– The Global Industrial Cooperation Association (GICA) has launched registration and sponsorship/exhibitor opportunities for the GICA Spring Virtual Conference. The Conference will take place over two half-days, May 26 – 27, 2021. Attendees will participate in an interactive networking experience as they learn from industry leaders and offset authorities and visit with Sponsors and Industry Suppliers in the virtual Exhibit Hall.
“It is truly an honor to serve as GICA’s Virtual Conference Champion,” Marie Louise Aaskov Hansen, Director, Offset Management of Thales in The Netherlands stated. “The Virtual Conference task force has secured a variety of speakers who are experts in their field to deliver highly interesting and relevant presentations for the global industrial cooperation community,” Aaskov Hansen added. “We are looking forward to a solid and engaging virtual event where attendees will be able to learn, reflect and connect with each other prior to and during the conference.” Aaskov Hansen serves on the Board of Directors for the Global Industrial Cooperation Association.
GICA announced the confirmed speakers for the conference including Andrew Brown, Director of Procurement, Leonardo, presenting Outside-in Perspectives on the Cooperation with Offset; Brandy Pessin, Industrial Participation Lead, Boeing, presenting Negotiations in the Workplace; Henrik Sorensen, Associate Professor, Aarhus University, presenting Managing the Matrix; Izaak Veerman, Director, Van Halteren Metaal B.V., presenting Cooperation’s with SMEs; Jean-Claude Vecchiatto, Partner, Bird & Bird, presenting a Legal Panel Discussion on the Non-Performance of Offset Obligations; and Guy Anderson, Associate Director, Janes, presenting European Defence Industrial Strategy in the Era Beyond ‘Brexit.’
Sponsorship and Exhibitor opportunities are available at tiered levels and will provide personalized sponsor pages, and exclusive networking opportunities with direct texts and video chats between sponsors and
attendees.
Additional information on sessions, speakers and sponsorship opportunities is available here: GICA Virtual Conference. Registration fees are $199 for first member company representative; $99 for additional representatives from same member company. Non-member company representative registration fees are $399.
For more information, contact GICA at info@gica.org.
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About the Global Industrial Cooperation Association:
Global Industrial Cooperation Association provides a forum for industry and government leaders to connect, share best practices, policy updates, success stories, and lessons learned for creating and implementing Industrial Cooperation & Partnership programs that deliver sustainable economic and social benefits to the countries where they are established. More information can be found at www.gica.org
