Program

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 17 2014

09:15-10:30

Session 1: National Perspectives: Resources and Will
Defense ministers/NAD discussing funding and programs

  • IGA Laurent Collet-Billon, Délégué Général pour l’Armement, French National Armaments Director (invited)
  • Lena Erixon, Swedish National Armaments Director (Confirmed)
  • The Honorable Heidi Shyu, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, United States (Confirmed)
  • Morten Tiller, Deputy Secretary General and NAD, Norway (Confirmed)

10:45-12:00

Session 2: NATO
Missions and activities; Smart Procurement; Co-production; Pooling and Sharing; BMD; Centers of Excellence

  • Patrick Auroy, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, NATO (Confirmed)

13:45-15:00

Session 3: US-Europe Technology Cooperation

  • Dale A. Ormond, Director, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (Confirmed)
  • Ann Cataldo, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Defense Exports and Cooperation, US (Confirmed) - US Army Technology Engagement Roadmap

15:15-16:30 

Session 4: North America-Europe Industrial Partnerships: Landscape | M&A

  • Christina Balis, Principal, Avascent Europe (Confirmed)
  • David van Buren, Corporate Senior VP, Business Strategy, L-3 Communications Corporation (Confirmed)
  • Steve Williams, Regional Vice President, Europe, Americas and Israel, Lockheed Martin Corporation (Confirmed)
  • Martin Zablocki, President & CEO, Canadian Commercial Corporation (Confirmed)

Moderator: Jeff Bialos, Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP (Confirmed)

   
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 2014

09:30-1045

Session 5: European Defense Agency:
Programs and funding | Future vision

  • Rini Goos, Deputy Chief Executive, European Defence Agency (Confirmed)

11:00-12:15  

Session 6: Export Control Reform

  • Joshua D. Fitzhugh, Head of Trade Controls, BAE Systems plc (Confirmed)
  • Wendy Gilmour, Director General, International and Industry Programs at Department of National Defence, Canada (Confirmed)
  • Edward Peartree, Director, Defense Trade Control Policy, U.S. Department of State (Confirmed)

Moderator: Gary Stanley, President, Global Legal Services, P.C. (Confirmed)

 
ALL SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN INVITED. THE ORGANISERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE PROGRAM BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF SPEAKERS