ComDef 2014

Sustaining the Defense Industrial Base

Building on the successful ComDef 2013, where 48 nations participated with the United States in a lively and informative presentation and Q&A format, ComDef returns to Washington, DC to provide further insight, discussions and networking for government, military, academia and industry with an industrial base emphasis. The goals for the upcoming ComDef are as follows:-

Understand how the US Defense Budget will shape the industrial base; understand the implications for each Service.
Provide an overview and status report of the leading initiatives and programs designed to facilitate Coalition effectiveness
Understand the budgetary implications of not engaging in international cooperation
Determine key enablers for Cooperation to work
Identify the proposed areas for future cooperation
Identify the key industry partners and personalities
Highlight successful interoperability activities and draw out their determinants
Network with colleagues with shared concerns

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Government, military and industry program managers and academic institutions concerned in the day to day international defense cooperation activities.
Business Development executives interested in networking with the international community
Embassy officials, thinktanks and trade associations interested in shaping the policy.
Export compliance facilitators

Speaker and Presenter Information

Marion Blakey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aerospace Industries Association
LtGen. Christopher C. Bogdan, USAF, Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office
Elana Broitman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing & Industrial Base Policy (Confirmed)
James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, E. W. Richardson Fellow, and Director, The Heritage Foundation
Ann Castiglione-Cataldo, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports & Cooperation
Rob Eason, Counselor, Def. Acquisition & Technology, British Embassy, Washington, DC
Dan Fankhauser, Counselor, Defence Materiel, Embassy of Australia, Washington, DC (Confirmed)
MGEN. Giovanni Fantuzzi, Defense & Def. Coop'n Attaché, Embassy of Italy, Washington, DC (Confirmed)
Bill Greenwalt, AEI American Enterprise Institute (Confirmed)
Kenneth B. Handelman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Defense Trade Controls (Confirmed)
Todd Harrison, Senior Fellow, Defense Budget Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (Confirmed)
Craig Healy, Director, Export Enforcement Coordination Center “E2C2” (Confirmed)
Hon. Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology & Logistics, DoD (Confirmed)
Gibson G. LeBoeuf, VP, Washington Relations, Raytheon International (Confirmed)
Beth M. McCormick, Director, DTSA (Confirmed)
BGEN. Lawrence Martin, USAF, Director of Regional Affairs, Department of the Air Force
Brian H. Nilsson, Director Non-Proliferation & Export Control, National Security Council (Confirmed)
Frank Ruggerio, Executive VP, Government Affairs, BAE Systems (Confirmed)
Alan R. Shaffer, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (Confirmed)
Rear Admiral James J. Shannon, USN, Director, Navy International Programs Office
Tim Sneek, Defence Cooperation Attaché, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Washington, DC (Confirmed)
VAdm. James D. Syring, USN, Director, Missile Defense Agency
Matthew Warren, Director, International Armaments Cooperation, OUSD AT&L IC (Confirmed)
Kevin J. Wolf, Asst.Sec. for Export Admin. U.S. Department of Commerce
Martin Zablocki, President and CEO, Canadian Commercial Corporation (Confirmed)
Jennifer N. Zakriski, Principal Director, DSCA

Expected Number of Attendees

300

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Homeland Security, NASA, Coast Guard