RUBICON COLLOQUIUM – The multidimensional challenges of foreign interference

*note: This conference will be in French only

Thursday January 18, 2024

17:30 -19:30 : Reception at the French Embassy

Friday January 19, 2024

8:30-9:00 : Opening Remarks – Rubicon Year 2

• • Ambassador Michel Miraillet (Ambassade de France au Canada)
  • Professor Julian Fernandez (Université Panthéon-Assas/Université Galatasaray)
  • Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Jeangène-Vilmer (Ambassade de France au Vanuatu)
  • Professor Justin Massie (Université du Québec à Montréal)

9-10:30 : L’ingérence dans la recherche scientifique

Moderator : Professor Julian Fernandez (Université Panthéon-Assas/Université Galatasaray)

Speakers :

• • • Professor Magdalena Dembinska (Université de Montréal)
    • Dr. Céline Marangé (IRSEM)
    • Dr. Gaëlle Rivard Piché (Recherche et développement pour la Défense Canada)
    • Dr. Marie Robin (Université Panthéon-Assas)
    • Professor David Morin (Université de Sherbrooke)

10:30-11:00 : Break

11:00-12:30 : Interference in the Information Field

Moderator : Professor Justin Massie (Université du Québec à Montréal)

Speakers :

• • • Associate Professor Jean-Christophe Boucher (Université de Calgary)
    • Dr. Colin Gérard (Institut français de géopolitique)
    • Professor Sarah-Myriam Martin Brûlé (Université Bishop’s)
    • Charles Thepaut, deputy director – veille et stratégie (Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères)
    • Alexis Rapin (Chercheur en résidence à l’Observatoire des conflits multidimensionnels de la Chaire Raoul Dandurand)

12:30-14:00 : Lunch

14:00-15:30 : Electoral Interference

Moderator : Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Jeangène-Vilmer (Ambassade de France au Vanuatu)

Speakers :

• • • Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau, Doctoral Student (Université d’Ottawa)
    • Associate Professor Aengus Bridgman (Unviersité McGill)
    • Professor Thomas Juneau (Université d’Ottawa)
    • Marco Munier, Doctoral Student (UQAM)
    • Isabelle Poupart, General Director, European Affairs (Affaires Mondiales Canada)

Details to attend the colloquium:

If you would like to take part in the conference in person, please identify yourself and complete the following form: Form 1

If you would like to attend the remote panel discussions, please complete the following form: Form 2

Participation in the symposium is by invitation only. Once you have registered (Form 1 or Form 2), subject to space, you will receive confirmation from Rubicon and an official invitation by the second week of January at the latest.

Please note that without an invitation from Rubicon, you will not be able to access this event (either in person or online). For those taking part in person, it will be necessary to carry proof of identity (national identity card or passport).