SMi are pleased to announce the 7th annual Defence Exports conference convening on the 1st and 2nd October 2012, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

As a senior defence exports professional this is your opportunity to network with key Government speakers and industry leaders from the U.S., Europe, APAC countries and more to learn all the latest updates on international export control regulations.

At this symposium you will gain valuable information from officials of the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Defense, and the newly formed Export Enforcement Coordination Center (E2C2) on the current developments in US Export Reforms and plans for the future. Hear from the European Commission and the European External Action Service's EU Council Working Party on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) on Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on the control of export of defence equipment and technology and the Transfers Directive. Listen to presentations from EU member states such as the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and The Netherlands and international countries such as Turkey and Israel and analyse global developments between friendly countries.

This conference will analyse how regulations on dual-use items, the United States Munitions List & ITAR, the Commercial Control List & EAR, compliance procedures & licensing protocols & applications, the Arms Trade Treaty & other international treaties, embargos & sanctions, and other controls impact on defence companies' global trade operations. Understand export controls for countries such as Malaysia, India and Korea and place your company at a strategic advantage with critical compliance information.

The conference agenda draws together export control professionals from international Government departments, case studies from the major defence companies in the world, international trade law expertise from global law firms and trade management experience from leading consultancies in the field. This comprehensive knowledge will equip any senior export professional with the essential information and skills to manage their international defence trade operations efficiently whilst staying compliant with the labyrinth of different controls and regulations.

Why should you attend this event?

Discuss the very latest in international export control regulations developments

Analyse compliance issues with key legal experts and Government officials

Hear about government and private sector collaboration in trade and export controls

Learn about individual countries licensing procedures and international treaties

Network with senior export control experts from Europe, the U.S. the APAC region and other international countries

Hear keynote addresses from:

Robert S. Kovac, Managing Director, Defense Trade Controls, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, U.S. Department of State

	Kevin Wolf, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce
	Timothy Hoffman, Deputy Director of the Defense Technology Security Administration, U.S. Department of Defense
	Craig C. Healy, Director, Export Enforcement Coordination Center (E2C2), Homeland Security Investigations, U.S

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

Chairman:
	David Hayes, Director, David Hayes Export Controls and Chairman, Export Group for Aerospace and Defence, UK
Speakers:
	Gary Stanley, President, Global Legal Services
	Ambassador Philip Griffiths, Head of Wassenaar Arrangement Secretariat, Wassenaar Arrangement
	Matthew Ferguson, Section Head, State Factors Analysis, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
	Tom Smith, Head of Export Control Organisation, Department for Business Innovation & Skills, UK
	Jan-Erik Lövgren, Deputy Director General, Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP)
	Ramón Muro, Deputy Director for Foreign Trade of Defence Materials and Dual Use Goods and Technology, Secretariat of State for Trade, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain
	Dr Walter Werner, Head of Unit, V B 3 - Defence Export Policy, Control of Acquisitions, Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany
	Meir Shalit, Director of Defence Export Control, Ministry of Defence, Israel
	Fabio Della Piazza, Chair of the EU Council working party on conventional arms exports (COARM), European External Action Service
	Lütfi Varoglu, Head of International Cooperation, Under-secretariat for the Defence Industry (SSM), Turkey
	Susan Griffiths, Export Control Manager, MBDA
	Spencer Chilvers, Head of Export Control Policy and Civil Nuclear, Rolls-Royce plc
	Iciar Rodriguez-Miranda, Director General Enterprise, European Commission
	Pietro Maria Paolucci, Legal Adviser, Director General for International Trade Policy (D.G.P.C.), Economic Development Ministry, Italy
	Henrik Petersson, Vice President, Head of Exports Compliance, Group Legal Affairs, Saab
	Theo Peters, Head of Non-Proliferation, Disarmament, Arms Control and Export Control Policy Division, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
	Sanat Kumar, Director, International Operations, OCR Services Inc.
	Nancy Fischer, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
	Dr. Harald Hohmann, Attorney, Hohmann Rechtsanwälte

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