Building Canada+Europe Defence & Dual-use Investment & Trade

Prime Minister Carney has made it plain: Canada is building a defence manufacturing industry and deepening ties with European partners. Tens of billions of dollars are about to move. The transatlantic security architecture is being redrawn — and Ottawa is positioning itself at the centre.

This intimate, leader-oriented gathering the day before thousands arrive for the CanSec conference, brings together the people shaping what comes next for Canada and Europe in defence and dual use technolgies. Among them: one of the key architects of the Canada–EU trade agreement, who will tell us how to deepen trade. The Government of Estonia — one of the world's most advanced digital nations and a NATO frontline ally. And Invest Ottawa, which is on a mission to make the Canada's Capital Region a global hub for defence investment and innovation.

No conference theatre. A clear-eyed road map for the new reality: where the money is flowing, which Canada–Europe corridors are opening in defence, dual-use technology, and strategic industry — and how to position before the window narrows.

AI. Cyber. Space. Robotics. Semiconductors. Arctic Sovereignty. Procurement and Investment Strategies.

One day. Straight to signal.

What You Will Learn

• One of they key influencers in the Canada-Europe Trade Agreement will map out how the Canada Europe Trade Agreement (CETA) can be used to increase trade and investment, on both sides of the Atlantic
• High-level leaders’ offer actionable intelligence on how to take part in the new corridor of Canada–Europe trade and investment in defence and strategic industries—grounded in dual-use technology that strengthens allied security while also advancing civilian resilience and sovereignty.
• You’ll meet investors, founders, and government decision makers.
• How dual-use technology strengthens allied security while also advancing civilian resilience, arctic and coastal sovereignty.
• We will spotlight Invest Ottawa’s 2025–2030 plan to position the Capital Region as Canada’s premier defence innovation and investment hub, built around AI, cyber, space, robotics, and semiconductors.