Breaking the Ice – Summer 2025, Episode 2 Innovating Out of the Arctic Against the backdrop of Ottawa’s newly announced defense priorities and NATO’s growing focus on the Northern flank, our Summer Series continues with a conversation on how Canada can strengthen both defense and the economy by innovating out of the
Breaking the Ice – Summer 2025, Episode 1 NATO, Europe, and Collaboration with Canada on Arctic Defence and Security Arctic360 kicks off its ‘Breaking the Ice’ summer podcast series with a discussion on NATO, Europe, and collaboration with Canada on Arctic Defence and Security. Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney has signaled
LUNCH AND FIRESIDE CHAT: INDIGENOUS NORTH: A CONVERSATION AMONG YOUNG ENTREPRENEURSModerator: Madeleine Redfern, Executive Director, Northern Branch, Arctic360Jasmine Redfern, President, Amautiit Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association, Chair, Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal Max Schiller, Bachelor of Commerce, Boom, Finance Student, Concordia University Jaiden Stevens, Intern, Arctic360 Allana Nakashook-Zettler, Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Student, University of Toronto
SESSION III: FIRESIDE CHAT: CANADIAN PATROL SUBMARINE: ITS IMPACT ON ARCTIC DEFENCEModerator: Honourable Erin O’Toole, Managing Director of ADIT North America; former MP, Durham and Leader of Conservative PartyCommodore J.S. Armstrong, Msm, Cd, Director General Naval Force Development, Royal Canadian Navy Arctic360 Videos
SESSION III: THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD: NATO IN THE ARCTICModerator: Danielle Bochove, Senior Reporter, Global Arctic for Bloomberg Tjorven Bellmann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in CanadaAurélie Bonal, EU Deputy Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to Canada Commodore Matthew Coates, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), former Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2)
SESSION IV: THE BUSINESS OF CANADA’S NORTH: IS THERE THE WILL AND CAPABILITY?Moderator: Doug Turnbull, Non-Executive Vice Chairman, Morningstar Canada Louise Blais, Senior Special Advisor – U.S. and International Affairs, Business Council of Canada, Business Council of Canada Sean Boyd, Chair of the Board, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited Tim Murphy, Executive Vice President and
SESSION VI: PUBLIC-PRIVATE-INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIPS: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PRIORITIES & ARCTIC GEOPOLITICSModerator: Sean Boyd, Chair of the Board, Agnico Eagle Mines LimitedDerron Bain, CEO, Concert InfrastructurePaul Barrett, Chief Communications Officer, DavieRebecca Connelly, Vice President of Strategic Engagement, Det’on Cho Management LP. Lisa Mitchell, President and CEO, Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) Arctic360 Videos
FIRESIDE CHAT: TRUMP ARCTIC POLICY 2.0: US-CANADA ARCTIC COOPERATIONModerator: Nathan Vanderklippe, International Correspondent, The Globe and MailLuke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and former Director, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation (Confirmed)Mead Treadwell, Former Lt. Governor (2010-2014); Board Member/Former President, Pt. Capital; Co-Founder, Wilson Center Polar Institute (Confirmed) Arctic360 Videos
We need a Centre of Excellence and Concessionary Finance Program to Facilitate Multipurpose Canadian Arctic Defence Infrastructure Development By: Kate E. Todd, Senior Fellow at Arctic360As the Arctic rapidly emerges as a strategic hotspot, it has become clear that Canada must act quickly to secure its northern border and build the defence infrastructure required to
Charting Canada’s Arctic Future Natan Obed (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami), Sean Boyd (Agnico Eagle), Heather Exner -Pirot (Macdonald-Laurier Institute) & Dr. Jessica Shadian (Arctic 360) with Hannah Thibedeau (Global Public Affairs) watch the full conversation here
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