The European aerospace industry in 2006 – Perspectives on Co-operation and Competition

Joint Conference of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP),
German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) and Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations (OA/BDI)

The conference on occasion of the Berlin Air Show ILA2006 aims to analyse the present situation for the European aerospace industry. As important part of the global aerospace industry it is characterised by a netting of structures of competition and co-operation with others. This miscellaneous situation will be reflected for the civil and military aerospace. Furthermore, the conference focuses on
the role of the Eastern European countries and their technological capabilities for future co-operation. In this manner, the conference reflects the main focus of the ILA.

Fritjof von Nordenskjöld, Executive Vice-President, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Hans-Joachim Gante, Managing Director, German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI)

Address of Welcome

I Co-operation with new partners – Trends in Eastern Europe

Moderator: Luigi Longoni, Director Policy & Deputy Secretary General, AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe, ASD

Valery Bezverkhniy, Member of the Board, IRKUT, tbc
“German-Russian Aerospace Co-operation – Potentials and Challenges”

Marek Darecki, Vice President, Association of Polish Aviation Industry
“Situation of the aerospace industry in Eastern Europe – Perspectives on Co-operation with Poland”

Frieder Beyer, General Manager, Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH
“East European technological Capabilities – Future Fields of Cooperation and Competition”

II: Competition and Co-operation in Military Aerospace

Moderator: Gert Runde, Director Defence, AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD)

Dr. Christoph Hoppe, Senior Vice President Governmental and Politcal Affairs, EADS
“Transatlantic Relations in aerospace as choice between Competition or Co-operation – An European perspective”

Craig Johnstone, Vice President of International Relations - Europe, Boeing
“ Transatlantic Relations in aerospace as choice between Competition or Co-operation – An US perspective”

Lieutenant General Hans-Joachim Schubert, Commander, Combined Air Operations Centre 2, NATO
“Integration of the East European Air Forces within NATO–Harmonisation of equipment and doctrines”

Tjien-Khoen Liem, Principal Scientific Officer, European Commission
“Security Research and Development - Is Europe needed?”