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International Offsets 2007
21 March - 22 March 2007
International Offsets 2007

An increasingly important facet of the international arms trade are offsets, which obligate the arms seller to reinvest arms sales proceeds in the purchasing country.

Through promoting industrial activity, countertrade offers significant benefits to both developed and developing countries alike.

Building on the success of the past year’s events, this year’s conference will include the latest developments both in terms of ongoing transactions and potential new markets presented by the creation of new national Industrial co-operation/Offset Directorates across the world. The conference will also offer guidance on managing the industrial as well as the economic aspects of these obligations and examine the alternatives.

Key speakers so far include:

  • Tony SAE Media Groupth, Head, British Offset Office
  • Ele Merike Partel, Expert, Economic Development Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia   
  • Lindsey Shanson, Editor, Countertrade & Offset
  • David Hew, Leader, Team APCA (Asia Pacific Countertrade Association)
  • James Barkas, Managing Director, BNI Group
  • Mazen Madooh, General Manager, National Offset Company*
  • Alexander Hubler, Attorney at Law LLM, Arma Suisse, Switzerland
  • Pieter Taal, Deputy Commissioner for Military Production, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands
Topics discussed will include:
  • Offsets, industrial co-operation and countertrade in developing and emerging economies
  • Government policy objectives
  • The economic aspects of defence offsets
  • Strategies for managing offset obligations
  • Industrial co-operation in Canada, South Africa, the Middle East and CEE
  • The value for money links in offsets and Public-Private Partnerships
  • Examining counter trade alternatives

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Introduction to offset

  • Introduction/overview
  • Offset 101
  • Industry trends: current and future
  • Direct offset
  • Indirect defence
  • Indirect offset methods
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:30

    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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    12:45

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    Case study - pre-contract proposal development

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    15:00

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:20

    Offset trends

  • Civil/defence
  • Policy
  • Role of offset in contract award
  • Current/ future approach
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    16:00

    Summary of Executive Briefing

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    16:20

    Close of Executive Briefing

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Lindsey Shanson

    Lindsey Shanson, Editor, Countertrade and Offset

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    9:10

    THE AL YAMAMAH ECONOMIC OFFSET PROGRAMME IN SAUDI ARABIA

    Tony Smith

    Tony Smith, Head, British Offset Office

  • British Offset office and our aim
  • Why is the programme in place?
  • What is it's scope?
  • Saudi investment incentives
  • What BOO can offer
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    9:50

    KUWAIT OFFSET PROGRAMME – NEW GUIDELINES & NEW VISION

    Mazen Madooh

    Mazen Madooh, General Manager, National Offset Company , Ministry of Finance, Kuwait

    Kuwait Offset Program – New Guidelines & New Vision
  • Reactivation of Offset Program with new vision
  • Establishment of National Offset Company, its primary objectives
  • New Offset policy favours sustainable alliances & Partnerships with Obligors
  • New offset guidelines, more comprehensible and transparent
  • Future targets and objects
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    THE ART OF THE DEAL

    Richard Haines

    Richard Haines, Professor , University of Port Elizabeth

  • Counter trade and defence offsets in South Africa
  • A new departure: negotiating the SDP (Strategic Defence Programme)
  • The implementation of the SDP
  • The national and regional economic impact of the SDP
  • The political economy of the deal
  • Implications for future policy
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    11:40

    What Affect the New Democratic Congress will have on Offsets and other Defense Trade Policy

    William Hawkins

    William Hawkins, Senior Fellow in National Security Studies, Business and Industry Council

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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:50

    MALAYSIA: OFFSET POLICIES, WHERE ARE WE NOW?

    Stanley White

    Stanley White, President, S H White & Associates Inc

  • The history of the offset policy in Malaysia
  • More recent policy
  • Current policy
  • Where we see the policy focusing 2007 and beyond?
  • Will other countries policies influence the Malaysian policy?
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    14:30

    THE VALUE FOR MONEY LINK IN OFFSET AND PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

    David Hew

    David Hew, Team Leader, APCA

  • The value for money commonality in offset and PPP
  • Analysing a PPP project with Offset embedded
  • What are and how can the objective in offset and PPP be served?
  • A caveats on appraising value for money
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    15:10

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:30

    DEFENCE OFFSET POLICIES WITHIN THE EU AND ARTICLE 296 EC: ARE THEY COMPATIBLE?

    Aris Georgopoulos

    Aris Georgopoulos, Lecturer in European and Public Law - Advocate , University of Nottingham, School of Law

  • What is the real scope of Article 296 EC?
  • Is it applicable on offset policies in the context of defence procurement?
  • Presentation and analysis of the European Commission's interpretative Communication on Article 296 EC. Has anything changed?
  • Presentation and analysis of the relevant case law of the European Court of Justice
  • What is the interplay between the Code of Conduct for Defence Procurement, Article 296 EC and defence offsets policies?
  • Future developmetns in the field
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    16:20

    LATEST DEVELOPMENTS TO THE OFFSET AGENDA IN SWITZERLAND

    Alexander Hubler

    Alexander Hubler, Attorney-at-Law, LL.M., Armasuisse

  • Ongoing offset programmes at present
  • Past agenda
  • Challenges faced
  • Future opportunities
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    17:00

    TURKISH INDUSTRIAL PARTICIPATION-OFFSET POLICY

    Huseyin  Avsar

    Huseyin Avsar, Expert, Offset and Local Content, Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), Ministry of National Defence Industries

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    17:40

    Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Lindsey Shanson

    Lindsey Shanson, Editor, Countertrade and Offset

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    9:10

    OFFSETS ON THE NEW FRONTIER OF NATO

    James Barkas

    James Barkas, Director, Business Network International

    - An enterpreneur's view

  • Prospects and problems in offset policies:
  • Slovenia
  • Croatia
  • Central Europe's Slovenian and Croatian offset policies -  models for the rest of the Balkans
  • State of play in the former Yugoslavia
  • What does the future hold?
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    9:40

    OFFSET IN ESTONIA

    Ele Merike Partel

    Ele Merike Partel, Expert, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia

  • General information about Estonia and the history of introducing offsets
  • Main terms and conditions of offsets
  • Forms and categories
  • Estonian industry - opportunities for obligors
  • Administration and players in offset
  • Recent developments and the future
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    10:20

    OFFSET AND INDUSTRY RE-ALLOCATION IN THE GLOBAL E-BUSINESS WORLD

    Apostolos Talamagas

    Apostolos Talamagas, Director of Offsets, Epicos

  • Impact of e-business for Offsets and Industry Re-allocation
  • Creating and implementing comprehensive Offset programmes using e-business solutions
  • Identifying and maintaining successful industrial co-operations globally
  • How to access international Offsets intelligence, rules and regulations via the internet
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:40

    SUCCESSFUL OFFSET PACKAGES

    Pieter Taal

    Pieter Taal, Advisor, Commissariat for Military Production

  • The financial perspective
  • Constructing a competitive package
  • Sourcing finances
  • Offset negotiation tools
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    12:20

    THE ROLE OF OFFSETS IN MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Roger Bulgin

    Roger Bulgin, Managing Director, Offsets 2000 Limited

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    12:40

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks

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    Networking Lunch, followed by Close of Conference

    Workshops

    Offset 101

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