Meet the MINERVA Initiative team
MINERVA regularly hosts defence innovation events and working groups that support collaboration on uncrewed systems with industry and partners across Canada.
Stay connected to upcoming activities and explore past engagements to learn how the MINERVA Initiative brings stakeholders together to move ideas from concept to capability.
Upcoming events
Details on upcoming MINERVA Initiative events will be published as they become available.
Please visit this page regularly for updates.
Past events
- CADSI Army Outlook 2026
April 7, 2026 — Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Ontario - Defence, Security & Aerospace West (DEFSEC)
- March 24-26, 2026, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary, Alberta
- Enabling and Supporting Technologies (EST) working group
March 24, 2026 — Hybrid Bayview Yards, Ottawa, Ontario - General‑Purpose Uncrewed Ground Systems (GPUGS) working group
March 12, 2026 — Hybrid, Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, Ottawa - General‑Purpose Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (GPUAS) working group
February 23, 2026 — Hybrid, Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, Ottawa - Industry engagement session 2
January 29, 2026 — Virtual - Industry engagement session 1
December 2, 2025 — Bayview Yards, Ottawa
Interested to taking part to the MINERVA Initiative?
Organizations researching or developing uncrewed systems capabilities or related enabling and supporting technologies relevant to the MINERVA Initiative are encouraged to get in touch.