15th U.S.-Sweden Defense Industry Conference

This U.S.-Sweden defense industry conference focuses on the natural synergy between U.S. and Swedish companies and their governments. The U.S. and Sweden are fortunate in ranking among the top eight countries in terms of their R&D investment as a percentage of GDP; both nations commit a substantial portion of their national resources to the creation and application of new knowledge and technology. Their defense industries value R&D as the primary driver of innovation, product development, and future revenues. Though U.S. and Swedish companies reached their current states of excellence through different creative paths, both are highly respected at home and in the global marketplace.

This conference will explore how industry can better serve their respective defense establishments by leveraging industry’s advanced defense technologies and industrial bases to mutual benefit. The focus will be on the: 1) Future requirements of U.S. and Swedish defense forces as articulated by senior government officials (the “demand”); 2) Defense industry trends (the “who”); 3) Different business models used successfully by U.S. and Swedish companies to expand their footprint in domestic and overseas markets (the “how”); and, 4) Regulatory environment in which industry functions (the “hurdles”).

While there have been major successes in recent decades, all players can and must do better in this period of fiscal austerity and competing demands. Industry and government attendees will benefit from engaging with the best minds in the U.S. and Swedish defense communities as they explore current needs and exchange views about how industry can satisfy those needs through enhanced cooperation.

NDIA and SOFF are sensitive to the austere economic environment we are currently in however, we also believe that this environment make this conference even more important. Therefore, we will continue to plan the U.S.-Sweden Conference with the hope of hosting a successful event in May. Should it become apparent that we will not be able to host the conference at the high level our members have become accustomed to we will cancel the event with a full refund of registration fees to all registered attendees.

Any questions may be directed to Britt Bommelje, CMP at bbommelje@ndia.org or 703-247-2587.