UK-Canada-U.S.-Australia Quadrilateral Conference Conference 

UK-Canada-U.S.-Australia Quadrilateral Conference

Australian, American, British and Canadian defence and security companies have a shared history of business cooperation and investment that dates back decades and continues today. All sides have prospered from their past and ongoing business relationships. The industries of all four countries are playing an important role in support of their armed forces in Afghanistan where co-operation between the four nations is vital for success.

With the passage of the Australia-US and UK-US Defence Trade Co-operation Treaties in 2010, Australia and the UK will be entering into a new era of defence trade collaboration with the United States, whilst Canada benefits from its own long-standing special arrangements with US. Senior UK & US officials will use the conference to launch the first transatlantic "pathfinder" projects that will put real meaning into the Treaty arrangements.

As the challenges of the global economic situation puts pressure on national defence budgets there is a desire for even closer business co-operation between the four nations’ industries. The conference will also explore how these unique trading relationships work and how can all sides benefit from them?

Following on from the successful trilateral Canada/UK/USA conferences held in Washington DC (2009) and Ottawa (2010), A|D|S hosted most recent in this ongoing series of annual conferences in the UK at which, for the first time, the Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN) partnered, in addition to CADSI (Canada) and NDIA (USA).

Presentations

Global Economic Conditions – Effects On the Defence & Security Industries
          Mr. Grant Rogan, Chairman & CEO, Blenheim Capital Partners

GENERAL SESSION ONE: DEFENCE AND SECURITY MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
     U.S. Perspective
          Mr. John Kenkel, Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Partners

     Canadian Perspective
          RAdm Ian Mack, (Retired), Director, General, Major Project Delivery (Land and 
          Sea), Canadian Department of National Defence 

     UK Perspective - UK Defence and Security Review - Budget and Policy Developments
          Mr. Paul Beaver, Executive Director, Beaver Westminster, Ltd.

     Australian Perspective - Australia’s Defence Environment and Outlook
          Mr. Terry Whelan, Head, Export Programs & Industry Engagement, Defence                    Materiel Organisation

GENERAL SESSION TWO: The Special Defence Trading Relationships

     UK/U.S. Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty - Implementing Arrangements and Pathfinder 
     Process
          Ms. Beth McCormick, Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Defense Trade and Regional
Security, U.S. Department of State
          -Mr. Simon Cholerton, Chief of Staff, Defence Equipment and Support, UK Ministry 
of Defence 

     Reaching Across the Globe - An Australian Case Study 
          Mr Andrew Heath, International Business Manager, C4i Pty Ltd

     Building Collaboration with Canada’s Allies
          Mr. Stan Jacobson, Director, Global Defence and Sales, Canadian Commercial 
          Corporation

GENERAL SESSION THREE: PANEL DISCUSSION ON EXPORT CONTROLS
     Moderator: Mr. David Hayes, Chairman, Export Group for Aerospace & Defence

     Review of U.S. Export Controls
          Mr. Peter Lichtenbaum, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
                    Please click here for a supporting article summarizing legal considerations 
                    for foreign defense companies interested in investing in the U.S. 
                    market, mentioned in Mr. Lichtenbaums remarks.

     Trade Implications for Allied Nations
          Mr. Pierre Lagueux, Senior Partner, CFN Consultants

     Export Control and Releasability - an Australian Perspective
          Mr. Keith Alexander, Director Export Control Systems, Commercial Group, Defence 
          Materiel Organisation

GENERAL SESSION FOUR: ETHICS
     Bribery Act 2010 – Pushing the Ethical Envelope
          Mr. Michael Dufton, Principal Legal Adviser, Co Sec & Legal, QinetiQ Group, PLC

 

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