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Defence and Security 2009: Urgency and Diversity in Acquisition

Thursday 19 February 2009
to Friday 20 February 2009

Location

Chatham House, London

Book by Thursday 18 December 2008 to benefit from an early booking discount.

To enable as open a debate as possible, this conference will be held under the Chatham House Rule.
The Chatham House Rule: Information for journalists

Is there something of an 'experience deficit' in centrally planned defence procurement?

The Chatham House annual Defence and Security Conference 2009 will review recent security and defence operational experience from a variety of perspectives.

Defence acquisition has traditionally been a slow and cautious process, driven by long-term strategic concepts. Recent operations, however, have made the case for defence acquisition to be driven more by the experience of current operations, and for lessons learned processes to become more decisive.

This conference asks whether the traditional approach is still adequate. Issues to be discussed include:

  • What can be done to improve the feedback loop for those who have no direct experience of operations?
  • How can defence acquisition be made more responsive to current circumstances without blowing a hole in constrained defence budgets?
  • How can other government departments, not traditionally part of the defence acquisition process, but now increasingly involved in security operations, learn from their military colleagues?
  • As non-military experts in problem solving, and therefore unlikely to suffer from a narrow single service perspective, do private sector security companies offer any lessons in how to develop and deploy equipment in a joint environment?

Speaker Highlights

Andy Bearpark
Director General
British Association of Private Security Companies

Alberto de Benedictis
Chief Executive
Finmeccanica UK

John D Clarke
Professor of Leadership, Management and Defense Planning
Director, Program on Civil Security
Marshall Center, Germany

Duncan Bullivant
Chef Executive
Henderson Risk Limited

Paul Cornish
Carrington Chair in International Security and
Head of the International Security Programme
Chatham House

Stuart Croft
Professor International Security
Director of the New Security Challenges Programme
Warwick University

Colonel Ludwig Decamps
Head, Armaments Programme Support Section
Defence Investment Division
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Daniel P Fata
Vice President
The Cohen Group

Phillippe Genoux
Ingenieur General de l'Armament and Head of Smart Acquisitions Office
Weapons Systems Directorate, Central Procurement Department
Ministere de la Defense, France

Ian Godden
Chief Executive
Society of British Aerospace Companies

Hugh Griffiths
Researcher, Arms Transfers Program
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Colonel Tim Spicer OBE
Chief Executive
Aegis Ltd

Lt Colonel Stuart Tootal
Chief Strategy Officer
Global Retail & Commercial Banking
Barclays

Lord Westbury MBE
Chairman
Hart

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Booking

Major Corporate Member Rates*Before 18 December 2008 After 18 December 2008
All major corporate members:£305.00+ VAT = £350.75£355.00+ VAT = £408.25
Corporate Member Rates**Before 18 December 2008 After 18 December 2008
Commercial Organizations:£995.00+ VAT = £1,144.25£1,195.00+ VAT = £1,374.25
Government Departments:£575.00+ VAT = £661.25£675.00+ VAT = £776.25
NGOs and Institutions:£305.00+ VAT = £350.75£355.00+ VAT = £408.25
Standard RatesBefore 18 December 2008 After 18 December 2008
Commercial Organizations:£1,145.00+ VAT = £1,316.75£1,345.00+ VAT = £1,546.75
Government Departments:£650.00+ VAT = £747.50£750.00+ VAT = £862.50
NGOs and Institutions:£345.00+ VAT = £396.75£395.00+ VAT = £454.25

* Delegates must be an employee of a Chatham House major corporate member organization. List of major corporate members.

** Delegates must be an employee of a Chatham House corporate member organization. List of corporate members.

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