{"id":3450,"date":"2026-02-27T15:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=3450"},"modified":"2026-03-02T09:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:39:45","slug":"invest-ottawa-defence-innovation-hub-briefing-for-carleton-researchers","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/event\/invest-ottawa-defence-innovation-hub-briefing-for-carleton-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Invest Ottawa Defence Innovation Hub Briefing for Carleton Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<h3 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers across Carleton are invited to a special briefing with the CEO of Invest Ottawa, Sonya Shorey, on <strong>Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.<\/strong> The session will highlight\u00a0<strong>potential opportunities for researchers across disciplines to engage with Invest Ottawa and industry partners<\/strong>, while outlining anticipated directions for defence\u2011related industry growth in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invest Ottawa is advancing a proposal to the federal government for the development of a Defence Innovation Hub in the National Capital Region. Supported by the Mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau, the proposal aims to strengthen and expand defence\u2011related production and innovation in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An executive summary of the proposal is available here:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.investottawa.ca%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2FExecutive-Summary-Evolving-Strategy-for-Canadas-Capital-Region-as-a-National-Defence-Innovation-Hub-English-Feb-13-2026.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKimPerry3%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C637f070c730a4dff145a08de76edf489%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C639078961537191579%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2mInlrTlZwoX%2BJnACPQK3gVxsmHI26vCik1kCBH5KEo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/www.investottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Executive-Summary-Evolving-Strategy-for-Canadas-Capital-Region-as-a-National-Defence-Innovation-Hub-English-Feb-13-2026.pdf<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this topic may not be of interest to all researchers, the briefing offers a valuable opportunity for those interested in defence, security, advanced manufacturing, digital technologies, policy, or related fields to learn more and connect with regional partners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to join the briefing, please fill out your name and email below and you will be notified of the final details of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"event-registration\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"author":390,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[55],"cu_event_audience":[],"class_list":["post-3450","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","hentry","cu_event_type-unlisted"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2026-03-11 09:00:00","cu_event_end_date":"2026-03-11 10:00:00","cu_event_location_type":"tbd","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"off-campus","cu_building":false,"cu_event_meeting_room":"","cu_event_meeting_address_full":{"address":"350 Legget Dr suite 101, Ottawa, Kanata, ON K2K 2W7, Canada","lat":45.3404179,"lng":-75.9093079,"zoom":14,"place_id":"EjMzNTAgTGVnZ2V0IERyIHN1aXRlIDEwMSwgS2FuYXRhLCBPTiBLMksgMlc3LCBDYW5hZGEiJRojChYKFAoSCds8Ld61_9FMEQ7Uea9CK_FtEglzdWl0ZSAxMDE","name":"350 Legget Dr suite 101","street_number":350,"street_name":"Legget Drive","street_name_short":"Legget Dr","city":"Ottawa","state":"Ontario","state_short":"ON","post_code":"K2K 2W7","country":"Canada","country_short":"CA"},"cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_post_thumbnail":"","cu_event_cost":"","cu_event_registration":{"title":"","url":"#event-registration","target":""},"cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"Alastair Mullin","cu_event_email":"AlastairMullin@cunet.carleton.ca","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/3450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/390"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/3450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3459,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/3450\/revisions\/3459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=3450"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=3450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}