The CSCA Canadian Space Policy Symposium 2017 is a roundtable event for participants including industry, academia, government and other stakeholders in the Canadian space sector.

The Canadian space strategy and policy must reflect a competitive and flexible environment to ensure a long-term and sustainable Canadian space policy. The stakeholders of the Canadian space sector will gather to discuss how to best frame the space strategy and what we can do in practical terms to grow the Canadian space economy on a global scale

Preliminary Agenda

Breakfast, Networking & Welcome
Welcome and Introduction- Michelle Mendes, Executive Director and President, CSCA

Keynote Speaker
Sylvain Laporte, President, Canadian Space Agency

Government and Agency Update

Dr. Gilles Leclerc, Director General, Space Exploration, Canadian Space Agency
"Preparing the Next Steps in Human Space Exploration"

Break, Networking

Topic Specific Speakers and Panels

SmallSats & Disruptive Technologies:
Adam Keith, EuroConsult North America (Moderator)
Wade Larson, CEO, Urthecast;
Nick Spina, Manager Launch and Regulatory Affairs,Kepler Communications;
Alec Wenzowski, CSCA Director/Wenzowski Group;
Ryan Anderson, Vice President, Canadian Space Society

Public Engagement:
Anna Kapiniari, Director of Communications, Canadian Space Agency (Moderator)
Dr. Gordon Osinski, Western University
Dr. Marianne Mader
Dr. Melissa Battler, Western University and Mission Control Space Services Inc.

Big Data:
Adam Keith, EuroConsult North America - Summary of Recent Report on Data
James Slifierz, CEO SkyWatch;

Lunch, Networking

Space Advisory Board Sessions
Space Advisory Board Update: Dr. Marie Lucy Stojak, Chairperson of the Space Advisory Board and Director of the School on Management of Creativity and Innovation at HEC Montréal

Interactive Session on the refinement of the Space Strategy, including Youth, Academia and Industry with the Space Advisory Board: Dr. James Drummond; William MacDonald Evans; Stéphane Germain; Dr. Douglas Hamilton; Michelle Mendes; Dr. Gordon Osinski; Dr. Michael Pley; Christine Tovee

Closing Address – Dr. Iain Christie, Executive Vice President, AIAC

Closing

The event will include Breakfast, Lunch and Morning & Afternoon Breaks.