The Leading Global Defence Exports Conference
We are delighted to announce the 19th annual
Defence Exports conference convening in London on the 22nd-24th September 2025.
Defence Exports will return as the leading event for industry professionals and government officials around the world, dealing with defence trade compliance. A truly global event, delegates will hear from government speakers and senior international trade compliance professionals from around the world on regulation controls including ITAR, EAR, ECR, Dual-Use and the Wassenaar Arrangement.
Benefits of attending
- Hear guidance on effective trade, licensing and compliance as well as the latest developments in control mechanisms and cyber security measures
- Discover practical guidance on how to comply with ITAR and EAR controls from within and outside the U.S.
- Network with heads of international trade compliance and heads of export controls from Europe, North America and the rest of the world
New for 2025:
- Uncover strategies for navigating rapidly changing US export controls including ITAR and EAR through our new pre-conference focus day.
- Hear perspectives and guidance from a range of national authorities, with our speaker line-up featuring government representatives from the UK, US, Japan, Canada, Norway, and Sweden.
- Discover how technological advancements are impacting defence exports, with case studies on AI, cybersecurity and advanced data analytics from RTX and Anduril.
- Uncover the challenges of exporting space technologies from Thales, as well as how human rights laws will impact export processes from Rolls-Royce.
2025 Speakers
- Ambassador Gyorgy Molnar, Head of Secretariat, Wassenaar Arrangement
- Anne Haugen-Flermoe, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Nammo AS
- Arthur Bottles-Browne, Senior Manager, Export Control, BAE Systems Plc
- Confirmed senior representative, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
- Confirmed Senior Representative, U.S. Department of State
- Ed Peartree, Vice President, Head of Export Control, Airbus
- Elif Kenan, Compliance Specialist, Aselsan
- Greg Mallitte, Deputy Head - International & Industry Cooperation and Export Controls Team Lead, DE&S International Relations Group (IRG), UK MoD
- Gunn Margit Strand-Utne, Trade Compliance Manager, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS
- Hakan Eriksson, Head of Section, Department for Military Equipment, Inspektionen för Strategiska Produkter (ISP)
- Joss Reed, Trade Compliance Manager, Thales Alenia Space UK
- Katie Donaldson, Senior Director, Strategic Licensing, International Trade Compliance, GE Aerospace
- Laura Molinari, Executive Director, Global Trade Controls- Licensing, Policy, Sanctions, and Compliance, Boeing
- Lonnie Myklebust, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Nammo AS
- Manuel Schwab, Senior Vice President Export Control, Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG
- Maria Assusa, Director, Export Compliance, Honeywell
- Matt Sheldon, Deputy Director, Export Control and Sanctions Policy, Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU), Department of Business and Trade
- Michael Kuenzli, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army of Defense Exports and Cooperation DASA DEC, US Army
- Nancy A. Fischer, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Ole-Morten Parelius, Director of Licensing, Norwegian Agency for Export Control and Sanctions (DEKSA)
- Patryk Lelmacher, Senior Manager, Global Trade Compliance - Export Control, Sanctions and Customs Compliance, Collins Aerospace
- Raymond Ratinoff, Legal Compliance Officer, ANDURIL
- Robert Brookfield, Director General, Strategic Export Controls, Government of Canada
- Rosa Rosanelli, Vice President, Head of Compliance, Patria
- Senior Representative, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Spencer Chilvers, Head of Export Control Policy, Rolls Royce plc
- Stephane Chardon, Export Control Coordinator, European Commission
- Thomas Donovan, Director, Global Trade Management, Northrop Grumman
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Venue
Hilton London Kensington
179-199 Holland Park Ave, Kensington, W11 4UL
London, UK
