ISOA NATO & EU WORKSHOP

Please join us for an introduction to doing business with NATO and the EU. You will learn about NATO's efforts to support Ukraine as well as contracting systems in NATO and EU.

This workshop is open to ISOA members and non-members.

Agenda (subject to change):

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM:  Registration, Breakfast and Industry Fair

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM:  Welcoming Comments

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Guest Speaker: Dr. Christian Wildhagen, Owner, Wildhagen Nordisk Konsult, "Doing Business with the EU"

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM:  Panel 1 - Doing Business with the EU

• Moderator: Mike Young, Executive Director, Europe, V2X
• Dr. Michael Froneberg, Head of EU & NATO Relations, KNDS
• Jim Curtis, Commercial & Standards Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Mission to the European Union
• Dr. Christian Wildhagen, Owner, Wildhagen Nordisk Konsult
• Florian Gleissner, Chairman, Security, Space & Defence Committee, AMCHAM EU

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM:  Networking Break and Industry Fair

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM:  Panel 2 - EU Border Patrol and Security Considerations

• Moderator: Dan Cronin, VP Integrated Security and Business Development, SOC/Day & Zimmermann
• Adam Rowson, Regional Director, Eastern Europe, GardaWorld
• Elizabeth Buker, Vice President, BCP Group, Cambridge International Systems, Inc.
• Costa Maroulis, Consultant, Constellis

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM:  Panel 3 - EU Programs for Ukraine

• Moderator: Tim Conley, SVP, National Governments, Europe, AECOM
• Adam Nowicki, CEO, Atlantic Contract Poland
• Anastasiia Vasylenko, Logistics Program Director, Poland-U.S. Operations
• Ken Stehle, Federal Program Manager, Europe, ECC
• Blake Simonson, Amentum

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM:  Lunch

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM:  Keynote Speaker: David Helvey, Deputy Defense Advisor to the U.S. Mission to NATO

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM:  Guest Speaker: Mike Young, Executive Director, Europe, V2X; NATO Industry Advisory Group

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM:  Panel 4 - NATO Support to Ukraine

• Moderator: Joe Moeder, Founder & CEO, Moeder & Associates International Group (MAIG)
  
• Earl Gast, President & CEO, URC
• Boz Rogers, Consultant, KVG
• Rick Froh, CEO, Allied Support Services International Group
• Vidar Hole, Founder & CEO, WilNor Governmental Services (WGS)

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM:  Networking Break and Industry Fair

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM:  Guest Speaker: Emanuele Piffaretti, Chief Procurement Division Officer, NSPA - "Business Basics for Working with NSPA"

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM:  Panel 5 - Doing Business With NATO

• Moderator: Jim Shields, Senior NATO Consultant, Precision Talent Solutions
• Emanuele Piffaretti, Chief Procurement Division Officer, NSPA
• Dr. Robert Munson, Liaison to the German Joint Support and Enabling Service, US Army - 21st Theater Sustainment Command
• Rick Froh, CEO, Allied Support Services International Group

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM:  Closing Remarks

5:45 PM – 7:45 PM:  Reception