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JULY 25, 2002, 10:30EDT NEW YORK, -- Tremendous change continues to take place in the A&D sector. Nearly a year after the terrorist attacks on US soil, hectic investment and M&A activity is taking place in the sector due to an increased defense budget that now approaches $400 billion annually.
In order to address opportunities as a result, Strategic Research Institute has announced its 2002 Defense & Aerospace Investor, Supplier & Customer Summit this September 29 - Oct. 1st in San Diego, CA at the Coronado Marriott Island Resort. This event has become the premiere educational and networking event for senior A&D executives and finance professionals.
Highlights from this year's program include: a one of a kind roundtable discussion bringing together wall street's leading aerospace & defense analysts; an examination of private equity and its role in the A&D industry's growth; perspective from primes as well as mid-tier consolidators; M&A trends in the sector; and a look at the successful recent IPO's of government IT and defense electronics companies.
Featured speakers include: Robert Nelson, VP Business Strategy, Northrop Grumman; Manfred von Nordheim, CEO, EADS, Inc.; Joseph Kampf, CEO, Anteon; Lucy R. Fitch, VP of Acquisitions, BAE SYSTEMS North America; Pierre Chao, Managing Director, CSFB; Christopher Mecray, Aerospace & Defense Analyst, Deutsche Banc. Alex Brown; Petros Kitsos, Managing Director, Salomon Smith Barney; Thomas Keenan, CEO, Integrated Defense Technologies; Kevin Cummings, VP, Business Development, ATK Aerospace; Dr. Lawrence Cavaiola, CEO, Thales North America; John Kelley Exec. VP, Herley Industries; Phil Lacombe, SVP, Veridian and other leaders from the industry.
For more information, please contact Christopher Petersen at (310) 284-5935 x 138; cpetersen@srinstitute.com.
Military & Aerospace Electronics
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