P.Eng MBA<\/h3>\n

Vice President, Clean Energy
Alberta Innovates<\/p>\n

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Joy Romero<\/h3>\n

Executive Advisor, Innovation
Canadian Natural Resources Limited<\/p>\n

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Dr. Jonathan M. Morris<\/h3>\n

Professor in the Departments of Radiology, Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, and Anatomy
Mayo Clinic<\/p>\n

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Jeff Griffiths<\/h3>\n

Director of Research
Canada West Foundation<\/p>\n

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Stefanie Beck<\/h3>\n

Deputy Minister of National Defence
Government of Canada<\/p>\n

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Chris Lohmann<\/h3>\n

Innovation and Market Development for Aerospace Energy Systems and Sustainability
Boeing Canada<\/p>\n

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Jushua J. Potter<\/h3>\n

CEO
Kalashnikov USA (KUSA)<\/p>\n

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Jeff LaFrenz<\/h3>\n

President
VizworX Inc.<\/p>\n

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Brigadier-General L.W. (Wade) Rutland, OMM, MSC, MSM, CD<\/h3>\n

Commander, 3rd Canadian Division
Royal Canadian Armed Forces<\/p>\n

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Darren Brewer, Ec.D<\/h3>\n

Economic Development Officer – Engineering and Development Services
City of Cranbrook<\/p>\n

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Rob Huebert Ph D.<\/h3>\n

Professor – Department of Political Science
University of Calgary<\/p>\n

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Dr. Emma Spanswick<\/h3>\n

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Geospace Dynamics & Space Plasma Physics
University of Calgary<\/p>\n

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Jim Welsh<\/h3>\n

Northern Operations Specialist, Deputy Conservation Officer, and Sergeant
Canadian Rangers (Whitehorse, Yukon)<\/p>\n

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SR&ED \/ R&D Tax Credit Lawyer and Consultant<\/span><\/p>\n

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BGen (Ret’d) RCAF Sylvain Bedard<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Director Global Strategic Relations<\/p>\n

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Aufel Tabora<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Founder, CEO\/CVO: <\/span><\/p>\n

PhilCan Industries, Liethall Inc; <\/span><\/p>\n

Managing Principal WE R4 Environmental Solutions, <\/span><\/p>\n

Co-Founder LVBCOE, VP BD SAEN<\/span><\/p>\n

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