Day 1 (Tuesday, April 23)

06:30:  Tradeshow Set-Up – Registration for Exhibitors

08:00:  Welcome Desk Opens

08:00   Trade Show opens

08:30 – 08:35: Opening Remarks - ABCMI & COAST

08:35 – 08:45: Address – Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation

08:45 – 10:00: Panel # 1 – Federal Fleet Innovation

Moderated by: Alex Rueben, Executive Director ABCMI

Royal Canadian Navy – Commodore Jason Armstrong, Director General, Naval Force Development

Canadian Coast Guard – Jesse Lawson, Regional Director, Integrated Technical Services, Western Region

Transport Canada – Mandar Avsare, Chief of Clean Marine RD & D, Innovation Centre

Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Anthony Kim, National Marine Manager

Public Services and Procurement Canada – Marc Baril, Acting Director General, Marine

Coffee/Networking Break 10:00 – 10:30 (30 Min)

10:30 – 12:00: Panel # 2 – Clean Energy & Decarbonization

Moderated by: Callum Campbell, President & CEO - Greenline Ferries

Corvus Energy - Maryam Ebrahimian (Gavshee), Sales Manager

Seaspan - Jordan Pechie - Sr Vice President Seaspan Marine Transportation

BC Hydro - Kymm Girgulis - Sector Lead - Transportation and Infrastructure, Key Accounts 

University of Victoria - Brad Buckham, Chair, Professor, Mechanical Engineering

BMT Canada – Martin Moody, Principal Electrical Engineer

Lunch/Networking Break 12:00 – 13:00 (60 Min)

13:00 – 14:00: Panel # 3 – Innovation Opportunities in Canada and the United States - Fireside Chat

Moderated by: Cael Husband, Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs

SSA Marine – Captain Ilias Katsanis, General Manager

Consulate General of Canada in Boston – Erin Donahue, Trade Commissioner

NRC-IRAP – Trevor Moat, Industrial Technology Advisor

14:00 – 15:00: Panel # 4 – Funding Capital & Accelerator/Incubator Opportunities

(Also announce Winner of COAST Pitch Competition)

Moderated by: Justin Manley, President - Marine Technology Society

Alacrity Canada - Burak Evren, Vice President of Impact and Sustainability

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster - Jennifer LaPlante, Chief Growth and Investment Officer

Open Ocean Robotics - Julie Angus, CEO

Spring Impact Capital - Graham Day, Managing Partner

InBC Investment Corp - Scott Wong, Investment Principal

Coffee/Networking Break 15:00 – 15:30 (30 Min)

15:30 – 16:30: Panel # 5 – Ocean Bio-Resources

Moderated by: Dean Trethewey, Managing Director – Akvafuture Canada

Cascadia Seaweed - Mike Williamson, CEO 

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Nation - Cyrus Singh, CEO, K’awat’si Economic Development LP (KEDC)

BC Salmon Farmers Association - Brian Kingzett, Executive Director

Networking Reception 16:30 – 18:30 (in Trade Show area)

Day 2 (Wednesday, April 24)

07:30 – Trade Show & Registration opens (along with light Breakfast)

08:30 – 08:35:  Opening Remarks - ABCMI & COAST

08:35 – 08:50:  Featured Speaker – Kate Moran, President and CEO, Ocean Networks Canada

08:50 – 10:00:  Panel # 6 – Innovation Assistance & Support

Moderated by: Dan McGreer, Adjunct Professor, UBC NAME Program/President ABCMI

Innovate BC – Peter Cowan, President & CEO

DRDC IDEaS & CSSP Programs – Philippe Hébert, Director General Innovation, DRDC, DND

NRC Research & IRAP Programs – Dr. David Murrin, Director General, National Research Council

Innovative Solutions Canada – Christopher Baird, Senior Director ISC, ISED

Coffee/Networking Break 10:00 – 10:30 (30 Min)

10:30 – 12:00:  Industry Showcase – See the talent we have in Western Canada

Moderated by: Jason Goldsworthy, Executive Director, COAST

Group 1

• Poseidon Ocean Systems – Matt Clarke, CTO
• MarineLabs – Christopher Moreno, CFO
• Alberni Yachts – Chris Baker, Founder / CEO
• Reach Technologies – Glenn Jones, Principal Engineer

Group 2

• 7 Leagues Leather – Tasha Nathanson, Founder / CEO
• Thordon Bearings – Elena Corin – Sr. Manager, Special Marine Projects
• New Energy Corporation – Shane Bear, Business Analyst
• Kongsberg - Nick Burchill – VP Mapping and Ocean Science, Americas

Lunch/Networking Break 12:00 – 13:00 (60 Min)

13:00 – 14:00:  Panel # 7 – Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Moderated by: Andy Harris, Former Director, Strategic Engagement - BMO Radicle

Ocean Networks Canada - Kate Moran, President and CEO

BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) - Chantelle Carden, Carbon Management Lead

14:00 – 15:00: Panel # 8 – Autonomous Vessels

Moderated by: Meghan Mathieson, Director of Strategy and Engagement – Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping

Cellula Robotics - Alex Johnson, Director of Products

Shift Coastal Technologies - Sebastian Berg, Research and Development Engineering Lead

Open Ocean Robotics - Fritz Stahr, CTO

Robert Allan Ltd - Lawren Best, Director of Design Development

15:00:  Concluding Remarks - ABCMI & COAST