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Addressing International Offset Demands
9 June - 10 June 1999
Addressing International Offset Demands

Building on the continued success of the series of SAE Media Group Offset conferences, we have produced this latest unique forum which deals with the very latest in global offset issues within the defence industry.

As an offset specialist, you will be aware of the increasing importance of offset investments in winning large overseas contracts. We would therefore like to invite you to register for Addressing Offset Demands II, as organised by SAE Media Group conferences.

The conference will examine in detail the latest defence offset developments and our unrivalled panel of international speakers will outline the offset requirements of a huge range of armament buying countries. This conference is a fantastic opportunity to make sure your organisation positions itself to gain maximum benefit from offset investments around the world.

The following is a sample of organisations that were represented at our previous Offset Conferences:

Turkish Ministry of Defence
US Department of Defense
UK Ministry of Defence
Greek Ministry of Defence
Slovenian Ministry of Defence
US Department of Commerce
Swiss Defence Procurement Agency
Defence and Aerospace Industries Association in Denmark
Norwegian Ministry of Defence
Lockheed Martin
Defence Export Sevices Organisation UK
ATECH Foundation (Brazil)
GKN Defence
Rolls Royce
British Aerospace
Raytheon
Racal Radar Defence
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson

Conference agenda

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9:00

Registration and Coffee

  • Introduction to Workshop Leaders
  • Workshop Overview
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    9:20

    Introduction to Offset

  • Offset 101
  • Industry trends - Current and Future
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    10:00

    Morning Coffee

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    10:20

    Styles and types of Offset

  • Direct Offset
  • Indirect Defence
  • Indirect
  • Offset methods
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    11:00

    Case study - Pre-contract proposal development

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    12:00

    Lunch and Discussion

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    13:30

    Case study conclusion and review

  • Review ad critique provided by the UK’s Defence Export Services Organisation’s Offset Advisor
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    14:00

    The Offset process: Pre-proposal to fulfilment

  • Identify current/future Offset needs
  • Conduct research
  • Develop strategy
  • Devise internal Offset plan - Develop Offset proposal
  • Negotiate and finalise Offset contract
  • Implement Offset agreement
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    15:00

    Offset trends

  • Civil/defence
  • Policy
  • Role of Offset in contract award
  • Current/future approach
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    15:45

    Final Discussion and Close of Workshop

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    8:30

    Registration and Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    James Thomas

    James Thomas, Editor, Countertrade and Offset

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    9:10

    GOVERNMENT ROLE

    Bruce George MP

    Bruce George MP, Chairman of the Defence Select Committee, UK Parliament

  • Foreign policies impact on defence procurement and sales
  • Overview of the size and growth of defence procurement and sales in the next millennium
  • The benefits of defence procurement to the overall economy
  • Explanation of key regional highlights and developments since 1998
  • Current government policy on defence procurement, sales and offset
  • Future government policy on defence procurement, sales and offset
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    9:40

    NEW TRENDS IN OFFSET REQUIREMENTS

    Guy Varroquier

    Guy Varroquier, Corporate Offset Director, Aerospatiale Group

  • Dealing with the implementation of offset requirements
  • Structuring a mutually acceptable deal
  • What rights should you retain
  • The role of outsourcing
  • Co-ordination of direct versus indirect offset agreements
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    10:20

    FINANCING AN OFFSET AGREEMENT

    John Burge

    John Burge, Head of Offset, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson

  • Finance and the offset agreement - an overview
  • The range of products that require large finance backing
  • Outsourcing the offset requirement - how to cover the financial commitment
  • Partnerships - sharing the financial burden
  • Agencies that can help to structure the financial aspect of the offset agreement
  • Actual examples from completed and ongoing projects
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    URBAN GROUND RECONNAISSANCE

    Col Randy Gangle (Retired)

    Col Randy Gangle (Retired), Senior Operational Advisor, Commanding General Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, US Marine Corps

  • Urbanisation of the world
  • Military Urban operations
  • Requirements for urban ground reconnaissance
  • Types of urban ground reconnaissance
  • Current shortcomings
  • Potential solutions
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    11:20

    OFFSET: IS IT A COMPETITIVE TOOL?

    John Northridge

    John Northridge, Vice President - Business Operations, Rolls Royce

  • Using offset to gain competitive advantage by volunteering collaboration
  • Collaboration portfolio - beyond component manufacturing
  • The addition of value, not cost
  • International competition for offsets
  • The cost of collaboration to a major defence manufacturer
  • The future of offset in the sales environment
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    12:00

    THE CHALLENGE OF FREE TRADE

    Margaret Cahill

    Margaret Cahill, Senior Trade and Industry Analyst, US Department of Commerce

  • The historical position of the US Government toward offset agreements
  • The impact of offset agreements on the US
  • Recalculating the US defence trade 'surplus'
  • US - EC merchandise trade: The European edge
  • Offsets and national security: To cold war is over
  • Alternatives to offsets: Can international arms co-operation work?
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    12:40

    Lunch

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    14:00

    INDIRECT OFFSET AGREEMENTS

    Gary Pacific

    Gary Pacific, Director of International Marketing, Powertrusion 2000 International

  • History of offset obligations - Past emphasis on direct offset and purchasing
  • Genesis of the growth of indirect offset
  • Industry survey on the growth of offset obligations
  • New requirements from offset - New techniques and innovations of indirect offset
  • The use of third party companies
  • Future of offset requirements and how to prepare for them
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    14:40

    TURKEY

    Mustafa Egeli

    Mustafa Egeli, Director of Offset Programs, Turkish Ministry of Defence

  • Overview of developments in the last 12 months
  • The essential elements to ensure a successful offset programme
  • Current Turkish policy
  • Evaluation of the country model
  • Lessons learnt and the success of the programme to date
  • Future plans for defence offset and military procurement
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    OFFERING A DIFFERENT OFFSET PERSPECTIVE

    Group Captain Mike Cunningham (Rtd)

    Group Captain Mike Cunningham (Rtd), Chief Executive Officer, Kafus Environmental Offset

  • The historical role of offset
  • Kafus Environmental offset
  • Offset - ‘should offer genuine compensation for defence expenditure in the other areas of the economy’
  • Integration of offset into the national economy
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    16:20

    DEFENCE MANUFACTURERS APPROACH

    Robert H. Lynas

    Robert H. Lynas, Director - Industrial Co-operation, Lockheed Martin Vought Systems (USA)

  • The differing approaches of different countries to offset
  • The differing approaches of different companies to offset
  • The changing shape of offset requirements in the last year
  • The focus of offset strategies on longer term deals and commitments
  • Past, present and future trends for direct and indirect offsets
  • Ensuring the cost of offset does not exceed the value of the programme to a corporation
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    17:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Re-registration and Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Dr Ron Matthews

    Dr Ron Matthews, Department of Defence Management and Security Analysis, Cranfield University

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    9:10

    SPAIN

    D. Antonio Rodriguez Rodriguez

    D. Antonio Rodriguez Rodriguez, Director, Gerencia De Co-operacion Industrial Spain

  • Overview of developments in the last 12 months
  • Using offset to support and develop the defence industry
  • Current Spanish policy
  • Evaluation of the country model
  • Lessons learnt and the success of the programme to date
  • Future plans for defence offset and military procurement
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    9:40

    CASE STUDY - POLAND

    Alon Redlich

    Alon Redlich, President, International Technology Sourcing

  • Overview of relevant political and economic developments
  • 15 year dense procurement programme
  • Defence industry privatisation strategy and offset link up
  • Principals of emerging offset programme - Opportunities and challenges to offset fulfilment
  • Decision makers and influensors in offset environment
  • Lessons learnt and recommendations for engagement with Poland’s defence sector
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    10:20

    SWITZERLAND

    Martin Stahel

    Martin Stahel, Deputy Managing Director, Defence Procurement Agency, Central Services, Switzerland

  • Overview of the Swiss armament policy
  • Objectives of the Swiss Offset Policy
  • Lessons learnt and success of the programme to date
  • The essential elements of a successful programme
  • The future of Swiss armament policy
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    DENMARK

    Ena Bjerregard

    Ena Bjerregard, Director, Defence and Aerospace Industries Association in Denmark

  • The history of offset programmes in Denmark, the background
  • Offset versus Industrial Co-operation
  • Current policy towards defence procurement in Denmark
  • Outlining the essential elements of a successful industrial co-operation programme
  • Lessons learnt, IC a path to future co-operation or an obstacle
  • The future of industrial co-operation agreements and military procurement in Denmark
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    12:00

    THE NETHERLANDS

    Pieter Taal

    Pieter Taal, Advisor - Commissariat for Military Production, Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs

  • Maintaining and promoting technical capabilities in defence and other industries
  • The essential elements to ensure a successful offset programme
  • Current Dutch policy
  • Evaluation of the country model
  • Lesson learnt and the success of the programme to date
  • Future plans for defence offset and military procurement
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    12:40

    Lunch

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    14:00

    ISRAEL

    Ephraim Shoham

    Ephraim Shoham, Director General, Government of Israel Industrial Co-Operation Authority

  • Overview of developments in the last 12 months
  • The essential elements to ensure a successful offset programme
  • Current Israeli policy
  • Evaluation of the country model
  • Lessons learnt and the success of the programme to date
  • Future plans for defence offset and military procurement
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    14:40

    NORWAY

    Ole Garshol

    Ole Garshol, Senior Executive Officer, Norwegian Ministry of Defence

  • The essential elements to ensure a successful offset programme
  • Current Norwegian policy
  • Evaluation of the country model
  • Lessons learnt and the success of the programme to date
  • Future plans for defence offset and military procurement
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    OFFSETS AND THE GULF CO-OPERATION COUNCIL DEFENSE INDUSTRY

    Neil Cooper

    Neil Cooper, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Plymouth

  • An overview of offset agreements and their effect on the creation of jobs and economic development
  • Exploring the question of whether offset agreements are helpful or harmful to GCC interests
  • Are there clearly defined government policies on offset agreements and if so do they need changing?
  • Technology transfer - does it weaken the GCC economies in the long-term view?
  • A wider responsibility - do offset deals put GCC jobs at risk?
  • Offering solutions to the problem - which way should the GCC governments move to regulate the defense and aerospace industry in respect to offset deals
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    16:20

    SWEDEN

    Anna-Greta Mikaelsson

    Anna-Greta Mikaelsson, Director International Relations, FMV Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

  • Overview of developments in the last 12 months
  • The essential elements to ensure a successful offset programme
  • Current Swedish policy
  • Evaluation of the country model
  • Lessons learnt and the success of the programme to date
  • Future plans for defence offset and military procurement
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    17:00

    Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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