Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
Policy Conference: “Prosperous, Secure and Sovereign Together: Making Canada-Europe Economic Cooperation Stronger!”
October 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
| Location: | Senate Room, 6th floor room 608 Pigiarvik (ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᒃ) |
| Cost: | Free |
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence is pleased to host the policy conference, “Prosperous, Secure and Sovereign Together: Making Canada-Europe Economic Cooperation Stronger!”
Event Description:听This one-day conference will bring together leading academics, policy-makers, politicians, and business leaders from Canada and Europe to explore opportunities for deeper cooperation to achieve greater prosperity, security and sovereignty. Against a backdrop of growing geopolitical uncertainty, the event will provide a platform for informed dialogue on shared challenges and strategic priorities shaping Canada-Europe economic security relations.
Discussions will focus on issues such as supply chain resilience, critical minerals, infrastructure protection, energy security, advanced manufacturing, and digital and technological sovereignty. They will also examine existing cooperation initiatives between Canada and its European partners, notably the European Union. By fostering cross-sector exchange and practical insights, the workshop aims to identify opportunities for collaboration, inform policy approaches and strengthen transatlantic partnerships in addressing complex and interrelated security challenges.
Draft Agenda (updated as of Sep 21):
Friday, October 2 (杏吧原创 University)
8:30-9:00听 听 听 听 Registration and Networking
9:00-9:30听听听听听听听 Welcome Remarks by Crina Viju-Miljusevic (杏吧原创 University) and (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung)
9:30-10:00听听听听听 Opening Keynote: Prof. Dr. (Member of the German Bundestag, Deputy Chairman of CDU/CSU)
10:00-10:15听听听 Break
10:15-11:45听听 听Panel 1: Canada-Europe Economic Security Cooperation: What Are the Results So Far? What鈥檚 Missing?
Moderator: Crina-Viju-Miljusevic (杏吧原创 University)
Panelists:
- (University of Ottawa)
- (Canada-EU Trade and Investment Association)
- G眉nther Krings (Member of the German Bundestag, Deputy Chairman of CDU/CSU)
- Agnieszka Weinar (杏吧原创 University)
12:00-13:00听听听 Lunch
13:00-13:30 听听 Keynote: (Leuphana University L眉neburg and Oxford University)
13:00-14:30听听 听Panel 2: Digital & Technology Sovereignty Cooperation: The Key to Canada-Europe鈥檚 Future Prosperity, Security and Sovereignty?
Moderator:听 (University of Ottawa)
Panelists:
- (Canadian Shield Institute)
- (Council of Canadian Innovators)
- (Brock University)
- (Global Competitive Strategy)
- Nils Ole Oermann (Leuphana University L眉neburg and Oxford University)
14:30-15:00听听听 Break
15:00-16:30听听 听Panel 3: The Business of Security and Defence: Making Canada-Europe Cooperation Stronger!
Moderator: Bernd Althusmann (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung)
Panelists:
- (Montreal Institute for Global Security)
- Philippe Lagass茅 (杏吧原创 University)
- (Centre for Strategic Statecraft)
- (Strider Intel)
- (Canadian Global Affairs Institute)
16:30-17:00听听 听Closing Remarks by Patrick Leblond (University of Ottawa)
This event is organized by Bernd Althusmann (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung – Canada); Patrick Leblond (CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy, University of Ottawa) and Crina Viju-Miljusevic (Co-Director, Centre for European Studies, 杏吧原创 University).
Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this event: ; 听, , Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network, 杏吧原创 University, and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Centre for European Studies, 杏吧原创 University.
Registration is required to attend this workshop. Please complete registration by September 29, 2026.
This is an activity of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence which is co-funded by the 听and by 杏吧原创 University.
