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LESSONS FROM
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
SHIPBUILDING
TECHNOLOGY
FORUM
ThE ShIPBUILDING
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1. Patrick Finn, the assistant deputy minister for Materiel at the DND, was
candid and gracious enough to answer any question thrown at him –
including those dealing with the controversial NSPS program.
2. Vice-Admiral (Ret'd) Peter Cairns, president of the Shipbuilding
Association of Canada; with Terri Pevelic, Editor-in-chief of
Vanguard Media.
3. The networking reception.
4. Commodore Simon Page, director general of Maritime Equipment
Program Management, was very popular with the attendees.
5. Andrew Kendrik, vice president of operations at Vard Marine Inc., posed
questions to the panel on performance-based logistics.
6. Sandy Thompson, chairman of Thordon Bearings and Rollie Webb, senior
vice-president of Robert Allan Ltd., got everyone's attention when they
talked about how their respective companies discovered untapped export
markets.
7. Everyone congratulated John Schmidt, vice president, commercial for
Chantier Davie Inc. He didn't disappoint. John discussed how the shipyard
won the lucrative contract to retrofit a commercial vessel to serve as a
naval supply ship.
8. The networking reception.
Insightful, eye opening and fun, these were some of the words attend-
ees used to describe the recent Shipbuilding Technology Forum hosted
by Vanguard Media and the Shipbuilding Association of Canada.
The sold out event held at the Borden Lardner Gervais office in Ottawa
which among other things treated guests to a breath taking view of the
Parliament, was a great opportunity for shipbuilding insiders to get ac-
quainted with industry experts as well as government officials involved
with procurement matters.
For those who were not able to attend it, Vanguard compiled
a few photos of the event. Don't forget to check out our site
www.VanguardCanada.com for upcoming articles, videos and
podcast about the forum.
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