Ron Lloyd retired from the RCN in 2019 having served as the 35th Commander of the RCN and the first Chief Data Officer for DND/CAF. He also served as the Acting-VCDS for several months. Since retirement he has worked as a strategic advisor in industry and has wrote several papers for the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on how Canada can better posture itself during these turbulent times.

Mr. Tam is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of a Canadian owned, international company with more than 25 years of experience in public policy, business strategy, and organizational development. Over the past 15 years, he has advised international corporations on strategic planning, market expansion, and cross-border business initiatives, helping organizations build partnerships and pursue opportunities across North America and the Asia-Pacific region. His experience also includes serving as a senior strategic advisor on major energy and infrastructure initiatives, providing guidance on international partnerships, market development, and complex resource-sector projects. In addition to his business leadership, Mr. Tam is the Founder and Chair of the ICONNBC Business Association, where he has played a key role in strengthening relationships between the business community, government, and community organizations. Through this work, he has helped foster collaboration, economic development, and international engagement. Mr. Tam brings to the Board extensive experience in strategic leadership, governance, public affairs, and international business development, with a strong commitment to building meaningful partnerships that support long-term organizational success.

Mike is a proven leader with more than 33 years of experience in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) leading and executing global combat, combat support and humanitarian operations. Mike has commanded at every level in the RCAF, culminating upon his appointment as Commander from 2015 to 2018, one of the youngest in its history. He has a wealth of experience in the Ottawa decision-making process and held senior executive positions in acquisition, strategic planning, international security policy, and national security – where he helped shape the Government of Canada’s response to numerous global security crises. Following command of the RCAF, Mike moved into the private sector where he helped structure and grow a privately owned energy and mining company. He now consults and provides strategic advice to clients on a number of topics including leadership, the international security environment, institutional transformation, defence acquisition and general risk mitigation and resilience. A graduate of Canada’s National Security Program, Mike also holds a master’s degree in International Relations from Auburn University. He is a founder of the RCAF Foundation and co-author of both Pathway to the Stars and Aviation Nation, and has served on several not-for-profit boards providing governance and leadership advice.

Vincent Clerc is a senior technical advisor for Juno and a seasoned robotics leader with more than 30 years of experience designing, industrializing, and scaling complex autonomous systems. He began his career at the French National Space Center, working on space instrumentation, and then transitioned to leadership roles in military aerospace and robotics across Europe, Asia, and North America. Vincent played a central role in the creation and mass production of iconic humanoid robots such as NAO, Romeo, and Pepper, and later led advanced robotics programs at Dyson and Sanctuary AI. At Juno, he brings together deep hardware, manufacturing, and systems expertise to build mission-critical autonomous platforms that operate reliably in contested environments.

Paul Sparkes is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with over twenty-five years of experience in media, finance, capital markets and Canada’s political arena. Paul spent a decade as a leader in the broadcast and media industry as CTV globemedia’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs. He also held senior positions in public service, including with the Government of Canada as Director of Operations to Prime Minister Jean Chretien, and as a senior aide to two Premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador. Paul was a Co-Founder and executive vice chairman at Difference Capital Financial and serves on a number of private and public boards. He is currently President of Otterbury Holdings Inc. and is an advisor and deal maker for growth companies in the private and public markets.