ComDef 2011

Force drawdowns in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Arab Spring and continuing economic uncertainty
present huge challenges for the incoming US Secretary of Defense. The increasing ability through cyberspace of non State actors to threaten the established order will also be addressed.

What are the capabilities needed and how can these be afforded?
How do we speed research and development to fielding equipment? What can we learn from our friends and allies?
What technologies can be shared between friends and allies? When and how will the Export Control Reform process make an impact?
and what leadership responsibilities can be left to alliance partners to resolve critical world
emergencies.

Who should attend

Government Industrial policy staff
Government international agreements staff
Government FMS staff
Government R&D community
Embassy officials
- Procurement
- R&D
- Defense Cooperation Attaches
- Service Attaches
Industry government relations executives
Industry business development executives
Industry sales and marketing executives
Industry merger and acquisition staff
Aviation and defense financial analysts
Think Tanks
Defense media

Speaker and Presenter Information

Lauren Airey Samuel Arbel, VP Business Development, IAI International Lars Bjerde, Executive VP, Head Strategy & Business Development, SAAB North America Inc. (Confirmed) Hon. Jeffrey P. Bialos, Partner, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP James Burke, VP Corporate HQ, Harris Ashton B. Carter, Under Secretary of Defense for AT&L, Office of the Secretary of Defense Dr. Regina Dugan, Director, DARPA Dr. Devapriya Dutta, Counselor, Science and Technology, Embassy of India Dr. Christoph Ebell, Counselor, Office of Science & Technology, Embassy of Switzerland, Washington, DC Ron Genemans, Attache Defense Cooperation, Embassy of the Netherlands Jefferson Hofgard, VP International Operations, The Boeing Company James Hursch, Director, DTSA Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations Gibson G. LeBoeuf, VP Washington Relations, Raytheon The Hon. Zachary J. Lemnios, Director of Defense Research and Engineering, U.S. Ambassador Marisa R. Lino, Corporate Director, Federal Agencies, Northrop Grumman Corporation Ado A. Machida, VP, Government Relations, BAE Systems, Inc. Beth M. McCormick, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Def.Trade & Reg'l Security, U.S. Department of State Gideon Meretz, Director, Defense Cooperation, Embassy of Israel Remy Nathan, Asst. VP, International Affairs, AIA HE. Dr. Michael B. Oren, Ambassador of Israel to the United States Steven A. Roser, VP Marketing, Elbit Systems of America MGEN Udi B. Shani. Director General, MOD, Israel Dr. Annick Suzor-Weiner, Counselor Science, France, Washington, DC Dr. Yeoh Lean Weng, Counselor, Head, Def. Tech. Office (USA), Embassy of Singapore Steve Williams, Corporate Director, Europe and Eurasia, Lockheed Martin Corporation Kevin J. Wolf, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, US Department of Commerce (Confirmed) Al Volkman, Director, International Cooperation, OUSD (AT&L)

Expected Number of Attendees

300

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Homeland Security, NASA, Coast Guard