Following on from the success of last year's conference, we are proud to bring you Defence Exports 2008. Bringing together national representatives and senior industry figures, this is the event to attend for the most up-to-date information on national export control regulations, institutional initiatives and industry insights and experiences. Meet your national representatives and ensure your organisation stays ahead of the latest trade compliance challenges and regulations.
Attend the 2008 conference to:
Hear updates on European export control regulations
Assess the latest US ITAR policies and procedures
Analyse new EU integtration into European defence trade networks
Discuss EU initiatives, including the intracommunity transfer of defence goods and the review of dual-use regulations
Share experiences with industry through a series of tailored presentations
Attend the post conference workshop on 'European Approaches to ITAR' to discuss the latest ITAR regulations and the implications for your business
An excellent line up of guest speakers include:
Ambassador Sune Danielsson, Head of Secretariat, Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies
Christopher Parish, Head, Business Process and Change Group, Export Control Organisation, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, UK
Ann Marie Calvaresi Barr, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, US Government Accountability Office
Ramon Muro, Deputy Director General, Foreign Trade of Defence Materials and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies, Secretariat General for Foreign Trade, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Spain
Dr Walter Werner, Head of Unit, V B 3 - Defence Export Policy, Control of Acquisitions, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany
Matthijs Wolters, Head, Export Control and Arms Export Policy Division, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
Jan Erik Lövgren, Deputy Director General, Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products
Lüfti Varoglu, Head, International Co-Operation, Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey
Maciej Falkowski, Head, Export Control Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Ulf Brühann, Adviser, DG Enterprise, European Commission
Paul Moffatt, Legal and Group Export Control Director, Thales
Patrick Donovan, Vice President, Trade Controls and Counsel, Airbus
Dr Joachim Geisel, Vice President, Export Administration, EADS Deutschland