13th U.S.-Sweden Defense Industry Conference
June 10, 2009
Stockholm, Sweden
U.S. and Swedish defense companies have a history of sharing defense technology that dates back to the mid-1950’s and continues today. Both sides have prospered from their past and ongoing business relationships. Many of these relationships enjoy a trend of increasing activity. But positive trends seldom continue without the occasional intervention.
The conference was designed to provide that intervention by focusing on a single, high priority objective—illuminate those technological and programmatic areas which U.S. DoD and Swedish MoD officials have identified as needed now. Knowledge of those areas will provide U.S. and Swedish companies with a point of departure from which future business opportunities can spring. DoD and the MoD will benefit from having the best minds in the U.S. and Swedish defense industrial bases focused on the transition of technology and know how into the new systems that will increase the future effectiveness of U.S. and Swedish forces.
The conference brought together government officials who are directly engaged in the identification of new areas for collaboration and the companies capable of executing those identified business and cooperative opportunities. Moreover, the conference was deliberately structured with an afternoon discussion roundtable format to foster serious conversation among the government and industry participants, identify areas for improvement, and provide recommendations for action.
NDIA-SOFF MOU (June, 2009)
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Presentations from the 13th Conference
- A Functional Defense
Mr. Sten Tolgfors, Swedish Minister for Defense
- Relationship Between U.S. and Swedish Militaries
MG Michael Moore, Director of Development, Swedish Armed Forces
- Managing Contractors in Combat Zones
Mr. Randy Lewish, Deputy Chief, U.S. Army G4, Contingency Operations Division
- Out of Area Operations - Challenges and Solutions
COL Bengt Alexandersson, Swedish Ministry of Defence
- Industry Panel on Structuring Industry Cooperation
Moderator: Mr. Frank Cevasco, President Cevasco International, LLC
- Mr. Ulf Dahlberg, Vice President, FLIR Systems
- Mr. Steven J. Kelly, Vice President, Home Market Business Development, BAE Systems, Land & Armaments
- Mr. Tobias Persson, Vice President, North America, Saab Microwave-Sensis Cooperation
- Sweden's Evolving Role in the Global Security Community
Mr. Robert L. Moore, Deputy Director, Security Cooperation, U.S. European Command