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Building and maintaining successful partnerships to ensure capability is delivered on schedule and to budget

The advantages of strong partnerships in defence projects are both great and obvious to all parties: delivering capability at a reduced cost over a shorter period of time is a key aim for every MoD procurement and support programme. But, given the complexities of current partnering agreements, this is easier said than done. Crucially, many MoD and industry professionals are asking:

  • How is the MoD’s view of partnering evolving and what does MoD expect from its industry partners?
  • What tools and techniques are available to enhance my existing partnership agreements?
  • How can lessons learned from current success stories be applied to my own projects?
  • How can more effective partnering help me to deliver capability in less time and below budget?
  • How can I ensure a longer-term partnership survives changes in personnel and associated cultural shifts?

In announcing the 9th annual event in the highly-rated Defence Partnering series, Defence IQ is building on its strong history of bringing together the key players from national MoDs and the international defence industry, who will be on hand to analyse the best ways to increase levels of performance for your new and long-term strategic partnering projects.

This year’s conference takes place at a highly critical time for the defence industry, with a revised Strategic Defence & Security Review (SDSR) due out in October that will undoubtedly have significant implications for the UK MoD’s relationships and partnering approaches. Don’t miss your opportunity this year to:

Understand how critical updates to SDSR and the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) will affect your existing and future partnerships. Hear leading insight from:

  • Andrew Manley, Director General Defence Commercial, UK MoD
  • Vice Admiral (Ret'd) Sir Jeremy Blackham KCB, Former Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability), UK MoD

Find out what the MoD’s adoption of British Standard 11000 will mean for future defence business relationships with guidance from:

  • David Hawkins, Operations Director, Partnership Sourcing Ltd and Member, UK MoD Partnering Implementation Working Group (PIWG)
  • Andrew Morris, Business Development Director, British Standards Institute (BSI)

Apply lessons learned by major programmes to your own project for improved relationship management, partnership structuring and performance measurement. Detailed case studies include:

  • Harrier (from Iain Gault, Harrier Availability Director, BAE Systems)
  • BAMS (from Mark Kassner, Director and BAMS Programme Manager, Northrop Grumman)
  • Surface Combatants (from DE&S Ships and BAE Systems)
  • TRIOS (TriStar Integrated Operational Support, from John Sneller, Head of UK Defence Services, Marshall Aerospace)

Meet and exchange ideas with partnering champions, potential new customers/suppliers and those facing the same challenges as you in dedicated networking breaks and interactive roundtable discussions. Critical topics will include:

  • What does an ideal partner look like in the defence sector?
  • How do we balance sustainability with profitability?
  • How do you measure success in partnering?

These are just a few of the highlights – click here to download the conference brochure.

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