Washington Embassy Dialogue Series: Belgian Attache Luncheon

Each year, the International Division organizes a series of luncheons with the defense attaché staff from foreign allied and friendly embassies. The purpose of these luncheons is to provide industry with an opportunity to dialogue with foreign government representatives and for attaché staff to provide industry with briefings on the defense acquisition programs of their respective countries.

This luncheon will feature Brigadier General Mike Delobel, Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attache, Embassy of Belgium in Washington, DC. 

General Delobel together with LTC Luc Simoen, Director Belgian Military Supply Office and Defense Cooperation Attaché, will discuss “Belgium and Its Defense.”  This will include an overview of the recent developments related to the transformation of the Belgian Defense Establishment and the impact on the Material Resources.  There will also be a focus on Operations and on the Defense Budget.

In addition to General Delobel, former Defense Attaché for Belgium to the U.S. Brigadier General (Ret) Dany Van de Ven, Jr., Director, BSDI (Belgian Security and Defence Industry) will be joining the group to give an overview of the technological and industrial capacities of the sector security and defense in Belgium. In particular the possibilities of partnering or working with the member companies of the association BSDI will be highlighted.