{"id":828,"date":"2025-11-24T12:44:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nscoesn-35e6c713fd-cxd2fma2bbh6g4df.z01.azurefd.net\/?page_id=828"},"modified":"2026-02-27T00:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T05:36:27","slug":"conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nscoesn.ca\/en\/conference","title":{"rendered":"Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-128 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-193_NSCOESN-Shield-ecu-1024x1024.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 40%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 40%\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-193_NSCOESN-Shield-ecu-1024x1024.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/8-193_NSCOESN-Shield-ecu-300x300.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/8-193_NSCOESN-Shield-ecu-150x150.png 150w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/8-193_NSCOESN-Shield-ecu-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-xx-large-font-size\"><strong>Maple Shield 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Canada&#8217;s Premier National Security Conference<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-12a27398 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-CA\/ticketing\/maple-shield\" style=\"border-radius:10px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Register now<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-12a27398 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#programme\" style=\"border-radius:10px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Programme<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-countdown  root-eb-countdown-4ld7b\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-countdown-4ld7b \"><div class=\"eb-countdown-4ld7b eb-cd-wrapper preset2\"><div class=\"eb-cd-inner\" blockid=\"eb-countdown-4ld7b\" data-deadline-time=\"1772456400000\" data-is-evergreen-time=\"false\" data-evergreen-time-hours=\"11\" data-evergreen-time-minutes=\"59\" data-evergreen-recurring=\"false\" data-evergreen-restart-time=\"0\" data-evergreen-deadline-time=\"1710924335631\"><div class=\"box cd-box-day\"><span class=\"eb-cd-digit\">00<\/span><span class=\"eb-cd-label\">Days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"box cd-box-hour\"><span class=\"eb-cd-digit\">00<\/span><span class=\"eb-cd-label\">Hours<\/span><\/div><div class=\"box cd-box-minute\"><span class=\"eb-cd-digit\">00<\/span><span class=\"eb-cd-label\">Minutes<\/span><\/div><div class=\"box cd-box-second\"><span class=\"eb-cd-digit\">00<\/span><span class=\"eb-cd-label\">Seconds<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Maple Shield, the NSCOESN\u2019s flagship event, will take place on 2\u20133 March 2026, convening practitioners, analysts, researchers, specialists, advisors, and senior decision-makers representing defence, security, technology, finance, law, policy, and politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us in Ottawa for Canada&#8217;s most important national security dialogue with domestic and international partners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Our common national security threats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Domestic and transnational organized crime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Synthetic drug production and distribution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Child to adult exploitation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cybercrime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terrorist and violent extremism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Migrant smuggling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"programme\"><strong>Conference schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a778c3d294f86d425d512f7d3a04570a is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#ac1f1f;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><summary>Day 1: March 2, 2026<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-639fc619 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8b9cbeb9d41d2a9153f5c463ba156923 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7\" style=\"color:#08684e;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Registration and coffee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">08:00 &#8211; 08:30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8a6f3afc3a274ad0aedb4c03b2509766 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Opening statements<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">08:30 &#8211; 08:45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8459729ea94949e7d80c788fffbfad92 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>Under the influence<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f30cdd034cd92554462771cb1de66c1b wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--2\">A candid discussion on challenges of foreign influence, organized crime, and more, all under the view of national security. Panelists include representatives of related domestic and international public sector departments and agencies.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">08:45 &#8211; 09:45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-fcd7083c5db67a983e0a85a7bf85ed8b is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>Thinking spies &amp; spying thinkers<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-910a12cab67a899d70846e9a84bfa8f3 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--3\">A conversation on academic and industry research security, the panelists from academia, private, and public sector will describe their Canadian up-and-coming tech, how they manage their security concerns, and what they are doing for Canada and Canadian interests.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ce6629613094b55b80e532080ccea4dd is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>From GC to GC, responsible AI in the military domain<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a16fad7a3d63cb6fa77df0bbda334de1 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--4\">Hear from one of the 18 Global Commissioners on the responsible use of AI in the military domain (REAIM), who has collaborated with over 90 additional international representatives from around the world. If you&#8217;re using or developing AI capability in support of military missions, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">don&#8217;t miss this session<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">11:15 &#8211; 12:15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-255af7a2057160e7c33a32f1a6ac45b5 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7\" style=\"color:#08684e;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Lunch break<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">12:15 &#8211; 13:45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6dc110c8183aff1b8a7be8f9df48291c is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#ac1f1f;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>Seeking life near the Dead Sea<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-49c53339d41193686046ff89479e1b10 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--5\">By invitation only and limited to 40 seats, listen to views from opposing guests. <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">12:50 &#8211; 13:35<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-19ac9fdf91ce9abc0631aaf7bfbdb39d is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>A different Cold War<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e0aa6d4fbaf941b6996da78a04575041 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--6\">The international system is entering a new era of strategic friction\u2014one not defined by the bipolar rigidity of the 20th-century Cold War, but by a complex, multipolar contest for influence, resources, security, and technological dominance. Nowhere is this more evident than in the evolving triangle of interactions among Russia, China, and the United States, and their increasingly assertive posture toward Arctic nations such as Canada and Denmark (Greenland).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">13:45 &#8211; 14:45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3b6a1eeea7721e710c2609f05f8613bc is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>Schr\u00f6dinger\u2019s poison martini<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1040254e13d5846aafb32c5dcd57450d wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--7\">From the NIST quantum algorithm competition to post-quantum resistant and safe algorithms used in the field, how is Canada doing? From policy to software to mathematics. A discussion with academia, private, and public sector representatives.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">15:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-803abad2a2fe940b905148030e582f08 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#ac1f1f;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary><em>Darkness over the Black Sea<\/em><\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-49c53339d41193686046ff89479e1b10 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--8\">By invitation only and limited to 40 seats, listen to views from opposing guests. <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">16:15 &#8211; 17:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-86c5128b6f460ae0e0e6837459285883 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#08684e;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary><em>Gala dinner: Protocol, prosecco, and power<\/em><\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-02109b136c6290d398da81a7362c98b7 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--9\">An evening where diplomacy, strategy, and subtle influence take centre stage. Guests navigate a series of real-world geopolitical dilemmas in a table-based game, with each team representing the Prime Minister. Choices of \u201cA or B\u201d ripple through the evening, testing foresight, judgment, and the ability to anticipate global developments. As Prosecco flows and courses are served, alliances are tested, strategies debated, and the most prescient teams emerge victorious. Protocol is observed, power is exercised, and influence is both practiced and enjoyed, in the spirit of \u201cNational Security\u201d and \u201cExcellence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">19:30 &#8211; 23:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8dc3369dc8bec43a37b7c316e35c9c49 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#ac1f1f;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><summary>Day 2: March 3, 2026<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e6023404 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8b9cbeb9d41d2a9153f5c463ba156923 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7\" style=\"color:#08684e;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Registration and coffee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">08:00 &#8211; 08:30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-01cb945774461ef9aee9bf1f2846b10a wp-container-content-e0be8fe7\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Opening statements &amp; day 1 recap<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">08:30 &#8211; 08:45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f93e495293f826f043d656855dde124b is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>Quantum-mania<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-823bf169d71920766be91e005023941c wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--10\">What is the near-manic obsession with Quantum? How are companies and governments planning to ready hardware and facility capability? The discussion will feature panelists from academia, private, and public sector describing the challenges of the equipment and science specifically surrounding quantum computing.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">08:45 &#8211; 09:45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-caa2ae43a49a05d54dbb2926fb8c5092 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>Dignity without borders<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8d3feb2b9483060c68d6fd728f07a3f2 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--11\">Why can\u2019t human dignity migrate? Challenges of refugees, migrants, and immigration are not just a Canadian or financial matter. Invited public sector panelists from various parts of the world will discuss the changing landscape of agriculture to climate to the theatre of operations.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4708f3f36bf19d614bfe9634e6e7ceb7 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>Jurisdictional drift, ultra vires, and the rise of data sovereignty<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2fc431c1e46cb4631ba96b3887a1fc16 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--12\">As governments and critical infrastructure adopt cloud technologies, questions of authority, jurisdiction, and control over state data are no longer abstract \u2014 they are central to national and digital security. This session examines the challenges to data sovereignty in the cloud era and how public and private actors navigate evolving frameworks to ensure that data control aligns with sovereign interests. Legal experts, industry innovators, and public sector leaders will share insights on the risks, realities, and emerging practices shaping data governance in Canada and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">11:15 &#8211; 12:15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c00c40efa6a5777a0753f3c02de06193 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7\" style=\"color:#08684e;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Lunch break<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">12:15 &#8211; 13:45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-675d9b1cb664ae4813f8c852fb0ce880 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#ac1f1f;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>Tsunamis swirling in the South China Sea<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-49c53339d41193686046ff89479e1b10 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--13\">By invitation only and limited to 40 seats, listen to views from opposing guests. <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">12:50 &#8211; 13:35<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-400c1da30781e9c659b4c88e73f7964a is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>Advancing trade in the era of nationalism<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c781119e98385302f143cf4c1a21b939 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--14\">Looking ahead after the list of 2024 and 2025 national elections across the world, is Canada able to reposition and increase trade? Are sanctions really working? Why are leaders interested in BRICS economic union? Domestic and international panelists will discuss their perspectives.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">13:45 &#8211; 14:45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-515e47658ff7f19edd541e4850e782ea is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><summary>Organized crime: a generational tax<\/summary>\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2dd0530f1ae9313ae97ddb2c04c93930 wp-container-content-e0be8fe7 is-style-text-subtitle--15\">We romanticize organized crime, but at what cost? Human trafficking and smuggling, sexual exploitation, illicit drugs, political influence, and so much more somehow do not get attention as these criminal groups integrate into society.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">15:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#ac1f1f;border-left-width:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9eed13565f669d01db96ad0a4b035d3f wp-container-content-e0be8fe7\" style=\"color:#0f6fc6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Closing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#ab1f1f70;flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-container-content-e29552f7\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">16:00 &#8211; 16:30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Partners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qorsa.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qorsa_final_logo_teal_dark_for-white-bg-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1207\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qorsa_final_logo_teal_dark_for-white-bg-1024x1024.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Qorsa_final_logo_teal_dark_for-white-bg-300x300.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Qorsa_final_logo_teal_dark_for-white-bg-150x150.png 150w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Qorsa_final_logo_teal_dark_for-white-bg-768x768.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Qorsa_final_logo_teal_dark_for-white-bg-12x12.png 12w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Qorsa_final_logo_teal_dark_for-white-bg.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackberry.com\/en\/secure-communications\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"724\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlackBerry-Secure-Communications-V-Lockup_Black_CMYK-1-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1206\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlackBerry-Secure-Communications-V-Lockup_Black_CMYK-1-scaled.png 2560w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/BlackBerry-Secure-Communications-V-Lockup_Black_CMYK-1-1536x434.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/BlackBerry-Secure-Communications-V-Lockup_Black_CMYK-1-2048x579.png 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/BlackBerry-Secure-Communications-V-Lockup_Black_CMYK-1-18x5.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Media accreditation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Media representatives intending to cover this conference or parts thereof must obtain media accreditation. The process is open to journalists (print, radio, television, and online) on assignment with a bona fide media organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals performing journalistic functions who do not work for a media organization will have to provide proof of recent publicly available articles under the applicant&#8217;s by-line under a bona fide media organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government officials, representatives, or observers are not considered accredited media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us at media@nscoesn.ca to validate your media accreditation for Maple Shield.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maple Shield, the NSCOESN\u2019s flagship event, will take place on 2\u20133 March 2026, convening practitioners, analysts, researchers, specialists, advisors, and senior decision-makers representing defence, security, technology, finance, law, policy, and politics. Join us in Ottawa for Canada&#8217;s most important national security dialogue with domestic and international partners. 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