Defence Logistics Europe 2013

Featured Speakers :

Major General Ian Copeland
Director Joint Support Chain
UK MoD

Rear Admiral Nils Wang
Commandant
Royal Danish Defence College

Brigadier General Blaine Holt
J4 Director
Headquarters U.S. European Command

Brigadier Peter Rafferty
Head General Support Group
UK MoD

Air Commodore Barrie Thomson
Logistic Network Enabled Capability
UK MoD

Brigadier Mark Dunn
Head of Support Chain Management
UK MoD

Commodore Georges Heeren
Deputy Chief of Staff Support
NATO Allied Maritime Command

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Welcome to Defence Logistics 2013: Europe’s most prestigious, exclusive and well-established military logistics event

Now in its tenth year, it will incorporate positive feedback of our previous iterations to include challenges of expeditionary logistics in current operations, other national experiences, NATO, withdrawal from operations and transformation to produce a larger, all encompassing defence logistics event. Bringing together an expert speaker panel featuring the world’s leading authorities for military logistics (including U.S. European Command and UK Defence Equipment & Support). Defence Logistics provides you with unrivalled international expertise from the frontline on issues such as joint operational requirements, supply-chain management, and supply-readiness and equipment withdrawal.

New and Key Highlights for 2013:

Full spectrum view of the UK MoD Total Support Force concept – learn about how the UK Armed Forces are transforming the way in which they do business in order to provide an efficient and effective logistics model that delivers results
Join in with a truly international discussion and learn more about concepts such as collective and joint logistics, the role of Smart Defence and the opportunities that such concepts will create, with briefings from the UK, US, Netherlands, NATO, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France and Europe.
Examine the challenges that lie ahead for third party logistics and the vital role that this function will play as NATO nations drawdown from Afghanistan and look to plan for future operations

>> Download the full Defence Logistics conference agenda

Listen to Podcast

US EUCOM J4 Director: “We’re never satisfied”

Weighing in on the discussion as part of our podcast series with three leading logistics commanders is Brigadier General Blaine Holt, J4 Director for US EUCOM and the conference’s opening key speaker. Hear what his highlights have been this past year in practical multinational partnering and what he believes are gaps that need to be addressed in the near term.