The 7th annual CDFAI conference will focus on foreign policy and defence issues. This year expert speakers from academia, the public service, and the corporate world will seek to shed light on current cross border issues between Canada and the United States as well as develop amicable solutions for the challenges facing both nations. On October 27th, 2008, Michael Kergin, former Canadian Ambassador to the United States gives a keynote address at the CDFAI Annual Conference.