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Archive 2025 ADE
**please note that not all presentations are available either because of proprietary information or because the speaker has chosen not share publicly.
Opening Remarks
Mayor Peter Clarkson, Town of Inuvik
Rebecca Alty, Member of Parliament, Parliament for Northwest Territories
Session 1: A Leadership Vision on Arctic Security
Denny Rodgers, MLA, Inuvik Boot Lake
James Ross, Teetl'it Gwich'in First Nation Member
R.J Simpson, Premier, Government of Northwest Territories
Keynote: Arctic Security and Sustainable Development in a Changing World
Jennifer Spence, Director, Arctic Initiative Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Harvard Kennedy School
Keynote: Arctic Security and Sovereignty Planning
Margaret Dawn Anderson, Senator – Northwest Territories, Senate - Canada
Plenary Presentation: Canadian Institute for Arctic Security
Andrew Smith, Canadian Institute for Arctic Security
Presentation
Session 2: Arctic Monitoring and Security, A shared Responsibility
Ken Coates, Chair, Yukon Arctic Security Advisory Council
Jesse Aubin, Detachment Commander, RCMP-GRC
Jeremy MacDonald, Superintendent of Security for Arctic Region, Canadian Coast Guards
Maurice Lecours, Wildfire Knowledge Exchange Advisor, Natural Resources Canada
Vince Payne, VP, Business Development, C-CORE
Keynote: What Role will the Arctic play in the future Energy Security
Heather Exner-Pirot, Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Session 3: Energy Security in a Changing Arctic
Alexander Love, Chief Projects and Engineering Officer, NT Energy
Presentation
Andrew MacMillan, Senior Research Professional, Northern Energy Innovation, Yukon University
Ian Flood, Director, Energy North Operations, Northwest Territories Power Corporation
Presentation
Michael Muller, Vice President, Planning, Environment and Health and Safety, Yukon Energy
Session 4: Communication and Satellites for Secure Arctic
Deanna Cornfield, NLGP
Hema Nadarajah, Program Manager, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Maurice Lecours, Wildfire Knowledge Exchange Advisor, Natural Resources Canada
Tom Zubko, Manager, Canadian Satellite Ground Station Inuvik (CSGSI), New North Networks
Vince Payne, VP, Business Development, C-CORE
Session 5: Cyber Security on the Arctic Frontlines
Dan Couillard, Director General, Partnerships and Risk Mitigation, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS)
Jarrett Davis, Director General, Cyber Operations Mission Center, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Robert Privett, Chief Executive Officer, Webhorse Technologies
Keynote: Sustainable Communities for A Secure Arctic
Caroline Wawzonek, Minister Finance, Minister Responsible for Strategic Infrastructure, Energy and Supply Chains, Government of the Northwest Territories
Session 6: Connecting Arctic Communities - Airports, Highways and Water ways
Joëlle Roy, Director Sales & Community Relations, Canadian North
Presentation
Tracy St-Denis, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Infrastructure, Government of the NWT
Presentation
Session 7: Affordable Energy Efficient Arctic Housing
Gage Preece, Operations Manager, Earthrise Building Services
Presentation
Marc Trudeau, P.Eng., Architect, AME Group - Eco Canada
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Mike Anderson, Design Lead, Partner, Passive Design Solutions
Presentation
Niki Elliott, General Manager, METCAN Building Solutions
Presentation
Stella Chen, Architect AIBC, kobayashi+zedda architects ltd.
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