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You are invited to a special event:
THE FUTURE OF THE SHIFTING TRANS-ATLANTIC DEFENCE MARKET:
NEW REALITIES AND STRATEGIES IN THE US AND EUROPE
 Thursday, May 26, 2005
Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussels
Hosted by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
With the support of New Defence Agenda
11:00 Welcome: Claudio Mereu, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Managing Partner, Brussels
11:15 – 12:00 Keynote Speaker: Pat Cox, Former President, European Parliament
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch Keynote Speaker: Tom Korologos, U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
Panel I: 13:45 - 14:45
US AND EU GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: NEW TRENDS AND POLICIES
Government procurements by the US and Europe are marked by a dramatically changing environment on both sides of the Atlantic. This panel will investigate new trends and policies affecting these procurements. Whither protectionism: will we see more or less in high-level strategic thinking in the US and EU? What are the most important trends in defence procurement? Will projects such as the US101 helicopter point the way toward more European participation in the US defence market? What are the rules and are they changing? What role is the European Defence Agency playing in either breaking down trade barriers or becoming a protectionist tool?
Moderator: Allen B. Green, Partner, Head, International Practice Group, McKenna Long & Aldridge, Washington
Panelists:
Marshall Billingslea, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, NATO
Gwen Cozigou*, Head of Unit for Aerospace, Defence and Maritime Industries, DG for Industry, EC
Powell A. Moore, Managing Director, Federal Government Relations, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Washington; Former US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
Panel II: 15:00 – 16:00
ENGAGING THE NEW US CONGRESS AND ADMINISTRATION: STRATEGIES FOR SHAPING FUTURE POLICY
The new US Congress and the second Bush Administration are underway. This discussion will investigate the top trends in Washington. What are the most pressing concerns about Washington trends from the European point of view? What are the implications of the new budget? How will the pressures of the new budget open new doors? What tax trends should businesses be concerned about? How will Congressional sentiment over arms and hi-tech sales to China and protectionism play out?
Moderator: Powell A. Moore, Managing Director, Federal Government Relations, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Washington; Former US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
Panelists:
Robert G. Bell, Head of European Affairs, SAIC; Former Senior Director, National Security Council
Gunnar Wiegand*, Head of Unit, United States & Canada, DG for External Relations, European Commission
Joseph K. Dowley, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Washington; Former Chief Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means, US House of Representatives
* To be confirmed.
Cocktail Reception: 17:00 to 19:00
The New Defence Agenda (NDA) is the only regular forum in Brussels where NATO and the EU, industries and academia, political figures and journalists gather to discuss the future of European and transatlantic defence policies and to contribute to a series of Discussion Papers that reflect key points raised in these debates.The NDA also serves as a networking centre of defence-related think tanks around Europe.
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