EPISODE · Oct 11, 2024 · 1H 10M
Defence Deconstructed: Facing the NORAD Infrastructure Challenge
from The CGAI Podcast Network · host The Canadian Global Affairs Institute
On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, you'll hear Major-General Constance Jenkins outline the importance of defence infrastructure to NORAD. MGen Jenkins is the Director of Logistics and Engineering for NORAD/ USNORTHCOM Then, you’ll hear a panel discussion on challenges with building for defence amidst a Canadian infrastructure deficit and housing crunch, featuring: • Christopher Lane, Senior Vice President, EllisDon • Jason Robbins, President, Royal Architect Institute of Canada • Louis-Philippe Champagne, Associate Vice President of Public Affairs and Industry Practices, Canadian Construction Association • Moderator: Inez Neville, then Executive Director, NORAD Modernization Infrastructure Program Management Office, DND These conversation was a panel from our conference on building the necessary infrastructure for NORAD modernization, which took place on June 13, 2024. This event was made possible thanks to the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program, CGAI’s strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Hanwha Defence and Ocean, Cenovus, conference sponsors Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, PCL Construction, and Rio Tinto. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Music by Drew Philips, produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine
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On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, you'll hear Major-General Constance Jenkins outline the importance of defence infrastructure to NORAD. MGen Jenkins is the Director of Logistics and Engineering for NORAD/ USNORTHCOM Then, you’ll hear a panel discussion on challenges with building for defence amidst a Canadian infrastructure deficit and housing crunch, featuring: • Christopher Lane, Senior Vice President, EllisDon • Jason Robbins, President, Royal Architect Institute of Canada • Louis-Philippe Champagne, Associate Vice President of Public Affairs and Industry Practices, Canadian Construction Association • Moderator: Inez Neville, then Executive Director, NORAD Modernization Infrastructure Program Management Office, DND These conversation was a panel from our conference on building the necessary infrastructure for NORAD modernization, which took place on June 13, 2024. This event was made possible thanks to the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program, CGAI’s strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Hanwha Defence and Ocean, Cenovus, conference sponsors Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, PCL Construction, and Rio Tinto. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Music by Drew Philips, produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine
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