Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Marketplace is the program’s premier, by invitation only, off-ramping event. Marketplace gives innovators the ability to showcase their technology to the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and directly interact with stakeholders to find meaningful connections across government and private industry after their IDEaS funding is complete.
IDEaS Marketplace 2024 showcased funded innovators solicited through:
- Competitive Projects’ CFP4;
- Pop up city and Robot Round-up Contests;
- Innovation Networks’ CFPMN3 Advancing 5G capabilities; and,
- Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) 2019 and 2022, and Corrosion Detection in Ships (CDIS) Sandboxes.
Marketplace 2024 also showcased select Canadian innovators who participated in NATO’s Defence Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) pilot challenges launched in 2023.
Invited guests included:
- Existing IDEaS stakeholders within the DND/CAF;
- Representatives of large defence, security, and innovations firms; and,
- Federal and provincial government partners.
This event:
- Raised awareness of the innovations created by successful participants of the IDEaS program;
- Provided DND/CAF stakeholders with an opportunity to learn about newly developed technologies;
- Promoted interactions between IDEaS innovators and potential end-users from across public and private sectors;
- Offered an opportunity for research networks studying advanced materials and autonomous systems to present their leading-edge research and development; and
- Set the stage for additional networking opportunities within the IDEaS alumni community.
Watch the post-event teaser video below.
