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Introduction
Welcome from Lord Ed Llewellyn
British Ambassador to France
Keynote speech from Pierre Cardin
Head Procurement Strategy & Services, Airbus Group
Panel Discussions
Panel 1 – Industry crosscheck: assessing opportunities for French and UK industry post Brexit in an increasingly competitive global marketplace
Paul Griffiths – Head of Aerospace, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
Jeegar Kakkad – Chief Economist & Director of Policy, ADS Group
Pierre Cardin – Head of Procurement Strategy & Services, Airbus Group
Moderator: Oriel Petry – Minister Counsellor, International Trade and Investment, British Embassy Paris
Panel 2 – R&D as a ‘force’ for collaboration: propelling cutting edge technologies in the Franco-British aerospace supply chain
Dr. Simon Weeks – Chief Technology Officer, Aerospace Technology Institute
Ian Collier – Director of Operations, High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Steve Murray – Director of Strategy and board member, Thales UK
Pr. Bertrand Girard – Scientific Director, Institut de Recherches Technologiques Saint Exupéry
Moderator: Andy Ryan – Regional Manager, Foreign and Commonwealth Science and Innovation Network, British Embassy Paris
Panel 3 – Elevating Franco-British cooperation in the supply chain to meet common challenges and seize new growth opportunities
Andrew Brady – Head of Supply Chain Policy, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
Serge Bérenger – Vice President Innovation & R&T, Latécoère
Yan Tiefenbrun – Managing Director, Castle Precision Engineering and participant in the Sharing in Growth programme
Moderator: Roland Sonnenberg – Partner, Aerospace and Defence Lead, PwC UK
(40 minutes each with an interval for coffee)
Company Pitches
In light of panel discussions, British and French suppliers will present their initiatives to tackle perceived challenges and capitalize on new growth opportunities.
Declan Byrne – Commercial Director, DDK Business Solutions
Christophe Not – Director of Operations, Protec Group
David Owen – Senior Director Business Development, Kaman Aerosystems
Erwan L’hermitte – Managing Director, Spherea UK
Networking Lunch
B to B matchmaking session – Register here
End of day fizz
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