ComDef 2012

The world is facing converging crises. Political, Economic, Financial, Banking, Technology and declared and undeclared warfare.

Sequestration looms in a hotly contested US political season
- What will its impact be on force structure?,
- what programs are likely to be impacted?,
how will the pacific tilt impact NATO?,
where should friends and allies invest their capability?,
in what technologies and capabilities should governments invest?
what will be the impact of cancelled programs on arms exports?
how potent are existing and envisaged export contro regimes?

Government and industry representatives from more than 25 countries will be present.

Understanding the past to inform the future is the theme of ComDef 2012.
Network with Government and industry leaders from all US Services and Agencies at this premier
international event held in Washington.

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

Marion C. Blakey, President & CEO, AIA (Confirmed) Robert Basil, President, Robert Basil International (Confirmed) Dr. Hans Binnendijk, VP for Research, National Defense University (Confirmed) Dr. Stephen D. Bryen, President, SDB Associates, Inc. (Confirmed) H�kan Buskhe, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Saab Group (Confirmed) Charles E. Croom, Lt Gen, USAF (Ret), Vice President, Cyber Security Solutions, Lockheed Martin & Co-Chairman, AFCEA International Cyber Committee (Confirmed) Thomas M. Culligan, Senior Vice President, Business Development and CEO, Raytheon International (Confirmed) LTGEN. Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr. USAF (Ret.), President, NDIA (Invited) Hon. Jacques S. Gansler, PhD, Professor & Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise, University of Maryland School of Public Policy. * (Confirmed) Richard A Genaille, Jr., Deputy Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (Confirmed) Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (Invited) James A. Hursch, Director, Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA) (Invited) The Hon. Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for AT&L, United States (Invited) Frank Kenlon, Director, International Negotiations, Office of International Cooperation, OUSD (Confirmed) Hon. Kenneth J. Krieg, Founder, Samford Global Strategies (Confirmed) GEN. Robert Magnus, USMC (Ret.) (Confirmed) Vago Muradian, Editor, Defense News (Confirmed) Beth M. McCormick, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade and Regional Security, State Dept. (Invited) Martin Neill, Counselor Defense Acquisition & Technology, British Embassy, Washington, DC (Confirmed) Andrew Radcliffe, President, BAE Systems Holding, Inc. (Confirmed) Kent R. Schneider, President and CEO, AFCEA (Confirmed) Marc Wittingham, President, Canadian Commercial Corporation (Confirmed) Kevin Wolf, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Admin., U.S. Dept. of Commerce (Confirmed) Van D. Hipp, Jr., Chairman, American Defense International, Inc. (Confirmed)

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