AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition
Washington, D.C. / United States
The anchor event for anyone selling to the US Army. Program offices and primes are present in force; ideal for SMEs seeking subcontracting and teaming opportunities.
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27–28 Oct 2026
IPAC Industrial Participation Conference 2026
Fairmont Château Laurier · Ottawa, Canada
- Dates
- Tue, 27 October 2026 – Wed, 28 October 2026
- Venue
- Fairmont Château Laurier
- Location
- Ottawa, Canada
- Organizer
- Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC)
- Cost
- paid
- Scale
- intimate
- Recurrence
- annual
- Format
- On-site
Market intel
Moderate pricinglow confidence
The IPAC Industrial Participation Conference is a specialist policy conference, not a trade show, so exhibitor and floor-space metrics are not applicable.
- No post-show attendance reports or ticket pricing were publicly available for this or recent prior editions
- All commercial details require direct contact with AIAC
- The event's significance is driven by its policy content rather than exhibition scale.
AI-researched Tue, 25 August 2026. Estimates from public sources. Verify with the organizer.
Why it matters
Canada's February 2026 Defence Industrial Strategy commits ~CAD $82 billion to defence over five years under a 'Build–Partner–Buy' framework, triggering a wave of new ITB obligations for every prime contractor winning eligible contracts over $100 million — making this the single most relevant annual gathering for companies navigating those commitments.
- For SMEs and startups, the conference is a direct pipeline to obligors actively seeking Canadian partners and flow-down recipients to satisfy ITB credits.
- Attendance provides unmatched access to the government officials and policy architects at ISED and the Defence Investment Agency who administer and are actively reforming the ITB Policy.
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About
The IPAC Industrial Participation Conference is Canada's dedicated national forum for Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) policy, bringing together obligors, prime contractors, Tier 1s, flow-down partners, government officials, and economic development stakeholders.
- The 2026 edition is themed 'Build–Partner–Buy: What It Means for ITBs and Industrial Participation', directly addressing Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy released in February 2026.
- Over two days, delegates engage in policy-informed discussions on ITB obligation execution, implementation challenges, and the evolving defence industrial landscape.
- The event is co-organised under the AIAC umbrella alongside the Canadian Aerospace Summit, held at the same venue on the same dates.
Topics
ProcurementFundingDual-useAirManufacturing & Supply Chain
Who it's for
PrimesSMEsStartupsInstitutions
Funding behind this kind of event
Instruments with a call window open right now, tracked with their deadlines.
- CASSINI — CASSINI Space Entrepreneurship InitiativeEuropean Commission (DG DEFIS), with EUSPA and the EIF
- DEF — Defence Equity FacilityEuropean Investment Fund with the European Commission, under InvestEU
- EIB — EIB Group Security and Defence FinancingEuropean Investment Bank Group
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