| 09:00 - 09:05 |
Chairman's Opening and Conference Commencement
 Walter Garrison, Advanced Manufacturing Business Integrator, City of Mississauga
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| 09:05 - 09:20 |
Mississauga's Continued Success as a Manufacturing Powerhouse
 Mayor Bonnie Crombie, City of Mississauga
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| 09:20 - 10:00 |
Panel Discussion: Re-Imagining Global Supply Chains to Meet Today's Industry Challenges
- Global supply chain models re-thinking
- What can be done to mitigate the impact of global parts shortages and prevent future crises?
- How can industry make its supply chains more resilient and sustainable?
Panel moderator:
 Rahul Gangal, Partner, Roland Berger
Panelists:
Sebastian Koper, Principal - Chicaco Office, Roland Berger
 Jason Ball, Vice President & General Manager, Burloak Technologies
 Kathy Bodnar, Director, IoT Transportation & Asset Management, Rogers for Business
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| 10:00 - 10:20 |
Sustainable Aerospace Together
 Dale Smith, Regional Director, SAF Producers & SAF Policy, Enterprise Environmental Sustainability, Boeing
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| 10:20 - 10:40 |
Advances in Manufacturing
 Asvin Parsad, Product Manager, Assembly Technology, Bosch Rexroth
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| 10:40 - 11:00 |
Morning break
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| 11:00 - 11:40 |
Panel discussion: Remaining Relevant in an Industry 4.0 World
- How is the Smart Factory helping the manufacturing sector to become responsive and adaptable in shifting markets?
- What is the role of digitization in addressing current supply chain challenges?
- Advanced and additive manufacturing developments driving industry growth
Panel moderator:
Rahul Gangal, Partner, Roland Berger
Panelists:
 Stéphanie Holko, Director of Project Management, NGen Canada
 Christina Baker, Director of Additive Manufacturing, PPG Aerospace
 Joris Myny, Sr. Vice President Digital Industries, Siemens
 Maryam Emami, CEO, AI Materia
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| 11:40 - 12:00 |
Connectivity and Telematics in Automotive Industry
 Aryan Habib, Manager, Connected Vehicles & Telematics Business, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
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| 12:00 - 12:45 |
Panel Discussion: The Urgency of Cybersecurity for Increasingly Connected Manufacturing Environments
- Understanding the extent to which cyber threats are affecting manufacturers today
- What type and level of risks exist in factories?
- How can manufacturers identify and mitigate risks, and how will they address future risks?
- Building cybersecurity controls into smart factory initiatives
Panel moderator:
 Jannat Bhalla, Cybersecurity & Privacy Consultant, PwC
Panelists:
 Kevin Magee, Chief Security Officer, Microsoft Canada
 Sam Cohen, Senior Consultant - Cyber Risk, Deloitte
 Ludovic Blanchard, Cybersecurity and Network Design Specialist,Thales Transportation Solutions
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| 12:45 - 14:00 |
Lunch break
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| Chairman: |
 Sheldon Williamson, Professor (Electric Energy Storage; Transportation Electrification; E-mobility) and NSERC Canada Research Chair, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
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| 14:00 - 14:30 |
Managing the Shift to Automotive Electrification
 John Laughlin, CTO, NGen Canada
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| 14:30 - 15:10 |
Panel discussion: Planning for a More Electric World: A Critical Next Step for Aerospace & Automotive
- Leveraging knowledge-sharing between industry segments
- How to successfully build partnerships between sectors to drive growth and build resilience for future
- Delivering on electric vehicle goals: how can supply chains prepare?
Panel moderator:
 Vineeth Purushotham, Automotive Consultant, Frost & Sullivan
Panelists:
 David C. Adams, President, Global Automakers of Canada
 Michael Nitefor, Founder & President, Air Lab
 Rick Szymczyk, Founder, Upstartz Energy Ltd & VP Engineering, eCAMION Inc
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| 15:10 - 15:30 |
How Electric Aviation is Driving Investment
 Darrell Swanson, Electric Aviation Strategic Advisor, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| 15:30 - 15:50 |
Afternoon Break
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| Chairman: |
Walter Garrison, Advanced Manufacturing Business, City of Mississauga
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| 15:50 - 16:30 |
Panel Discussion: Strategies and Tactics for Attracting and Retaining Manufacturing Positions Post-Pandemic
- Creating agility and flexibility for long-term retention
- How can we improve spaces for historically marginalized groups within the workplace?
- Developing innovative training and education programs for emerging job roles
Panel moderator:
Walter Garrison, Advanced Manufacturing Business Integrator, City of Mississauga
Panelists:
 David Ali, Associate Director, Pratt & Whitney
Sheldon Williamson, Professor (Electric Energy Storage; Transportation Electrification; E-mobility) and NSERC Canada Research Chair, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
 Nour Hachem-Fawaz, Founder & CEO, We Build a Dream
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| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)’s Talent Strategy
 Aleque Juneau, Project Lead, Workforce Development, OVIN
 Sahra Togone, Project Delivery Coordinator, OVIN
 Heerea Rikhraj, Project Lead for Talent Initiatives, OVIN
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| 17:00 - 17:20 |
The Outcomes and Benefits of Large-Scale Collaboration for Canada - Enabling Disruptions: Cyber Physical Systems Leading to Light Weighting
 Ryan Myers, Research Council Officer, NRC-CNRC
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| 17:20 |
Conference close
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