12th Annual Defence Exports Conference

The agenda has been released for SMi’s 12^th annual Defence Exports Conference which takes place on the 27^th and 28^th September 2017. For the first time in the history of the conference series, the event will be hosted in Italy, a nation with vast presence in the arms trade.

Featuring 27 presentations, 4 workshops, and an exclusive panel discussion, Defence Exports 2017 will provide essential briefings on best practices for complying with export controls. Bringing insights from leading international government and senior trade compliance professionals, the agenda has been curated to deliver updates on regulation controls including ITAR, EAR, ECR, Dual-Use and the Wassenaar Arrangement.

In addition, this year's conference will address how critical developments of 2017 have made - and will make - a profound impact on the defence trade, including a new administration in the White House, Brexit and the growing threat of cyber intrusion.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Featured experts and speakers include:

Gary Stanley

President, Global Legal Services

Minister Plenipotentiary Francesco Azzarello

Director, National Authority - UAMA (Armament Licensing and Controls) - Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Dr Massimo Cipolletti

Head of Unit, Dual Use Items, Commercial Embargoes and Chemical Weapons, Directorate General for International Trade Policy, Italian Ministry of Economic Development

Matthew Borman

Acting Assistant Secretary of Export Administration, US Department of Commerce

Clair Harrison

Head of Business Awareness, Export Control Joint Unit, UK Department for International Trade

Brigadier General Thierry Carlier

Deputy Director, International, Strategic and Technological Affairs Directorate, French Secretariat-General for National Defence and Security, Prime Minister's Services

Stephane Chardon

Export Control Coordinator, Directorate General for Trade, European Commission

Holger Beutel

Director of Export Monitoring, Information Analysis, WAR Weapons Control, Verification, Outreach, German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control

Wendy Gilmour

Director General, Trade Controls Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs Canada

Racheli Chen

Director of Defence Export Controls Agency (DECA), Ministry of Defence Israel

Ambassador Philip Griffiths

Head of Secretariat, Wassenaar Arrangement

Pierfilippo Rossetti

Head of Trade Compliance, Legal, Corporate Affairs and Compliance, Leonardo

Sue Tooze

Deputy Head of Export Control, Group Legal, BAE Systems

Bryon Angvall

Director Global Trade Controls, Boeing