For many firms, incorporating offset and countertrade requirements into an export trade agreement has become central to winning offshore business. This conference will examine the significant developments in the key strategic region of Central and Eastern Europe. Benefit from the expertise and experience of our exceptional speaker line up and network with senior decision makers from across the region. If you wish to gain a clear understanding of current offset legislation and return to your business fully up-to-date and equipped to do business in Central and Eastern Europe, this conference is a must attend event.
Learn About:
How nations in the region are doing business and the future for offsets
Current offset programmes in progress
The EDA approach to offsets - what are the recent developments and future direction?
The problems and pitfalls for small and medium sized enterprises practicing offsets
The experiences and lessons learned with industry colleagues - how is the defence industry approaching its work in the region and what lessons have been learned?
Our Exceptional Speaker Line Up Includes:
Miroslaw Kurek, Main Specialist, Department of Defence Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Poland
Lukasz Kaniuka, Main Specialist, Department of Offset Programmes, Ministry of Economy, Poland
Wojciech Szelagowski, Vice President, Information and Foreign Investment Agency, Poland
Margarita Nikolova, Director of Innovation and Project Management Directorate, State Agency for Information and Communication Technology at the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria
Sandor Szabo, Head, Offset and Investment Unit, Ministry of Economy and Transport, Hungary
Christian Tarara, President, Agency for Offsetting Special Technique Procurement, Romanian Government
Martin Sticha, Deputy Chairman, Offset Committee, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic
Can Atuk, Expert, Offset and Local Content Division, Ministry of Defence, Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey
Ivan Koblen, Director, Armaments Division, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic
Mario Nicolini, Adviser of State Secretary, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic
Borut Frantar, President, Offset Working Group. Ministry of Economy, Slovenia
Arturo Alfonso Meirino, Assistant Director, Defence Industry & Market Directorate, European Defence Agency
Lars Ajaxon, Senior Advisor, Association of Swedish Defence Industries
Age Skoelv, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
Stan Ramirez, Deputy Program Manager, Poland Industrial Co-Operation, Lockheed Martin
Jan Dolaniecki, Proxy of Management, Offset Bureau, Bumar Group, Poland