Eastern Europe Defence Week 2016
Eastern Europe Defence Week 2016 will focus on increased procurement activity of defence equipment of countries in Central and Eastern Europe – many of the CEE countries have been modernising their militaries and increasing defence budgets, creating the ideal platform for international defence companies to support through international cooperation, co-production and joint-ventures.
- A 2016 outlook on the defence industry in Central and Eastern Europe
- Collective approaches from Militaries and Armed Forces to tackle the overall regional challenges
- The significant role of MODs in working synonymously with Armed Forces and the local defence industry
- Multinational approaches to aligning acquisition life cycles – from capability planning to procurement
- Innovation within international cooperation – are there new ways we can all be working together?
- Country Focuses on the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia and the Baltic States
- Pinpointing the role of Associations in shaping the future for the regional defence industry
This is this only conference fully endorsed by the Czech Republic Ministry of Defence and has 3 Deputy Defence Ministers confirmed as speakers.
In partnership with: - Austrian Ministry of Defence - Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia - Ministry of Defence of Hungary - Association of the Defence Industry of the Slovak Republic – UKROBORONPROM - Estonian Defence Industry Association - Polish Chamber of National Defence Manufacturers - Lithuanian Defence and Security Industries Association - Defence and Security Industry Association of the Czech Republic - Rohde & Schwarz - Hesco - Diehl Defence - CMC Electronics Vibration Research - HDR - General Dynamics Information Technology - Dynamit Nobel Defence - Boeing - Saab NorLense
Sponsors - Bell Helicopter - Fidelis Cyber Security
Speaker and Presenter Information
Daniel Kostoval
Deputy Minister – Head of the Armaments and Acquisition Division
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
Jakub Landovsky
Deputy Minister – Head of the Defence Policy and Strategy Division
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
Tomas Kuchta
Deputy Minister – Head of the Industrial Cooperation and Organisations Management
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
Jakub Hodinar
Director of Industry Cooperation Division
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
Brigadier General Gintautas Zenkevičius
Military Representative to NATO and EU
Lithuanian Armed Forces
Brigadier General Norbert Huber
Director, Armament and Procurement
Austrian Ministry of Defence
Colonel Attila Simon
Deputy National Armaments Director
Ministry of Defence of Hungary
Dr. Tomka Barnabás
Director of Procurement
Ministry of Defence of Hungary
Nele Loorents
Director of Procurement
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia
Kusti Salm
Director of Defence Industry and Innovation Department
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia
Denis Gurak
Deputy Director General, Foreign Economic Activity
UKROBORONPROM
Colonel Igor Cebek
Chief of J5 – Capability Planning, Strategy and Plans
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia
Jiří Hynek
President and Managing Director
Defence and Security Industry Association of the Czech Republic
Attila Zsitnyanyi
President
Defence Industry Association of Hungary
Gintaris Šatkus
CEO
Lithuanian Defence and Security Industries Association
Vladimír Šimanský
Vice President for International Cooperation
Association of the Defence Industry of the Slovak Republic
TBC
Polish Chamber of National Defence Manufacturers
Kuldar Väärsi
Chairman of the Board
Estonian Defence Industry Association
Tim Webb
Head of Capability Delivery Section
NATO
Colonel (ret) Bruno Bucherie
CEO
Opinicus international
TBC – Senior Representative
Bell Helicopter
Jim Jaeger
Chief Cyber Services Strategist
Fidelis Cybersecurity
Expected Number of Attendees
200Relevant Government Agencies
Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military
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When
Wed-Fri, Jun 22-24, 2016, 8:30am - 7:00pm
Exhibit Dates
Thu-Fri, Jun 23-24, 2016
Where
Prague, Prague CZ
Website
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Event Sponsors
Organizer
International Research Networks Ltd
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