THE NORDIC DEFENCE INDUSTRY SEMINAR In

THE NORDIC DEFENCE
INDUSTRY SEMINAR
2016
In Finland on 9 - 11 May 2016
Theme of the biennial Nordic Defence Industry Seminar is “Transatlantic link”.
The seminar has an interaction with Defence Industries of the Nordic nations
and government representatives from Nordic nations as well as The United
States and NATO.
The seminar is mainly addressed to Nordic Defence Industries and their
representatives but is open to all EU and NATO Members States officials. The
National Armament Directors of the three Baltic States have been especially
invited to take part in the Seminar.
Seminar will be moderated by Mr. Petteri Väänänen
Venue:
Hotel Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa, Conference & Events Center
www.kalastajatorppa.hilton.com
Address:
Kalastajatorpantie 1, 00330 Helsinki
Tel:
+358 9 458 11
Confirmed speakers include:
]]Dr.
Jussi Niinistö, Minister of Defence of Finland
Heikki Allonen, CEO, Patria & Chairman of the AFDA Board, Finland
]]Mr. Patrick Auroy, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, NATO
]]Mr. Morten Brandtzæg, CEO, Nammo, Norway
]]Brigadier General Anders Carell, Director Land Systems, Sweden
]]Mr. Marc Essig, CEO, Thales Denmark
]]Mr. Edgar Fossheim, Norway
]]Lietenaunt General Kyösti Halonen, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics and
Armaments, Finland
]]Rear Admiral Finn Hansen, Chairman of NORDEFCO Military Coordination
Committee (MCC)
]]Mr. Jukka Juusti, Permanent Secretary, MOD Finland
]]Mr. Raimo Jyväsjärvi, NAD, MOD Finland
]]Ms. Tuija Karanko, Secretary General, AFDA Finland
]]Mr. Roope Kotiranta, Chief Technology Officer, Surma, Finland
]]Mr. Steen Lynenskjold, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer,
Terma A/S, Denmark
]]Ph.D. John G. McGinn, Principal Deputy Director, Manufacturing and Industrial Base
Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
]]Mr. Orhan Muratli, Deputy Director for Logistics Operations, NSPA Capellen
]]Mr. Peder Pedersen, CEO, Weibel Radars, Denmark
]]Brigadier Peter Kolby Pedersen, Deputy National Armaments Director, Denmark
]]Mr. Tommi Rasila, Founder & CEO Jetico Oy, Finland
]]Mr. Olli Ruutu, Deputy NAD, MOD Finland
]]Mr. Lennart Sindahl, Deputy CEO, Saab AB, Sweden
]]Ms. Mette Sørfonden, Director of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency, Norway
]]Mr. Torbjørn Svensgård, President, The Norwegian Defence and Security Industries
Association (FSi)
]]Mr. Matthew Warren, Director, International Armaments Cooperation,
U.S. Department of Defense
]]Mr. Tim Webb, Head of the Capability Delivery Section, Defence Investment
Division, NATO
]]Mr. Harald Ånnestad, CEO, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, Norway
]]Mr.
PROGRAMME
Monday 9 May
Morning
Delegations arrive in Helsinki, Finland
13:00
Industry exhibition opens
13:00 - 15:00
Lunch
Coffee served in the exhibition area
15:00 - 15:15
Opening of the Seminar
Dr. Jussi Niinistö, Minister of Defence of Finland
15:15 - 16:15
“Transatlantic link: Setting the scene”
Industry key note speaker:
]]Mr. Edgar Fossheim, Norway
Key note speaker:
]]U.S.A. Mr. Matthew Warren, Director, International
Armaments Cooperation
16:15 - 16:30
Coffee break in the exhibition area
16:30 - 17:00
Key note speaker:
]]NATO, Mr. Patrick Auroy, Assistant Secretary General for
Defence Investment
17:00 - 18:00
Free time to visit the exhibition area
18:00 - 18:10
Welcoming words
Mr. Raimo Jyväsjärvi, Finnish NAD
Ms. Kristina Sweet, Director of International Business
Engagement, Amcham Finland
18:10
Defence Industry Dialogue cocktails
19:00
Official welcoming dinner
Hosted by Mr. Jukka Juusti, Permanent Secretary, FIMOD
Tuesday 10 May
09:00 - 10:00
Working Panel 1:
“NATO: Framework for transatlantic cooperation”
Introductions by
]] Mr. Tim Webb, Head of the Capability Delivery Section,
Defence Investment Division, NATO
]] Mr. Orhan Muratli, Deputy Director for Logistics Operations,
NSPA Capellen
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee break in the exhibition area
10:30 - 11:30
Panel discussion with questions & answers by
]]Mr. Harald Aanestad, CEO Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace,
Norway
]]Mr. Torbjørn Svensgård,The Norwegian Defence and Security
Industries Association (FSi), Norway
]]Mr. Steen Lynenskjold, Executive Vice President & Chief
Commercial Officer, Denmark
11:30 - 13:00
Lunch
Coffee served in the exhibition area
13:00 - 15:30
Working Panel 2:
“How to do defence business in USA”
Introduction by
]]Ph.D. John G. McGinn, Principal Deputy Director,
Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department
of Defense
Panel discussion with questions & answers by
]]Mr. Morten Brandtzæg, Nammo CEO, Norway
]]Mr. Lennart Sindahl, Deputy CEO Saab, Sweden
]]Mr. Roope Kotiranta, Chief Technology Officer, Surma, Finland
]]Mr. Olli Ruutu, Deputy NAD, MOD Finland
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break in the exhibition area
16:00 - 17:45
Working Panel 3:
“Industry perspective on transatlantic cooperation”
Panel discussion with questions & answers by
]]Mr. Peder Pedersen, CEO Weibel Radars,
Weibel Success story, Denmark
]]Mr. Heikki Allonen, CEO Patria/Chairman of the AFDA Board,
Finland
]]Mr. Tommi Rasila, Founder & CEO Jetico Oy, Finland
]]Mr. Marc Essig, CEO, Thales Denmark
]]Ph.D. John G. McGinn, Principal Deputy Director,
Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department of
Defense
17:45 - 18:30
Free time to visit the exhibition area
19:00
Buffet dinner
Wednesday 11 May
09:00 - 10:30
Procurement Opportunities in the Nordic nations
]]Denmark: Deputy National Armaments Director, Brigadier
Peter Kolby Pedersen
]]Sweden: Director Land Systems, Brigadier General Anders
Carell
]]Norway: Director of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency,
Mette Sørfonden
]]Finland: Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics and Armaments,
Lietenaunt General Kyösti Halonen
10:30 - 10:50
Coffee break in the exhibition area
10:50 - 12:00
Military Coordination Committee/Status report by Rear Admiral
Finn Hansen, Chairman of NORDEFCO Military Coordination
Committee (MCC)
Summing up of the Seminar
]]Ms. Tuija Karanko, Secretary General, AFDA Finland
Fairwell words
]]Mr. Raimo Jyväsjärvi, NAD, MOD Finland
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch and Coffee
End of the Seminar
The point of contact:
Senior Adviser, Sanna Laaksonen
tel: +358 295 140 417