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Policy Workshop: “Prosperous, Secure and Sovereign Together: Making Canada-Europe Economic Cooperation Stronger!”

Friday, October 2, 2026 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

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The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence is pleased to host the policy workshop, “Prosperous, Secure and Sovereign Together: Making Canada-Europe Economic Cooperation Stronger!”

Event Description: 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.

Agenda:

Friday, October 2 (Ӱԭ University)

8:30-9:00        Registration and Networking

9:00-9:30        Welcome Remarks by Crina Viju-Miljusevic (Ӱԭ University) and  (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung)

9:30-10:00      Opening Keynote: Prof. Dr.  (Member of the German Bundestag, Deputy Chairman of CDU/CSU)

10:00-10:15    Break

10:15-11:45    Panel 1: Canada-Europe Economic Security Cooperation: What Are the Results So Far? What’s Missing?

Moderator: Crina-Viju-Miljusevic (Ӱԭ University)
Panelists:

12:00-13:00    Lunch

13:00-13:30    Keynote:  (Leuphana University Lüneburg and Oxford University)

13:00-14:30    Panel 2: Digital & Technology Sovereignty Cooperation: The Key to Canada-Europe’s Future Prosperity, Security and Sovereignty?

Moderator:  (University of Ottawa)
Panelists:

14:30-15:00    Break

15:00-16:30    Panel 3: The Business of Security and Defence: Making Canada-Europe Cooperation Stronger!

Moderator: Bernd Althusmann (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung)
Panelists:

16:30-17:00    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, Ӱԭ University).

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this event: , , Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network, Ӱԭ University and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Centre for European Studies, Ӱԭ University.

Registration is required to attend this workshop. Please complete registration by September 29, 2026.

Dear colleague,

We have reached the room capacity with registrations. If you would like add your name to a waiting list, please email: kimnesbitt@cunet.carleton.ca

Thank you very much for your understanding. The CES Team

This is an activity of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence which is co-funded by the  and by Ӱԭ University.

Logos: Ӱԭ, CES Jean Monnet Centre, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, uOttawa CN-Tellier Chair, EU co-funding, EETN, MINDS

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