Canada-Australia-UK-U.S. Quadrilateral Conference

The Canadian, Australian, British and American defence industries have a shared history of business cooperation and investment that dates back decades and continues today. All sides have prospered from their past and ongoing business relationships.

With defence budgets in North America and Europe under severe pressure, there is ever greater need for closer collaboration between the defence and security industries of the four allied nations, as well as for lowering the barriers to trade between them. The four nations are not only exporters of equipment and components, but also significant importers and users.

• What is the outlook for the four national defence budgets?
• Are export reforms and defence trade treaties making a difference?
• How can the defence & security businesses deliver more through greater collaboration?

These questions will be addressed by senior industry and government officials of the four nations at this Quadrilateral Defence & Security Conference to be held in Ottawa, Canada on 27 May 2014.

The conference is being hosted by the Canadian Association of Defence & Security Industries (CADSI), in collaboration with the Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN), ADS (UK) and National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) of the USA.

CANSEC

The Quadrilateral Conference is timed to coincide with CANSEC, Canada's foremost defence technology showcase taking place on 28-29 May 2014 at the Ernst & Young Centre (formerly the CE Centre) in Ottawa, Canada. This showcase attracts a wide audience of customers that includes Canadian Government agencies and departments with an interest in the defence sector.

CANSEC is a closed show reserved for CADSI affiliated companies and government officials. In 2014 all Quadrilateral conference delegates affiliated with ADS, AIDN or NDIA as member companies will have a unique opportunity to attend CANSEC 2014 with registration included in the Quadrilateral conference fee.