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Women in Aerospace Canada

LXCL: <ul class="lxcl-ul"><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Description: Exclusive early access for WIA members. (Employees of Bombardier, De Havilland, and MDA are considered WIA members.) Please note that if you are not a member with a valid membership ID and purchase this ticket, we will reach out and ask you to either upgrade to a member ticket or purchase a WIA membership. <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/women-in-aerospace-canadas-memberships-2026--2027" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="lxcl-link" dir="ltr">https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/women-in-aerospace-canadas-memberships-2026--2027</a></li></ul>

WIA Members & NFP Admission - Early Bird

LXCL:Ticket price includes HST

Non-Members  Admission - Early Bird

Built for What&rsquo;s NextTrends Defining the Future of the Space Industry Join <a fr-original-style="" href="https://wia-canada.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Women in Aerospace Canada</a> for a virtual <a fr-original-style="" href="https://wia-canada.org/2026/09/21/lunch-learn-built-for-whats-next-world-space-week-2026/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Lunch &amp; Learn</a> conversation with leaders from across Canada&#39;s space industry, hosted during World Space Week. Space is no longer just the domain of governments and astronauts. It&#39;s a rapidly expanding ecosystem of satellites, rockets, data, defence and connectivity. This panel brings together engineering and business leaders from the Canadian space ecosystem to talk about where the industry is heading, what&#39;s being built right now, and what it means for the next generation of professionals. Moderated by <a fr-original-style="" href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/scgallagherastronomer" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Dr. Sarah Gallagher</a> (Director, Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, Western University), with panelists <a fr-original-style="" href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/melissa-cass-8a677438" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Melissa Cass</a> (Senior Director, Business Transformation, MDA Space),&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianeburchett/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Diane Burchett</a> (VP Engineering, NordSpace), and <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanrbw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Ryan White</a> (Kepler Communications). More panelists to be announced... Agenda:12:15 - 1:00 PM ET: Panel Discussion1:00 - 1:15 PM ET: Q&amp;A Free to attend for WIA-Canada members, with paid registration available for non-members.

Built for What’s NextTrends Defining the Future of the Space Industry Join <a href="https://wia-canada.org" target="_blank">Women in Aerospace Canada</a> for a virtual <a href="https://wia-canada.org/2026/09/21/lunch-learn-built-for-whats-next-world-space-week-2026/" target="_blank">Lunch &amp; Learn</a> conversation with leaders from across Canada's space industry, hosted during World Space Week. Space is no longer just the domain of governments and astronauts. It's a rapidly expanding ecosystem of satellites, rockets, data, defence and connectivity. This panel brings together engineering and business leaders from the Canadian space ecosystem to talk about where the industry is heading, what's being built right now, and what it means for the next generation of professionals. Moderated by <a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/scgallagherastronomer" target="_blank">Dr. Sarah Gallagher</a> (Director, Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, Western University), with panelists <a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/melissa-cass-8a677438" target="_blank">Melissa Cass</a> (Senior Director, Business Transformation, MDA Space), <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianeburchett/" target="_blank">Diane Burchett</a> (VP Engineering, NordSpace), and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanrbw/" target="_blank">Ryan White</a> (Kepler Communications). More panelists to be announced... Agenda:12:15 - 1:00 PM ET: Panel Discussion1:00 - 1:15 PM ET: Q&amp;A Free to attend for WIA-Canada members, with paid registration available for non-members.

Women in Aerospace Canada

Built for What's Next: Trends Defining the Future of the Space Industry

Virtual (Microsoft Teams)

WIA Members & NFP Admission - Early Bird

Free

Non-Members Admission - Early Bird

$35

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