16th U.S. - Sweden Defense Industry Conference

"Advancing Cooperation in Uncertain Times"

10 May 2017

Washington, DC

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Agenda

State of Cooperation Between Sweden and U.S. Military Organizations

• BGEN Michael Claesson, Deputy Director, Plans and Policy, Joint Staff
• VADM Jamie Foggo, USN, Director, Navy Staff

Sweden-U.S. Defense Technology and Acquisition

• Rear Admiral Thomas Engevall, Deputy National Armaments Director, Sweden
• Christopher Lowman, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), ASA(ALT)

Defense Industrial Partnerships - Driving Innovation and Bi-Lateral Cooperation

• Michael Andersson, President and CEO, Saab North America, Inc.

Perspectives From Swedish and U.S. Medium and Small Defense Companies
Moderator: Frank Cevasco, President, Cevasco International, LLC

• Mikael Edqvist, Partner, 4C Strategies
• Steve Moore, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Robert Hell, President, Systecon
• Justin Woulfe, Executive Vice President, Systecon North America

State of Swedish Defence Research

• Director General Jan-Olof Lind, Swedish Defence Research Agency

State of Innovation in the Defense Department

• Mary Miller, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering