GD / GDELS Response to the New Global Trends in Industrial Participation
Jens Bauer; Senior Director of Industrial Participation; GDELS
Beyond Offsets: Not Losing Your Shirt
David Black; Principal; Renaissance Strategic Advisors
Andalusia: Your Perfect Partner for Expanding European Operations
Jordi Boada; Executive Director; Extenda, Trade Promotion Agency of Andalusia
Safran & Canada: Further Together
Sylvain Boisvert; Safran Country Delegate Canada
Fireside Chat
Mitchell Butta; Vice Chairman; GOCA
Cary Viktor; Chairman; GOCA
Greece and Lockheed Martin
Tonya Curts; Senior Business Development; Lockheed Martin
Brazil's Overview in Offset and Its Trends
Affonso Henriques R. de Sousa - Col. Ret.; Institute of Formento and Industrial Coordination
Embracing the Maker Movement
Paul Duggan; CEO; Makerspace People
Jennifer Potts; Director of Industrial Participation and Offsets; Bell
Thinking Outside the Box: The Hidden Value of Indirect Offset - the Israeli Case
Ziva Eger; General Director; Israel Industrial Cooperation Authority (ICA)
GOCA Conference App
Jeff Gardzina; GOCA Staff
Interactive Panel Discussion with Canada's Regional Development Agencies (RDAs): How Can the RDAs Help Industry Win in Canada?
Moderator:
Joe Gazale; Manager of Business Development and Industrial Participation; L3 MAS and President of IPAC
Panelists:
Harold Deck; Senior Manager; Industrial Participation Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Jennifer Leng; Senior Analyst; Western Economic Diversification Agency
Alan MacDonald; Manager; Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Vincent Marmion; Senior Advisor (Marine); Canada Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec
Greece and Raytheon Company
David Gerety, Jr.; Director of Contracts Operations & Transformation; Raytheon Company
Communicating the Importance of Your Offset Projects within Your Company
Mark Gist; Director of International Industrial Cooperation; General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Destination India: Make in India
Pavitra Goel; Lohia Group
Australia: Good News and Opportunities from the World Down Under
Roger Grose; Counsellor International Defence Materiel; Embassy of Australia
Turkey's Civil and Defense Industrial Partnership Programs and the Ripple Effects of Recent Economic and
Political Developments
Safak Herdem; Managing Partner; Herdem Attorneys at Law
Business and Legal Risk Analysis and Mitigation in Connection with Offset Transactions
(Please note this was a panel without PPT)
Moderators:
Ralph Gonzalez; Senior Corporate Counsel, International; Raytheon Company
Howard Weissman; Of Counsel; Baker & McKenzie LLP
Panelists:
John Black; Director; Offset & Industrial Participation; BAE Systems
Mitchell Butta; Corporate Director; International Integrated Supply Chain; Northrop Grumman Corporation
Geopolitical Update
(Please note this was a presentation without PPT)
Maria Laine; Vice President of International Strategic Partnerships; Boeing Defense Space & Security; The Boeing Company
Recent Developments in ROK Offset Policies
Kyung-Hwa Lee; Army Major; Offset Trade Division; Defense Acquisition Program Administration
Trust in Security: The Essential Ingredient
Justin Malczewski; Regional Manager; Security Solutions (Western Canada); Cisco Systems
Destination India: Make in India
Dhiraj Mathur; Partner/Leader - Aerospace and Defence; PwC
South Africa: Leveraging Industrial Development Through the National Industrial Participation Program and Local Content
Ramona Muthan; Portfolio Manager; Industrial Participation Secretariat; Department of Trade & Industry (DTI)
Change in Brazil: What is Next for Trade and Defense
Andrea Murta; Director of Operations for North America; JOTA
Offsets, Industrial Cooperation, and Collaborative Programs in EU After 2018
Dr. Enrique Navarro; Chairman; Icaro Aerospace & Engineering
Strategies for Navigating Bureaucratic Challenges for A&D
Business in India, U.S., and Canada
Moderators:
Mayank Patel; Managing Director; Tri Polus Ltd
Howard Weissman; Of Counsel; Baker & McKenzie LLP
Panelists:
Neeraj Gupta; Managing Director; MKU Limited
Ralph Gonzalez; Senior Corporate Counsel, International; Raytheon Company
Military Industrial Cooperation in the
European Union: The Current State of Play
Rudy Priem; Director, Security - Defense - Space, Government Relations; EMEA & NATO; United Technologies Corporation
Impact of Retaliatory Tariffs on Defence Contractors and their Offset Partners
Neil Rutter; NKR Consult
Brenda Swick; Partner; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Managing Defense Offsets in Brazil: The Case of COPAC
Maj. Int. Rodrigo Antonio Silveira Dos Santos; Chief of Offset Division; COPAC
Greek Industrial Participation and
Beyond: Paving the Way for Future Cooperation
Captain Stavros Tiliakos; Director; Offset Benefits & Quality Assurance Directorate; Hellenic Ministry of National Defense
General Directorate for Defense Investments & Armaments (GDDIA)
Recent Developments on the Netherlands' Industrial Partnership Programs
Dimitri van Rijn; Deputy Commissioner; Commissariat for Military Production; Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Partnering for Offset Fulfillment Through Advance Manufacturing: A 35-year Case Study at GE Aviation Bromont, Canada
(PPT coming soon)
Moderator:
Scott Williams; Sales Operations & Offset; Military Systems Operation; GE Aviation
Panelists:
Manuel Dubuc; Directeur Centre d'Excellence - Bromont; Meloche
Alain Ouellette; Manufacturing Executive; GE Aviation Bromont, Canada
Bradley Smith; Managing Director; GE Trading and Offsets
Andrew Wynn-Williams; Division VP - British Columbia; Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Presentation: Leveraging Economic
Benefits from Defence Procurement
Demetrios Xenos; Director; Marine for the Industrial and Technological Benefits Branch; ISED