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ABCMI Business Opportunities Conference & Trade Show

31 Oct 2024 @ 8:00am PDT
01 Nov 2024 @ 3:00pm PDT

Event Details

Day 1 (Thursday, October 31st)

 

06:30:  Exhibitor Setup

07:30:  Welcome Desk & Trade Show Opens

07:30:  Continental Breakfast

08:00:  PSPC Marine Procurement Outlook

 

09:30 - 10:00: Health Break & Networking in Trade Show Area

 

10:00:  Opening Remarks – ABCMI (Executive Director)

10:05:  Opening Speaker - Simon Page, ADM Defence & Marine Procurement

10:20:  Panel #1 - Defence Procurement Business Opportunities

Moderator: Alex Rueben, ABCMI

  • Chantier Davie – Jason Reid, Vice President, Business Development

  • Seaspan Shipyards – Dave Hargreaves, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Bus Dev

  • Lockheed Martin Canada RMS – Glenn Copeland, Vice President & General Manager

  • Babcock Canada – Jerry McLean, Chief Executive Officer

  • Thales Canada Defence & Security – Chris Pogue, President & CEO

11:30: Panel #2 - Cyber Security: What does it mean for industry?

  • Canadian Centre for Cyber Security – Earl Maynard, Senior Strategic Advisor
  • Public Services & Procurement Canada –  Cristina Mekhaiel-Valdez, Strategic Advisor, Cyber Security Certification Secretariat, Washington Sector

 

12:00 - 13:00: Lunch & Networking in Trade Show Area

 

13:00:  Panel #3 - Autonomous Operations: Above and Underwater

Moderator: Julie Angus, Chief Executive Officer, Open Ocean Robotics

  • Cellula Robotics – Neil Manning, Chief Executive Officer

  • International Submarine Engineering – Malcolm Rewcastle, Engineer

  • MacArtney Inc – Don Bryan, General Manager

  • ABB – Timo Vesala, Sales Manager (Americas)

14:00:  Panel #4 - Government Strategies: Opportunities for Maritime Industry

Moderator: VAdm (Ret’d) Bruce Donaldson, Associate, CFN Consultants

  • Defence Policy Update – Dr. Alexander Salt, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

  • New Canadian Coast Guard Strategy – Nicholas La Monaca, National Manager, Fleet Foresight and Integration, CCG

  • Blue Economy Strategy – Jennifer Chiasson, Director, Blue Economy Strategy Engagement, DFO

  • BC Coastal Marine Strategy – Kate MacMIllan, Conservation Director, Ocean Program, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – BC

 

15:00-15:30: Health Break & Networking in Trade Show Area

 

15:30: Panel #5 - Pursuing Innovation in our Ports

Moderator: Jane McIvor, Executive Director, Association of Pacifc Ports

  • Vancouver Fraser Port Authority – Cliff Stewart, Vice President, Infrastructure
  • Port of San Diego – Jason H. Giffen, Vice President, Planning & Environment

  • Port of Halifax/The PIER – David Thomas, Executive Director

  • Wärtsilä Voyage PortLink – Olga Davletalieva, Head of Ports Advisory Services

  • BC Hydro - Kymm Girgulis, Senior Key Account Manager

 

17:00-19:00: Networking Reception (in Trade Show Area)


Day 2 (Friday, November 1st)

 

07:30:   Welcome Desk & Trade Show Opens

07:30:   Continental Breakfast

08:00:   Opening Remarks – ABCMI (Executive Director)

08:05:   Featured Speaker - Neil O’Rourke, Canadian Coast Guard

08:20:   Panel #6 - Defence Procurement Business Opportunities

Moderator: Alex Rueben, ABCMI

  • L3Harris – Manuel Perez, Head of Business Development
  • MDA Space – Steven Yankowich, Senior Program Director, CSC Project
  • BMT Canada – Darcy Brytus, Strategic Partnership Executive
  • CAE Defence & Security – Jason Healey, Naval Business Development Lead
  • Federal Fleet Services – John Schmidt, President

 

09:30 - 10:00 Health Break & Networking in Trade Show Area

 

10:00 - 11:30:  Panel #7 - Small Craft Marine: Key to the BC Marine Industry

Moderator: John Mackillop, Business Development Manager, Zodiac Hurricane Technologies

  • Bryton Marine Group – Stuart McVitty, Chief Operations Officer
  • Bracewell Marine Group – Jason Curtis, President
  • Quadrant Marine Institute – Shelley McIvor, Managing Director
  • Boating BC Association – Bruce Hayne, Executive Director
  • Titan Boats – Jennifer Michell, Vice President

 

11:00 - 12:30: PSPC - Marine Industry's Indigenous DEI Networking Event (concurrent in separate meeting room)

 

11:30 - 12:30:  Industry Showcase - Did you know?

  • Kongsberg Digital – Owen Brine, Regional Sales Director
  • CMSI – Shawn Beamish, Chief Executive Officer
  • LabTest Certification – Kavinder Dhillon, President & CEO
  • Celerity Craft – Richard MacKellar, Chief Executive Officer
  • LokRing – Donal Heery, Technical Manager

 

12:30 - 13:30: Lunch & Networking in Trade Show Area

 

13:30 - 16:00:  Thales Canada Supplier Engagement Event - Presentations and B2B Sessions

 

AML Oceanographic Ltd.

Arrow Marine Services Ltd.

ASI Group Ltd.

Babcock

BC Ferries

BCIT

Bernard LLP

Britmar Marine Ltd

Damen

DSS Protection

Eaglecraft

Genoa Design International

Helm Operations Software Inc.

Jastram Technologies Ltd.

Kongsberg

Lokring Western Canada

Mahler Machining Ltd.

McRae Electric Ltd.

Meridian Marine

Oceans Advance

Robert Allan Limited

Seaspan

Steerprop Inc.

T2M/Enerburn

Terra Remote Sensing Inc.

Thales

Van der Leun Electrical Marine Services Canada Ltd.

Sponsorship packages are now available for the 2024 Business Opportunities Conference & Trade Show. Click the button below for more information.


Sponsorship Packages

 

We have room to showcase the products and services of 28 Exhibiting Companies. The Exhibitors will be set up in the area where the Networking Reception takes place as well as food and beverage service during the 2 days. 

Included with the Exhibitor Space:

  • 1 six foot skirted table
  • 2 chairs
  • 1 delegate registration 
  • area is wide enough for your 10' pop up trade show display

There is no pipe and drape. Move in and set up is Day 1, on October 31. Electricity and monitors can be rented at additional charge directly from the venue's exhibitor services.

Exhibitor spaces will be assigned first to Sponsors and then the remaining spots will be assigned based on the order they are purchased. 

More details will be communicated closer to the event. 

 

Make sure to book your room and take advantage of the discounted room rates available to people attending the Business Opportunties Conference & Trade Show.

The online booking link is: Association of BC Marine Industries ABCMI - Start your reservation (passkey.com)

Booking deadline: September 27, 2024

 

Are you a Marine Industry Supplier interested in doing business with Indigenous and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Marine Suppliers? Registered ABCMI Business Opportunities Conference & Trade Show Delegates please accept our invitation to join the Government of Canada for a Marine Industry’s Indigenous DEI Networking Event on Day 2 - Friday, November 1, 2024, from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. The networking event will take place next to the main conference hall in room 217.

 

The purpose of the Marine Industry’s Indigenous & DEI Networking Event is to bring marine industry suppliers together with Indigenous Suppliers, Indigenous Community Members, DEI Suppliers and Government of Canada Officials to explore opportunities to increase inclusive participation in federal marine procurement through varies opportunities, i.e., subcontracting, joint ventures, or apprenticeship!

 

Register to Attend Here!

 

Please contact Vanessa Good-Davidson at Vanessa.Good-Davidson@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca for any questions related to this event. This is an English event.

We look forward to seeing you on November 1st!

 

MARINE INDUSTRY’S INDIGENOUS AND DEI NETWORKING EVENT

AGENDA

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024

Time: 11:00am – 12:30 pm PDT

Location: Vancouver Convention Centre, Room 217

Item

Purpose

Lead

Land Acknowledgement

 

Recognition and Respect

Marc Baril

Senior Director, Marine Sustainment, PSPC

 

Elder Syexwaliya Ann Whonnock

11:00 – 11:10 PDT

Knowledge Keeper

Elder Syexwaliya Ann Whonnock

Squamish Nation Elder

Nassima Zobir-Bouguerba

11:10 – 11:20 PDT

 

 

Opening Remarks

Nassima Zobir-Bouguerba

Director General of Marine Services and Small Vessels

The Process of Procuring with the GoC

11:20 - 11:30 PDT

Presentation

Sarah-Anne Hrycenko Procurement Advisor, Procurement Assistance Canada – Pacific Region, PSPC

Black Business Association of BC 

11:30 - 11:40 PDT

 

Presentation

Nerissa Allen

Founder and President

 

Specialisterne

11:40 – 11:50 PDT

 

Presentation

Patrick Tritschler

Head of Program Development & Innovation

CGLCC - Canada’s 2SLGBTQ +Chamber of Commerce

11:50 – 12:00 PDT

 

Presentation

Stanley Wu

Member of CGLCC and Co-Founder and CEO of CANVASEA

 

Let’s Network!

12:00 - 12:30 PDT

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Networking

Marc Baril

Senior Director, Marine Sustainment, PSPC

 

Working Lunch

12:30 – 13:30 PDT

 

Working Lunch

Marc Baril

Senior Director, Marine Sustainment, PSPC

 

ABCMI - Thales Canada Supplier Engagement Presentation

13:30 – 14:15 PDT

 

Engagement Presentation

Thales Canada

Continuation of Conversations – 

Room 217

14:15 - 15:00 PDT

 

Networking

Continue your Conversations

 

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