RKUSI Kingston Defence and Security Forum

Registration Closes Tuesday, October 14th @ 2 pm.

As part of RKUSI’s Centennial, in collaboration with CDA, CDAI, and Queen’s CIDP, RKUSI will host the Kingston Defence and Security Forum.

Title: Our North, Strong and Ready: The Next Chapter in the Revitalization of Canadian Defence and Security

Location: Canadian Army Command and Staff College, Fort Frontenac, Kingston, ON

Registration Fee: $60

Schedule:

  • 0800-0855 | Registration (Fort Frontenac Officers’ Mess – Coffee service)
  • 0900-0915 | Welcome Address – MGen (ret’d) Dean Milner, RKUSI President
  • 0915-1000 | Keynote Speaker – Gen (ret’d) Tom Lawson, Chairman CDAI
  • 1000-1030| Second Keynote Speaker. LGen J.M.S. Boivin, Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command
  • 1030-1100 | Break (Coffee service)
  • 1100-1200 | Panel 1 – Revitalization Imperatives for CAF to Meet National and Continental Defence Requirements
  • 1200-1330 | Lunch in the FFOM Dining Room (Curry Buffet)
  • 1330-1430 | Panel 2 – Revitalization Imperatives for our CAF to Meet our NATO and Alliance Commitments
  • 1430-1500 | Break (Coffee service)
  • 1500-1600 | Panel 3 – Procurement of New Capabilities: Leveraging Rapidly Evolving Technologies and Encouraging Defence Industry
  • 1600-1630 | Forum Key Take Aways and Closing Comments – MGen (ret’d) Dean Milner
  • Date : 17 October 2025
  • Time : 0800 hours - 1630 hours (America/Toronto)
  • Venue : Fort Frontenac, Officers' Mess