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	ASDWire distribution date :  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:29:00 GMT +0100
NATO: The Road Ahead
Understand Future Capabilities, Programmes and Procurement www.smi-online.co.uk.2008nato15.asp   3rd & 4th December 2008 Crowne Plaza Rome, St. Peter’s Hotel & Spa Rome, Italy Sponsored by: Norsat International As the role of NATO continues to evolve, SMi’s 9th annual NATO conference taking place in 3 weeks time will give you the opportunity to assess the current capabilities, programmes and direction of the alliance. Beyond the capability and programme briefs, further presentations will cover a range of issues. NAMSA will brief on their plans in terms of logistics and supporting NATO operations. The conference will also focus on alliances and interoperability within NATO, including the road ahead in terms of acquisition plans and how the EDA and NATO are working together. Lastly, the event will have a focus on how non NATO nations are bridging the gap to become members of the alliance. This will include case studies into Sweden’s role in the Partnership for Peace programme and also briefs from Croatia and Ukraine about their roadmaps for joining NATO and the capabilities they can offer. Conference highlights include: - National programmes, capabilities and contributions to NATO - How Europe and NATO are working together - Current acquisition programmes within NATO - The NATO approach to interoperability - Civil – Military co-operation within NATO >>> To keep up to date with the conference visit to: www.smi-online.co.uk.2008nato15.asp Latest confirmed speakers include: • Lieutenant General Gian Piero Ristori, Italian Military Representative to the NATO and EU Military Comittees, Italy • Brigadier General Paulo Terzano, Deputy Director, Plans and Policy Division, NATO HQ • Colonel Jiri Gajdos, Chief of the Chemical Corps of the Czech Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence, Czech Republic • Ambassador Lubomir Ivanov, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria, NATO • Lieutenant Colonel Ian Woodbridge, Secretary of the Deployable Forces Coordination Group, NATO SHAPE • Pjer Simunovic, Director, Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence, Republic of Croatia • Ludwig Decamps, Head, Armaments Programme Support Section Defence Investment Division, NATO HQ • Jorn Brauer, Senior Development Officer, NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) • Dominique Guillerm, Senior Systems Engineer, NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency (NACMA) • Marika Laliashvili, Head, Euro-Atlantic Integration Division, International Relations and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department, Ministry of Defence, Georgia • Cesare Balducci, Deputy Director, NATO Standardisation Agency • Silveira Reis, Deputy Director, DGE Defence Matters, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union • Laure Frier, Principal Officer, Planning and Policy Unit, European Defence Agency Confirmed Chairman: • Paul Kennedy, Former Director, CIS, Information System Division, NATO C3 Agency, and Independent Consultant, Information Systems and Management Services Also attend our interactive workshop on: “Doing Business with NATO – Processes, Opportunities and Challenges” in association with: LMI HOW TO BOOK Visit our website AT www.smi-online.co.uk.2008nato15.asp or alternatively, contact Teri Arri on tel: +44 (0) 20 7827 6162 or email: tarri@smi-online.co.uk SERVING MILITARY DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE!

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